140 reviews for:

Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 3 (light novel): The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency

Kafka Asagiri, Sango Harukawa

4.41 AVERAGE

azureskyfalls's review

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

edenv3's review against another edition

5.0

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Real rating: 4.5

I FINALLY got around to reading this! Hearing about Ranpo’s backstory and how the detective agency started is done so much better than what was adapted in the anime :) It was a bit strange that certain concepts were introduced to the reader (ex. Abilities/Skills) when the main audience is likely people who have read the manga.

Overall, amazing and (surprisingly) funny read!

trash_kid's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

izlush's review against another edition

5.0

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the first story is so silly and i love ranpo a lot. fukuzawa building the agency around him to give him a place to belong will never not make me sob. 

angela_g's review against another edition

4.0

funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

maddognews's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ittasteslikepoprocks's review against another edition

5.0

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“At the beginning, I thought you and Dazai were very similar, unable to see the value of your life, hoping for death, hence jumping into a world of violence and fighting. But that’s not the case. That guy is just a child who’s too smart. Just a crying child who’s been left alone in the darkness, a world of nothingness far emptier than the world we can see.”

This has ruined my day.

haothornes's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

saaraa96's review against another edition

5.0

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If you don't like port mafia enough yet, this novel is for you.

heampty's review against another edition

5.0

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ranpo is so dear to me and his interactions with fukuzawa mean everything to me actually