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Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 3 (Light Novel): The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency
by Kafka Asagiri, Sango Harukawa
Ahhh this was a fun read
In this book we get to read about the night before Atsushi's entrance exam and how the agency decided what it would be, and also the backstory of Ranpo and Fukuzawa.
It was really interesting reading about the backstory of both Ranpo and Fukuzawa. I love how upon meeting Ranpo (who is 14 in this book) Fukuzawa just instantly acts like a dad even if he never verbalizes what he's thinking.
Also, Oda gets a mention in this book and the way I gasped when he appeared. We get to read about Oda's past when he worked alone as an assassin before the dark era when he decided not to kill anyone ever again.
Fukuzawa was like "It was as if he could see the future", and I was like you're damn right he can.
Although there's one thing I am confused about. In this book, Oda shoots the secretary whilst Ranpo is in the room whilst having his face covered with a sack. Then Fukuzawa reveals his face and Oda gets arrested. I'm assuming that during this scene that Ranpo saw Oda's face.
But here's the thing I'm confused about, during the dark era when Oda goes to take down Mimic he bumps into Ranpo. When Ranpo tries to guess where Oda is going, he doesn't recognize him and Oda doesn't recognize Ranpo. I would have thought they looked vaguely familiar to each other. Unless they never actually saw each other and I'm looking too far into it.
My favorite moments in this book:
- women trying to blow Dazai up
- Yosana proposing that the entrance exam should be filing down Atsushi's crotch until he cries
- Oda
- Fukuzawa unable to hold his dad back and asking Ranpo why he isn't eating his mochi
- Fukuzawa carrying Ranpo on his back
- Ranpo guessing almost everything about Fukuzawa
- Ranpo getting attached to Fukuzawa like a duckling
In this book we get to read about the night before Atsushi's entrance exam and how the agency decided what it would be, and also the backstory of Ranpo and Fukuzawa.
It was really interesting reading about the backstory of both Ranpo and Fukuzawa. I love how upon meeting Ranpo (who is 14 in this book) Fukuzawa just instantly acts like a dad even if he never verbalizes what he's thinking.
Also, Oda gets a mention in this book and the way I gasped when he appeared. We get to read about Oda's past when he worked alone as an assassin before the dark era when he decided not to kill anyone ever again.
Fukuzawa was like "It was as if he could see the future", and I was like you're damn right he can.
Although there's one thing I am confused about. In this book, Oda shoots the secretary whilst Ranpo is in the room whilst having his face covered with a sack. Then Fukuzawa reveals his face and Oda gets arrested. I'm assuming that during this scene that Ranpo saw Oda's face.
But here's the thing I'm confused about, during the dark era when Oda goes to take down Mimic he bumps into Ranpo. When Ranpo tries to guess where Oda is going, he doesn't recognize him and Oda doesn't recognize Ranpo. I would have thought they looked vaguely familiar to each other. Unless they never actually saw each other and I'm looking too far into it.
My favorite moments in this book:
- women trying to blow Dazai up
- Yosana proposing that the entrance exam should be filing down Atsushi's crotch until he cries
- Oda
- Fukuzawa unable to hold his dad back and asking Ranpo why he isn't eating his mochi
- Fukuzawa carrying Ranpo on his back
- Ranpo guessing almost everything about Fukuzawa
- Ranpo getting attached to Fukuzawa like a duckling