Bungo Stray Dogs
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Fai said: Tiame said: To manga readers (or anyone who might know), is referencing to other anime/manga a thing in Bungo stray dogs? Already answered both in previous page. Its not referencing other anime. Then how come they are SO similar? |
| Karma must be a woman, men just can't be that bitchy. |
Literally in the first page: Fai said: zal said: Good episode and I like the idea of not making a fake finale as some shows try to do with their last episode of a season even if the show is not ending. When I first saw the boss I thought of Okabe (mc of Steins;Gate) but when the little blond girl called him Rintarou I was confused for a moment. Is this a reference in the novel too? Ougai Mori's real life real name was Mori Rintaro. He took on Ougai Mori name latter on in his life. Fai said: morshuwarrior said: I can't help but feel Lucy's ability Anne is a reference to Akage no Anne. Not just because of the name, but the hairstyle, haircolor and even the hat on the puppet... hmmmm... Lucy M. Montgomery is the author of Anne of the Green Gables book series(which Akage no Anne is an adaptation of), so...no shit? - Ougai Mori is called Rintaro by Elise because that's his birth name. - Ougai Mori wears a labcoat because he is a freaking doctor. - Anne has red hair hat and that hairstyle because its all how it is described in Montgomery's books, which Akage no Anne adapted, as part of a franchise of works adapting western literature for japanese audience. |
AhenshihaelJun 23, 2016 1:45 PM
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| that was a really nice finale for first season can't wait for the second season |
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| I thought Mori was Agency President (Fukuzawa) when he revealed his true self during the battle. He briefly sounded like him in my opinion. Would be a cool plot twist. Thought the series was cool but the story confused me and only seems to be starting, definitely going to get better in the second season. |
Fai said: Literally in the first page: Fai said: Ougai Mori's real life real name was Mori Rintaro. He took on Ougai Mori name latter on in his life. Fai said: Lucy M. Montgomery is the author of Anne of the Green Gables book series(which Akage no Anne is an adaptation of), so...no shit? - Ougai Mori is called Rintaro by Elise because that's his birth name. - Ougai Mori wears a labcoat because he is a freaking doctor. - Anne has red hair hat and that hairstyle because its all how it is described in Montgomery's books, which Akage no Anne adapted, as part of a franchise of works adapting western literature for japanese audience. So you're saying is he practically reused Anne's character and Rintaro just so happened to look exactly like an other Rintaro we know... |
| Karma must be a woman, men just can't be that bitchy. |
| A decent episode, the last two minutes were interesting. Overall a pretty average show, probably only two memorable episodes for me. The characters were pretty boring, the comedy was bland and unfunny most of the time, the art/animation was nice though. I rate it 5/10, and will probably pass on the second season unless there isn't much else worth watching. |
"Hurry up with my damn croissants." |
| Good episode, that new mafia guy is cool, I actually liked him. 8/10 |
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| Started off slow but I ended up enjoying it as pressed on. This was obviously meant to see a second season, I hope it gets one, as I am interested in the furthering of this story and progression of our main character. |
| Loved the references, loved it when HanaKana goes on voicing crazy mode! Seeing how this episode went, it surely is just transitioning to the second cour! I need more <3 7/10 |
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| Ah, this episode was great. I love these characters. Can't wait for next season! |
| Man that was a fantastic finale episode of the first cour of Bungo Stray Dogs. I was a little worried at what they could pull off in a single episode (Since last episode was comedy) but this definitely got me hyped for the three way battle between The Guild, The Agency, and The Port Mafia. Also I'm glad Kyouka and Atsushi are living together, they're my ship :p |
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| the only fight I enjoyed is the very last one |
| "Why do I always realize it... when I've already lost it..." -Guts, Berserk "Some things are beautiful because they cannot be obtained." -Gilgamesh, Fate/stay night "We are constantly living in a peaceful world that somebody else won for us. Even if it were only a day of peace, I will be grateful for its value." - Minashiro Tsubaki, FAFNER "Screw you, future me!" -Makise Kurisu, Steins;Gate "We used to show off by waging wars and whatnot." -Watashi, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita "Call me Moses. I'm going to part the sea of students before your eyes." -Moses?, Valvrave "Time is guilty." -Andō & Tomoyo, INOU-Battle |
| Yes. Yes! Atsushi and Kyouka living together! The ammo for the ship grows XD Awesome fight! Awesome new threats established! Can't wait for season 2 :D |
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| Yes. Yes! Atsushi and Kyouka living together! The ammo for the ship grows XD Awesome fight! Awesome new threats established! Can't wait for season 2 :D |
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| The Guild's member sure are interesting, that girl had a nice power! Port Mafia's boss is amazing too, I guess Kyouka knows for sure that he is the big boss, I wonder what power the blond girl have. Looking forward to the next season! 7/10 |
