Reviews

Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 2 (Light Novel): Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era by Kafka Asagiri, Sango Harukawa

animeetwas's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

mariattp_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

jenidrissi's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional

4.5

uselesspirateraven's review

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping

nannalunarscribe's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

enokiii's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lupin/buraiha trio u are so sad and devastating and i love u so much 

starry_sim's review

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"I always lose the things I don't want to lose the most. That's why I don't feel anything anymore. The moment you get your hands on something worth going after, you lose it. That's just how things are. There is nothing worth pursuing at the cost of prolonging a life of suffering."

Man, if you want to feel depressed and have your life ruined I recommend this. 10/10. The Buraiha Trio inhabit this little space etched into my heart in the shape of the Lupin bar lol. But this did give me more of an insight into Dazai and I now really love Mr Ango Sakaguchi. And don't even get me started on Oda. Like don't. Scarred me when I first watched it and the wound definitely reopened upon reading. Idk it was really good, Asagiri did an amazing job. 

iqra_saif's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

sentcinematic's review

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

a_raptor_named_arsenic's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0