Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 20 (Volume 20) (Bungo Stray Dogs… (2024)

if i had a coin for every time my heart stopped while reading this i would be a millionaire now. this arc is killing me. i don't have the strength anymore.

Ngl, I was dying throughout all of this. My heart wouldn't stop racing. The end broke me for sure.

The last volume for me to read, for now, until I find the other volumes and I don't like this because I want to keep reading this, especially after this volume I'm not over with what just happened there despite the spoilers I have already known. This manga wrecked my heart after a long time of reading books that weren't good, that didn't deserve the love to give, that also made me think that I will never read a good book again. But guess what happened, BUNGO STRAY DOGS HAPPENED.

I have a love and hate for this manga as well. I was tired while reading some chapters at the same craving for what is gonna happen, so I did binge read this because I was sure that every time a volume was starting slow I knew there is a huge plot after it. Thus, not just a plot, several plots were coming all over the place from solving the mysteries, betrayal, loss, and even death.

What I love about this manga is that unlike the other mangas I've read it is not boring and it kept me falling into the story and catching the incidents that were happening. The focus and backstories of each character are well done.

The characters and the idea that they are based on real-life authors are what impressed me the most it is really a work of literature but with some spice to it. Everyone is portrayed so good!
My favorite character is Chuuya and of course, his skill as well. I mean bro he really is insane, controlling gravity and fighting as if it's his last, that is absolute insanity. Also, I love his friendship with Dazai they are funny. They are on another level.

Talking about that suicidal maniac "Dazai" is mostly the scheming mind of the story who has an ability to nullify skills is a little bit more than what he can do. This guy is mostly absent in the story but every time, the plots go back to him that's why I compare Dazai with Kaz Brekker from "Six of crows" or maybe it just gives the same vibes as him.

The villains of the story are infinite and respectfully, they do act as a villain, and they are powerful indeed,
and really made a catastrophe obviously.

***SPOILER ALERT***

NOW AKUTAGAWA DIDN'T DESERVE TO DIE LIKE THAT. NO, HE ACTUALLY HAD NO RIGHT TO DIE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SICK AND HAD A LIMITED TIME, BUT HE WAS OKAY WITH THAT JUST FOR DAZAI'S HONOR!!!!!! WHO CARES ABOUT HIS HONOR AKUTAGAWA WHO...CARES.
I already knew that he is gonna die, so I don't know if that is because I'm having a bad day, but yeah it was....so...painful.
He did everything to save Atjushi while they were about to kill each other after six months, he kept his promise and didn't anyone until six months, but he ended up dead unfairly and was turned into a vampire!!!! that is just not fair please, Kafka Asagiri did him do bad. I wonder what will be Dazai's reaction... if they talked about his death of course.

Bram Stoker? really? with a head only, now the next move is turning people into a vampire there is a lot to handle now.

I don't know about that, but now i can't trust Dazai, something just doesn't feel right with him being in a cell with Dostoevsky.

what the fuck

I think this will be the death of me. The amount of times I went “WHAT THE FUCK?!” “NO STOP PLEASE NO” is too many times to count. This Bungo Stray Dogs shit is serious. The author must enjoy watching his readers suffer because what the hell is going on?!?

I just... the flower poster was indeed real. Now I am worried for Ranpo. Good action scenes, what happened with Akutagawa broke my heart. He is one of my favorite characters and seeing him being snuffed out like that just pains me.

This is a fun and painful quick read.

THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!
Please tell me all of this is Tanizaki's ability and Akutagawa is safe and sound and this vampire shit isn't happening! SOMEONE TELL ME!
Is Fukuchi the next Thanos from Marvel? and is he here to fuck up my favorite characters like Thanos did in Endgame? 😭
This is too much...
I just can't!
I'm leaving this fandom.
Bye
P.S: Asagiri, I hate you!

shin soukoku on this cover <333

This is it. This is the best volume of the series. Every action set piece, every plot twist. Nothing compares to what happens in this volume. When this gets animated, Bungou Stray Dogs is gonna blow up to a whole other level.

