![]() It lends a sense of urgency to many of the fight scenes: shin soukoku v. You know, conclude the fight before the sun sets, and I believe that’s certainly a part of it. It was suggested to me, as I screeched about my inability to figure out why, that this is to imply a time limit. Many fights in BSD are staged for sunset. Literal conflict, of course, is part of it. But on a thematic level, it’s also deeply associated with conflict. Twilight, in Bungou Stray Dogs, is strongly associated with the ADA because of Natsume’s Tripartite system. I talked about this in my Dark Era Color Palette post, but I didn’t actually talk about the anime as a whole, really. So, I also wanted to talk about the significance of sunsets, but the other post got very long very quickly. Anyway, hope this was helpful and I answered your ask! Aurie Character Analysis odasaku oda sakunosuke bungou stray dogs bungo stray dogs bsd anime manga dazai osamu port mafia dark era personality In short, Oda’s one of my top favorite characters ever, and I really do need to read Beast. I mean, in case anyone needed another reason Dark Era was so goddamn tragic. Going after Gide was a selfish act, probably the first one he made during Dark Era, because it was the first choice he made for himself. With such little regard for his own life, his selflessness would be what killed him in the end. You could probably make the argument that Oda didn’t really value his life, and that was why he went after Mimic. Dazai begs him not to go and even Ranpo, in a chance encounter, tells him straight-up that he will die if he continues forward. He’s given multiple chances to walk away, multiple opportunities to turn back and save himself. It’s because he’s so kind, and because he’s got such strong convictions, that he throws his life away in Dark Era. While plenty of BSD characters show kindness and compassion at points, many of them are largely motivated by self-interest. Oda wouldn’t have suggested that, because he’s, quite literally, the type of man to care for orphans with no family of their own. After all, he was the first to suggest the ADA not go after Atsushi when he was kidnapped. Kunikida is righteous, but he’s not necessarily kind. Dazai calls him a man of righteousness, though I’d argue he’s a man of compassion. ![]() ![]() He’s also unequivocally kind.Again, it makes him different. In a way, Karma from the Ace episode reminds me of him. ![]() But the mafia isn’t the end-all be-all for Oda, and that’s why he’s got such strong convictions. Characters like Atsushi don’t have a higher ambition than working at the ADA. What makes him different from other BSD characters is, unlike many of them, the mafia/the ADA/the Decay of Angels etc. A mafia member who doesn’t kill, after all, has to have strong convictions to survive on the fringes of a criminal organization.Īnd Oda does have strong convictions, and a dream to become a writer. But while he can seem apathetic, he’s really passionate on the inside. I’m guessing that Oda’s composure comes from his past as an assassin, though that’s only speculation. The fact that cool, composed Odasaku has completely lost his shit in that scene is part of why it hits you in the balls so hard–the anime’s gone to all this trouble establishing that he never loses his cool, and here he is, completely destroyed. The second is when his children were brutally killed by Mimic. It’s brief, though, and his calm comes back soon after. ![]() The first is when Dazai nearly gets shot by the Mimic agent in the alleyway, when he yells at Dazai to stop. He maintains this easy-going attitude when being shot at by a sniper in Ango’s hotel room, when rescuing Akutagawa from Gide, and even when murdering his way through Mimic’s ranks. It’s why Dazai doesn’t needle him the way he does Ango, Kunikida, and Chuuya, all of whom are high-strung people. He’s not apathetic the way Dazai is, but nothing ever seems to really bother him or break his composure. Do keep in mind that I haven’t read Beast (I’m working on it lol) so this analysis may be incomplete, as I’m working off Dark Era only. So it’s easy to reduce him to a plot device for making sure Dazai doesn’t remain an evil bastard. Odasaku’s an interesting dude, because while he’s certainly a character in his own right, what makes him plot-important is his impact on other characters. However, Sword Dad takes precedence because, well, circumstances.) ODA!! BEST DAD!! YES, I GOT YOU!! (See, while my blog title may be “Sword Dad is Best Dad”, Oda is also best dad. ![]()
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