#Love talking about Atsushi I really hope once the manga is caught up with what we already know he'll have more screentime to shine

[kyouka-supremacy]

hi! I've been going through your blog and I love all your analyses, we may not agree on everything but it's definitely fun to read and eye-opening and I'm grateful to see someone looking into bsd with such depth and whipping out whole essays <3

On that note. There was a fan theory I read when dead apple came out (for the life of me I cannot remember the source, if anyone knows please tell me) that Atsushi's healing ability applies only to the injuries caused by other abilities, and he can't heal from non-ability things like guns etc. The op cited the scene in ch18 where Atsushi is caught in a shooting, and healed by Yosano in the next chapter.

This theory came about because 1) in dead apple, Shibusawa says that the tiger is "the antithesis to all abilities" and "the ability everyone desires." Then we never get the reason why Shibusawa was so obsessed with Atsushi. And 2) in ch7 after sskk's first encounter where Atsushi's leg is severed, Yosano takes a look and thinks "there's no scar, it's more of a restoration than a regeneration."

The gist of this is that I like the idea of Atsushi not being 100% invulnerable. And, if his is indeed the antithesis to all abilities then I'm excited to see what that entails; it implies that in the face of a time travel ability, he would be able to turn back time (if he knew how to use it ofc, cough Fukuchi fight cough). If the book is tied to an ability, Atsushi may be able to undo changes done by the book? he may also nullify Dazai's nullification? idk this opens many doors. Anyway! this is my fave bsd theory. I think, with how Akutagwa's ability sort of completes Atsushi's, and with the whole Rashomon being able to eat space, maybe with this development it will also "eat" a portion of the timeline, as in, undoing the events that occurred? is this making any sense? sorry for the rant I'd love to hear what u think, thanks <3

Hi!! Thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot!!! Could this be the post you were looking for? Funny enough, it was at the very top of my reblogs queue. Indeed, it's an extremely insightful theory!!!

So, there's a lot to unpack here. Ever since I've read that theory, I've found Yosano's thoughts regarding Atsushi's healing from chapter 7 extremely interesting. It's curious, because the nuance gets completely lost in the official English translation:

(Raws → fantranslation → official Yen Press English translation). As you can see, the meaning gets totally lost in the last one. It almost makes me wonder if it was an intentional change due to the fact that the plot point won't be brought up in the manga in ten years (much like opting out of adapting the Steinbeck Guild uprising in the anime, since that plot point has been apparently discarded), but I hope it's not the case.

All taken into account, I don't think it's a stretch to say Atsushi's ability, due to his quality of denying other abilities, can only quickly regenerate as far as other abilities wounds go. When I was reading the manga I thought it was only plot conveniency and suspension of disbelief, but taking a closer look perhaps the pattern of wounds not caused by abilities taking longer to heal isn't concidential: it already happened with the wounds he suffered from in the orphanage, which ended up leaving scars (chapter 28), with the Guild's attack, which was of unknown nature but required Yosano's help to heal (chapter 18-19), with Twain's sniper attacks, which as the theory's Op point don't seem to have healed immediately (chapter 29). But in my opinion it's still too little instances to be able to affirm with certainty that it's not just coincidences dictated by plot convenience.

I do have a feeling there must be Something to Atsushi's ability. it can't just be tiger transformation and wounds regeneration. He's the protagonist, and leaving it at that, that's about the lamest ability of them all (sorry!! I love him still!!). I like the idea of Atsushi's ability being truly special, carrying qualities that have yet to be unfolded that make it different and somehow above the other abilities. I really think it'd be the most satisfying progression narrative wise, because so far Atsushi has gotten really little to claim for his protagonist role, being constantly overshadowed by Dazai; but he's the main character still, and it's like the story itself is waiting to reveal what makes him special. And there being something special to his ability has been, though subtly, consistently underlined: the extraordinary bounty on his head that nothing about what we know seems to explain, the fact that the Guild wanted to capture him specifically, the no further elaborated on fact that he's the key to finding the Book, Shibusawa's concern with him and, most importantly, the ability's quality of tearing through other abilities. Like, that feels very relevant; it's different from Dazai's nullification ability in the way it doesn't just temporarily nullify the other ability, but straight up denies it. I feel like in a manga that is so littered with meta commentery on literature, it'd be fitting to have an ability that denies other abilities' very existence, like moving a rubber through the page. It's certainly interesting to think about. And I like the concept of Atsushi's ability as an alternative to Dazai's nullification ability. Dazai has been feeling invulnerable so long, it would be gratifying to contemplate the existence of something that's outside of his sphere of influence, and potentially even more powerful and destructive than he is.

Again, there's already so many elements that make it impossible to ignore the uniqueness of Atsushi's ability; but even then, they're still so sparse and obscure it's really hard to take a guess on what it could really be about, or what is the reason why it's special. There's so much space for soeculations - a connection with the book, a singularity, a God-like ability just to name a few -, but in my opinion none of them have any concrete enough canon basis to leave space for theories. I think I'd rather limit myself to say it would make a lot of sense for it to be an ability superior to other abilities, since it's something that has the power to tear through abilities themselves, and I believe that such quality is also coherent with its link to the Book as another ability-originated, extremely powerful object. The ability's power to rewrite reality, if only to a smaller extent compared to the Book, may further hint to its connection to the Book / being originated from the Book / sharing origins with the Book. When the ability immediately helps Atsushi regenerate from ability induced wounds he is lowkey rewriting the story to portray a reality where Atsushi wasn't hurt, and when he tears abilities apart it is lowkey rewriting a story where the ability didn't exist. In that, I believe it wouldn't be too far-fetched to draw similarities with the way the Book works. This also made me realize that where it's confirmed that the Book's altered reality to the point of changing the ada's memories so they remembered committing the terrorism crimes, I'm pretty sure that we never got the confirmation the same happened to Atsushi. Then, what if the book can't have effect on Atsushi due to his ability, but only on the reality surrounding him.

