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ON OR ONTO SOMETHING??

Wait, FUCK, no, I AM onto something. It's the SAME scrap of paper I swear.

Oh god the quality is shit. Whatever. I tried to explain it as best as I could.

These aside, we only see the page (not counting cameos) in chapters 119 and 121. Throughout chapter 121 we can only see one side of the page. Even when Kyouka is handing Atsushi the scrap in 129.5, it's the same empty side we've been seeing. Atsushi flips it over to look at the inner side, and even then, we, as the readers, see the other (empty) side. I don't know what's on the other and what Atsushi saw. Fyodor said he used one side of it and told Atsushi he'd give the other side to him to write on.

Now I don't remember if he explained anything later on with things such as "oh no this wasn't the page at all I wrote it on smth else" so I'll pretend it really is THE page of the book and that there really is smth written on the inner side. I don't remember missing such a crucial part but idk it's best to be cautious.

In 119 there is barely a moment where we seem to see the "inner" side but that could easily be twisted as there is no smooth transformation between panels. And what use is there to pretend that's it's THE page you said you wrote on if both sides are empty? Anyone could figure out you're lying. So I'm choosing to believe there are writing on that side.

Moving on. As you see in the image, as Atsushi is in despair, Fyodor's gaze lingers on the inner side of the page scrap. Mind you the same "scrap" that teleported Atsushi to the other side of the world. I have no idea how it activated but that ain't my point.

If it really is the right bottom corner (or any of the bottom corners) as I figured, then it makes sense to think Fyodor filled the page, saved the last sentences to get Atsushi to London and deliver him into Agatha's hands as the last part of his plan.

But that makes me think about whether Kyouka saw whats on it or not. Maybe she grabbed it in a hurry to reach Atsushi and didn't read it.

AND THE REASON I THINK THE SCRAP WAS PLANTED IS:

I firmly believe that the rain when the Hunting Dogs gathered wasn't for atmosphere purposes only. The area where Fyodor ripped the page was open, no rubble nearby. (It's also the place where Tanizaki, Kenji and Fukuzawa were "killed", Kunikida's was nearby) You can maybe say it got a little dusty because of those creatures but it wasn't even close to that chaos area. Atsushi and Akutagawa had already distanced themselves from there because Fyodor was making a move for the plane. If it hadn't been collected by someone before:

1 ▪︎ It would've been ruined further by those weather conditions (rain) and 1 month of just staying there for maybe numerous more. It would have gotten wet even if it was under a small rubble but that's another thing.

And if you wanna argue that a page of the book wouldn't get ruined easily like that I'm going to have to remind you that Fyodor just ripped that shit to shreds. But let's say it didn't get ruined under the rain. And that brings me to:

2 ▪︎ Kyouka said that the Special Divison swept the place and apparently, they didn't find it. Considering that it's a page of the book, and that the whole thing is a result of that, I don't think they would've done their job sloppily. They didn't "miss" anything because it wasn't even there to begin with when they started searching.

Now I don't want to immediately start pointing fingers. Someone might have collaborated with Fyodor with their own agenda in mind OR walked into their plan accidentally and had to continue it. I really don't know who's the most likely to do this. As I said before, the whole avengers cast was there at one point, it could've been anyone. Although I do have some suspicions.

One of the ideal times to retrieve the page scrap would be after Atsushi and Akutagawa left to stop Fyodor from flying the plane. The other would be when they tied Fyodor up because that's when things had calmed down for a while. And if this person knew when Atsushi would go to the ruined airport, then they could have planted it in a place where he could have found it with minimal looking but not in plain sight. Because there is no guarantee that Atsushi would go rubble diving. Or they didn't hide anything at all and the person who actually tricked Atsushi is Kyouka but that's not likely at all so I'm automatically considering how someone else could achieve this without being seen.

