Bungo Stray Dogs
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| Great episode, I liked the comedy. Ranpo deserves the respect he has, such an impressive character. |
| This one felt a lot better than ep 4 lol. Rampo is quite like Dazai, in mannerisms and eccentricities. It's interesting how he can't seem to remember simple things like how to take the train, or how to get back somewhere lol. I can't tell if he purposely just won't expend the energy, or if he has to think really hard about it every time. I guess as penance for actually being the only true detective, everyone leads him around and allows him to be a arrogant lol. Dazai's explanation of how the Mafia members deal with traitors is gruesome. I'm excited to see what his role was in the past. I know some people are complaining about the comedy, but it didn't really bother me as much as it did last episode, it felt more in place. That could be because i adjusted my expectations for this anime lmao, although there were no random anti-climactic endings to make the episode awkward, like ep 4. This episode also actually felt like a real "detective" episode, but I doubt this will turn out to be an episodic mystery (i could be wrong here, since it's only ep 5 out of 24 episods.) Overall, 4/5. The episode wasn't amazing, but at least some of the jokes were funny. Next week's episode features Kunikida-kun so it should be funny, since the writers never let him take himself too seriously, w/o poking fun at his over-zealous nature. |
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| fvck dazai at first lol my full respect for ranpo |
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| Pretty good episode. I like that at least one person from the Agency is actually just a normal person. That was a sad case though, seeing a young woman like that dead. I wonder if this will be the formula of the show, a few episodes for the main story then one for a random adventure, then a few more for the story, and so on. |
| Lol at the curb stomp. There needs to be more curb stomping in general |
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| interesting and quite entertaining episode with rampo san a new character got introduced that i'm liking the most so far. i would say that he's the most badass character until now as his natural given capability is on par with supernatural ones. furthermore at first glance it seems like he's arrogant but actually he's not because i think he's hiding the fact that he's not 'gifted' deliberately to not show of too much. beside this i also admired the fact that they explained how the case was solved instead of only saying ultra deduction somehow solved the case. to dive deeper one can also understand with this how average people turn into criminals. that happens when they give up on achieving their goals with the right method and use the wrong way to achieve them anyhow as the policeman relied on that diet group to be able to become a police officer in this episode. with this he wasn't able to maintain control over his life but gave a opportunity for others to pressure him and use him in the way they can profit from it. the animation in each episode is superb but that also could be solely my person opinion because i like it when a show uses scenes with a vast horizon or backgrounds with an view of the sky. |
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| Did not expect that Rampo isn't using an ability, to be able to solve the case just with those tiny leads was amazing though. Also didn't expect those two were lovers, that was tragic. As soon as someone said that they caught a man in the net, I knew it was going to be Dazai lol. |
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| Damn. Rampo is so much like Izaya, and I can't stop fangirling over his voice. Hiroshi Kamiya is such an amazing VA. He even looks quite a bit younger than he is (hard to tell with anime sometimes). I'd say he looks like he's in his early 20s? Maybe even late teens? Then, we have Izaya, who claims to be forever 21 even though he's 24 at the start of the series and currently 27. Ahahaha, I have a bit of an obsession if you can't tell. Ugh, Kamiya uses practically the same inflection in his tone for Rampo as he did for Izaya, and I just can't. (Also, heard a bit of Yato inflection too, but he isn't too far off.) Rampo is awesome though. Even without the voice, he's become my favorite character of the show with Dazai in second place. It's weird that he's shorter than Dazai because I'm used to Kamiya's characters being taller than Mamoru's characters (like Izaya and Kida). |
 "It's a conversation through instruments. A miracle that creates harmony. In that moment, music transcends words." - Miyazono Kaori "Laziness is the mother of all bad habits. But ultimately she is a mother and we should respect her." - Nara Shikamaru "You think you're special? You're not. Everyone lies, everyone hides things... Nobody makes it through this life being completely honest." - Orihara Izaya |