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| O_O oooh Atsushi the fear you didn't experience, cause you didn't know... The port mafia leader.. ( ﾟдﾟ ). There was definitely something fishy about that guy, but I didn't expect THAT. Can't wait for the second season! My initial impression when I started watching this series, was that turning into a tiger, as an ability would be boring and repetitive, but the way they did it, with Atsushi being able to transform any of his body parts into the tigers, and use that strength was great. |
| Well, that was the best ep of this anime. Lucy's facial expression was truly great, and the VA is Kana Hanazawa-- as a character, this girl is a perfect one. They're so dirty to put an exciting ep like this as a finale. Now I'm looking forward for the 2nd cour. If only the rest of the ep was as good as this one... oh well, it's quite decent and entertaining enough so it's okay, I guess. |
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| Good thing we don't have to wait too much for the second season, I can see it will be very exciting with another side joining this battle. when Kyouka hugged Atsuhi! so damn cute! too bad I can't ship them because of the age difference, at least I can see many funny moments upcoming. Well, I really look forward for the second season! |
| Sooo Kyouka is living with Atsushi now... But how will Atsushi and Daza- ok nooo move outttttttttt kyoukaaaa |
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| Well, didn't expect people to literally disappear like that. Lucy has one heck of an ability and it made this a pretty interesting finale. The music combined with her being a total psycho and the situation had me excited, actually got chills during this battle. Was wondering about that doctor guy up until I saw Elise in color, pretty cool that they introduced him like this. This anime was pretty dang good, though it never really had a story, more just a concept. It placed the characters in different situations to give us an understanding of the characters, their abilities, and for development without really getting anywhere major. It was like one huge introduction, so I expect a more complete story later on with the second season. I look forward to whatever could happen. Final score, 7/10 :3 |
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| That was a pretty good last episode. It's great that we're getting a second season as things are getting really interesting. I'm giving this first season a solid 7/10. |
| I ejoyed this anime more than i've expected. Good that we have a 2nd season. Damn that scientist was so badass, and that plot twist in the end xD |
"There is no such thing as an Anime elitist. You watch Anime, therefore, you are trash by society's standards." |
| That was interesting. That guy who got caught with Atsushi and Tanizaki is more than some random dude. Wasn't that girl the one seen with the Port Mafia in the previous episode? And he stopped Atsushi just like that. I suspect he's one of the big guys of the mafia and wants to checkout who makes their buildings disappear. He might even be the boss considering the impression he made. That end. It was so obvious :D Now I kinda wish they would have let him deal with her instead of using Tanizaki's ability. Can't wait for next season. |
| I first assumed that guy was part of the Guild when he was showing off that picture and I was thinking he could be Lucys dad or something- or just in on it with Lucy, but as soon as I saw Elise I knew he was port mafia lol. Interesting to see 3 scary heads of 3 different organizations. I personally think, in regards to the "finale", that both seasons should just have been one thing. I know they're split up due to airing time, but right now, I'm going to choose to view se 1 and 2 as a whole, so I won't really comment on the story just yet. I will say this show has a little trouble with pacing. I really like the characters and reading about the literary allusions, but sometimes the way they are presented, along with how quick each new drama/development at times can feel either too slow, or too rushed. With everything set up the way it is, I doubt there will be time for too many slow paced/filler like episodes though. I'm looking forward to more action in character development/exposition in season 2! Se 1 feels a lot more like a setup for the next season, but I think with what was shown there is potential for some really great moments. Overall, 6.5-7?? /10 so far. (this could change if se2 is a bust tho lol) |
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| It was a solid, good series and had interesting characters and a great group of voice actors. Still, overall, it felt incomplete. I'm wondering if there's a second season? I'd still watch it, if there were. Like many have said, there was a lot of wasted potential with this one. |
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| Where is Kenji !? I am scared for him !! |
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| Mori...i love the seiyu... 8/10. This show has its combination of fun action entertainment bonds. Looking forward to s2. |
| Exceeded my expectations, can't wait for second part. |
Tiame said: So you're saying is he practically reused Anne's character and Rintaro just so happened to look exactly like an other Rintaro we know... All characters are based upon famous writers or characters they wrote(ex: Naomi is the titular female of Junichiro Tanizaki's " Chijin no Ai", Elise is the female character in Ogai Mori's Maihime, etc). Its not "reuse" its half the damn point of this show - its about characters based on famous literary authors and literary characters. Saying he looks like Okabe just because both of them wear labcoats is utterly ridiculous. |
