☆Ayami Times Vol. 18☆ It will be animated! Bungou Stray Dogs!!

2015-09-05

It will be animated!  Bungou Stray Dogs!!

 

 

 

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( =ω=) It’s coooool~

 

 

 

Σ( =ω=) Oops!

 

 

 

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( =ω=) Hello~, it’s Ayami from Otaku Republic.

Even though I always start with Hot! in every Ayami Times..... it’s been so cool for the past few days here in Japan.  Autumn is just around the corner!

 

 

 

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( =ω=) Autumn is the best season for eating, sports.... and reading books!

There are so many ways of spending time enjoyably in autumn, getting rid of the heat of summer, aren’t they?

And what’s more?  They recently announced that one anime, which is the best for such autumn, will be animated!

 

 

 

◎It will be animated!  Bungou Stray Dogs!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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☆What’s Bungou Stray Dogs?

 

 

 

( =ω=) The title of the anime is Bungou Stray Dogs’!

The original comics started being serialized since 2013 and the volume 8 will be released soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

【Outline】

 

The main character, Nakajima Atsushi, was wandering about in the city of Yokohama, after being kicked out by the orphanage.

 

 

 

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Then he helps a boy named Dazai Osamu, who was about to drown.

 

 

 

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Dazai was one of the members of ‘Armed Detective Company’, which is exclusively in charge of dangerous offers by clients, which military or police cannot solve.  Most of the members have special abilities.

 

 

 

Dazai says that he has work from the Armed Detective Company and he is looking for a huge tiger which has recently been destroying the town.  Atsushi ended up helping find the tiger because of having helped him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ( =ω=) But you know what?  The true color of the tiger is... oops, I’m not supposed to tell you after this!  Anyways, Atsushi, who had nowhere to go, ended up helping him do the company’s job.  Furthermore, he ended up helping people in need or fight with strong enemies with other unique members of the company.

 

 

 

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( =ω=) He gets in trouble since the members of the Armed Detective Company are unique, I mean, weird....  But he started getting along well with them, gradually getting to know them.  I feel heartwarming when I see Atsushi-Kun, who didn’t have family, building up family-like relationship with those members!

 

 

 

☆What is a charm of Bungou Stray Dogs?

 

 

 

( =ω=) Yep, the charm of Bungou Stray Dogs is this!  There are so many unique characters appearing in this anime!

 

 

 

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( =ω=) You see the word ‘Bungou’ in the title?

The characters appearing in Bungou Stray Dogs and their special abilities are based on great writers that actually exist!  Now, let’s see what kind of character they are!

 

 

 

☆The Characters

 

 

 

Nakajima Atsushi

 

 

 

 

 

 

He is the main character who was dying from hunger in the 1st episode on page 1.

He was having a hard time living a life after having been kicked out of the orphanage.  He entered the Armed Detective Company, because he saved Dazai who was drowning in the river.  He is such a kind and considerate boy, which makes it easier for him to be twisted around his little finger by other members at the company.  He still hates the huge tiger which was one of the reasons why he left the orphanage, but actually⊂(  = ω =  )⊃  (I cannot say it anymore since I can’t expose the story!!)  His favorite things are Ochazuke, cats, chameleons and Yokohama.

 

 

 

【Trivia, Ochazuke】

 

Ochazuke is a cure-all for Japanese.

Rice, soaked into hot green tea, is also good with digestion, so it’s the model food for patients in the hospital too.

Plus, since we can change the flavor depending on what ingredient we put, we never get tired of it.

Above all, Japanese people love this simple old-style cooking made with hot water and rice.

 

 

 

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●It takes only 30 seconds 【How to make delicious Ochazuke】●

 

1. Put some seaweed, sesame, cut green onion and broiled salmon on freshly cooked rice.

2. Pour aromatic hot green tea or good flavored soup stock.

3. Eat(*´u`*)

4. Delicious(*´u`*)

 

 

 

■Model of the character: Nakajima Atsushi■

 

 

 

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1909-1942

A novelist.  He was a great man being good at Chinese Literature or Chinese Classics.  He wrote books such as “Toragari” and “Sangetsuki”.

A keyword of those two books is a “tiger”.

