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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Kyouka is starting to fall into this, mainly because [[spoiler:she just won't stay dead (she has made an apparent HeroicSacrifice ''twice'', only to survive scratchless both times)]]. Some fans have started to accuse her of just being a plot device for Atsushi to angst over or white-knight for, and find any hints of romance between the two creepy due to her age. Others, however, point to her IronWoobie status and maintain that her development with other characters is appropriate [[spoiler:and she's too important a character to kill off]].
** Naomi can be this. Naysayers view her BroCon as sexual harassment/RapeAsComedy, while others think her brother consents to her behaviour and view her as a feminist role model due to her forward personality.
* BrokenBase: The anime has become this for many manga fans:
** The heavily increased emphasis on comedy. Some are okay with it, while others feel it's an irreconcilable distraction from the serious and action-packed nature of the manga storyline.
*** The same goes for Dazai's [[BungledSuicide suicide jokes]]. Either you see it as BlackComedy or just highly unnerving.
** The decision for the first cour to adapt the Port Mafia arc, basically stretching the first twelve chapters to a cours worth of material (in fairness, this is in part because of when the production decision for the anime was made). Episodes 6 and 7 were especially contentious, as they were an adaptation of a ''prequel'' light novel that was awkwardly rewritten to work with the present-day story. Fans of the anime were unfazed, while manga readers were irritated by the obvious {{Padding}} that delayed the introduction of Kyouka and Chuuya to the series.
** The second season's inclusion of the second light novel, which is a prequel covering the incident that led to Dazai quitting the Mafia. It's a faithful adaptation of a fan-favorite storyline and clearly the most lovingly-adapted part of the second season, but it's an awkward non-sequitur that starts off the season, and its inclusion meant the plot-heavy Guild arc had to be heavily compressed, with a lot of important moments and character beats either clumsily executed or outright left out.
* CommonKnowledge: It's a widespread misconception that Christie and Dostoyevsky are members of The Guild. In reality, both are leaders of their own separate factions that were collaborating with The Guild.
** Due to the sheer amount of ArtisticAge involved, there's a lot of misinformation in regards to character ages. Kunikida (22 but looks 30, not helped by a claim that he was a former math teacher that was later retconned), Kyouka (looks like a TokenMiniMoe but at 14 is only a few years younger that Atsushi) and Higuchi (looks and acts like an adult, but is only 17) are the most frequent victims.
* DesignatedHero: While it is a stated theme that the Armed Detective Agency are NotSoDifferent from the enemies they fight, and not all of them fall under this classification, there are still a couple that seem to only be heroes because they are fighting for the heroic side. Most notably, Ranpo, who is an [[AGodAmI overconfident, arrogant braggart]] who only takes jobs for the protagonists' side because [[ItAmusedMe it amuses him]]. Yosano also falls under this, as a TortureTechnician who just happens to be TheMedic as well. Even [[spoiler:Dazai]] may be considered this; while he is TheAtoner, he [[spoiler:has a bloodstained past to rival and possibly surpass Akutagawa's]].
* DracoInLeatherPants: Akutagawa. Much of Port Mafia gets this to some degree, but many fans are prone to completely ignoring that he's often a violent maniac and ''far'' from a typical rival character just so [[FoeYay they can ship him with Atsushi]].
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Lucy is fairly popular for someone who's only had a few appearances of note.
** Chuuya is a big target of this, so much that the most common picks for series merchandise are Atsushi (for obvious reasons), Dazai (fan favourite), Akutagawa (see above) and him. It helps that Dazai and him were former partners and, through this, have a ready-made [[{{Shipping}} ship]] name (Soukoku, or Double Black).
** Edgar Allan Poe is quickly gaining a small fanbase thanks to his sympathetic personality and interesting design.
** Everyone loves Karl, the resident RidiculouslyCuteCritter.
* EvilIsCool: Most of the Port Mafia gets this to some extent, due to being made up of seemingly 100 percent badass and fighting the heroes on equal terms. It's especially noticeable among the fans that consider the Armed Detective Agency {{Designated Hero}}es or just bland in general. [[spoiler:The fan reaction eventually led to the Mafia taking an AntiHero role when [[HateSink the Guild]] was introduced]].
* FoeYay: Chuuya and Dazai is the most prominent example, being former partners turned enemies.
** Atsushi and Akutagawa.
** Poe and Ranpo can be considered this as well, although much lighter and friendlier than the two examples above. Ranpo acknowledges Poe as a {{Worthy Rival}} and even invites him over to a post-battle party at the agency.
