BUNGOU STRAY DOGS is an anime and manga, originally written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa. The manga first came out on 4/12/2013. The stories follows Atsushi Nakajima , an orphan in Yokohoma who discovers he has a magical power called an ability ( skill in the manga.) He discovers this after saving a drowning man in the river, Dazai Osamu . He joins the Armed Detective Agency (or ADA) To help fight crimes, specifically The Port Mafia run by the evil and abusive Mori Ougai . Atsushi has to deal with Dazais suicidal maniacy, Kunkikidas strict schedule, and Ranpos childishness just to pay rent. But it gets farther than that. Bungou Stray Dogs has looks of pyschological and deeper meanings to it than some random kids, or should I say Stray Dogs
DAZAI ANALAYSIS
Dazai is... not there mentally. Just by watching the first episode it is obvious this is a man shaped by mental illness and trauma. I personally think that during Dazais time in the Port Mafia, he was severely abuse by Mori. The reason I think this is beacuase hints from beast, the fact Mori is an extremely abusive person, and the fact that he is... the way he is. Also, the port mafia is... well... a mafia. Is there anything else to say? Dazai is a very troubled person, trying to die in every episode, but whose counting.
Osamu is very... Eccentric to say the least. He can go from the silliest guy on the planet, to a serious traumatized kid. Odas death also most likely traumatized him. Dazai is never seen crying, or even showing genuine sadness, (hes mostly emotionless or upbeat), except during Odas death. It is obvious he's not the happiest person, if someone is happy why would they constantly be trying to escape their life? Dazai is a very interesting character who is very fun to anaylize.
So... Chuuya. Do I think he cares about him? Most definately. Does he realize it? Absoulutely not. Its obvious he likes Chuuya, (platonically, or even possibly romantically I HOPE) I was at a con and someone said this with me and it stuck. "Whenever Dazai finds something he cares about, he gets rid of it. With Chuuya, he took this to an extreme."