Maniacs in the Fourth Dimension

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I was a flower petal about to fall. I trembled and quivered at the slightest breeze; at the slightest insult, I writhed about and considered dying.

Dazai Osamu, “Recollections” from The Saga of Dazai Osamu

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BSD Chapter 81

Chapter name is “The Strongest Man - the Later Part”. (I actually have no idea where the first part is lol, I am just assuming Asagiri made a mistake here).

Time for counter-attacks! 

(Neither English nor Japanese is my native language so I may make some mistakes here and there. Please let me know if you happen to spot any :D)

SPOILERS AHEAD

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“Revenge?

For that you don’t even mind dying?

You’re really hopelessly stupid.”

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Sigma

Skill: Unknown

When he touches someone, he can exchange “the information that the other person wants the most from him” with “the information he wants most from the other person.”

Age: Unknown

Birthday: Unknown

Height: 177cm

Weight: 62kg

Blood Type: Unknown

Likes: casino, high places, talents, cookies

Dislikes: desert, empty stomach, people who approach him to take advantage of him

<Character profile translated from Vol. 18 of Bungou Stray Dogs manga>

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Gogol

Skill: The Overcoat

Connect the surface of his overcoat to a different space. The distance he can connect is up to 30 meters.

Age: 26

Birthday: April 1st

Height: 184cm

Weight: 68kg

Blood Type: B

Likes: magic, theatre, people’s surprised faces, quiz, pirozhki

Dislikes: brainwashing, subordination, being unfree

<Character profile translated from Vol. 18 of Bungou Stray Dogs manga>

[akutagawaprize]

helloo~ i just finished watching the anime which made me ajdsbsidb and i wanted to read the manga. but im a bit confused, is the 'wan!' is also the light novel series? and where should i also start reading?

Hello! Glad you enjoyed the anime~! Hope this quick list will help:

Chapters 1-37 (EGS)

Chapters 38-Current (DazaiScans)

Vol 1 & Vol 2 (YenPress)

LN1: Dazai Osamu’s Entrance Exam(Episodes 6-7); Illustrations

LN2: Dazai Osamu and the Dark Era (Episodes 13-16); Illustrations

LN3: The Untold Story of the Founding of the Detective Agency (Chapter 1 here); Summary; Illustrations

LN4: 55 Minutes; Summary of 1st Half; Illustrations

Bungou Stray Dogs Gaiden: Ayatsuji Yukito VS Kyougoku Natsuhiko; CM

Bungou Stray Dog Wan! (Spin-off featuring the BSD characters drawn in SD/chibi form, updated every Thusday, 24:00H JST.); Some translations compiled here and here.

Bungou Stray Dogs Ep 25 (OVA): “Moving Ahead Alone” (Ch 40) - To be released 2017 Aug 31; CM

Bungou Stray Dogs Movie (Upcoming) - Theatrical release TBA

To clarify, BSD Wan! is just a spin-off that has nothing to do with the canon timeline. One could argue that the anime’s timeline also slightly diverges from the manga/light novels when they moved LN1 to the current timeline though.

And to give an idea of the general timeline in case you’re wondering: LN3 (8 yrs prior) - > LN2 (4 yrs prior) -> LN1 (2 yrs prior)  -> Gaiden (Bet 1-2 yrs prior) -> CH 1-37 ->  LN4 (Set some time bet CH 37-46) -> CH 38 -Present  arc

[loumargi]

Death and the Maiden 1900 (detail)

[bsd-bibliophile]

      A young reporter from a certain magazine sat facing me and said the strangest thing.       “Would you like to go to Ueno to see the bums?”       “Bums?”       “We’d like to photograph you with them.”       “With the bums?”       “Yes,” he said calmly.       Why would they choose me in particular? Perhaps it’s a matter of free association: “Dazai.” “Bum.” “Bums.” “Dazai.”

-Dazai Osamu, “Handsome Devils and Cigarettes”

Dazai wrote in the postscript of “Handsome Devils and Cigarettes”:

      When I received the photos, I called my wife over to take a look.       “These are the bums in Ueno.”       She studied one of the photos and said, “Bums? Is that what a bum looks like?”       I got a shock when I happened to notice which face she was peering at.       “What’s the matter with you? That’s me. It’s your husband, for God’s sake. The bums are over here.”       My wife, whose character is, if anything, excessively serious, is quite incapable of making a joke. She honestly mistook me for a bum.

When I read this I couldn’t help but picture these:

Yep, Dazai is pretty at home in a trash can, so why wouldn’t he hang out with bums? You can’t blame the magazine reporter.

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BSD Chapter 77

SKYFALL (PART 4)

Omg I love this chapter sooo muchhh. Not only because it is one of the happiest chapters we have in a while, but also because things start to fall into place, and a lot of things are explained.

Both Japanese and English are not my native language (and to be honest I’m still so high after reading the chapter) so I may make some mistakes here and there. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you spot any!

SPOILERS AHEAD

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“I simply sat here and prayed.

But my prayers have reached God.”

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“You don’t understand God at all.”

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[nebulagalore]

[freelancedumbass]

[ruzekburgess]

I will carry you here in my heart. You remind me, that come what may, I know the way. I am Moana.   Moana (2016) dir. Ron Clements, John Musker

[artist-caravaggio]

Martha and Mary Magdalene, 1598, Caravaggio

Medium: oil,canvas