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* {{Retcon}}: A few of Dazai's lines during Chuuya's introduction make far less sense after the Fifteen arc and ''Storm Bringer''. He mentions that Chuuya bought his trademark hat and wonders if he uses it to hide a bald spot, despite the light novels revealing [[spoiler:the hat was actually a gift Chuuya received upon joining the mafia that he wears to maintain control over Corruption]], which Dazai knows.
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* {{Retcon}}: A few of Dazai's lines during Chuuya's introduction make far less sense after the Fifteen arc and ''Storm Bringer''. He mentions that Chuuya bought his trademark hat and wonders if he uses it to hide a bald spot, despite the light novels revealing [[spoiler:the hat was actually a gift Chuuya received upon joining the mafia that he wears to maintain control over Corruption]], which Dazai knows. (He could of course be saying that on purpose to toy around with Chuuya).
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* TitleDrop: In episode 13, Dazai, Ango, and Oda toast "to the stray dogs".
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* AdaptationDistillation: The anime.
* AdaptedOut: Agatha Christie, Fitzgerald and Dostoevsky all comment on the fight between Akutagawa and Atsushi in the manga, but in the anime only Fitzgerald is shown.
** The anime tends to do this ''a lot'', especially when it comes to several characters' backstories like with [[spoiler: Randou and the Headmaster]].
* AdaptedOut: Agatha Christie, Fitzgerald and Dostoevsky all comment on the fight between Akutagawa and Atsushi in the manga, but in the anime only Fitzgerald is shown.
** The anime tends to do this ''a lot'', especially when it comes to several characters' backstories like with [[spoiler: Randou and the Headmaster]].
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* OneDegreeOfSeperation: Due to the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters this story features, it's very prone to this. [[spoiler: Notably, this happens with Oguri]].
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* OneDegreeOfSeperation: OneDegreeOfSeparation: Due to the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters this story features, it's very prone to this. [[spoiler: Notably, this happens with Oguri]].
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* BrainsVersusBrawn: Dazai and Chuuya were [[BrainsAndBrawn partnered together]] as teenagers as part of the duo, Double Black, and have always loathed each other. Chuuya is a massively powerful GravityMaster and an excellent martial artist responsible for carrying out the physical aspect of their missions, usually by killing people. Dazai, on the other hand, is absurdly intelligent and manipulative, able to unfailingly come up with the perfect plans Chuuya executes. However, despite his strength, Chuuya always finds himself under Dazai's thumb and begrudgingly admits his intellect is indispensable.
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* HeightInsult: Chuuya is the shortest adult in the series, at 160 cm, and as a teenager he demonstrated some HeightAngst, getting particularly mad when Dazai called him a "very small" child when the two were [[HypocriticalHumor calling each other children]], and later [[DisproportionateRetribution massacring a group of soldiers]] after one made the mistake of calling him a shrimp. It's unknown if he still has a problem with his size at the moment, as the only times it's brought up are when Dazai insults him, which is often.
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* PurpleIsPowerful: In particular summoning powers such as Demon Snow, Golden Demon, Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and [[spoiler: Vita Sexualis]] are of a purple color.
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* MoreInsultingThanIntended: In the Fifteen Arc, when Chuuya and Dazai face the GSS, one of the men correctly recognizes Chuuya as a feared GravityMaster, but unfortunately makes the mistake of calling [[HeightAngst him short]], resulting in the boy ''massacring'' the entire group in a fit of rage.
-->'''Soldier:''' That shrimp is Chuuya Nakahara!
-->'''Chuuya:''' What did you just call me, asshole? I'm only ''fifteen years old'', [[{{Irony}} I'm still growing]], damnit!
:: He then proceeds to [[CurbStompBattle kill every single soldier in the area.]]
-->'''Soldier:''' That shrimp is Chuuya Nakahara!
-->'''Chuuya:''' What did you just call me, asshole? I'm only ''fifteen years old'', [[{{Irony}} I'm still growing]], damnit!
:: He then proceeds to [[CurbStompBattle kill every single soldier in the area.]]
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* ScrewTheRulesTheyreNotReal:
** During the Cannibalism arc, Fyodor has Fukuzawa and Mori infected with an Ability-created virus that will kill both of them unless one is killed within two days, saving the other, effectively forcing the ADA and Port Mafia into an all-out war. Ranpo decides to subvert the obligation to fight the other faction by using his deduction skills to go after the creator of the virus and avoid Fyodor's sick game. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Fyodor planned for this, and causes a conflict ending in the death of a little girl just to prove his rules cannot be broken]].
** Dazai is completely liable to do this, typically going for the most effective and efficient methods to get what he wants regardless of morality. In the Fifteen arc, he challenges Chuuya to see who can find the culprit behind the old boss sightings first, with the winner getting to order the loser around like a dog. However, Dazai omits the fact that he'd already solved the mystery and therefore Chuuya has no chance of winning.
** During the Cannibalism arc, Fyodor has Fukuzawa and Mori infected with an Ability-created virus that will kill both of them unless one is killed within two days, saving the other, effectively forcing the ADA and Port Mafia into an all-out war. Ranpo decides to subvert the obligation to fight the other faction by using his deduction skills to go after the creator of the virus and avoid Fyodor's sick game. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Fyodor planned for this, and causes a conflict ending in the death of a little girl just to prove his rules cannot be broken]].
** Dazai is completely liable to do this, typically going for the most effective and efficient methods to get what he wants regardless of morality. In the Fifteen arc, he challenges Chuuya to see who can find the culprit behind the old boss sightings first, with the winner getting to order the loser around like a dog. However, Dazai omits the fact that he'd already solved the mystery and therefore Chuuya has no chance of winning.
