Atsushi Nakajima

Motto: "What's better than being alive?"

Atsushi Nakajima (中島 敦, Nakajima Atsushi?) is the main protagonist of Bungo Stray Dogs and a
member of the Armed Detective Company.
Appearance
Atsushi has light gray hair, pale skin, and is of average height with a slim build. He has segmental
heterochromia, consisting of purple with yellow along the bottom curve of his pupil. His hair is short
and swept forward in loose spikes with a lock left long on the right side of his face. This uneven style
is the result of bullying he suffered at the hands of other orphans in the orphanage, and he never
fixed it.

Additionally, he has a prominent black streak in his hair.

Initially, he wears rags issued by the orphanage. After he joins the Armed Detective Company, Akiko
Yosano and Doppo Kunikida issue him[1] a white button up with the sleeves pushed to his elbows, a
loose black tie, black pants, black, fingerless gloves, and a suspenders/belt combo with a long
stretch of the belt dangling loose from the buckle.
Personality
Atsushi has severely low self-esteem due to his upbringing. He has a major complex about his worth
as a person, as such he reacts negatively to people who judge others as unworthy. When people
begin hunting him due to the seven billion yen bounty on his head, he becomes worried and
continues to think that he is putting the Agency at risk, though is told by Doppo to learn how to
become useful rather than worry about the Agency being attacked. As part of his low self
confidence, when confronted with a dangerous situation, he initially tends to cower and/or has
difficulty reacting to a situation or understanding what to do, being paralyzed in fear. However, while
generally flighty and unsure of himself, his will hardens in tough situations, and he becomes
steadfast and reliable. He is selfless and does everything possible to protect his friends, at one point
using his body to cover up a bomb to protect the Agency members despite having never met them
and on a number of occasions rises up and uses his power to save them.

He is easily scared and is somewhat naive and simplistic, believing things at face value. Despite
this, he does have some common sense and is arguably one of the most "normal" members of the
Agency. He tends to have exaggerated reactions towards the shenanigans of the Agency members
and due to the strange circumstances and situations that follow them.

Although still struggling with his self-esteem, Atsushi gradually improves his confidence and sense of
self after joining the ADA, along with his many confrontations with Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
Strengthened by several missions and the clashes between the Port Mafia, Guild, and Rats in the
House, Atsushi makes a goal for himself: prove his self-worth by helping and saving others, still
plagued by the words of his former Headmaster.
He has a strong sense of morality, as seen through his interactions with Kyouka. He values life and
tries to help his enemies, such as Kyouka and Lucy Maud Montgomery, both of whom were moved
by his actions. He hates it when people die due to unfortunate circumstances or abuse their power to
hurt others, as shown during his battle with Akutagawa.
Due to his poor upbringing, he has a mild obsession with money, though never to the point of greed.
When he first meets Dazai and Doppo, he agrees to act as bait for the man eating tiger after learning
how much the reward was. When he learned there was a reward for correctly guessing Dazai's
original occupation, he comes up with a number of random guesses. He also becomes worried
about how much Kyouka eats during their first outing due to the fact he had to pay for it (and she ate
quite a bit). Despite this, he willingly helps others in need and money never comes before saving a
life.

Ability
Beast Beneath the Moonlight (月下獣, Gekka-jū?): Atsushi has the ability to transform into a white
tiger. At first, he doesn't seem to have much control over the transformation, likely due to the fact, or

caused by, his unawareness of his state as an Ability user.

Full transformation.
After becoming an official member of the Agency and under the influence of All Men Are Equal, he
gains more control over his transformations - as shown during his second fight with Akutagawa,
when he breaks the transformation on his arms to escape.
Atsushi has shown several varying states of transformation, which range from a rather large full tiger
form, to just slit pupils and tiger stripes on his face. He can transform and manifest various tiger body

parts at will, such as tiger forearms with claws, or a tiger tail.

Atsushi's ability regenerates his leg.
Also notable is that Atsushi's ability has extreme regenerative powers capable of healing bisection
and amputation almost instantly.

He has shown to possess immense speed, durability, strength, stamina, and endurance on several
occasions. He has also been shown to be a natural fighter in close combat and has shown to very
cunning in battle in several fights.

