Every bsd ship ever
The two best reasons to ship anything are:
1.Incredible, deep and detailed narrative themes. The parallels that seem to hit just right, the narrative foils that they can be to each other, the intricate dynamic that's both extremely complex and easily understood. The juxtaposition between something that's harsh and undoubtedly toxic, with the softer undertones, the parts where you read in-between the lines and find a mutual feeling of loneliness from both parts, their intrinsic understanding of each other comes from the mere fact that they're each others mirrored reflections and shadows. In the end both sides will be together forever, and you as an audience can clearly see their tragedy laid out before in a path that blurs pure anguish and tender romance
2.It would be so fucking funny
WHY IS THIS SO CUTE ALDGLJDBGLA THE CUTENESS IS OVERWHELMING—
Also lol yeah neither Aku has any idea what's happening.
Bungo Stray Dogs characters with their Wan
Say you break your ankle. You could know everything there is to know intellectually about the injury. Even with this vast knowledge, you will still experience physical pain.
Now take this logic and apply it to things like ADHD, autism, clinical depression, and other less visible/divergent disabilities. You cannot think your way out of feeling.
That is to say: you are not a bad, lazy, or selfish person for struggling, even if you know why you are struggling.
You know, after this arc, the detective agency is really going to have to kick up their marketing skills to get clients back.
So I've decided to make an ad to help start them off. Ehem:
*deep voice here* Do you have a problem too difficult for the police to handle? Cases you need solved, people you need to disappear? Problems with the Port Mafia who we definitely hate and do not like at all? Well, we're the people for you! Come to the Armed Detective Agency *insert picture of the Agency's mascot here* Members include:
~one dude that's actually armed
~one dude that's actually a detective
~a furry
~a super chill guy named Tanizaki. Just don't go near his sister, like, ever
~his sister
~a 14 year old farmboy who is either hungry or sleepy (can move mountains, confirmed)
~a 14 year old former assassin (she's changed now swearsies)
~a former mafioso/torture specialist. Moonlights as a suicide romantic
~a doctor who can heal all (fatal) wounds*
*if wound is not fatal, it must be made fatal for her to heal it
Does not include:
~anyone who gives a frick about the law
The Armed Detective Agency has taken on a great number of cases, and someone there has probably saved your life (or taken the life of one of your loved ones) at some point in time. Come show your appreciation! Led by, you guessed it, another former assassin, this group of fundamentally messed up individuals can solve your toughest cases!
PS we swear we're not terrorists.
....on second thought, this might not be such a good idea.
I need Atsushi and Chuuya to meet before bsd ends, because I just know they'd be besties.
Like, forgetting about all the deep thematic schtuff about them both being selfless and self-sacrificial, Chuuya would absolutely love the kid a) because he's strong and b) because he does not take Dazai's crud.
Like, Atsushi is by far the sassiest when it comes to Dazai, and with every comment calling him out, Chuuya would love Atsushi a little more. And also because he's Atsushi and anyone who doesn't love Atsushi deserves to be burnt at the stake just on principle.
I also think Atsushi would like Chuuya because he's very much not like Akutagawa. And, he'd be able to sniff the suffering in him in a second (as he does), and would befriend him in an instant. They would be the most chaotic duo ever and I will sell my soul for this to happen.
Ngl, this line from episode two feels like the show's way of explaining all its silly little traumatized characters.
I love bsd with all my heart. I really do. But it is not a detective anime, nor has it ever really been a detective anime, and the people who don't like it are the ones who expect it to be this supernatural detective anime when it's kind of just....not
Chuuya (mostly) being a law-abiding citizen despite the convenience of his ability and his motorcycle until the situation calls for it The idea that at any time an emergency strikes wherever they are at any given time, Chuuya will just start scaling buildings himself or with his motorcycle so he's not inconvenienced by traffic and red lights while the ability-less are stuck waiting in traffic and forced to watch Chuuya blitzing by on the buildings Chuuya waiting in traffic when an emergency strikes and he floats himself and his bike out of traffic to take a shortcut and everyone just. watches. He's enjoying the breeze on his face as he's riding the buildings, shouting 'Yeah' the entire time
what they don’t tell you about writing is AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! AAAAAAAAAAHH!!!
Literally. The second the finale aired, the whole arc suddenly turned from tragedy to comedy. And suddenly, Chuuya was very justified for shooting Dazai an extra few times.
EXTREMELY funny Chuuya frame in retrospect