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REREADING TIME
I have some funfact
I don't know if anyone remember this but I was rereading some of the chapter and I see this note
And yup like the note say is was quite ironic for them to be like this
I think other than the two fukus they really should put fukufuku too but it a note so meh
For M.
Also something slightly funnier
may I offer you some fukufuku in these trying times
don’t fret. i’m here now
[id: bungou stray dogs fanart. includes the characters fukuchi ochi and fukuzawa yukichi. an injured fukuzawa is cradling fukuchi’s lifeless body. /end id]
reblogs are appreciated!
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full picture below the cut (warning for blood and dismemberment)
[id: bungou stray dogs fanart. includes the characters fukuchi ochi and fukuzawa yukichi. one half of fukuzawa’s face is filled with scratches and blood, as he looks down on his dead friend. fukuzawa is sitting down and cradling fukuchi’s lifeless body, whose left arm and right hand are visibly sliced off. /end id]
happy june!
Tbh i would also smile dying knowing that the one to kill me would be my friend
the absolute ADMIRATION with which fukuchi looks at fukuzawa?????? dear lord. HIS EYES. AND FUKUZAWA'S. THEY ARE SOOO LIGHT I'M GONNA PUKE THESE TWO ARE TOO MUCH. fukuchi's literally smiling knowing he's gonna get killed in a second at hands of his oldest friend.
I love FukuMori in the context that they're tragic ex-lovers
Same with FukuFuku
Like while FukuFuku is actively killing each other shin sokoku is just doing whatever that was
Japanese doomed yaoi
French doomed yaoi
International doomed yaoi
I. I hate how emotional i get with these two, and its like only these two. Yes fyolai makes me cry, other stuff in bsd makes me cry. BUT THIS?? THIS. THESE TWO MEN MAKE ME WEEP. I hate and love them so much im angry im tearing up but i have a soft spot for them in my heart. I hate fukufuku but i love them. I love the symbolism they carry. I hated fukuchi before this. This scene made me feel bad for him. But only when fukuzawa started crying over his death. I hate you asagiri >:(
Bird Symbolism in the Fukufuku Breakup Scene
Ok silly title aside, I need to write this up quickly because the addition of these birds to the anime in this scene made me insane I think.
[ID: A screenshot from Bungou Stray Dogs Season 5 Episode 9. Two long-legged water birds, the left a smaller white bird, and the right a larger grey, stand knee-deep in the water. The colours are bright - the water is a bright crystal blue and pink cherry blossom petals have fallen on its surface. The green of the grass on the opposite bank can be seen in the background. End ID.]
The gray bird flies onto the scene as Fukuchi starts his conversation with Fukuzawa. They speak as friends. But then the conversation turns to the war, and Fukuchi's growing rank and reputation. The gray bird flies off, alone.
Seems pretty obvious. Two birds. One flies away. I could quote the Regina Spektor song for pain if you want.
But I wanted to dig into it because, well, firstly because I made a mistake. I thought, when I glanced at them on my first watch, that these were cranes and lost my actual mind, but on looking at them again, they aren't... but the symbolism became even more intriguing.
The white bird looks to be a Little Egret, and the grey a Grey Heron. I have pictures here so you can see I'm not just making things up.
[ID: Two pictures of real birds, one a Little Egret, and the other a Grey Heron. End ID.]
Both herons and egrets are symbols of grace and dignity. This is suitable for both characters, who are well-respected for their skill and are considered honourable men. Egrets in particular are considered messengers, which may be reminiscent of Fukuzawa's "middle man" type position at this point, not a member of any particular organization, while herons are said to be able to move across three elements, which makes them powerful symbols of divinity, reminding me of Mirror Lion and its capacity to amplify any weapon's power, or perhaps his overblown-heroic reputation. Overall, the birds have fairly similar meanings, grouped as auspicious birds (together with cranes), and are symbols of longevity, especially when paired (being monogamous pair-bonding species - at least seasonally).
But there is a significant difference between the symbolism of the two birds.
The egret is also a symbol of solitude. The heron, a symbol of duty.
So when the heron looks to the egret, it is looking for a partner to join it in its duty it must fulfill. The egret, however, is a solitary creature by nature, and must refuse. The pairing isn't just broken in this scene - the birds were never compatible in the first place. What the heron requires is not something the egret can give. They go their own separate paths to handle things in the way they do best - the heron leaves to somewhere far away to carry out its duty to its comrades, while the egret, independent of this duty, attempts to end the same fight in its own way, alone. And yet... as the heron flies away, the egret still turns its head to watch it leave.
In this sense, also, the longevity symbolism is broken too. To have one of these birds fly off and leave the other one - something that should've been long-lasting, this partnership, is cut short, ended abruptly.
...Which brings me to the cherry blossoms. They're everywhere in this scene, and I'm pretty sure we all know they are symbols of the transience of life, etc. The tree that separates the two in the scene, the petal being cut in half - cherry blossoms are not only symbols of transience, but also of the importance of treasuring such fleeting moments. Here, these moments are shattered. Their time is at an end.
When Fukuchi and Fukuzawa meet again, they will be forever changed by the events that occurred during their separation.
It's just a really nice adaptation of the scene.