“Akutagawa - he’s like a sword without a sheath.” Dazai grinned from ear to ear. “He’ll surely become the Mafia’s strongest skill user in the not-so-distant future, but for now he needs someone who can teach him how to put that sword away.”
- Dazai Osamu, Dark Era Light Novel
“When I first saw him over in the slums, I was horrified. His talents are extraordinary, and his skill is extremely destructive. Plus, he’s stubborn. If I’d have left him to his own devices, he would have ended up a slave to his own powers until he destroyed himself.”
- Dazai Osamu, Dark Era Light Novel
“Akutagawa-kun has always been this way. He runs off by himself, he causes destruction and, in the end, he contributes the most.”