Bsd Spoilers - Blog Posts
How many times do you think atsushi wished he could’ve done this in the original battle? How long do you think he probably ran the scenario over and over in his head on how he could have saved Akutagawa and now he finally got the chance
akutagawa remembering who he is by having atsushi die for him like he died for atsushi before. the look in atsushi's eyes being the same look akutagawa gave him. akutagawa's scream as everything came back to him. atsushi screaming his name as soon as he saw him on the realm. the fact that now they can stand side to side because they know they would die to save the other and the other would do the exact same. a life for a life. a life for a life. a life for a lif
the thing is not only akutagawa regaining his memories by having atsushi throw himself to save him like he did, but also that akutagawa's eyes have never been more clear
atsushi seeing dazai and dazai telling him "i don't know anything, you do" is very important because this is just a clarification of what we already knew: atsushi is intelligent and capable. he holds the answers within himself. at the end of the day, he will be the one to save everyone, and it will be because he was always capable of doing so. even when he himself didn't believe it
argh thats such cool physical world building and such a good way to illustrate it omgg
the last line being "feel strongly / that's what you do when you want to experience the past" is so important to me genuinelyyyyyyy like. god. god. the dead authors manga for people who are bad at living. the lack of a solid time setting when it comes to bsd in a very deliberate way. the things that asagiri is always always saying about death as a transient state through bsd. fiction and emotion and death and the aftershocks that these dead authors and their literature leave across history.
this is so important actually. the image and voice of dazai, one of the smartest people atsushi knows, manifested by atsushi's mind telling him that he knows something dazai doesn't. he can do what dazai can't. he's smart enough to save everyone, despite his doubts about himself. and he knows it, even if he needs a voice that isn't his own to say it to him.
thank u asagiri for proving I can believe in you and people were WRONG when they keep ragging on the current arc and oh my god IM GOING CRAZY. more coherent thoughts later maybe.
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS THAT????
LUCY AND KYOUKA MENTION!!!
After everything that happened in this arc, I think we can all agree that Fyodor is the BIGGEST Atsushi hater of all time
Damn, Asagiri must really hate father figures
We really can't have even a single peaceful chapter in this damn manga
I hate that that was the first thing I thought when I saw that Atsushi panel
my question is why is naomi’s past relevant NOW of all times….like is she gonna defeat fyodor or what
oh god isn't it insane to think how lowkey, dazai to akutagawa is like the headmaster to atsushi
like they've endured abuse from them but take their words to heart and use it to have a reason to live; except atsushi doesn't wanna acknowledge that (well, he does now) and akutagawa acknowledges only that and fail to see the bad of it
in conclusion it's just my blabbering and akutagawa and atsushi should just have their reason to live as each other because thats basically what canon implies now LOVE WINS💯💯🔥🗣️
i’m so normal about this…god. atsushi’s dejected expression while seeing the full extent of his rival-turned-partner’s abuse for the first time…atsushi finding out it was dazai who treated him like that, the same dazai he looks up to and admires for bringing him into the ADA. we’re witnessing atsushi make leaps and bounds in his understanding of why akutagawa is the way he is, in real time
bsd 122 spoilers
bsd 122 in 4 words or less is basically, let's wrap this shit up. let's just go dawgs
bsd is literally just sskk's love story because what is this
Inlove typa shi bro
and then. What in the actual fuck. I didn't really expect that. bsd really loves their plot twists with no clear foreshadowing/set up
(tHeRe lIteRaLlY iS yOu juST—) WELL SORRY I DIDN'T NOTICE besides it's not exactly "no set up" it's just idk. I'm not sure what to call it. maybe unnecessary? but then again it's good for atsushi's character development but I feel like we already established that in the chapter where dazai tells him "but a child cries when a father dies". Ig it's also a representation that even if that's the case the memory of him will never leave him
It's kinda scary to think that Q's ability is still in effect even if it's just side effects but still wtf
also I guess what I mean by unnecessary is that well, can we just wrap this shit up please I want the british arc and verlaine gets out of the damn basement arc; like bsd was always a fantasy but this shi is really getting off rails now, I liked the balance between the real world and the abilities but now it's just what the fuck why are we in the 4th dimension. I miss the silly detective work :(
and dawg I WANNA SEE JOUNO POV SOMEONE ELSE'S POV PLEASE (JOUNOJOUNOJOUNOJOUNOJOUNO) If asagiri just makes a little mention on his 'funeral' and move on I'll jot down on his door. Asagiri if jouno doesn't come back soon, you WILL find me in front of your doorstep
⚠️bsd 121.5 chapter spoilers⚠️
i totally forgot it released and
WHY THIS BITCHASS SO DRAMTICCCC
AND LOOK AT THIS EQUALLY DRAMATIC ASS
then the title showing up all dramatic too like mf do you think this is a show😭😭
oh wait..
