So In My Bsd Community We Have A Joke That The Author Of Bsd (Asagiri-sensei) Like To Keep Us Dizzyly

So in my bsd community we have a joke that the author of bsd (Asagiri-sensei) like to keep us dizzyly dodalelu (which is true if you are keeping up with the plot right now) and then we comparing it like giving direction in a place that you not familiar with.

So for example is kinda like this:

Asagiri-sensei: " Yeah that right that the one no don't go any further stop wrong one turn around yeah yup so a little futher do not go down there that the sad ending go back yup right turn right then left no that the wrong one you need to go down then turn right the turn left and then go straight ahead yeah just go straight be careful of the rocky road oh and I hope you don't get lost :))))"

There are another one that said the author like to keep us spinning like a fricking helicopter (if you know you know)

For the newbie well we kinda just told them to have fun and be safe but there is a thread that was quite funny to me so i just gonna spill it incase i forgot :

" Person 1: should we tell them that they should need multiple helmet, tissue, some emotional support stuff and get ready for multiple heart attack

Person 2: Ehhhhh maybe not just let them be they will be fineeee also you think how many helmet can keep us safe with many twist and turn like that

Person 3: Yeah fine like us cause you know what we are not

Person 2: Well what hurt you make you stronger💪💪

Person 3: More like traumatized

Person 2: Then what hurt you make you more traumatized

Person 4: Yeah and what the hell is going on with the plot at this point the fck author keep us spinning like a helicopter

Person 2: Spinning like you know who head helicopter

Person 3: The plot is just them trying to find the book but yeah there are too many theories and stuff that need to be solved and I feel like the plot is dragging long at this point

Newbie: Should I be concern because this sound concerning

Person 2: Nah you be fine

Person 3: No

Person 5: Just go on your merry way sweetie you be fine😘

Newbie: That doesn't sound insuring at all you know that right

What do you mean the irl Edogawa Ranpo was gay. What do you mean he traveled with his boyfriend researching the history of homosexuality in Japan. What do you mean they had a competition on who could find the most books about gay sex. WHAT DO YOU MEAN-

Thinking about the aggressive regulation of people's behavior and specifically of the social roles of men and women during the Edo period, the Medicine Seller's "No one has the right to control another person" line comes across as a comment not just on the "Bakeneko" story specifically but on the state of Japanese society as a whole.

I just got back to bsd for a while and see that it was nominated as anime of the year

I was like WHAT,HOW!??

IT GOT FIRST PLACE OVER JJK, AOT , FRIEREN AND BLEACH

HOW!????

But seriously though I was kinda happy for it I guess but I'm still wondering how in the fucking world does it get first place

P.s: So uh the bsd fandom is actually confused how the anime got into the first place too so yeah

"If you want to try again, come at me alone. If you do anything to my subordinates, I will snap your necks...no matter what it takes."

what better way to procrastinate than to write random stuff

reviewing the works that the abilities were based on

Part 1: Armed Detective Agency

I just realized that I've finally read all the works attributed to the abilities of the author's BSD counterparts, at least for the ADA. I plan to do this for all organizations in the BSD universe so I can direct my reading and actually finish something HAHA

DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert on literature, let alone Japanese literature, and my short reviews are solely my opinion as a casual reader. These are all for fun so please don't take these so seriously!

Nakajima Atsushi Ability: Beast Beneath the Moonlight Original Work: Moon Over the Mountain

This short story has the vibes of a folktale but with existential dread sprinkled throughout. The prose is calm but the agony still reverberates. I liked this more than I though I would, perhaps because of how clean it felt. Honestly this would be one of the OG works I'd recommend to a BSD fan who wants to try classic Japanese literature.

Dazai Osamu Ability/Original Work: No Longer Human

This is probably the one novel/work most BSD fans would pick up first - and for a good reason. The themes are pretty universal albeit heavy, the tone of the narrator throughout the entire novel is gripping, the translation by Donald Keene is very readable, and it's just in the most general sense a summary of Dazai-sensei's own life. The last point must be taken with a grain of salt, however, as he's a master liar - something you'll find out if you dig more into his life and other works. If you'd like to see depression in book form, this is for you.

