#kōda aya

[mumbledbeginnings]

although tbh if it’s the first one then everything else is still screwed lol. also the second and third could potentially be the same thing if aya gets an ability and that’s what it is

#tumblr poll #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd spoilers #bungo stray dogs spoilers #bungou stray dogs spoilers #bungō stray dogs #dazai osamu #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #nakahara chuuya #nakahara chūya #bram stoker #bsd bram #bsd aya #kōda aya #kouda aya #bsd anime #bsd manga #fyodor dostoevsky #fyodor dostoyevsky #bsd fyodor

[lilguiguinevere]

why do kunikidas children love doing things that will get them killed

#bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #aya koda #aya kouda #aya kōda #koda aya #kouda aya #kōda aya #bsd spoilers #💝.art #this kinda sucks WHATEVER

[strikerjoshy]

BRUH...

#bungou stray dogs #spoilers #bram stoker #Kōda Aya #chapter 110 #i mean rn i dont believe in character deaths anymore but... #still feel #but kinda too forced #bsd #manga #manga spoilers #Aya #Bra-chan

[z-the-outback-cryptid]

Finally managed to watch episode 5.

Bones may have done an underwhelming job of adapting the “go, you fool” scene with Akutagawa, but at least the Fukuchi moments haven’t disappointed!

Aya hiding from Fukuchi in the airport—even knowing the outcome—was so tense!

Can’t wait for the moments with “Bra-Chan” (my beloved).

#bsd #kōda aya #bram stoker #fukuchi ōchi #bungō stray dogs #bsd spoilers #liveblogging

[amythedemisimp]

Miscellaneous characters

Adam Frankenstein (#adam frankenstein)

Architect (#bsd architect)

Dan Brown (#dan brown)

Herbert George Wells (#herbert george wells)

Jules Verne (#jules verne)

Katsura Shōsaku (#katsura shōsaku)

Kōda Aya (#kōda aya)

Kyōgoku Natsuhiko (#kyōgoku natsuhiko)

Murakami Tokio (#murakami tokio)

Natsume Sōseki (#natsume sōseki)

Sasaki Nobuko (#sasaki nobuko)

Shibusawa Tatsuhiko (#shibusawa tatsuhiko)

Taguchi Rokuzō (#taguchi rokuzō)

Yokomizo Seishi (#yokomizo seishi)

#bsd masterlist #adam frankenstein #bsd architect #dan brown #herbert george wells #jules verne #katsura shōsaku #kōda aya #kyōgoku natsuhiko #murakami tokio #natsume sōseki #sasaki nobuko #shibusawa tatsuhiko #taguchi rokuzō #yokomizo seishi

[sskk-manifesto]

Me every time a minor inconvenience occurs

#Aka me every time I have to take an exam #bram stoker #aya kōda #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd s5 #bsd season 5

[the-chikyuu-times]

#bram stoker #bra-chan #aya kōda #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #anime #gifs #gif #edits #edit #graphics

[shinsoukover]

NOT FUNNY, CRIED

#YOU DONT UNDERSTAND #that's her dad right there ;;;;; #you can hear my howls in the distance #i had to stop the episode HE CARES SO MUCH ABOU T HER AND SHE'S LIKE HIS DAUGHTER WASSVNDFJBD. #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd spoilers #bsd s5 #aya kōda #bsd bram

[ratsupremacyisreal]

❥ · ﾟ₊

▸𝙱𝚂𝙳 𝚂𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝟻, 𝙴𝚙.𝟼

✧·····················*﹡❋ ❋ ❋﹡*·····················✧

#bungo stray dogs #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd season 5 #bsd season five #bungou stray dogs season 5 #bungo stray dogs aya #bsd aya #bungou stray dogs aya #aya koda #aya #koda aya #aya kōda #aya bsd #bungo stray dogs bram #bungou stray dogs bram #bram bsd #bram stoker bsd #bsd bram #bram stoker

[monkey-d-ezekiel]

BSD Table of Contents, Vol. 1-24

My third and final collection post! I think with this, I've put in one place all the official art that Harukawa Sango has done for BSD. It's pretty convenient! The Table of Contents in all the volumes seem to convey a certain subtle theme, and it's displayed a lot more minimally than the Volume covers or color spreads. My favorite is the Vol. 19 ToC, simply because I love Ranpo.

