Wrapping my head around how Dazai is gonna escape dying in that elevator is genuinely giving me a headache like goddamn
Because I don't think there's anything Sigma can do about it? Ability wise, Sigma's ability wouldn't really help in stopping in and given how fast the elevator seems to be falling, don't think Sigma can just go further down fast enough to do anything along with not having any materials to stop the elevator
I would assume Mersault would have some kind of safety measure for the elevators, but it seems so far like they don't which is so odd to me but yknow what fair enough, but yeah like it doesn't appear from what we can see like there's a break system on the elevator, additionally, I don't know if any kind of thing set up at the bottom of the elevator shaft could safely catch it depending on what or yknow /if/ there even is anything down there which I find myself doubting since elevator safety systems from what I've seen don't rely on the elevator falling and being caught by anything underneath it. It's mostly centered around slowing and stopping the elevator before it reach the bottom of the shaft so
So yeah I really,, can't predict how that's gonna turn out, which is shaping up to make this current situation my favorite out of the current storyline in the manga 100%
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hc that chuuya doesn't get sick often, but when be DOES, it hits him like a train. he'll sustain fevers that should send his body into shock for days at a time. his skin becomes so, so sensitive that he will not tolerate anything touching it that isn't the three (3) very specific blankets that he bought for this specifically or dazai's hands (but only his hands)
he's so sensitive that touching dazai's bandages will make him retch but then again if his scars rubb a little too much onto chuuya's skin, he'll want to claw it off (chuuya feels very guilty abt this btw). once dazai realized what the issue was he blew like,,,, half of his monthly salary to have arm covers custom made with the same material as those blankets so he can touch chuuya without causing the other unnecessary pain next time he gets sicks
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y'know, it's kinda ridiculous that dazai eventually won without much difficulty. in recent chapters of the manga, we witnessed for the first time that dazai was struggling so hard, which showed him less omnipotent than he was, and more human at the same time. but it turns out that he was making a fool out of fyodor all along!!!! he lost to the power of alliance!!!! ...excuse me? then what was meursault arc all for?
i love bsd, but there are too many things that annoy me, and the flaws of the series are rarely talked about. so im reaaally happy to see you criticizing the series. i love your blog sm, please never stop posting!! 💕
YES EXACTLY!!
Dazai’s omniscience does NOT help humanize him. All that it does is give him more accountability in everything that happens. He doesn’t get the luxury of pleading ignorance because at this point, the story has made that no longer believable.
No matter what, Dazai knows everything all the time, doesn’t make mistakes in his plans and strategies, and is capable of anything. If this is the case, which I said it was semi-jokingly in the early days of this blog, he really can be held accountable for pretty much anything and everything happening. Which I’d really rather wasn’t the case.
One of the main themes of bsd is humanity. No one’s special or perfect, everyone’s a human being trying their best to get by. The Meursault arc did a pretty decent job of humanizing both Dazai and Fyodor, two characters who were previously shown as (intellectually) flawless, by having them struggle in their battle of wits against each other. Having both of them mess up or miscalculate in some way made them seem like real people and not just two algorithms playing chess.
Having Dazai reveal in this final episode that he knew everything all along, everything went according to his plan, and there was never any challenge to begin with entirely defeats the purpose of the arc. What are we supposed to take away from this? That Dazai automatically wins any fight because he’s Dazai? That removes all stakes.
Why continue watching a show if you’ve already been told that one specific character will always win—and not only that, but it won’t even be a struggle for him to get there, because he knows everything about everything all the time.
I really, really hope that this was an anime-only ending. Asagiri can still fix this. Admittedly, bungo stray dogs has always been character-focused rather than plot-focused, so while I trust Asagiri to handle the characters better than this, I’m not really sure what to expect plot-wise. But I’m gonna hope for the best.
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It's delightful, how many fanfics incorpirate "Most of the bsd characters are Gen Z/Millenial" into their narrative. Yes the BSD world is way different than the real world, but you can't tell me the ADA doesn't have a mass group chat with several off branches where they shit talk each other behind their back. You can't tell me some of the Mafia members don't send obnoxious GIFs to each other when the right situation arises. Does Twitter exist in this universe? Is the fake name also a literary reference?
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What is holding you back?
the inability to see the good in yourself, therefore relying on others to provide it for you.
your heart is so full for the people you love. it's sweet, but you've now forgotten how to care for yourself. you only seem to see great things in the people around you. they're wonderful, and you... you don't like what you're seeing in yourself, right? you need to be reminded that you're enough. that you're talented. that you're worthy. that's partly the reason why you reach out so much. you need to hear it from the lips of someone "better" than you. but afterwards, it makes you feel even more guilty and upset. you feel like your actions are self absorbed. you're aiming for perfection because you see it in others. you're failing to see the flaws in everyone else. i promise, you're no monster. i could say this again and again, but will you believe me when i say you need to find it out for yourself?
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