However, after using his ability, Atsushi seems to become unconscious and collapses onto the
ground.

Someone from the underground has put out a 7 billion yen bounty for him with the Mafia - it is later
revealed that Fitzgerald is the one behind his bounty and the reason is because Atsushi is a guider
to the book that every ability-user desires.
Background
Not much is known about Atsushi's background thus far. He grew up in an orphanage, where he
suffered from severe abuse, both verbal and physical, from his caretakers, as well as social isolation
from the other children. This history of mistreatment has evidently taken a huge toll on Atsushi's self-
worth as an adult and has caused him to constantly question the value and usefulness of his life.
According to the headmaster, Atsushi's parents dumped him in the trash. This headmaster becomes
the foundation of Atsushi's warped self-worth. The abuse (presumably severe especially because of
the tiger rampaging at night) led the headmaster to chain Atsushi in a cell with little to no food, and
forcibly injecting him with either sedatives or nutrients. The headmaster emphasised Atsushi's hatred
towards him, seemingly even encouraging it. Alongside the headmaster and other caretakers' verbal
and physical abuse, Atsushi suffered at the hands of the other orphans. Often times, the other
orphans threw Atsushi under the bus when they got in trouble, as the orphanage ran on some sort of
point system that affected if and when they were fed.

Once he hits 18, Atsushi was kicked out of the orphanage because, though he was unaware of it at
the time, he was transforming into a white tiger under the moonlight due to his ability and causing
chaos.

Plot
Meeting the Armed Detective Agency
Aimless and starving, Atsushi arrives in Yokohama two weeks after being kicked out of his
orphanage. Although plagued by the orphanage staff's cruel words, he refuses to submit and die.
Although reluctant, he determines he'll have to steal in order to survive. He intends on waiting for the
next person to pass him by the Tsurumi River's bank. However, the next person he comes across is
a young man drowning in the river. Atsushi ends up saving the man.[2]
Quickly coming to, the man is displeased with being saved. Atsushi responds with great confusion,
and the man clarifies he was trying to commit suicide by drowning. However, at the same time, he
wanted his suicide to go without disturbance.[3] As Atsushi got entangled in his attempt, the man
intends on doing something in return. He hears Atsushi's stomach growl, and relates to the feeling,
claiming he hasn't ate in a few days himself. However, the river swept up his wallet, leaving him
without money. Soon after, Atsushi meets the man's colleague. Eventually, the two strangers end up
taking Atsushi to a restaurant to eat chazuke in exchange for saving the suicidal man's life. The man
finally properly introduces himself as Osamu Dazai.[4]
During the meal, Atsushi learns Dazai and Kunikida are detectives of the ability-using Armed
Detective Agency.[5] He also learns their current investigation involves a giant white tiger that
Atsushi remembers as one that has been following and taunting him for much his time after being
kicked out. After forceful persuasion via Kunikida, he reveals the tiger was the cause of severe
damage to the orphanage he was kicked out of.[6] Now, it appears the tiger followed him all the way
to Yokohama.
Using the reward money as a bribe, Dazai pulls Atsushi into a plan as bait to capture the tiger once
and for all. However, during their wait, an agitated Atsushi is at a loss for words when met with
Dazai's complete nonchalance towards the tiger's looming threat. As moonlight pours into the
abandoned building, Atsushi himself transforms into an aggressive white tiger. However, Dazai uses
his ability to nullify the tiger, returning Atsushi to normal, albeit unconscious.[7] He wakes up in a
dormitory, and is called by Dazai, the one who set up his lodgings. Dazai claims he is about to die,
and Atsushi quickly moves to check the scene, only to be met by yet another failed suicide attempt
of Dazai's. After helping Dazai, Atsushi meets back up with Kunikida as well, who informs the duo of
a mad bomber holding up the Agency.[8]