| What a great episode! I've been looking forward to the episode focusing on Rampo since I first heard about this series. And it was done so well! When they first mentioned Rampo's "ability" it seemed really cringe-worthy. I was so relieved when they revealed that Rampo's deduction was genuine. It makes his character much more interesting. Of course this case wasn't going to be as complex as the ones in Detective Conan. They didn't even use the whole episode for the case and its details. The really well thought out cases in Conan are almost all at least 2 episodes long. And it's also nothing new to be cracking jokes in front of a corpse. They do it a lot in Conan. Especially when Kogoro's around. Besides, the comedy in this anime works really well. |
| Cross-country >>>>>>>>>>>> Every other sport |
| I knew it was Dazai as soon as they mentioned there was a man in the river. Would have been pretty lame if it really was just an ability Rampo had. |
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| Pffft, didn't expect that NOT be an ability. The comedy was a bit off this episode, but it was still good. |
CrotakuShinobi said: So we got a japanese Sherlock Holmes we already had detective conan for years xD |
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| Bungo Stray Dogs 5 was cool and funny! |
| Nothing amazing, minimal comedy, but an interesting episode. |
| Ranpo's skills are awesome! Dazai in the river part was funny |
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| I think it's funny all of the people who complain about the "comedic" parts of this show. One prominent example I can think of that went from serious to humorous fast was Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and it's critically acclaimed. Some of you guys just need to lighten up a little. This is a fine series. |
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| I liked this episode, I think comedy and seriousness were well balanced (but tbh I'm not really a fan of Ranpo). I'm still waiting for more action and my favourite character from manga to appear though ;3 |
| Dazai was funny as always. Rampo was damn awesome. Liked the episode. |
| Another brilliant episode. Since I am kind of late, won't be going through too much background info stuff. Ranpo certainly fits thetype of characters Edogawa Ranpo used in his novels - quirky, borderline insane, strong ego, brilliant mind but also huge flaws to counter it. Edogawa Ranpo in show is based upon Ranpo's most famous character, Detective Akechi and the episode title is a reference to the first story about Akechi that Ranpo wrote(Case of Murder on D Hill). I do hope that his latter involvement is more Surreal as befit of Ranpo's works. I wonder if the Bungou Stray Dogs Edogawa Ranpo/Akechi version will have his Fiend with Twenty Faces arch nemesis? This show continues to be absolutely brilliant treasure trove for anyone interested in literature. 5/5 |
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| man i am just simply not feeling this show at all anymore,and cracking jokes next to a person that was murdered is hilarious right?.. i could consider earlier episodes having a better balance but definitely not this one. |
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| The police guy showed how he treated his girlfriend...I hope he dies in jail. |
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| Another somewhat underwhelming episode, the comedy was as questionable as always and it doesn't seem to be picking up at all. Hopefully it gets better somehow. |
Crashmatt said: The comedy was terrible again, FFS the suicide joke is NOT FUNNY! THANK YOU! I started to think I'm the only one who hates Dazai's gimmick. |
| Ranpo didn't even used his actual ability on that case! too OP! but more OP is Dazai which cancel out all kinds of ability! That agency is really OP! 4/5. |
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| Ranpo is very cool. But the episode was kinda boring, since nothing happened. Too bad that the victim and the killer were dating. He'll suffer so much since he lost his dream job and accidentally killed his girlfriend, and will be in prison for a long time, if not forever. Very sad ending. |
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stand said: Crashmatt said: Is this show really Seinen? Or is it Shounen pretending to be Seinen? The hell are you trying to say with this statement? You do know that seinen isn't just your Berserk, Vagabond, Kingdom etc. type of manga right... Cute girl stuff like Non Non Biyori and silly short manga like Tonari no Seki-kun are seinen too. It's really not that difficult. The show to me just seems like a typical shounen anime. It like other battle shounen shows with special abilities, fights and bad guys. I'm also well aware that Seinen doesn't atomically mean Berserk like shows so stop putting words in my mouth |
| Good detective episode, for the past few seasons I realised many series (not crime detective series) will add an episode or two into their show and it is working pretty well :) I appreciate the thinking of the case and it's always interesting to find out who the culprit is and the location of the evidence. |