* GeniusBonus: A major obstacle for many western viewers is in the numerous, precise references to Japanese authors whom the majority of the Western audience knows nothing about. Of course, the series later introduces a good number of Western authors that the Japanese readers are likely to be unfamiliar with, so it goes both ways.
* GrowingTheBeard: While BSD had fans before, it was the Guild Arc that really saw the series take off.
* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Some fans believe the characters to be more attractive than the authors they're based on, but this also depends on your opinion and whether you regard them as the authors themselves or just characters NamedAfterSomebodyFamous.
* IronWoobie: Kyouka Izumi. Orphan [[spoiler: (later it is revealed that her parents were killed by the demon invoked by her ability)]], trained by the mafia to kill people. Now that she's left the mafia, she is wanted both by them and the police. Yet, she takes it quite stoically for a 14-year old girl.
** Atsushi too, since he got kicked out of an orphanage, almost starved and told he was useless on many an occasion (which got to him a lot). Add to that the way he gets cut up a lot because of his healing factor and how he's wanted by the mafia (for reasons unknown, although it's heavily hinted the reason is his ability). However, Atsushi just keeps soldiering on like nothing ever happened to him.
* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Atsushi, who is most commonly paired with [[HairContrastDuo Kyouka]], [[{{Tsundere}} Lucy]], [[MentorShip Dazai]], and [[FoeYay Akutagawa]].
** Dazai also gets paired up with a lot of characters, especially [[FoeYay Chuuya]], [[MentorShip Atsushi]], [[OddFriendship Kunikida]], [[WellDoneSonGuy Akutagawa]], and [[TragicBromance Odasaku]].
* MagnificentBastard: Mori and Fitzgerald play a game of XanatosSpeedChess throughout the entirety of the Guild Arc, but [[spoiler:Dazai]] manages to be at least five moves ahead at all times. Then Fyodor comes along, whose plotting is convoluted enough to frustrate even [[InsufferableGenius Ranpo]].
* MemeticMutation:
** Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the amount of times that the series (especially the anime) reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his orphanage]].
** The creators have the tendency to market the series through releasing official art content, but special mention goes to BONES for paying [[HoYay special attention]] to Soukoku or the pairing of Dazai/Chuuya. [[http://bungo-stray-dogs.jp/images/top/main_movi.jpg When the very first promotional poster for the upcoming movie was released]], it's no wonder that the fandom starts claiming that [[ShipperOnDeck BONES]] is the ultimate shipper of Soukoku.
* PeripheryDemographic: Despite being published in a seinen magazine, the series has a sizable female fanbase, probably due in part to the many [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys biseinens]] and non-sexualized female characters.
** Naomi can be this. Naysayers view her BroCon as sexual harassment/RapeAsComedy, while others think her brother consents to her behaviour and view her as a feminist role model due to her forward personality.
* BrokenBase: The anime has become this for many manga fans:
** The heavily increased emphasis on comedy. Some are okay with it, while others feel it's an irreconcilable distraction from the serious and action-packed nature of the manga storyline.
*** The same goes for Dazai's [[BungledSuicide suicide jokes]]. Either you see it as BlackComedy or just highly unnerving.
** The decision for the first cour to adapt the Port Mafia arc, basically stretching the first twelve chapters to a cours worth of material (in fairness, this is in part because of when the production decision for the anime was made). Episodes 6 and 7 were especially contentious, as they were an adaptation of a ''prequel'' light novel that was awkwardly rewritten to work with the present-day story. Fans of the anime were unfazed, while manga readers were irritated by the obvious {{Padding}} that delayed the introduction of Kyouka and Chuuya to the series.
** The second season's inclusion of the second light novel, which is a prequel covering the incident that led to Dazai quitting the Mafia. It's a faithful adaptation of a fan-favorite storyline and clearly the most lovingly-adapted part of the second season, but it's an awkward non-sequitur that starts off the season, and its inclusion meant the plot-heavy Guild arc had to be heavily compressed, with a lot of important moments and character beats either clumsily executed or outright left out.
* CommonKnowledge: It's a widespread misconception that Christie and Dostoyevsky are members of The Guild. In reality, both are leaders of their own separate factions that were collaborating with The Guild.
** Due to the sheer amount of ArtisticAge involved, there's a lot of misinformation in regards to character ages. Kunikida (22 but looks 30, not helped by a claim that he was a former math teacher that was later retconned), Kyouka (looks like a TokenMiniMoe but at 14 is only a few years younger that Atsushi) and Higuchi (looks and acts like an adult, but is only 17) are the most frequent victims.