A the Agency's office, the bomber turns out to be a young, angry man holding one of the part-time
clerks hostage. He demands to see the Agency's president, otherwise he'll detonate the bomb.
Dazai and Kunikida end up playing rock paper scissors to determine who tries to diffuse the
situation. After losing, Kunikida approaches the man; however, the man recognises Kunikida and his
ability, demanding he do as he say or else the bomb detonates. At a stalemate, Dazai makes
Atsushi approach the young man to take care of the situation himself.
Terrified and nervous, Atsushi ends up going on a personal rant. He understands both he and the
young man have nowhere to turn to, and urges him to try finding work or another purpose, instead of
harming others because of his own misfortune.[9] His intensity disarms the young man's defences,
and Kunikida subdues him with Lone Poet. Relieved, Atsushi is caught off guard by an unseen figure
pushing him, making him fall on the detonation device. Panicking, Atsushi uses his own body to
lessen the bomb's impact, much to Dazai's shock.[10]
The bomb, however, does not go off. The bomber stands next to Kunikida and Dazai who both
comment on Atsushi's impulsiveness. The clerk, Naomi Tanizaki, hugs the bomber - her older
brother[11], completely fine and amicable with him. Confused, Atsushi questions the situation, to
which Dazai reveals it to be an entrance exam for Atsushi's position in the Armed Detective
Agency.[12]
Thus enters the Agency's director, Yukichi Fukuzawa.[13] He confirms Atsusi passing the entrance
exam, but leaves the decision to Dazai.[14] Meanwhile, Atsushi notices the prop arm in Naomi's
possession, the same one that pushed him onto the fake detonation device.[15] Bewildered, Atsushi
is exhausted by the elaborate set up, all just to see if he qualified for the Agency.
In the end, Dazai points out that if Atsushi declines his invitation to the Agency, he will have no
choice but to leave the Agency's dorms, which no place to go. Having no other alternative, Atsushi
accepts the job.[16]
Meeting Ryunosuke Akutagawa
In the Vortex Cafe, the young man from the entrance exam profusely apologises to Atsushi for
causing him so much stress. Kunikida tells Atsushi to not interfere nor besmirch the Agency's name,
as they all take their roles as detective seriously (looking at Dazai, he leaves much to be desired).
The young man introduces himself as Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, along with his younger, very
affectionate sister Naomi.[17]
Trying to get in the swing of things, Atsushi asks the members what they did before joining. Instead
of answering directly, Dazai suggests making a game of guessing everyone's background, which
Atsushi agrees to. He correctly assumes Tanizaki used to a student, Naomi currently one as well
given her uniform. Kunikida refuses to play along, but Dazai outs him as being a former maths
teacher, a past Kunikida detests recalling.[18] Dazai encourages Atsushi to guess his former
occupation, but Kunikida points out no one knows about Dazai's past, and there's even a monetary
reward for guessing it.[19] Amazed by the large sum, Atsushi is more than eager to guess, but after
several attempts, Atsushi fails to guess correctly.

Tanizaki receives a call - a requested case by a young woman. Her issue is a group of dangerous
men hanging around her company's building. After the explanation, Kunikida assigns the
investigation as Atsushi's first mission, and orders Tanizaki to accompany him. As a result, Naomi
joins as well.