also I'm glad it's very lowkey making sense now and when I say lowkey I MEAN lowkey
love how atsushi is basically like "mf tfym im the chosen one I just wanted a job😭😭😭"
and isn't this dazai basically just a hallucination so atsushi feels less alone/overwhelmed? can't say it's working that well tho..
“Yes I can give you a reason to live” said the man with the most dead inside stare in human history
On break rn and read the new chapter. Idk about yall but I feel like everything is gonna be solved with how dazai is acting about it
BSD chapter 121 – SPOILER / "THEORY"
Something i haven't seen anyone else point out, is that in the last pannel of the chapter, "Dazais" clothes clearly don't fit him
For comparison, both from the same chapter
His coat is clearly too big for him. The sleeves hang too low, usually just below the elbow, now down to his wrists.
His pants don't fit him either, although the coat hides it pretty well.
Overall his clothes are significally more baggy.
His hair is also parted diffrently. Dazais hair is almost always parted down the middle. First I thought his hair was being blown by the wind – thusly messing the parting – but one look at the hem of the coat proved me wrong.
The right side of his hair is instead longer then the left side.
He also seems to not have his neck bandage. The longer then usual sleeves concealing his arm bandages (or the lack thereoff).
"Dazai" is morphing into someone else. Which brings me to:
Atsushi is shorter then Dazai, making Dazais clothes most likely too big for him.
The longer side of Atsushis hair is the right one. The parting of hair – while not exact – seems to also match our resident tiger lad.
The illusion of Dazai is being torn apart, as Atsushi realizes its true nature. His own thoughts, fleelings, and conclusions wearing a Dazai themed Halloween mask.
When Atsushi says he 'knows who you are, he's not talking about Dazai or the hallucination, but *himself.*
Atsushi has never needed someone else to tell him to live, but he has always felt like he does.
To be less extra 'bout it, i think Atsushi groked what he is and is going use that to save Akutagawa / kick Fyodors ass.
If i missed or got smt wrong feel free to tell me
Gotta love how Atsushi imagines Dazai handling this situation with calm confidence.
He envisions him standing tall among the wreckage like the calm after a storm. Dazai who knows exactly what to say and what should be done because he always does..
Meanwhile Dazai’s actually handling this situation by rolling on the floor in an anxiety burrito.
He’s a complete mess of limbs and emotions with thousand yard stare in his eyes.
Just incoherently screaming about the signs Chuuya! The signs!
Everything aside, the current state of bsd manga is absolutely hilarious from the point of view of Akutagawa specifically. You have no idea who you are or where you came from, only that you must guard those people you don't know against the evil spirits™. You get your ass handed to you by said evil spirits™ in the span of one chapter. You are currently alternating between getting punched, thrown, impaled, hung by the head, and stabbed. There is a guy next to you experiencing ten mental breakdowns all at once. The other guy you are supposed to fight against is half blabbering metaphysics nonsense, half talking about how much he loved spending time with another guy. You have been alive for a total of maybe two hours
There's just something about the rubble only being visible in Fyodor's shadow in this panel.
Something about how he destroys everything he touches, about how misery and ruin is all he's capable of creating, about how everything that's happening, has happened, all comes back to him.
Shadows usually obscure things from view, but darkness is all Fyodor is, that's where he's revealed.