How OP isn't Dazai's former partner's ability? (That's how much I remember him, Gravity-ball guy)Īnyway, I got through all that to maybe discover the antagonist was the villain of the flashback. Of course, there were a few cool fight scenes here and there, thank you Bones, well done once more, which was worth watching it for. Where I once more got curious about this blasted book. Until this year, where I revisited season 1 and 2 for the nostalgia and the humour which I liked. By that point, my interest had been quelled by time, so I was so fed up with the extremely lengthy flashbacks that I just stopped watching it. Imagine how bored I was of flashback when yet another one presented itself for the 3rd season. But they set the stakes quite high for this tiny book, and we didn't even get to know what was in it, or where it was. A gimmick, of course, it could have been a magic wand for all it matters. They were willing to kidnap a human for I can't remember how much money but essentially a fortune, and destroy an entire city.

So what do you think happened? I wanted to know more about the book. So why bother with it now? So they defeat the boss, who, shockingly, has motivations for doing what he does, hinting at a book. It felt like a world where things had happened and while they were important at the time, didn't have relevance now. One of the good points of season 1 was the sense that relationships were well established before our protagonist walked in. Only I don't see the connection between that past and the present, except to explain why Dazai switched sides, only I liked not knowing. Fine, one of those characters shows up on the screen, so not a total waste of time right? Well. Then comes along season 2, and you're thrown into a flashback leaving about half the run time for the actual plot.

You could track the progression of the plot, the logic. Not many of those, mind, but it felt like there was a continuation of what happened before to what happened next. Where the success of season 1 laid was in the multiple characters and the little side characters and their stories. have not ever been very complicated, get the protagonist (season 1), fight the enemies (Season 2). It could have to do with the illusive Dazai, being perhaps a fan favourite, but what do I know? I don't even know if he is a fan favourite. One of the main side characters, if that makes a difference, but a side character. Like season 2, the first half of the season is dedicated to a lengthy flashback that, in this case, explains the mysterious origins of a side character.

I watched the two first seasons, which followed each other rather closely, the film, an ova, I believe, and then finally this. Overall, a show worth watching if you like good characters and detective-like shows. Their powers are well thought out and used in a way that makes sense and it is not pointless. However, if there was one thing that the shows in the genre and “Bungou Stray Dogs” does beautifully is the characters. Some stories are better than the other which makes it a little hard to watch some parts but overall, they are all pretty good. The plot is actually well written and despite being, specially at the beginning, isolated cases that change every few episodes, the major and overarching plot points and mysteries remain interesting and captivating and normally end up in a pretty satisfying climax towards the end of the season. Bones masterclass, like shows such as “Mob Psycho 100” but still is a noteworthy show, animation wise. The fights are good and exciting and have a good flow and balance to them. From the design of the characters and scenes to the powers each of them have, it is all very well executed and done. It is a manga adaptation with powerhouse studio Bones at the helm of animation.Īs one might expect from the name alone, Bones did an amazing work with this adaptation. If you like good shows with awesome characters, “Bungou Stray Dogs”, one of the most popular shows in the genre, might be worth to waste a little time on.

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