Before Atsushi and company depart, Kunikida warns him of Ryunosuke Akutagawa and the Port
Mafia. Kunikida informs Atsushi that Akutagawaa has an ability solely for murder, and the Agency
cannot handle him, thus combat against him is strictly discouraged.[20] Kunikida himself knows he's
no match for Akutagawa.
Later, led by the woman, Atsushi, Tanizaki, and Naomi find themselves in a secluded alley. Here,
the woman reveals herself as a Port Mafia mafioso - one in direct contact with Akutagawa. She
opens fire on the group, and the sight of Naomi's severe injuries brings Atsushi to his knees, at a
loss for the situation.[21]
His fear worsens after Akutagawa appears, having attacked Tanizaki when he wasn't looking.
Akutagawa elaborates the Port Mafia's target is Atsushi himself, intending to claim an unknown third
party's bounty on him alive, much to Atsushi's confusion.[22] Akutagawa greatly disturbs Atsushi,
telling him it's his fault that his comrades lay dying on the pavement, causing flashbacks to the
orphanage headmaster's harsh words - both blame misfortune on Atsushi's existence, condemning
him for even living.[23]
After witnessing the ability Rashomon, Atsushi stumbles on the ground. Tanizaki, still conscious,
urges him to run away. Instead, Atsushi's impulses drive him to narrowly avoid another attack, where
he grabs Higuchi's gun to try and take Akutagawa down. Rashomon devours the bullets, making it
impossible for Atsushi to defeat Akutagawa in this situation.[24]
Rashomon devours Atsushi's right leg, leaving him screaming in agony. The trauma makes him
relive another flashback of the headmaster's abuse. Here, the headmaster strikes and admonishes
Atsushi for crying in pain, telling him no orphan abandoned by his own family has the right to
cry.[25] Although Atsushi knows he's been abandoned and mistreated his whole life, he
acknowledges that he's never gave up regardless of the fact.
The tiger takes over, regenerating Atsushi's leg, impressing even Akutagawa.[26] Their battle rages
on. When it appears Akutagawa kills him, it's nothing but one of Tanizaki's illusions. The real Atsushi
attempts to ambush Akutagawa from behind, however Dazai appears, nullifying both Beast Beneath
the Moonlight and Rashomon. This renders Atsushi unconscious.[27]
Trivia
 He and several other characters made appearances in mobile games, such as Love
Heaven, Kimito Lead Puzzle 18, and Yumeiro Cast as limited time characters.
 His favorite food is tea on rice (chazuke).
 His choppy haircut is a result of another child cutting his hair as a prank when he was younger
at the orphanage, and he had just let it grow as it is.
 The black streak is completely omitted in the anime, but still appears in promotional art and
the mobile game.
 When Atsushi Nakajima is wearing his belt, it seems to act like his tail as if he were in tiger
form. When Atsushi Nakajima is relaxed, the belt hangs down. If Atsushi Nakajima is
surprised or scared the belt is up

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"Have a pure, cheerful, and energetic suicide."

— Osamu Dazai
Osamu Dazai (太宰治, Dazai Osamu?) is a member of the Armed Detective Company and was a former
Executive of the city's worst underworld organization, the Port Mafia
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Appearance
Dazai is a handsome male with mildly wavy, short dark brown hair and narrow dark brown eyes. His bangs
frame his face, while some are gathered at the center of his forehead. He is quite tall and slim in physique.

For his attire, Dazai wears a long sand-colored trench coat, the belt of which he leaves untied. Under it is a
black vest over a striped dress shirt that is light blue in hue. He wears a bolo tie, which is held by a brown
ribbon and a turquoise pendant. He also dons beige pants, dark brown shoes, and has bandages wrapped
around his entire body; only his face, hands, and feet are left uncovered. The reasons for the bandages are yet
to be discovered.

Back when he was in the mafia, Dazai wore a dark trench coat that reached under his knees. He also wore
bandages over his right eye and his right arm is in a sling—presumably products of his suicidal pastimes. At
some point, he was able to regain the use of his right arm; the same arm he then used to aim and fire a gun
at Akutagawa three times[1].
Personality
Dazai is a mysterious person, his true intentions are never revealed unless he himself reveals them. The person
who got closest to the truth of his personality, as acknowledged by Dazai himself, was his friend Sakunosuke
Oda, who said to him, "it can't be found. (...) You should know this yourself. No matter whether you're on the
side of killing people or saving people, there will never be anything that can surpass your mind. There is no
place in this world that can fill your loneliness. You will linger in the darkness forever." [1]
Dazai is usually called lazy as Kunikida always scolds him for being unproductive and slacking off. Despite
that, he has shown a sharp wit, deducing all the unlikely situations that led Atsushi to believe he was being
stalked by a tiger when he actually was the tiger in question. He has complete confidence no matter what type
of situation he is dealing with, be it combat or simply bad situations he himself created in the first place. In
most occasions, Dazai is overly dramatic, he takes most of his actions as a joke, and, although they are very
thought out plans, he does not credit himself for most of what he has done.

Aside from his quick thinking, Dazai is the comic relief in the series and at times Dazai's soft side can be seen.