Here's all the ToC from all the volumes!

Vol. 1:

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Vol. 3:

Vol. 4:

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Vol. 24:

#bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd manga #bsd art #bungo stray dogs art #bsd anime #sango harukawa #table of contents #bsd table of contents #bsd official art #armed detective agency #port mafia #rats in the house of the dead #guild bsd #hunting dogs bsd #kafka asagiri #bram stoker #aya koda #aya kōda #mori ougai #bsd elise #bsd dazai #bsd fyodor #decay of angels

[teethcreep]

you guys don’t understand how much i NEED Bram and Aya to have a happy ending.

I cant put it into words how HEJEHWYEHSNWHYEWKJABDNFNWHAUXJNFKEJS they make me. They make my head discombobulate they’re so ☹️❤️.

also suegiku should totes adopt aya and bram can b their cat or whatevea..

ik aya has a dad n’ all.. and his “oh you’ll never be a real woman” shit or smth like that contributed to her girlboss character develop but idc he doesn’t exist as far as i care.

and yk what made me write this? BECAUSE MY FUCKING BESTIE POSTED SOME SHIT FROM 110 IN TNE GROUPCHAT WITHOUT TELL ME 😭

(it’s down below)

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHEHEBDBEBWBS

#bungo stray dogs #bsd season five #jouno saigiku #tetcho suehiro #tecchou suehiro #bram stoker #bsd bram #aya kōda #aya koda #i don’t like aya’s dad idc what y’all say #suegiku #should adopt her #they make me so sad #i’m ill

[fluffyyymocha]

EXCUSE ME?? NO. WHAT.

#asagiri you are on thin ice #bsd chapter 110 #bsd aya #aya kōda #aya koda #aya #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd manga #bungo stray dogs manga #bungou stray dogs manga #my posts ☁️☕️

[osameow-meow]

Aya and Bram in BSD 102!

#bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd manga #bsd new chapter #bsd 102 #aya kōda #bram stoker

[getmoxied]

Writing a bsd fic where aya koda is the mc, i might give her an ability, but if someone could give me a link or something to some of her works translated In English that would be awesome. I'm aware that theres only ever been one but,, its worth a shot, and i still haven't found the book that WAS translated so who knows. A basic summary on the characters or topic would be greatly appreciated aswell. Also wondering if characters in bsd have the disabilities some of the authors might have had, according to the wiki aya koda(real) had rheumatism and im wondering if that would be good to include in ayas character. (bsd) and if so how would i write that. Sorry im rambling but if anyone can find her works thatd be awesome. Also im doing full on character analyzes on bram and aya

#bsd #aya koda #bram stoker #fanfic #rheumatism #bungou stray dogs #aya kōda #fanfiction #writing #au

[speedforce-paradox]

#BSD #bungo stray dogs #bsd aya #aya kōda

[soupthatistohot]

BSD 110: An Absurdist Analysis

The fate of Aya Kōda

Since my post analyzing BSD 109 in accordance with Asagiri's absurdist storytelling got so much love, I've decided to continue analyzing the chapters thru an absurdist lens when I deem it relevant, and making predictions accordingly. I think that not only is it an effective way of reading BSD, it gives us readers a bit more hope that things will turn out okay when the plot is... like it is right now (lol).

I recommend checking out my BSD 109 post if you haven't already this since I explain the philosophy of the absurd in depth there :)

BSD 110 spoilers below!! Obviously! Also TW for discussion of suicide.

So. I really don't think the ten year-old girl is going to die.

On top of Aya being "the last hope" (more on that later), suicide is one of those things that absurdists really frown upon.

Aya's plan as I understand it right now is to add her weight to the table in order to pull the sword from Bram's body, this is why she jumps. If this works, the sword will be dislodged and she, the sword and the table would fall to the ground, which is very far below -- she would likely die upon impact.

