Please, spread this for those who might need it right now
U.S. suicide hotline: call or text 988 (available 24 hours)
U.S. trans lifeline: (877) 565-8860 (when you call, you’ll speak to a trans/nonbinary peer operator. full anonymity and confidentiality)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) – provides 24/7 confidential support and referrals for individuals and families facing mental health and substance use disorders, including panic attacks and anxiety.
LGBT National Help Center: (888) 843-4564
Trevor Project: Call (866) 488-7386, text START to 678-678, or chat online.
Take care of yourself and each other. Please stay safe ♡
ah. a nuanced story that allows for imperfect victims and portrays the confusing and contradictory nature of being human – particularly in a context that explores abuse, harassment and trauma. i wonder what people on the internet make of it... oh. oh no. oh no no no no no
I know I haven't really been active on this blog lately, but one of my favorite YouTubers is a psychologist who analyzes anime and video games and he just started watching BSD for the first time! They’re not sure how popular the series is gonna be, so if you want some great in-depth analysis and enjoy psychology, I definitely recommend giving it a watch and letting him know you’re interested!
the article i just read about lou alcott (louisa may alcott, author of little women) was wild because it was literally like "he preferred being called lou and his whole family always called him that. he never identified with girlhood or liked feminine things and said he had a boy's spirit and longed to be a boy and believed he was a man's soul put into a woman's body. he loved dressing up as a man and passing for a man and being flirted with by people who thought he was a man. he called himself a gentleman and a father to his adopted children and his own father once lamented sending "his only son" to war when he enlisted in the army as a nurse.
...calling her a trans man is reductive and misses the point of her work though lol she was obviously a cis woman who was speaking figuratively because women in the 1800s weren't allowed to wear pants!"
Peoples biggest defense is always ‘we don’t know how they would identify in this day’ which IS true but I find it interesting how they have little problem ‘justifying’ Lou’s feelings by calling him a cis lesbian or a nonbinary person or a tomboy.
There’s also so much terf rhetoric towards this subject of Lou’s identity that I’m almost certain it’s just discrimination…
“She was confused”
“She didn’t understand the world properly”
“She was trying to escape oppression”
I don’t know why people are so convinced trans men/mascs existing is anti-feminist but it’s not, people literally parrot misogynistic points just to take away their identity and that should say enough.
We don’t know how he would have identified today, however; we DO know how he preferred being referred to in his daily life and how he saw himself in the past. I think he is owed that much.
I can't help but notice that the "oh but she was confused" crowd bend over backward the hardest to deny the transmasculinity of historical figures who displayed clear empathy and allyship toward women while asserting their own identities. Like. They're really going to try to argue that the author of the classic exploration of sisterhood and differing modes of femininity was not like other girlsing?
A masterlist of bsd resources I’ve gathered over four years of being in the fandom. Please do not share this outside of Tumblr; specifically, do not share this on Twitter in any way or form.
From me to you, with love.
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Bungou Stray Dogs (2012–)
Story by Kafka Asagiri, art by Sango Harukawa. The original manga. Ongoing, monthly chapter release.
• MONTHLY CHAPTER FANTRANSLATIONS: translator 1, translator 2
• Website 1: Official English translation for all the volumes released so far (volume 25 / chapter 114), fantranslations from chapter 115 upwards. Includes extra volume contents and omakes.
• Website 2: All the chapters fantraslated. You wouldn’t want to miss on “Dazai Osamu – Ability: Human Failure.” (alt.)
• Website 3: Raws from chapter 79 up to date. The image quality (1164×1618px) is slightly higher than the official manga English release.
• DVD omakes English fantranslations masterlist
• Vol 4 omake English fantranslation
• Vol 9 omake
• DEAD APPLE DVD omake English fantranslation
• Folder with all the avaible omakes fantranslated in Chinese
Wan! (2015–)
Story and art by Neco Kanai. Gag spin-off manga. Ongoing, irregular chapter release.
• Website 1: Official website, with the most recent chapters available to read online
• Website 2: Official English translation of the first 10 volumes. Includes extra volume contents and omakes.
• Website 3: Masterlist of fantranslated chapters
• Website 4: Masterlist of fantranslated chapters
• Website 5: Masterlist of fantranslated chapters
• Website 6: Various misc chapters fantranslations
Gaiden: Ayatsuji Yukito VS. Kyōgoku Natsuhiko (2017–)
Story by Kafka Asagiri, art by Oyoyo. Manga adaptation of a spin-off novel. Ongoing, irregular chapter release.
• MONTHLY CHAPTER FANTRANSLATIONS: translator
• Website 1: Official website, with the most recent chapters available to read online
• Website 2: Fantranslation of all the released chapters
• Link 1: Official English translation of volumes 1-2 (DL)
DEAD APPLE (2018-2023)
Story by Bungo Stray Dogs DA partners, art by Gun_Zi. Manga adaptation of the novel adaptation of the Dead Apple Movie. Complete.
• Website 1: Official website, the first chapter available to read online
• Website 2: Official English translation of volumes 1-4. Includes extra volume contents and omakes.