So yeah. I'm curious to see how this will unwrap, although I have my doubts I'll still be around when it does (man, the manga is going to take another six months just to catch up with the last anime episode, so you know). I really really like the concept of Atsushi's ability developing in a way that will make it more functional in a rematch against Fukuchi. I've been advocating for a sskk vs. Fukuchi rematch for years at this point, and it seems like we will indeed be getting it; and sskk BETTER win it this time, it wouldn't make any narrative sense to be otherwise. But to do that they'll have to overcome their biggest disadvantage that is Shintou Amenogozen's time manipulation, so you know!! Looking forward to see a sskk that is now mature and experienced unveil new skills to their abilities.

#Sorry I know this was sent ages ago it's just. Between the con / exams / falling sick for a week I barely got time to do anything else ;;;; #But thank you for the ask!! #Love talking about Atsushi I really hope once the manga is caught up with what we already know he'll have more screentime to shine #atsushi nakajima #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd analysis #bsd theory #people asks me stuff

[liyliths]

could i send in a jjk matchup ? ૮₍ ˃ 𖥦 ˂ ₎ა

I am all caught up on the manga . . . I also prefer male (but female is fine too)

in short, I am a ambivert. I'm introverted more when I am in public or around others who I don't know, I actually can be really shy and start hiding. literally I start awkwardly smiling every time I am feeling awkward or embarrassed. v extroverted around my family + friends, loud and talkative lol. I rant- and I will go on for hours about anime/manga (my theories and random talk about it.). I laugh all the time, I can be funny at times,also a clutz- never trust me with anything + I am sort of oblivious and kind of dense- I also have a v caring side to me, I am the therapist/mom/fun friend with others (I'm not a fan of physical touch sometimes, but if someone needs a hug, I give them one). I would say negatives is that I am not so very vocal person, I just prefer keeping my emotions inside (trust isses). + very blunt, It can come off as harsh so i say sorry a lot. I am really moody- mostly I get irritated but I don't lash out I just shut down (which happens if I don't like what someone says/does or I am being ignored.). If it helps I have been described as bakugou katsuki (when I am mad), and atsushi kinugawa, + sara chidouin + ranmaru kageyama.

likes/ chocolate milk. anime/manga. energy drinks. ranting. gossip.makeup. lazing around. sweet foodz. crime documentaries. studio ghibli movies.

dislike/ loud noises.salty foods.arguments. tight fitted clothing. being ignored. overly loud people (people who yell or just talk loud). marvel/dc. homework.

love languages/ quality time + words of affirmation.

zodiac+mbti/ Aquarius . istp

headcanons (dunno if I am doing these right but >﹏<)

reaction + usually being distant with physical touch suddenly being clingy. (touch starved ig)

reaction + breaking something of theirs by accident

I hope I did these right! take ur time★

i match you with... yuji itadori! itadori would think it's pretty cute when you feel awkward around others and you would find yourself being teased by him and making it worse LOL once you two get to know each other your relationship is great, you practically do everything together. itadori loves to listen to you go on and on about your interests because he enjoys listening to you speaking about something you're passionate about. even if he has no clue what you're even saying he would just be so happy to listen. you two could honestly look at each other and you'd throw a laughing fit that goes on for 30 minutes. it would calm down after 10, you'd make eye contact again, and then you'd start laughing for another 20 minutes with no air LOL i can also see you two laughing over the dumbest things or laughing in very serious situations. if you were being clumsy and tripped over air or something itadori would be laughing NON STOP istg itadori is happy that he knows you're there for him and it's the same thing for you. he tries to give you your personal space but sometimes can't help latching onto you for a big hug! itadori quickly figured out that you're a blunt person and took nothing to heart. when he thinks something is up he'll ask you about it a few times, but will stop if you clearly don't want to talk about it. he won't want to pressure you into telling your feelings but he knows how much better it feels when you get it out. if you ever lash out on him he wouldn't yell back, he would just stand there and wait for you to come around and eventually give you a hug (if you're in a mood for some kind of touch) NO BC ITADORI WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ANIME MARATHONS WITH YOU. i can see you guys planning a marathon and going to the store to buy all kinds of goodies, and end up passing out at 6am. he would also just love lazy days with you where you two don't need to worry about anything. you two enjoy each others presence and could just sit on facetime for hours without talk, you just like to be around each other. reaction 1: itadori quickly felt your body tense as he went to give you a big hug but let go to look at you. he realized you didn't want to be touched, so he laughed it off and changed the subject. later that day you two were watching a movie and he felt your head lay on his chest, giving a small smile as he wrapped his arm around you. when you come around, he comes around. reaction 2: "...you ripped my signed jennifer lawrence poster? right where the signature was?" "i'm sorry itadori, i can jus-" "it's fine, i have a spare!" if it was a case where itadori didn't have a spare of whatever you broke, he would give you the silent treatment. not to be rude, but he needs to process what happened and not lash out at you LOL he'll eventually come around but depending on what it is it might take a bit LOL thank you @marii-e for requesting! this was fun to write, hope you enjoy:)

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