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Crashmatt said: stand said: The hell are you trying to say with this statement? You do know that seinen isn't just your Berserk, Vagabond, Kingdom etc. type of manga right... Cute girl stuff like Non Non Biyori and silly short manga like Tonari no Seki-kun are seinen too. It's really not that difficult. The show to me just seems like a typical shounen anime. It like other battle shounen shows with special abilities, fights and bad guys. I'm also well aware that Seinen doesn't atomically mean Berserk like shows so stop putting words in my mouth Plenty of seinen stuff has those elements too. Since Seinen/Shonen is jsut a demo. Its not a genre. It does not define the content. It defines the expectations of the viewer. In this case even black comedy about suicide would fall somewhere closer to seinen demo than shonen. Pokkett said: Are we supposed to assume that the vortex never happened? Are we just being entertained by someones imagination when we see that happening? Is everyone around actually just watching him silently put on his glasses and appear to think for a few seconds? That's just a visual cue for the viewers. |
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| When they pulled the net up, I freakin' knew it was Dazai. Ranpo is so cute. He solved the crime simply due to his own intelligence. "Super Deduction" is not actually an ability. When I searched his name, I realized he and Detective Conan (his alias name) share the same surname. :O |
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| PHEW, I'M REAL GLAD HE ISN'T AN ABILITY USER. Seriously, it'd be really lame if he used an Ability to help his deduction skills. Anyway, this was the first good episode for multiple reasons. I like Rampo, he could probably give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money. |
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| Woah! That deduction skills are out of this world! Nice one. Though the episode is just an "okay" to me. |
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| Ranpo's character design is awesome. The fact that he doesn't even have an ability, makes him even more of a BEAST |
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| So, Ranpo just resolved the case in that time without using an ability? Mad respect to him. Probably my favorite character of the series so far, as I like his personality and design (+ Hiroshi fucking Kamiya). I found Dazai's appearence funny, but... I think that going into hammy mode in front of the victim's corpse was too much. I mean, they are professionals. Ranpo has an excuse since he is the immature genius, but Dazai should know when to hold himself back. The episode overall was just a way to know more about Ranpo. Even when anything important happened, I liked it. Next one will be centered in Kunikida. Want know more about him. |
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| Hilarious when they found Dazai in the river just trying to commit suicide like it was nothing new. Also I knew there was some significance to him standing behind Ranpo while he was evoking his power, to prove that Ultimate Deduction wasn't actually a gift |
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| Quite a serious episode, if they stay in the detective route then I'll sure going to like this anime a lot more! |
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| I kinda felt sad for the lady ='(. So innocent. |
| I honestly thought that when they caught Dazai in the river and then he started talking about how he wanted to do a double suicide with a beautiful woman, the police detectives would accuse him of killing the girl. I was like "No Dazai why are you saying such thigns at such a wrong moment right now" At first I didn't like Rampo because he was so cocky but after knowing that he doesn't have an ability and what he did he won my respect and I don't blame him for being that cocky in the agency. |
| Let’s say I posed this question to you: “Can all human souls be bought with money or not?” Now remember, the keyword here is “all”. The answer is “There are times when you can buy them, and other times, not,” right? The human being… sometimes he’ll uphold his pride and conscience even if he’s offered ten billion yen, and other times he’ll murder someone over one yen. ~Izaya Ohira (Durarara) |
| Dazai unable to read the atmosphere as he comically weeps over a dead woman's corpse during a murder case. You gotta love him though. Also, I adore Ranpo! He's like a wonderful mix of Icihmaru Gin, Lau (Black Butler) and Shinra (Durarara). He's so sweet- your typical genius who just cannot function on his own and has no common sense whatsoever! I was honestly really surprised when Dazai revealed that he didn't have an ability, and that he'd basically just imagined it all up. Does he have a case of the old Chuunibyou? Bless him. Oh yeah, and my heart kinda went out to the guy who accidentally killed his own girlfriend. Like damn. |
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| if ranpo is just deducting, then why he has some aura like other members when they activate their powers? |
| When Ranpo-san said his motto I kinda got a Yato vibe from him. Maybe because they have the same voice actor? I dunno. And when they revealed that he didn't have a gift I was like "Damnnn. That's freakin amazing" |
| Sorry for my English. |
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