Anyway, that's it for now. Please correct me if I get some parts factually wrong. Especially about the text on the page part. Maybe if another delusional spark goes up in my head I'll add some more things :3

#bungo stray dogs #bsd chapter 129.5 #bsd theory #bsd atsushi #bsd kyouka #bsd akutagawa #bsd fyodor #bsd agatha

and if I said the page didn't lie amongst the rubble for a month but was picked up(?) way back then and planted just recently..? would y'all call me delusional? hell yeah I am (losing it)

#bsd chapter 129.5 #bsd atsushi #bsd fyodor #I originally had some suspects in mind for would/could have done it #but the whole avengers cast was there #hell #even verlaine #so idk anymore #bsd theory #I can elaborate on my thought process but I'm afraid of making a fool out of myself #don't wanna sink myself any further than I already am #so this'll just have to sit here pretty for now

evvwenthome

why did he just do that.... Junichiro.

haxoka

Man I don't like Asagiri that much but... the amount of details he puts into the characters is insane. Like literally insane.

I was reading one if the light novels again when I realized I had missed 2 words I didn't know the meaning of so I searched them up, went down a rabbit hole of information related to it, and now quite a lot of things we'd been missing about the character fell in place. They are put in such a subtle but completing way. Jigsaw falling into place...there is nothin- okay nvm. I feel enlightened it's insane.

haxoka

oh the reason I added kunikida and dazai was bcs it's in light novel 3 srry y'all 😓

haxoka

Man I don't like Asagiri that much but... the amount of details he puts into the characters is insane. Like literally insane.

I was reading one if the light novels again when I realized I had missed 2 words I didn't know the meaning of so I searched them up, went down a rabbit hole of information related to it, and now quite a lot of things we'd been missing about the character fell in place. They are put in such a subtle but completing way. Jigsaw falling into place...there is nothin- okay nvm. I feel enlightened it's insane.

haxoka

Ooh I MIGHT have been in psychosis actually, looking back at it. I mean I remember what I found but idk if it's smth to get THAT excited over.

Actually no I don't remember all of it I have a headache rn. But I found out who Tanizaki's teacher that's mentioned in the light novel was and his possible value on Tanizaki's character, the actual reason behind Tanizaki basically calling Naomi smth similar to a god (I don't remember every connection I made), why his color palette and clothing is the way it is and how it's connected to Buddhism and what is says about his character, and also--we know Naomi is based on the character from the novel but Tanizaki himself kinda... isn't, y'know? Not every aspect of him, at least.

I have A LOT of theories about what Tanizaki and Naomi could have gone through together in the past but I wanted to focus on Tanizaki's individual life this time. I have a guess on which one he was inspired by. I think that, which the real life author Tanizaki kinda reflects himself and his life upon (Two Acolytes), was VERY influential. Along with Childhood Memories: A Memoir, which is exactly as it sounds, the life of the author himself. (Although these are not ground-breaking discoveries because many people have probably found these out a thousand times over before me, I just wanted to share them)

Again, I don't think it was that serious, ig I just kinda got excited about what it could mean for him and Naomi in the future. There were some things else, I don't remember them though. But maybe once I re-read the analyses, I'll write my thoughts down properly and post them on here. Idk tho I'm kinda scared of being judged or that it will sound stupid and that's why I vaguepost abt my theories so... but I love making up theories sm you don't understand omgg

FUCKK I don't want to sound stupid but I wanna share this one blog I read so bad but ppl will think I'm delusional and I swearrr it's not like that and it makes sense to me T-T

#bsd tanizaki #bsd naomi #js realised I never specified who I was talking abt in the original post #I mean it's kinda obvious from my acc but still #sorry to those who I've disappointed #bungo stray dogs

orlastarburst

The day Asagiri makes Akutagawa and Tanikazi good friends like their authors were, is the day I can finally pass on easy ❤️‍🩹

Man I don't like Asagiri that much but... the amount of details he puts into the characters is insane. Like literally insane.

I was reading one if the light novels again when I realized I had missed 2 words I didn't know the meaning of so I searched them up, went down a rabbit hole of information related to it, and now quite a lot of things we'd been missing about the character fell in place. They are put in such a subtle but completing way. Jigsaw falling into place...there is nothin- okay nvm. I feel enlightened it's insane.

#bungo stray dogs #kafka asagiri #bsd light novel #some things sound quite literally insane but are solid as hell #bsd dazai #bsd tanizaki #bsd kunikida #armed detective agency

allthingsasianisback

The Alberich clan gives me so many Targaryen vibes tbh minus the incest.

Families with the cuntiest diva’s constantly serving face.

