I mean its okay. I feel like most people are distracted with the fact that Dazai is hot and they just assume the show is good. Not to say that Dazai isnt hot. Or that the show is bad. Its just not super phenominal like people make it out to be. Bungou Stray Dogs is a 7/10 for me coming from someone who adores overthetop action and mystery so youd think this would be up my alley right? But I didnt find anything about the show super impactful. Its entertaining but its lacking in a lot of areas. Also this is a little picky but I feel like this show couldnt decide if it was going to be silly or serious. It flips between the two and I cant really tell what tone they were going for. Action and comedy tend to go together but here it felt jarring. I cant really put my finger on it. SPOILER TERRITORY Concerning Dazai I actually thought he was pretty annoying. The whole doublesuicide spiel was funny in the first episode when he was floating down the river and maybe a few times after that... but at some point I found it annoying. Im guessing hes supposed to be the edgy character? Thats the best way I can describe it I guess he came off as edgy instead of cool. He is SO pretty though 3 I cant say I dont love him. The plot is... disjointed. Sometimes when I was watching it I was going oh so I guess this is happening now huh? Sometimes it didnt feel like there was an overarching end goal we were hopping from individual story to individual story without much connection between them. Sometimes it feels like theyre just doing things to do things. And the characterization of the protagonist i forgot his name :/ is really weak. I didnt find him relatable it could just be me though. Hes super strong out of almost nowhere. We dont really see him beat anyone in a fight until atakagawa in the last 2 episodes so it makes you wonder where he got all that power from. During their fight I was just confused. Is his power being a furry? Tony the tiger is that you? His fights were... convenient. Very convenient. You dont really see the protagonist grow as a fighter so much as get strung along on various missions. A big point in the story is that he has a bounty of 7 million yen but to be honest up until that point all he did was get beat up. And really quick concerning atakagawa: why did they put so much emphasis on how strong he is? Like seriously everytime the characters talk about him they get all serious and go if you see this man dont engage him. Run away at all costs. Nobody in the agency can take him on. Do your best to escape with your life AND ATAKAGAWA LOSES LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE FIGHT. EVERY SINGLE ONE. Hes all cool like heh. guess Im retreating. until next time. im so smart strategic and tactful YOU LOST DUDE. Ugh my god. I really didnt think it was the best but I also wouldnt consider it a total waste of time. Anyways thats what i thought of it.
65 /100
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