Absurdists really don't like suicide as a solution to hopeless situations, most absurdist storytellers have their characters commit suicide because they have "given up". It's submission, giving into the meaninglessness of our reality rather than rebelling against and embracing the absurd.

We see this with Oda in Dark Era, his suicide mission is framed as him giving up on life because the orphans were killed. Of course, it also served as catalyst for Dazai's character development, compelling him to escape a situation that would have likely ended up in his own eventual suicide. All this to say that even though Asagiri chose to make Oda go on a suicide mission, the overall narrative purpose still lent itself to absurdism through Dazai's decision to defect. It needed to happen for the story to move forward as it has (and as we know from BEAST, there literally cannot be a universe in which both Oda and Dazai are alive).

So, if Aya dies now, what message does this send? It's almost certain that the world will literally end if she does, meaning that everyone's efforts up until this point have all been for naught, which, as I explained in my BSD 109 post, is the opposite of the entire point of BSD as an absurdist text. Aya is really the "last hope" right now, with all our other main characters pretty much screwed or just not present.

"Nothing is impossible for a warrior of justice. We beat the bad guys and save the world, no matter what happens."

What Aya says right here is something I'd liken to the Dazai quote I brought up with my BSD 109 analysis: "The ones who actually make the world turn are those who scream within the storm of uncertainty and run with flowing blood." Both communicate the idea that there's never an acceptable point in time to give up (suicide), that there's always something more that you can do, even when things seem bleak. Those who "make the world turn" are one in the same with Aya's concept of "warriors of justice."

Aya may not succeed exactly the way we expect her to, but she absolutely is not dying like this. On top of the absurdist storytelling reasons, she's just a child. Of course, we know Asagiri isn't above killing kids, but Aya is a bit different than the other children we've met in BSD. Her character has been built up and developed, she has a fleshed-out backstory, and we've spent a lot of time with her. To kill off a little girl we've come to care about a lot would just be cruel, plus her death wouldn't really serve a narrative purpose right now.

So, what could happen?

One prediction is that Aya adding her weight to the table does dislodge the sword and she falls, but she is saved by another character. We know Kenji and Tecchou are out there right now, we haven't seen Yosano or Kyouka in ages, etc. etc.. Basically, there are definitely people out there that could come to her rescue.

But there's an option I like a lot better: Aya's ability manifests.

Aya Kōda was a 20th century Japanese novelist and essayist, and the namesake for the Aya we know in BSD. As far as we know, all the characters who are named after real-life authors possess an ability inspired by the life/work of said author. Aya doesn't have an ability yet, so logic follows that she will develop one by the end of the series.

I'm not sure where I read this, so take it with a grain of salt, but I believe that in BSD the character's abilities manifest because of trauma. Not only does Aya live in a somewhat emotionally abusive household, but she's literally been thrust into the middle of a conflict in which the world could literally end and has decided to jump off of a tall building to try to save the world -- I'd say that's pretty traumatizing!

I'm not familiar with the irl Aya Kōda's works enough to speculate about what her ability would actually do, but there's a decent chance that because of the current situation, her special ability will manifest in order to prevent her from dying and/or dislodge the sword from Bram. This would also fit absurdist storytelling very well, she's literally doing jumping off a building as a complete last ditch effort, it's a crazy plan that probably won't work -- but her other option is to just accept death, and that's not acceptable. If she were to manifest her ability in this moment, it would reinforce the idea that rebelling against the absurd has value, that even when things seem at their worst there's always something you can do.

Anyway, these are just my thoughts! Please feel free to add anything you find relevant, especially if you're familiar with Aya's irl counterpart! See you next month ;)

Here's the BSD 110 translation I pulled the panels from.

#bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd 110 #bsd 110 spoilers #bsd manga #aya bsd #aya koda #bsd absurdism analysis #soup rants #but seriously tho how narratively amazing would it be if aya manifested her ability rn #like when everything seems hopeless she attempts smth absurd and is rewarded for it basically #RAGHGHGHH #asagiri i wanna kill u and kiss ur brain simultaneously