* DesignatedHero: While it is a stated theme that the Armed Detective Agency are NotSoDifferent from the enemies they fight, and not all of them fall under this classification, there are still a couple that seem to only be heroes because they are fighting for the heroic side. Most notably, Ranpo, who is an [[AGodAmI overconfident, arrogant braggart]] who only takes jobs for the protagonists' side because [[ItAmusedMe it amuses him]]. Yosano also falls under this, as a TortureTechnician who just happens to be TheMedic as well. Even [[spoiler:Dazai]] may be considered this; while he is TheAtoner, he [[spoiler:has a bloodstained past to rival and possibly surpass Akutagawa's]].
* DracoInLeatherPants: Akutagawa. Much of Port Mafia gets this to some degree, but many fans are prone to completely ignoring that he's often a violent maniac and ''far'' from a typical rival character just so [[FoeYay they can ship him with Atsushi]].
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Lucy is fairly popular for someone who's only had a few appearances of note.
** Chuuya is a big target of this, so much that the most common picks for series merchandise are Atsushi (for obvious reasons), Dazai (fan favourite), Akutagawa (see above) and him. It helps that Dazai and him were former partners and, through this, have a ready-made [[{{Shipping}} ship]] name (Soukoku, or Double Black).
** Edgar Allan Poe is quickly gaining a small fanbase thanks to his sympathetic personality and interesting design.
** Everyone loves Karl, the resident RidiculouslyCuteCritter.
* EvilIsCool: Most of the Port Mafia gets this to some extent, due to being made up of seemingly 100 percent badass and fighting the heroes on equal terms. It's especially noticeable among the fans that consider the Armed Detective Agency {{Designated Hero}}es or just bland in general. [[spoiler:The fan reaction eventually led to the Mafia taking an AntiHero role when [[HateSink the Guild]] was introduced]].
* FoeYay: Chuuya and Dazai is the most prominent example, being former partners turned enemies.
** Atsushi and Akutagawa.
** Poe and Ranpo can be considered this as well, although much lighter and friendlier than the two examples above. Ranpo acknowledges Poe as a {{Worthy Rival}} and even invites him over to a post-battle party at the agency.
* GeniusBonus: A major obstacle for many western viewers is in the numerous, precise references to Japanese authors whom the majority of the Western audience knows nothing about. Of course, the series later introduces a good number of Western authors that the Japanese readers are likely to be unfamiliar with, so it goes both ways.
* GrowingTheBeard: While BSD had fans before, it was the Guild Arc that really saw the series take off.
* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Some fans believe the characters to be more attractive than the authors they're based on, but this also depends on your opinion and whether you regard them as the authors themselves or just characters NamedAfterSomebodyFamous.
* IronWoobie: Kyouka Izumi. Orphan [[spoiler: (later it is revealed that her parents were killed by the demon invoked by her ability)]], trained by the mafia to kill people. Now that she's left the mafia, she is wanted both by them and the police. Yet, she takes it quite stoically for a 14-year old girl.
** Atsushi too, since he got kicked out of an orphanage, almost starved and told he was useless on many an occasion (which got to him a lot). Add to that the way he gets cut up a lot because of his healing factor and how he's wanted by the mafia (for reasons unknown, although it's heavily hinted the reason is his ability). However, Atsushi just keeps soldiering on like nothing ever happened to him.
* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Atsushi, who is most commonly paired with [[HairContrastDuo Kyouka]], [[{{Tsundere}} Lucy]], [[MentorShip Dazai]], and [[FoeYay Akutagawa]].
** Dazai also gets paired up with a lot of characters, especially [[FoeYay Chuuya]], [[MentorShip Atsushi]], [[OddFriendship Kunikida]], [[WellDoneSonGuy Akutagawa]], and [[TragicBromance Odasaku]].
* MagnificentBastard: Mori and Fitzgerald play a game of XanatosSpeedChess throughout the entirety of the Guild Arc, but [[spoiler:Dazai]] manages to be at least five moves ahead at all times. Then Fyodor comes along, whose plotting is convoluted enough to frustrate even [[InsufferableGenius Ranpo]].
* MemeticMutation:
** Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the amount of times that the series (especially the anime) reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his orphanage]].
** The creators have the tendency to market the series through releasing official art content, but special mention goes to BONES for paying [[HoYay special attention]] to Soukoku or the pairing of Dazai/Chuuya. [[http://bungo-stray-dogs.jp/images/top/main_movi.jpg When the very first promotional poster for the upcoming movie was released]], it's no wonder that the fandom starts claiming that [[ShipperOnDeck BONES]] is the ultimate shipper of Soukoku.
* PeripheryDemographic: Despite being published in a seinen magazine, the series has a sizable female fanbase, probably due in part to the many [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys biseinens]] and non-sexualized female characters.