shin soukoku my most beloveds. all i will say is, ch 88 changed the trajectory of my life by making it worse... going through all the stages of grief right now please do not talk to me during this difficult time

Ch 88 if you know what I mean😭😭😭😭

akutagawa dressing like a vampire was foreshadowing all along

what the fuck?
I'm so mad about what happened to Akutagawa.

the fact that I knew what was going to happen didn't stop me from crying

i knew this was coming, yet i'm not ok

istg if the author doesn't give these characters a happy ending, i'm suing them for my therapy bills

3.5
“MAY THE LAW OF THE HEAVENS BE RIGHT OR WRONG”.

Tomo bastante rápido y lleno de acción. Lo mejor de todo ha sido la aparición de este nuevo personaje. Me ha dejado anonadada y embelesada al mismo tiempo.
Seguimos.

PD: El protagonista cada vez me va cayendo más pesado.

2nd read: the timing when atsushi saying he needs to fight fukuchi with someone and akutagawa came. THEIR TEAMWORK 😭😭 THE LOOK ON ATSUSHI'S FACE WHEN AKUTAGAWA REVEALED HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY TIME LEFT, and how he shows concern towards atsushi after hearing those "last" words. HURRY UP AND GO, YOU FOOL. their last visions being each other :( AKUATSU YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED.

Coś za mało dostojewskiego tu, aż zapomniałam o nim przez te plot twisty 😭😭

Naurrr 😭

4.5 stars.

“And so, as if hurtling downward, the world falls toward its doom.”

If the previous volume already played with my heartstrings, this one came in ready to finish the job and destroy them. Which is a bit hilarious, since I never thought I would feel so much for that particular character.

Amid a fun action sequence we have these small, heartfelt moments that quite touched me and, really, I'm beyond shocked at the conclusion they brought us.

Even though it was not something that I was expecting to happen, I gotta say that the rest of the events of the volume do make the whole ordeal somewhat more hopeful. If only a little bit.

That being said, all the other elements that are introduced are beyond bonkers but still, somehow, fit perfectly well with the general vibe and sequence of events that this series is best at. I like it, even if I'm still marveling at it even being something that is allowed to happen.

While I liked that particular last-minute move, the one that Kamui uses was frustrating and way too overpowered, I think, to ever be reasonably bested. It really just irks me that he can just do that.

In the end, I think this was a very cool volume, especially because of the natural way that the progression of the story has prepared us for it and it definitely is a turning point for the plot and characters.

“I’ve given it some thought. When the faltering flame of my life peters out, what should I say then? But it was grasping at straws. I had no answer. It was only a few seconds ago that I found one. There is no need for words. Only actions.”

Okay, things started really cool and intense. Then they became heartbreaking. And then it ended on a very... weird and crazy note.

There's just a lot to unpack on it.

RTC.

*inhale*
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THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF
THIS CANNOT BE THE END OF SHIN SOUKOKU
GODDAMMIT ASDFGHJKL;

How dare you ?

this manga was just,,,, so,,,,,,, idk.

DYING

Lo principal es la pelea de aku y atsushi contra el viejo, pero hubo un panel donde salió chuuya y me quedé perdida en sus ojos, asi que no le presté mucha atención a lo que estaba pasando.
Solo capté que shin soukoku canon y RIP shin soukoku xd

4.5 🌟

No to są chyba jakieś żarty 🤬😭

Rounding off this peculiar year of 2020 with the latest volume of BSD. Chapters 84-88 Spoilers obviously

Starting with fun:
"I'm not up for a double suicide with villains for this low salary. Let's make like we didn't happen to see each other, so will you hurry up and go on?" this is the most accurate phrase that can be said in that situation of a guard.

Afterwards some scattered thoughts over the chapters: Oh...dead?...no...back...I miss soukoku...akutagawa sweetie...best bois...win...loss...oh no...dead...or...VAMPIRE?

Bram Stoker being a sulky immortal that wants to sleep, yup absolutely valid.

So...we've got vampires now. Alright.

Bro akutagawa, gin and higuchi 😭😭