One of the reasons Asagiri made the agency disband was to move the Tanizakis' story forward walk with me here

#bsd tanizaki #bsd naomi #bsd ayatsuji #armed detective agency's disbandment #I'm not going crazy I swear #I have proof to back me up #I'll elaborate later #maybe

jazzykuun-deactivated20260715

How I look *every* month when I’m praying for the next BSD chapter to reveal the Tanizaki’s backstory…

whimsywraith

BSD QUESTION/THEORY

I just finished reading The Untold Origins of the ADA light novel, I have some questions/theories about it.

So : fact is, Fukuzawa had no idea about his own ability in the book. Which makes sense, right ? His ability only works if he has people with abilities under his commands. So far so good.

The real question is : how and when did he discover his ability ?

Ranpo doesn’t have an ability, so there’s no reason for him to know at the beginning. If it’s something that he just felt the moment he had Yosano as a subordinate, then it’s just that.

But Yosano already had perfect control of her skill when she met Fukuzawa. She didn’t really need All Men Are Equal, not like Atsushi and Kyouka needed it to control their own abilities. Similarly, Kunikida (I suppose) probably already controlled his own ability pretty well - we didn’t get info about it in his novel, but really I see no reason why he wouldn’t.

My theory now : it’s probably linked to Tanizaki. I don’t think it’s a coincidence we got a Tanizaki POV short story just before the book about the origins of the agency. In this one, he describes himself as totally normal and without history - which I doubt, because why would he pretend to be related to Naomi if there’s really no story there ? I think that when he joined the agency, he didn’t control his illusions and maybe created an illusionary world where he had a normal life, unconsciously. I’ve seen a theory (that would work here) that Naomi may be dead, and what exist now is just a canalisation of Tanizaki’s illusionary world to not lose his own mind - maybe even the President now, and doesn’t tell him, because we saw the state he was in when Naomi’s life was threatened. The last part is a bit less sure (Yosano healed Naomi, so maybe it’s not true at all and Naomi is just stil sticking with Tanizaki for some reason we probably won’t have until part two) but I really do think that Fukuzawa either realised that he had All Men Are Equal and/or realised the scale of his ability with Tanizaki.

originalaccountname

Knowing that, in the Shanghai event Q&A:

Asagiri said Tanizaki's backstory is looking very interesting right now;

Asagiri said Verlaine's "storm" is only for Verlaine to know, but that his next appearance will be coming up.

Adding to this that:

The Tanizaki "siblings" have already had their charade and backstory teased in the manga quite recently;

Where Jun'ichirou goes, Naomi follows if she has any say in it;

Naomi is extremely capable and picks up on (dubious) skills easily;

The Armed Detective Agency is technically still indebted to the Port Mafia and would need to transfer over one of their members (should the deal hold);

Jun'ichirou has been described as strangely fit for assassination by a Port Mafia member before, Hirotsu;

Jun'ichirou has been described as the closest to the dark among the Armed Detectives;

Jun'ichirou himself has suggested he join the Port Mafia in Yosano's stead and;

Verlaine is in charge of assassin training and has done so with Gin and Kyouka.

I propose the theory (and just general concept) that Verlaine, with his mysterious storm that will not be revealed and therefore will not happen, is staying in his depression basement for his manga debut, BUT ☝️ it's because his role is to train the new ADA transfer for assassination.

Jun'ichirou has been teased for the capacity for evil and assassination several times in the manga, most notably in interactions with the Port Mafia. His and Naomi's backstory are becoming relevant, so they need to be close to the center of the action. We have a loose plot thread with the ADA->PM transfer. One or both could step into that role and take center stage.

PLUS, Asagiri loves rhymes in BSD's storytelling. We have a pair of "siblings", the boy an ability user, the girl nothing special but determined to follow her "brother", and they end up joining the Port Mafia together after the "brother" gets pulled in. You've heard this story before. What happens next? The girl becomes an assassin to keep up, and is trained by no other than the king of assassins, Verlaine.

So this would not only be a great time to explore the Tanizakis' teased backstory, but also the perfect opportunity to put in some Akutagawa siblings too. And since we're talking sibling relationships, Verlaine can participate with his own "brother" too!

In conclusion, it all fits seamlessly together a little too perfectly which means I'm shooting higher than reality will turn out to be but I will believe nonetheless. Also I need Naomi to be smart and weird out everyone with her usual roleplay bit. You wanted a transfer? You get the weird girl. Deal with it.