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** The parents of [[spoiler:the original Chuuya]] were told their [[spoiler:young son had died to prevent them from saving him from the real horror of being kidnapped and used as a test subject by the government, with the experiments eventually killing him for real]].
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** The parents of [[spoiler:the original Chuuya]] were told their [[spoiler:young son had died to prevent them from saving him from the real horror of being kidnapped and used as a test subject by the government, with the experiments eventually killing either resulting in him for real]].either forgetting about them and escaping into the streets or dying]].
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* LackOfImagination: Akutagawa suffers from this and has been often reprimanded by Dazai for his rigid mindset. His Ability, Rashomon, has massive potential as it enables him to control the clothes he wears to the point of practically obliterating the laws of physics, but Akutagawa's inability to come up with creative uses for it greatly impacts its effectiveness.
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* KarmicButtMonkey: Any time Chuuya tries anything considered bad or underhanded, he is almost guaranteed to be humiliated in short order, usually by Dazai. This is even how he debuts, as Chuuya tries killing Dazai only to be immediately blackmailed and emasculated by his ex-partner. However, it feels less deserved after it's revealed that Dazai had not been a nice partner and was often responsible for causing Chuuya suffering, yet never really received any comeuppance.
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* TauntingTheUnconscious: After defeating Lovecraft, Chuuya has Dazai promise to bring him back to the base when he faints from the strain Corruption puts on his body. However, instead of just heading back alone like in the manga, in the stage play, Dazai makes fun of Chuuya by dragging his unconscious body around while singing an insulting song and putting him in a humiliating pose before leaving the other man passed out in the woods.
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* HarmlessLuminescence: From magical effects:
** The anime portrays Dazai's Ability as emitting a bright, white light upon initially nullifying another Ability. No one ever seems to have any issues seeing whenever this occurs.
** Poe's books emit a brilliant, yellow light whenever a victim is being drawn into the story by his Ability. At one point, [[spoiler:Chuuya]] ends up staring directly into the light with his eyes wide open, long enough to have a short conversation with Ranpo, without any apparent discomfort.
** The anime portrays Dazai's Ability as emitting a bright, white light upon initially nullifying another Ability. No one ever seems to have any issues seeing whenever this occurs.
** Poe's books emit a brilliant, yellow light whenever a victim is being drawn into the story by his Ability. At one point, [[spoiler:Chuuya]] ends up staring directly into the light with his eyes wide open, long enough to have a short conversation with Ranpo, without any apparent discomfort.
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** At the end of ''Storm Bringer'', [[spoiler:Verlaine]] implied the storm is still yet to occur.
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* OutOfCharacterAlert: Exagerrated. In a ''Wan!'' short, Atsushi switches bodies with Dazai and runs into Chuuya. When Atsushi asks how he's doing, Chuuya instantly identifies him as an imposter and freaks out.
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* VoicesAreNotMental: In a ''Wan!'' short, Dazai, Atsushi, Kunikida and Ranpo swap bodies, and the voice actors take turns playing the different characters as their consciousnesses are transferred around. It's especially hilarious to hear Dazai messing around as Kunikida.
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* OneDegreeOfSeperation: Due to the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters this story features, it's already liable to this. However, (''image contains spoilers!'')[[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/609861247818792970/862372263906246696/card.png every character is somehow interlinked to someone else. ''And those aren't even all characters''.
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* OneDegreeOfSeperation: Due to the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters this story features, it's already liable very prone to this. However, (''image contains spoilers!'')[[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/609861247818792970/862372263906246696/card.png every character is somehow interlinked to someone else. ''And those aren't even all characters''.[[spoiler: Notably, this happens with Oguri]].
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* OneDegreeOfSeperation: Due to the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters this story features, it's already liable to this. However, (''image contains spoilers!'')[[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/609861247818792970/862372263906246696/card.png every character is somehow interlinked to someone else. ''And those aren't even all characters''.
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** At the end of ''Storm Bringer'', [[spoiler:Verlaine]] implied the storm is still yet to occur.
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* CuttingTheKnot: [[spoiler: There is a large loophole in the plan of the Decay of Angels: while the One Order will arrive on the airport and will be received by Fukuchi - during the vampire infestation - the Agency can just kill Bram. Fukuchi is aware of this and proposes that Jouno is there to keep them from]].
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* FugitiveArc: In the Decay of Angels arc, the villains use the power of the Book to frame the Armed Detective Agency as terrorists. Most of the arc is the Agency trying to avoid arrest while looking for a way to prove their innocence.
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* RoleSwapAU: The ''BEAST'' spin off tells the story of a timeline where Akutagawa works for the Armed Detective Agency and Atsushi is in Port Mafia, an inversion of their roles in the main series.
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* ImmaturityInsult: During Dazai and Chuuya's first meeting as teenagers, Chuuya kicked Dazai into a wall and threatened to murder him for being affiliated with the Port Mafia. The situation then quickly devolved into the [[VolleyingInsults two calling each other variations of the word brat]], and they later picked up the exact same argument when Chuuya was kidnapped, in the middle of a hostage negotiation no less. It's especially funny to see the sullen and stoic, TeenGenius Dazai participate in such a [[HypocriticalHumor hypocritical]], childish squabble.
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** Chuuya is always seen with his hat, which doesn't seem very strange until you realize other hat-wearing characters will at least put theirs down once in a while. [[spoiler:This is due to the fact that Chuuya's hat is tied to his Ability, allowing him to initiate Corruption]].
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** Chuuya is always seen with his hat, which doesn't seem very strange until you realize other hat-wearing characters will at least put theirs down once in a while.while, whereas he will make a conscious effort to keep his on during battle. [[spoiler:This is due to the fact that Chuuya's hat is tied to his Ability, allowing him to initiate Corruption]].
