A review by wylanslcve
Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 3 by Kafka Asagiri

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

a not-so-friendly reminder that dazai abused akutagawa and that the former is NOT the perfect man many people make him out to be. that being said, akutagawa has also abused his subordinates (namely kyōka and higuchi) and him being a victim does NOT excuse his actions. while I do prefer akutagawa as a character (he's in my top 5 favourite bsd characters thus far, just from my knowledge of the anime and what I've read of the manga), neither he nor dazai are "perfect" men. they are both very messy and complicated characters and should not be reduced to a single character trait.