Kunikida Doppo Ability: Doppo Poet Original Work: Doppo Collection (probably)

Here's a case of "I can't really find the original work so I'll be reviewing something else instead"

Reviewing: Those Unforgettable People

I chose to talk about this one since it's the one found in the Penguin Anthology. It's an interesting mix of forms: technically, it's a short story. However, the elements of poetry and even of the essay are present - mostly the latter, tbh. Of course the whole "ideal" thing is such a Kunikida-sensei thing that it appears it almost every story he wrote, yet somehow in this one you'll have to squint a little bit more to see it. The point of this story-essay-poem thing is at the very end (the first half is quite dragging imo) is what gives it a little oomph, but honestly I much prefer his other works (specifically Old Gen and Death).

Tanizaki Jun'ichirou Ability/Original Work: Sasameyuki

You like a slow burn? You like pain? Familial drama? Maybe you'll like this. Maybe you won't. It's a mammoth of a book that feels like a series of extremely detailed telenovela episodes - not that it's necessarily a bad thing. I enjoyed it despite the length because the way it ends, although hardly strong at all, ties the themes and messages of the novel cleanly into a single scene.

Miyazawa Kenji Ability/Original Work: Be Not Defeated by the Rain

It's a poem every Japanese elementary student would know. The message and style is so simple yet beautiful (I read Sulz's translation). It's joyful and so sunny... until I read the background on it. I cried over his work. Again. (Night on the Galactic Railroad PLS) Man I just love this author so much. But I'm not really a poem person to begin with, so take this review with a grain of salt HAHA

Yosano Akiko Ability/Original Work: Thou Shalt Not Die

The only complete translation I could find is written in painfully archaic English, so I won't comment on the style HAHA. But I do think the original was just as pointed in its words and message; its anti-war sentiments and middle finger to the Japanese emperor and military (at the time) so characteristically Yosano-sensei. It's sad she'd support WW2 later on - come on sensei WHY

Personally, however, I prefer her shorter poems, specifically the ones from River of Stars. But I'm not really a poem person to begin with, so take this review with a grain of salt HAHA

Izumi Kyouka Ability: Demon Snow Original Work: Demon Pond

It's been a while since I've read a play, and perhaps that's why I had a hard time getting through the first half - either that or it was quite lackluster as most of the actual story happens in the second half. Its influences from folktales and traditional Japanese theater (i.e. kabuki and noh) are very apparent - I wish I could have seen it instead of read it because of that. I think this is the first work of Kyouka's that I actually liked (I've read some of his short stories and one of his other plays) so I'll definitely recommend this one if you want to start with this author. There's also a movie adaptation of it that I haven't watched yet (but I do plan to). I think it could be much better than just reading it as is because of the visuals and mood setting, but a review on that soon. Maybe.

Fukuzawa Yukichi Ability: All Men Are Created Equal Original Work: An Encouragement of Learning (Sec. 1-2)

I couldn't be bothered to read the whole thing, but the essence of the ability only comes from the first two sections (which I'll be reviewing).

It's an essay that imo serves as a good introduction to Fukuzawa's philosophy. His views and arguments are built primarily on morality with logic acting mostly as a way to expound on his points. It's interesting, nothing really new for a contemporary reader, but at least it gives a nice background on the changing environment during the early years of Meiji-era Japan. Of course there are personal biases here (specifically the one with China - one of the greatest criticisms against Fukuzawa, even though he was supposedly progressive for his time) but imo that reflects some views of many Japanese at the time - not that they're right, of course.

But what about our special non-gifted boi?

I guess let's look at what one of the episodes was based on instead lol

Edogawa Ranpo Episode: The Murder on D. Street (S01E05) Original Work: The Case on D. Hill

I will tell you now: they have almost NO similarities whatsoever. Doesn't mean it's bad tho...

Okay ngl I was pretty disappointed HAHA. It's the same type of disappointment I had with Poe's Murders on the Rue Morgue (which was ironically referenced in the story) but it at least had some sense to it. I blame myself for not seeing it coming tho, given that this story is very typical of Edogawa-sensei. If you do plan to read it, however, be warned that there are implicit (?) themes that may be uncomfortable for some readers (this warning applies to most of Edogawa-sensei's work not made specifically for children HAHA).