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** Naomi can be this. Naysayers view her BroCon as sexual harassment/RapeAsComedy, while others think her brother consents to her behaviour and view her as a feminist role model due to her forward personality.
* BrokenBase: The anime has become this for many manga fans:
** The heavily increased emphasis on comedy. Some are okay with it, while others feel it's an irreconcilable distraction from the serious and action-packed nature of the manga storyline.
*** The same goes for Dazai's [[BungledSuicide suicide jokes]]. Either you see it as BlackComedy or just highly unnerving.
** The decision for the first cour to adapt the Port Mafia arc, basically stretching the first twelve chapters to a cours worth of material (in fairness, this is in part because of when the production decision for the anime was made). Episodes 6 and 7 were especially contentious, as they were an adaptation of a ''prequel'' light novel that was awkwardly rewritten to work with the present-day story. Fans of the anime were unfazed, while manga readers were irritated by the obvious {{Padding}} that delayed the introduction of Kyouka and Chuuya to the series.
** The second season's inclusion of the second light novel, which is a prequel covering the incident that led to Dazai quitting the Mafia. It's a faithful adaptation of a fan-favorite storyline and clearly the most lovingly-adapted part of the second season, but it's an awkward non-sequitur that starts off the season, and its inclusion meant the plot-heavy Guild arc had to be heavily compressed, with a lot of important moments and character beats either clumsily executed or outright left out.
* CommonKnowledge: It's a widespread misconception that Christie and Dostoyevsky are members of The Guild. In reality, both are leaders of their own separate factions that were collaborating with The Guild.
** Due to the sheer amount of ArtisticAge involved, there's a lot of misinformation in regards to character ages. Kunikida (22 but looks 30, not helped by a claim that he was a former math teacher that was later retconned), Kyouka (looks like a TokenMiniMoe but at 14 is only a few years younger that Atsushi) and Higuchi (looks and acts like an adult, but is only 17) are the most frequent victims.
* DesignatedHero: While it is a stated theme that the Armed Detective Agency are NotSoDifferent from the enemies they fight, and not all of them fall under this classification, there are still a couple that seem to only be heroes because they are fighting for the heroic side. Most notably, Ranpo, who is an [[AGodAmI overconfident, arrogant braggart]] who only takes jobs for the protagonists' side because [[ItAmusedMe it amuses him]]. Yosano also falls under this, as a TortureTechnician who just happens to be TheMedic as well. Even [[spoiler:Dazai]] may be considered this; while he is TheAtoner, he [[spoiler:has a bloodstained past to rival and possibly surpass Akutagawa's]].
* DracoInLeatherPants: Akutagawa. Much of Port Mafia gets this to some degree, but many fans are prone to completely ignoring that he's often a violent maniac and ''far'' from a typical rival character just so [[FoeYay they can ship him with Atsushi]].
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Lucy is fairly popular for someone who's only had a few appearances of note.
** Chuuya is a big target of this, so much that the most common picks for series merchandise are Atsushi (for obvious reasons), Dazai (fan favourite), Akutagawa (see above) and him. It helps that Dazai and him were former partners and, through this, have a ready-made [[{{Shipping}} ship]] name (Soukoku, or Double Black).
** Edgar Allan Poe is quickly gaining a small fanbase thanks to his sympathetic personality and interesting design.
** Everyone loves Karl, the resident RidiculouslyCuteCritter.
* EvilIsCool: Most of the Port Mafia gets this to some extent, due to being made up of seemingly 100 percent badass and fighting the heroes on equal terms. It's especially noticeable among the fans that consider the Armed Detective Agency {{Designated Hero}}es or just bland in general. [[spoiler:The fan reaction eventually led to the Mafia taking an AntiHero role when [[HateSink the Guild]] was introduced]].
* FoeYay: Chuuya and Dazai is the most prominent example, being former partners turned enemies.
** Atsushi and Akutagawa.
** Poe and Ranpo can be considered this as well, although much lighter and friendlier than the two examples above. Ranpo acknowledges Poe as a {{Worthy Rival}} and even invites him over to a post-battle party at the agency.
* GeniusBonus: A major obstacle for many western viewers is in the numerous, precise references to Japanese authors whom the majority of the Western audience knows nothing about. Of course, the series later introduces a good number of Western authors that the Japanese readers are likely to be unfamiliar with, so it goes both ways.
* GrowingTheBeard: While BSD had fans before, it was the Guild Arc that really saw the series take off.
* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Some fans believe the characters to be more attractive than the authors they're based on, but this also depends on your opinion and whether you regard them as the authors themselves or just characters NamedAfterSomebodyFamous.
* IronWoobie: Kyouka Izumi. Orphan [[spoiler: (later it is revealed that her parents were killed by the demon invoked by her ability)]], trained by the mafia to kill people. Now that she's left the mafia, she is wanted both by them and the police. Yet, she takes it quite stoically for a 14-year old girl.
** Atsushi too, since he got kicked out of an orphanage, almost starved and told he was useless on many an occasion (which got to him a lot). Add to that the way he gets cut up a lot because of his healing factor and how he's wanted by the mafia (for reasons unknown, although it's heavily hinted the reason is his ability). However, Atsushi just keeps soldiering on like nothing ever happened to him.
* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Atsushi, who is most commonly paired with [[HairContrastDuo Kyouka]], [[{{Tsundere}} Lucy]], [[MentorShip Dazai]], and [[FoeYay Akutagawa]].
** Dazai also gets paired up with a lot of characters, especially [[FoeYay Chuuya]], [[MentorShip Atsushi]], [[OddFriendship Kunikida]], [[WellDoneSonGuy Akutagawa]], and [[TragicBromance Odasaku]].
* MagnificentBastard: Mori and Fitzgerald play a game of XanatosSpeedChess throughout the entirety of the Guild Arc, but [[spoiler:Dazai]] manages to be at least five moves ahead at all times. Then Fyodor comes along, whose plotting is convoluted enough to frustrate even [[InsufferableGenius Ranpo]].
* MemeticMutation:
** Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the amount of times that the series (especially the anime) reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his orphanage]].
** The creators have the tendency to market the series through releasing official art content, but special mention goes to BONES for paying [[HoYay special attention]] to Soukoku or the pairing of Dazai/Chuuya. [[http://bungo-stray-dogs.jp/images/top/main_movi.jpg When the very first promotional poster for the upcoming movie was released]], it's no wonder that the fandom starts claiming that [[ShipperOnDeck BONES]] is the ultimate shipper of Soukoku.
* PeripheryDemographic: Despite being published in a seinen magazine, the series has a sizable female fanbase, probably due in part to the many [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys biseinens]] and non-sexualized female characters.
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Fairly certain that if Atsushi is only hated half of the time, not all of the time, then he isn't a Scrappy. Supporting Protagonist isn't YMMV. Edited Lucy's entry in Ensemble Darkhorse to match it on the Ensemble Darkhorse Page.
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** If you don't think of Lucy as TheScrappy, you think of her as this.
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** If you don't think of Lucy as TheScrappy, you think is fairly popular for someone who's only had a few appearances of her as this.note.
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* PeripheryDemographic: Despite being published in a seinen magazine, the series has a sizable female fanbase, probably due in part to the many [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys biseinens]] and non-sexualized female characters.
* TheScrappy: It's best said that protagonist Atsushi has a SplitPersonality: [[{{Wangst}} one half is very weak and prone to falling into self-loathing]], while the other half is absurdly [[IdealHero selfless]], [[KirkSummation preachy]], and has one hell of a GameBreaker ability. Since most people are bound to hate one or the other (or both) of these character types, almost everyone dislikes Atsushi at least half the time. Of course, his ArchEnemy Akutagawa being a DracoInLeatherPants does nothing to help the situation...
* SupportingProtagonist: Could be argued in Atsushi's case. Although he's the ''de facto'' main protagonist, the story so far seems to be building up Dazai as the crux of TheVerse.
* TheScrappy: It's best said that protagonist Atsushi has a SplitPersonality: [[{{Wangst}} one half is very weak and prone to falling into self-loathing]], while the other half is absurdly [[IdealHero selfless]], [[KirkSummation preachy]], and has one hell of a GameBreaker ability. Since most people are bound to hate one or the other (or both) of these character types, almost everyone dislikes Atsushi at least half the time. Of course, his ArchEnemy Akutagawa being a DracoInLeatherPants does nothing to help the situation...
* SupportingProtagonist: Could be argued in Atsushi's case. Although he's the ''de facto'' main protagonist, the story so far seems to be building up Dazai as the crux of TheVerse.
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* PeripheryDemographic: Despite being published in a seinen magazine, the series has a sizable female fanbase, probably due in part to the many [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys biseinens]] and non-sexualized female characters.
* TheScrappy: It's best said that protagonist Atsushi has a SplitPersonality: [[{{Wangst}} one half is very weak and prone to falling into self-loathing]], while the other half is absurdly [[IdealHero selfless]], [[KirkSummation preachy]], and has one hell of a GameBreaker ability. Since most people are bound to hate one or the other (or both) of these character types, almost everyone dislikes Atsushi at least half the time. Of course, his ArchEnemy Akutagawa being a DracoInLeatherPants does nothing to help the situation...
