Bungou Stray Dogs: BEAST Manga, Chapter 6.

Bungou Stray Dogs: BEAST Manga, Chapter 6.

The faces in this panel are literally like: 🙂😠🙂

It's somehow so creepy and funny at the same time. Especially because Tanizaki and Kenji are just like "It's no big deal, we expected this" and Oda is just like "I'm already tired of this shit".

Would it be okay if I started talking about some old Jibaku Shounen/Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun manga chapters?

I just want to get it out of my system and talk it out.

I will not spam post, I'll schedule them for specific times. Not that anybody will even see this post of me asking but I still did.

Manga spoilers? Kind of.

Fukuzawa: My oldest and only friend betrayed me...

Mori: Am I a joke to you?

Fukuzawa: *looks towards Mori, uninterested* Yes.

Mori: *shrugs* Fair.

For the past three days I started reading Bungou Stray Dogs. I wanted to take it slow bc I knew I was going to be bombarded with information.

Yet, here I am today, almost 10 chapter away before I have caught up to the latest one.

I have gained a headache, a lot of emotional damage, too much plot twists to the point where it has exhausted me. Granted, I'm probably exhausted bc I have been reading for hours and from the emotional damage this has caused me.

Cried with Akutagawa's death and yet he is basically alive. Honestly don't know if he'll count as alive once this ends.

I'm 10 chapters away... but I give up for the night. I can't take it...

This has been on my mind for a bit but... and I have no idea if people have pointed it out. Colors play a role here. This is not a shipping post.

Mori and Fukuzawa

Dazai and Chuuya

Atsushi and Akutagawa

These three pairs parallel each other. No?

Okay, wait, let me ?briefly? explain.

Mori and Fukuzawa

They're the first, they became partners, or kind of I guess, because of Natsume. He saw potential on the pair being together and he was not wrong since, from a flashback, they were a good pair.

Their colors are red and blue. Mori is red, Fukuzawa is blue.

Dazai and Chuuya

Second pair which goes by the name Soukoku or Double Black. They were paired because of Mori thinking that they can make something good together.

Their colors are also red and blue. Dazai is blue, Chuuya is red.

Atsushi and Akutagawa

Third pair, most likely the last except if we see either Akutagawa or Atsushi pick their next generation kind of thing. They got paired by Dazai because of plans that needed them both.

If you can't guess, their colors are red and blue. Akutagawa is red, Atsushi is blue.

Except of their colors, something just feels parallel with them. Okay, let's say this.

In season 3, episode 11 (idk manga chapter), Mori's fight with Fukuzawa, although it felt like it's own thing that has nothing to do with the other pairs, it somehow reminded me of them, mostly Dazai and Chuuya because they were/are closer than Atsushi and Akutagawa are.

Imagine this, Dazai was Mori, Chuuya was Fukuzawa. Does this go against their colors? Yes. But, imagine that placing because reality is, just like Mori, Dazai knows he wouldn't win against Chuuya. Chuuya doesn't need to use an ability, he knows how to fight and that was proven in the dungeon. And since I said dungeon, take that scene. Chuuya could have killed Dazai, but didn't because Dazai backed him up into a corner. That same method of talking before you die, distracting or manipulating your enemy and then gaining the upper hand is what Mori used too. Do you see it? (I also didn't do a mistake with the colors, it's to show the role change.)

But the thing about the pairs is that they differ from each other.

Let me list them:

Fukuzawa's and Mori's abilities don't compliment each other. Mori was most likely to use a scalpel to kill his enemies than his ability. While Dazai/Chuuya's and Atsushi/Akutagawa's abilities do.

Atsushi and Akutagawa don't trust each other at the beginning, even as we continue with the story, they don't trust each other quickly. Of course, they show they trust each other at a certain chapter later on. While Dazai/Chuuya and Mori/Fukuzawa show to trust each other from the start, maybe Fukuzawa had doubts but all of them did.

Dazai and Chuuya started from the same path. Of course Chuuya was with the Sheep when he met Dazai but he very quickly becomes part of the Port Mafia. While Atsushi/Akutagawa and Mori/Fukuzawa were/are never in the same organization.

Mori would never risk or die for Fukuzawa, rather he would kill him if that's what was needed. Chuuya would risk his life for Dazai. Akutagawa died for Atsushi.

This one is stupid but... Fukuzawa and Mori are not called a particular way. While Dazai/Chuuya have Soukoku (double black) and Akutagawa/Atsushi have Shin Soukoku (new double black). -learned that Fukuzawa/Mori do have a name which is Zenki Soukoku but I will not edit this out bc it's 5 on 5 and I'm a weirdo.-

What about similar things? Let's list those:

Created by a third party. Natsume made Fukuzawa/Mori. Mori created Dazai/Chuuya. Dazai created Akutagawa/Atsushi.

The colors. Red and Blue.

Yin and Yang. More apparent with Akutagawa and Atsushi, even in the hair. While Chuuya and Dazai have a more soulmate feel to them. Still Ying and Yang.

Their love/hate relationship. More apparent with Dazai and Chuuya.

This attacks point number 3 in the previous list but, different paths, at least in the present.

This was not a BRIEF explanation. Oh well. I didn't expect to play so much with color either but here I am. Will anyone read this? No. It's too long but it might grab someone's attention. Has anyone pointed this out? Probably. But I promise I didn't see it from somewhere, it was shower thoughts. 😂 My thoughts about this are a bit all over the place but whatever.

Whoever read this. Legend. I thank you for reading my rambling.

Goodbye!

So, I decided before I talk, analyze, theorize and just go crazy about old manga chapters of Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun, I'll just share my favourite panels bc I kind of need more time 😂, part 1? It's not even a question, they'll be more parts.

Start!

Don't question why I love it.

Pretty Yashiro. 😍

I... I don't know, upside-down Hanako is cute.

First step to falling in love. I mean--

Pretty Yashiro, again.

Creepy Hanako my beloved. I mean-- I have issues.

Why does this look more badass than the anime?

We all know this scene, still love the panel.

I can hear this panel... 😂

Hot teacher... can I say that? 🙈

And reached the limit... You can ignore me. Just sharing my love. I will not spam. And quality is wonky, can't do something. Bye. 🏃🏻‍♀️💨