• Website 3: Fantranslation up to chapter 13 (discontinued)
BEAST (2019–2022)
Story by Kafka Asagiri, art by Shiwasu Hoshikawa. Manga adaptation of an alternative universe spin-off novel. Complete.
• Website 1: Official English translation of volumes 1-4. Includes extra volume contents and omakes.
• Website 2: Fantranslation of all the released chapters
• Website 3: Raws (1115x1600px)
Dazai, Chūya, Age Fifteen (2022–2024)
Story by Kafka Asagiri, art by Shiwasu Hoshikawa. Manga adaptation of a spin-off novel. Complete.
• Website 1: Official English translation of volumes 1-4. Includes extra volume contents and omakes.
• Website 2: Fantranslation of all the released chapters
• Website 3: Raws (1115x1600px)
STORM BRINGER (2025–)
Story by Kafka Asagiri, art by Shiwasu Hoshikawa. Manga adaptation of a spin-off novel. Ongoing, monthly chapter release.
• MONTHLY CHAPTER FANTRANSLATIONS: translator
• Website 1: Fantranslation of all the released chapters
• Website 2: Raws (1115x1600px)
The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency (2025–)
Story by Kafka Asagiri, art by Adachi Tomori. Manga adaptation of a spin-off novel. Ongoing, monthly chapter release.
• MONTHLY CHAPTER FANTRANSLATIONS: translator
• Website 1: Fantranslation of all the released chapters
• Website 2: Raws (1115x1600px)
Anthologies (2016–2023)
Six official anthologies, compilations of gag and slice-of-life oneshot chapters by various authors.
• Website 1: Official English translation of volumes 1-4. Includes extra volume contents and omakes.
• Website 2: Masterlist of fantranslated chapters
• Link 1: Raws (1-5)
Novels (2014–2023)
Ten light novels set in the bsd universe and written by the bsd author that complete, expand and enrich the bsd story.
• Link 1: Folder containing all ten official English translations of the novels (DL)
• Link 2: Official English translations of the first eight novels, available to read online.
• Link 3: Official audiobooks of the first three novels translated in English (DL)
• Link 4: Fanmade audiobooks of the first seven novels officially translated in English.
Extra Light Novels
• Gakuen Bungo Stray Dogs (fantranslation (incomplete))
• Untitled Ikebukuro Flagship Animate Store Story (fantranslation)
• Kunikida and Katai's Brilliant Days (fantranslation)
• The Day I Picked Up Dazai: Side A, Side B (fantranslation)
Rakugaki Note (2016)
Collection of bsd illustrations by Sango Harukawa, published in 2016
• Folder link
Harukawa 35 Art Collection (2025)
Collection of bsd illustrations by Sango Harukawa, published in 2016
Anime (2016–)
Five season anime. Watch order is season 1 → season 2 → Hitori Ayumi (OVA) → DEAD APPLE (movie) → season 3 → season 4 → season 5. Wan has its own adaptation too.
Streaming site 1 • Streaming site 2
Drama CDs (2015–2016)
Audio dramas recorded by the anime voice actors cast, released between 2015 and 2017. Some albums feature character songs.
• Drama CDs masterlist
Bungou Stray Radio (2016)
Web radio for the anime hosted by Yuto Uemura (Atsushi’s va)
• Playlist (missing episode 17) (untranslated)
Welcome! To Uemura Detective Agency (2016)
Anime vas show hosted by Yuto Uemura (Atsushi’s va) included in the first anime season blu-ray
• Playlist with all 12 episodes (untranslated)
• Episode 5 translation
Stage plays (2017–2023)
Eight stage plays that adapt different anime seasons and novels
• Folder link
BEAST movie (2022)
Direction by Kōichi Sakamoto, script by Kafka Asagiri. Movie adaptation of an alternative universe spin-off novel.
If you found this list useful, could you consider contributing to the archive? Things it would be nice to add include:
• Good quality scans (>1350px) of the 20th volume of the manga (this is a personal request.)
• Harukawa 35 Art Collection
• Anthology 6 raws
• Better quality versions of the stage plays in general (especially Fifteen)
• Translations of the Return of the Detective's Good Mood short drama
• Translations of untranslated magazines interviews (check out the megazines archive spreadsheet to see what has and hasn't been translated so far)
• Scans of any of the guidebooks (except for Tenkaroku and Gongeroku) / genga collections / illustration books / 4th&5th Season staff book
• Official audiobook of the fourth novel translated in English (55 Minutes)
If you think something should be added to this list, please do not hesitate to reach out!
My biggest thank you to @amythedemisimp, who helped me expand and enrich this list. For your priceless contribution, thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much u/barnacleunderthesea for reaching out and sharing new stage play subtitles!!! Check out their BSD English Content Archive here.
I’m beyond stoked to share this one!!! The String of Fate Soukoku print is now also an acrylic standee. There’s a lovely holo effect that shimmers under the light.
One of my most fave releases. Sh0p updates this Fri, Nov.28!
one of the funniest parts of the new chapter is that they do a full character introduction for Margaret, a character we have already met and who has had plot relevance in at least 3 arcs up to this point
but they do NOT introduce Verlaine, a character who has never even been MENTIONED in the main manga
they really said "if you do not know this man you live under a rock and no one can help you"