* SupportingProtagonist: Could be argued in Atsushi's case. Although he's the ''de facto'' main protagonist, the story so far seems to be building up Dazai as the crux of TheVerse.characters.
* TheScrappy: It's best said that protagonist Atsushi has a SplitPersonality: [[{{Wangst}} one half is very weak and prone to falling into self-loathing]], while the other half is absurdly [[IdealHero selfless]], [[KirkSummation preachy]], and has one hell of a GameBreaker ability. Since most people are bound to hate one or the other (or both) of these character types, almost everyone dislikes Atsushi at least half the time. Of course, his ArchEnemy Akutagawa being a DracoInLeatherPants does nothing to help the situation...
* SupportingProtagonist: Could be argued in Atsushi's case. Although he's the ''de facto'' main protagonist, the story so far seems to be building up Dazai as the crux of TheVerse.
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* SupportingProtagonist: Could be argued in Atsushi's case. Although he's the de facto main protagonist, the story seems to be building up ''Dazai'' as the crux of TheVerse.
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* SupportingProtagonist: Could be argued in Atsushi's case. Although he's the de facto ''de facto'' main protagonist, the story so far seems to be building up ''Dazai'' Dazai as the crux of TheVerse.
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* TheScrappy: It's best said that protagonist Atsushi has a SplitPersonality: [[{{Wangst}} one half is very weak and prone to falling into self-loathing]], while the other half is absurdly [[IdealHero selfless]], [[KirkSummation preachy]], and has one hell of a GameBreaker ability. Since most people are bound to hate one or the other (or both) of these character types, almost everyone dislikes Atsushi at least half the time. Of course, his ArchEnemy Akutagawa being a DracoInLeatherPants does nothing to help the situation...
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* TheScrappy: It's best said that protagonist Atsushi has a SplitPersonality: [[{{Wangst}} one half is very weak and prone to falling into self-loathing]], while the other half is absurdly [[IdealHero selfless]], [[KirkSummation preachy]], and has one hell of a GameBreaker ability. Since most people are bound to hate one or the other (or both) of these character types, almost everyone dislikes Atsushi at least half the time. Of course, his ArchEnemy Akutagawa being a DracoInLeatherPants does nothing to help the situation...situation...
* SupportingProtagonist: Could be argued in Atsushi's case. Although he's the de facto main protagonist, the story seems to be building up ''Dazai'' as the crux of TheVerse.
* SupportingProtagonist: Could be argued in Atsushi's case. Although he's the de facto main protagonist, the story seems to be building up ''Dazai'' as the crux of TheVerse.
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** Naomi can be this. Naysayers view her BroCon as sexual harassment/RapeAsComedy, while others think her brother consents to her behaviour and view her as a feminist role model due to her forward personality.
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** Everyone loves Karl, the resident RidiculouslyCuteCritter.
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***The same goes for Dazai's [[BungledSuicide suicide jokes]]. Either you see it as BlackComedy or just highly unnerving.
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** The creators of the series have the tendency to market the series through releasing official art content, but special mention goes to BONES for paying [[HoYay special attention]] to Soukoku or the pairing of Dazai/Chuuya. [[http://bungo-stray-dogs.jp/images/top/main_movi.jpg When the very first promotional poster for the upcoming movie was released]], it's no wonder that the fandom starts claiming that [[ShipperOnDeck BONES]] is the ultimate shipper of Soukoku.
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** The creators of the series have the tendency to market the series through releasing official art content, but special mention goes to BONES for paying [[HoYay special attention]] to Soukoku or the pairing of Dazai/Chuuya. [[http://bungo-stray-dogs.jp/images/top/main_movi.jpg When the very first promotional poster for the upcoming movie was released]], it's no wonder that the fandom starts claiming that [[ShipperOnDeck BONES]] is the ultimate shipper of Soukoku.
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* MemeticMutation: Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the amount of times that the series (especially the anime) reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his orphanage]].
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* MemeticMutation: Atsushi MemeticMutation:
**Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the amount of times that the series (especially the anime) reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from hisorphanage]].orphanage]].
**The creators of the series have the tendency to market the series through releasing official art content, but special mention goes to BONES for paying [[HoYay special attention]] to Soukoku or the pairing of Dazai/Chuuya. [[http://bungo-stray-dogs.jp/images/top/main_movi.jpg When the very first promotional poster for the upcoming movie was released]], it's no wonder that the fandom starts claiming that [[ShipperOnDeck BONES]] is the ultimate shipper of Soukoku.
**Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the amount of times that the series (especially the anime) reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his
**The creators of the series have the tendency to market the series through releasing official art content, but special mention goes to BONES for paying [[HoYay special attention]] to Soukoku or the pairing of Dazai/Chuuya. [[http://bungo-stray-dogs.jp/images/top/main_movi.jpg When the very first promotional poster for the upcoming movie was released]], it's no wonder that the fandom starts claiming that [[ShipperOnDeck BONES]] is the ultimate shipper of Soukoku.
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* PeripheryDemographic: Despite being published in a seinen magazine, the series has a sizable female fanbase, probably due in part to the many [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys biseinens]] and non-sexualized female characters.
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* EvilIsCool: Most of the Port Mafia gets this to some extent, due to being made up of seemingly 100 percent {{Badass}} and fighting the heroes on equal terms. It's especially noticeable among the fans that consider the Armed Detective Agency {{Designated Hero}}es or just bland in general. [[spoiler:The fan reaction eventually led to the Mafia taking an AntiHero role when [[HateSink the Guild]] was introduced]].
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* EvilIsCool: Most of the Port Mafia gets this to some extent, due to being made up of seemingly 100 percent {{Badass}} badass and fighting the heroes on equal terms. It's especially noticeable among the fans that consider the Armed Detective Agency {{Designated Hero}}es or just bland in general. [[spoiler:The fan reaction eventually led to the Mafia taking an AntiHero role when [[HateSink the Guild]] was introduced]].
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* MagnificentBastard: Mori and Fitzgerald play a game of XanatosSpeedChess throughout the entirety of the Guild Arc, but [[spoiler:Dazai]] manages to be at least five moves ahead at all times.
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* MagnificentBastard: Mori and Fitzgerald play a game of XanatosSpeedChess throughout the entirety of the Guild Arc, but [[spoiler:Dazai]] manages to be at least five moves ahead at all times. Then Fyodor comes along, whose plotting is convoluted enough to frustrate even [[InsufferableGenius Ranpo]].
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** The second season's inclusion of the second light novel, which is a prequel covering the incident that led to Dazai quitting the Mafia. It's a faithful adaptation of a fan-favorite storyline and clearly the most lovingly-adapted part of the second season, but it's an awkward non-sequitur that starts off the season, and its inclusion meant the plot-heavy Guild arc had to be heavily compressed, with a lot of important moments and character beats either clumsily executed or outright left out.
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* MemeticMutation: Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the amount of times that the series reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his orphanage]].
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* MemeticMutation: Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the amount of times that the series (especially the anime) reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his orphanage]].
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** Dazai, too, gets paired up with a lot of characters, especially [[FoeYay Chuuya]], [[MentorShip Atsushi]], [[OddFriendship Kunikida]], [[WellDoneSonGuy Akutagawa]], and [[TragicBromance Odasaku]].
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** Dazai, too, Dazai also gets paired up with a lot of characters, especially [[FoeYay Chuuya]], [[MentorShip Atsushi]], [[OddFriendship Kunikida]], [[WellDoneSonGuy Akutagawa]], and [[TragicBromance Odasaku]].
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* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Atsushi, who is most commonly paired with [[HairContrastDuo Kyouka]], [[{{Tsundere}} Lucy]], [[MentorShip Dazai]], and [[FoeYay Akutagawa]].
** Dazai, too, gets paired up with a lot of characters, especially [[FoeYay Chuuya]], [[MentorShip Atsushi]], [[OddFriendship Kunikida]], [[WellDoneSonGuy Akutagawa]], and [[TragicBromance Odasaku]].
** Dazai, too, gets paired up with a lot of characters, especially [[FoeYay Chuuya]], [[MentorShip Atsushi]], [[OddFriendship Kunikida]], [[WellDoneSonGuy Akutagawa]], and [[TragicBromance Odasaku]].
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Episode 10 had Dazai vs. Chuya in first half and Atsushi Akutagawa in second. Kenji part is related to episode 11
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** The decision for the first cour to adapt the Port Mafia arc, basically stretching the first twelve chapters to a cours worth of material (in fairness, this is in part because of when the production decision for the anime was made). Episodes 6 and 7 were especially contentious, as they were an adaptation of a ''prequel'' light novel that was awkwardly rewritten to work with the present-day story. Fans of the anime were unfazed, while manga readers were irritated by the obvious {{Padding}} that delayed the introduction of Kyouka and Chuuya to the series. Episode 10 made the whole problem worse by adapting Atsushi and Akutagawa's climactic battle to the ''first'' half...then bookended it with Chapter 13, a one-shot about Kenji that felt extremely jarring.