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| What a way to end the series. With an awesome battle against an antagonist, psycho girl voiced by HanaKana of all people. Lucy is from this point best girl without any doubt. She could have appeared in the last episode, but hell if she created a big impression on me. The crazy faces and the brackets only made her even better. The Guild itself looks really cool (I liked the boss's attitude, he seems to be a big jerk, and I like him for that). Didn't expected that random doctor to be the leader of the Port Mafia until I recognized the voice and he revealed his bloodlust to Lucy. It seems the second cour will be really cool, cannot wait for it to air. It has been a really entertaining series. The first episodes were a bit silly and the comedy was unfitting, but once Kunikida's arc started, the series became really interesting, with the fights being more cool and the show developing some type of plot. 7/10. neko_cola said: I thought exactly the same. It even has a creepy doll in it.heh, as a D.Gray-Man fan, I couldn't help to notice Lucy's chamber illusion looks very similar to Road Kamelot's ability. a cute and terrifying parallel place where she makes the rules. |
IllyricusJul 22, 2016 3:47 PM
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Furtive_Pygmy said: Would a light Novel reader mind stating the abilities of the big 3? (The bosses of the mafia, agency, and guild) I fear I'll see spoilers beyond that if I look at the wiki i think we've seen most of the mafia and agency? guild members are western authors so their abilities are called/based on their respective irl counterpart's name/works/etc. |
| The Port Mafia leader is really cool bruh !! |
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Fai said: Tiame said: So you're saying is he practically reused Anne's character and Rintaro just so happened to look exactly like an other Rintaro we know... All characters are based upon famous writers or characters they wrote(ex: Naomi is the titular female of Junichiro Tanizaki's " Chijin no Ai", Elise is the female character in Ogai Mori's Maihime, etc). Its not "reuse" its half the damn point of this show - its about characters based on famous literary authors and literary characters. Saying he looks like Okabe just because both of them wear labcoats is utterly ridiculous. And even more so because Mori is probably THE character everyone should expect to wear a lab coat given his RL self... i think we've seen most of the mafia and agency? Some are missing, like Q, but yeah, most of them are already in the anime. Would a light Novel reader mind stating the abilities of the big 3? (The bosses of the mafia, agency, and guild) I fear I'll see spoilers beyond that if I look at the wiki Manga reader would be more fitting, but. WARNING, big Fukuzawa spoilers. |
willardhwrightJun 27, 2016 3:39 PM
| Well, all in all this anime was quite enjoyable.. But I found myself getting really pissed that the plot would jump here, there, and everywhere, and this first season took soooo long to cut the bullshit and get to the point. This episode was actually pretty cool, and I was relieved to see that it is to be continued. Atsushi really isn't a little bitch anymore and I love it. I really want to love this series, I really do, but the pacing felt off and the characters don't feel very interesting and personable. I found myself fighting to get to the end of this anime because certain episodes were just so boring and pointless. I like that every major protagonist pretty much had their own introduction episode, but it took over time and space where they could have gotten on with the plot. At times this anime felt very slow and awful, and other times it felt rushed. confusing, and boring. The characters don't feel very emotional and I have a hard time connecting to them and finding them lovable. I just really hope that the 2nd season can do it some justice because as it stands right now, this anime is just GOOD with no amazing redeeming qualities or lasting effect on my life, but rather, just entertaining and nothing more. But the comedy was rather enjoyable and the I see potential in the characters and hope to see their personalities blossom. The animation and art was very pretty and enjoyable, though I would have to say my favorite visuals this season are in Kiznaiver. BSD kind of reminds me of how disappointed I was in Kekkai Sensen. It had a really cool premise, beautiful visuals, but the story was jumpy and iffy and it could have been so much more, though I found it entertaining. /Just good/ but nothing else. No meaningfulness or fangirling or what-not. I may give the manga a spin in the future, but as it stands, I give Bungou Stray Dogs a 7/10 for just good. Not amazing, not groundbreaking, not genre-changing, but not /bad/ either. I would post this in the reviews section of BSD, but i'm not exactly confident in my "professional reviewing" skills so i'll just be leaving my two cents here.  |
TharjaJun 28, 2016 12:40 AM
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| Nice way to end the first season, Elise appearing at the end pretty much spoils the mysterious man's identity as the Port Mafia leader because she was seen in the previous episode. Seeing The Guild member got killed means despite how good they are, that group is not invincible. |
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| Can i know what manga chapter did the anime end? |
Kanade- said: Can i know what manga chapter did the anime end? Chapter 16 is were the anime ended . |
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| nope atsushi & kyouka ship nope nope NOTP had some good parts and the literary references were a nice touch but some episodes were often too predictable ehh so 6/10 |
| Well, I didn't expect they will make this good and I really enjoyed watching it. So, I'll still watch the second season/cour and I can't wait for Fall Season this year! Anyway, I'll rate this anime an 8 (or 9?) out 10 score overall. As I expected from Bones Studio. But I still want Boku no Hero Academia Second Season in Fall this year too! |
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