 

 

 

 

 

Dazai Osamu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even though he was saved by Atsushi-Kun when he was drowning in the river, he actually jumped into the river.  He has bandages rolled to some parts of his body such as arms or a neck.  Since he is crazy about committing suicide, he often tries to kill himself.  (...ends up failing to die though...)  His motto is ‘Fair and clean suicide’.  Even though he is at his own pace and fuzzy, he is quick-witted.  His favorite things are committing suicide, drinking alcohol, crab and Ajinomoto.  He uses a special ability ‘No Longer Human’, which he can invalidate the ability that he directly touches.

 

 

 

【Trivia, Ajinomoto】

 

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This is one of the seasonings that we often see in Japan.  We feel the food gets more delicious if we put it in there.  Weird.  Why is that?

 

Saori´ω`) (It’s just because it’s a seasoning.)

 

( =ω=) By the way, I loved the pickles that my grandmother made.  But one day, I saw her putting a lot of Ajinomoto in the pickles.

 

Saori´ω`) (It’s just because it’s a seasoning.)

 

 

 

■Model of the character: Dazai Osamu■

 

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1909-1948 

A novelist.  The ability shown in Bungou Stray Dogs ‘No Longer Human’ is originally his representative novel.  It’s a story about a man’s worry that he cannot expose his real self.  A model of this character, Dazai Osamu, himself, died from suicide too.

 

 

 

 

 

Kunikida Doppo

 

 

 

 

He is one of the members at Armed Detective Company.  He always carries his pocketbook with him and likes to act according to his schedules.  He gets mad when something that is not on his schedule happens.  He is always twisted around his little finger by Dazai, who is at his own pace.  Since he is too serious, he often believes jokes by Dazai.  He’s also caring and often cares about Atsushi-Kun too.  You’ll see it from what he says in the story.  He uses the ability that he can realize what he writes on the pocketbook and ‘Doppo Poetry’ too.  He likes fishing.

 

 

 

 

( =ω=) By the way, he nicknamed Dazai-San........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ‘Equipment wasting bandages’

 

 

 

 ( =ω=)..  I saw Dazai-San getting his feelings hurt by being said like that.

 

 

 

■Model of the character: Kunikida Doppo■

 

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1871-1908

A novelist and poet.  The ability ‘Doppo Poetry’, which Doppo uses in Bungou Stray Dogs, was Kunikida Doppo’s nickname.  He used to be a teacher before he became a poet, which is the same career as Doppo in Bungou Stray Dogs.

 

 

 

 

 

Akutagawa Ryunosuke

 

 

 

 

He is the strong enemy standing in front of all the members at Armed Detective Company such as Atsushi-Kun.  He has black hair, black eyes and wears a black coat.  He is one of the constituents of Port Mafia.  Doppo said Atsushi, “Don’t get involved with this man.  If you happen to see him, just run away from him.”  He is able to change the hem of his coat into a beast and manipulate it.  That beast can eat anybody, ripping them into pieces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

He is cold-hearted and said to Atsushi, “You, yourself, can hurt people around you.”  He actually had a complicated relationship with Dazai and when he joined the Port Mafia... ⊂(  = ω =  )⊃ (Cannot say that from here!!)  His favorite things are antiques, tea and figs.

 

 

 

■Model of the character: Akutagawa Ryunosuke■

 

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1892-1927

A novelist.  His representative novel ‘Rashoumon’ is the model of the ability shown in Bungou Stray Dogs.  In the original story of ‘Rashoumon’, the scene, where an old lady makes a wig from the hair she picks out from a dead body, is famous.  It’s on the Japanese textbook in Japanese high school.

 

 

 

 

 

( =ω=)..... etc!  They’re just a part of the characters though!  As the story goes on, you can see the characters whose models are foreign writers too!

 

 

 

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( =ω=) Personally, I think the past episodes of Dazai-San and Akutagawa are interesting and I’m so looking forward to the story from now on!  Dazai-San used to be ⊂(  = ω =  )⊃ (I cannot say that here...!!)...  And Atsushi-Kun is so dependable after he joined Armed Detective Company and grew both mentally and physically.  I can’t wait for the volume 8, which will be released soon too!

 

 

 

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( =ω=) Mmmm, I just can’t wait to watch the anime on air!  I’ll share more new information about Bungou Stray Dogs with you when I get them, okay?  If you became interested in this story from this article, go visit Otaku Republic and check the Bungou Stray Dogs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

( =ω=)ノ Okay guys, see you at the next Ayami times!  Byeeee~!

 

 

 

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