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** The decision for the first cour to adapt the Port Mafia arc, basically stretching the first twelve chapters to a cours worth of material (in fairness, this is in part because of when the production decision for the anime was made). Episodes 6 and 7 were especially contentious, as they were an adaptation of a ''prequel'' light novel that was awkwardly rewritten to work with the present-day story. Fans of the anime were unfazed, while manga readers were irritated by the obvious {{Padding}} that delayed the introduction of Kyouka and Chuuya to the series. Episode 10 made the whole problem worse by adapting Atsushi and Akutagawa's climactic battle to the ''first'' half...then bookended it with Chapter 13, a one-shot about Kenji that felt extremely jarring.
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* FoeYay: Chuuya and Dazai is the most prominent example, being former partners turned enemies.
** Atsushi and Akutagawa.
** Poe and Ranpo can be considered this as well, although much lighter and friendlier than the two examples above. Ranpo acknowledges Poe as a {{Worthy Rival}} and even invites him over to a post-battle party at the agency.
** Atsushi and Akutagawa.
** Poe and Ranpo can be considered this as well, although much lighter and friendlier than the two examples above. Ranpo acknowledges Poe as a {{Worthy Rival}} and even invites him over to a post-battle party at the agency.
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* MemeticMutation: Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the big amount of times that the series reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his orphanage]].
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* MemeticMutation: Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the big amount of times that the series reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his orphanage]].
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* MemeticMutation: Atsushi being kicked from his orphanage has became one to some people due the big amount of times that the series reminds the viewers again and again that... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Atsushi was kicked from his orphanage]].
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* CommonKnowledge: It's a widespread misconception that Christie and Dostoyevsky are members of The Guild. In reality, both are leaders of their own sperate factions that were collaborating with The Guild.
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* CommonKnowledge: It's a widespread misconception that Christie and Dostoyevsky are members of The Guild. In reality, both are leaders of their own sperate separate factions that were collaborating with The Guild.
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Kyouka is starting to fall into this, mainly because [[spoiler:she just won't stay dead (she has made an apparent HeroicSacrifice ''twice'', only to survive scratchless both times)]]. Some fans have started to accuse her of just being a plot device for Atsushi to angst over or white-knight for, and find any hints of romance between the two creepy due to her age. Others, however, point to her IronWoobie status and maintain that her development with other characters is appropriate [[spoiler:and she's too important a character to kill off]].
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* CrossesTheLineTwice versus DudeNotFunny: Which side you fall on regarding Dazai's SuicideAsComedy gimmick depends heavily on how you feel about BlackComedy and the fact that the root of the joke is he's named after an author who was famously suicidal and ultimately drowned himself.
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* DesignatedHero: While it is a stated theme that the Armed Detective Agency are NotSoDifferent from the enemies they fight, and not all of them fall under this classification, there are still a couple that seem to only be heroes because they are fighting for the heroic side. Most notably, Ranpo, who is an [[AGodAmI overconfident, arrogant braggart]] who only takes jobs for the protagonists' side because [[ItAmusedMe it amuses him]]. Yosano also falls under this, as a TortureTechnician who just happens to be TheMedic as well. Even [[spoiler:Dazai]] may be considered this; while he is TheAtoner, he [[spoiler:has a bloodstained past to rival and possibly surpass Akutagawa's]].
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* TheScrappy: It's best said that protagonist Atsushi has a SplitPersonality: [[{{Wangst}} one half is absurdly weak and prone to falling into self-loathing]]. The fandom doesn't have an issue with this, but the other half is insanely [[IdealHero selfless]], [[KirkSummation preachy]], and has one hell of a GameBreaker ability. Since the second character type isn't exactly a favorite of anime fans, that personality of his being hated comes as no surprise...and his ArchEnemy Akutagawa being a DracoInLeatherPants really doesn't help.
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* TheScrappy: It's best said that protagonist Atsushi has a SplitPersonality: [[{{Wangst}} one half is absurdly very weak and prone to falling into self-loathing]]. The fandom doesn't have an issue with this, but self-loathing]], while the other half is insanely absurdly [[IdealHero selfless]], [[KirkSummation preachy]], and has one hell of a GameBreaker ability. Since most people are bound to hate one or the second other (or both) of these character type isn't exactly a favorite of anime fans, that personality of his being hated comes as no surprise...and types, almost everyone dislikes Atsushi at least half the time. Of course, his ArchEnemy Akutagawa being a DracoInLeatherPants really doesn't help.does nothing to help the situation...