He is a suicide maniac, often trying to commit suicide in comical manners but often times failing. He, in
particular, wishes to commit a double suicide with a beautiful woman (a nod to his real life counterpart who
tried to commit double suicide with various women multiple times). However, while his suicidal tendencies
are initially comedic, they reveal a truly dark deep hole that Dazai has and believes he cannot fill. He believed
he could fill this hole and find a reason worth living for if he lived a life of bloodshed and war, but his friend
Oda with his dying breath convinced him to choose the good side. He understood that even though good and
evil mean little to Dazai, he may become a slightly better person if he were to choose good.
In the past, while he was still suicidal, it was shown to be far less comedic. He even described death as a way
to free himself from the oxidizing world but strangely enough, he could not die no matter how hard he tried. In
addition, he was extremely brutal and methodical, setting up traps to catch captives alive to torture the of
information and often beat Akutagawa for disobeying orders and in order to push him to the limits to improve
his abilities. He was extremely confident and was a terrific planner, coming up with long run strategies to
subdue his enemies. Oda once noted that there was a saying in the Mafia that the worst thing for Dazai's
enemies was the fact they were his enemies.

While in the present he is more lighthearted and comical, he still retains some of his darker personality. He is
still able and proficient at coming up with long run strategies though doesn't inform his teammates what they
are until the time is right. In addition, he is willing to use dirty means to achieve his goals, such as purposely
deflating Ango's car seat airbag when they crashed so Ango would have numerous broken injuries. This forced
Ango to cooperate with Dazai for pardoning Kyouka in exchange for having his wounds healed. When Kyouka
shows remorse over having killed 35 people, Dazai remarks with a sinister face that something like that is
nothing. Nonetheless, he does care for his teammates and watches out for them, especially Atsushi for whom
he sees the greatest potential.

Ability
No Longer Human (人間失格, Ningen Shikkaku?, literally "Human Disqualification"): This allows Dazai to
nullify others Abilities on contact. His Ability relies on skin contact and is always active. As such, he can
nullify any Ability even while restrained as soon as it touches him.

No Longer Human deactivates Rashōmon and Beast Beneath the Moonlight simultaneously.

Background
Dazai, Chūya 15 Years Old
Ōgai Mori met Osamu Dazai at 14 years old when he took him in as a patient who had recently attempted
suicide. On the same night, Mori murdered the dying former Boss of the Port Mafia whose only aim at that
time was more death and destruction with a young Dazai as his only witness. He then told Dazai the cover
story: that the Boss died of a serious illness and that his dying wish was for Mori to succeed him.[2].

Dazai eventually developed a casual relationship with Mori who took him in as a ward. Though the young
Dazai was not yet part of the Mafia, Mori had intentions to raise him as his right hand man. During this time,
Dazai continued to attempt suicide much to Mori's chagrin. Originally believing them to be "in the same boat",
Mori quickly learned he was mistaken when he discovered the young boy was far darker and wiser than he
believed.

He and Chūya used to be partners during his days in the Mafia, and together—after they had decimated the
entirety of an enemy organization in one night—they became notoriously dubbed as the "Criminal
Underworld's Worst Enemy", earning the title Twin Dark (双黒, Sōkoku).
Dazai Osamu and the Dark Era
During the events of Dark Era, Dazai was one of the five Port Mafia Executives. He was the youngest person
to become an executive in Port Mafia history (being considered as an executive before he was even 16[3]), and
a living legend within the mafia as well—to the extent that there is a saying going around the mafia: "The
misfortune of Dazai's enemies is to have Dazai as their enemy"[1]. In the years he was an Executive, roughly
half of the mafia's overall profits could be solely attributed to him, to the extent that Ougai Mori mentioned
that, "Given another four or five years, I wouldn't be surprised if Dazai killed me and took over my
position."[4] He was also a specialist at torturing people for information, claiming to Kouyou Ozaki that,
"There hasn't been a single prisoner who hasn't spilled everything under my interrogation."[5]. He even
gave Akutagawa spartan training in using his Ability, and was the one who gave Akutagawa the idea of cutting
space to shield himself[1].
The trigger for Dazai leaving the mafia was his old friend Oda Sakunosuke, a low-ranked mafia member—who
was killed in the conflict between Port Mafia and Mimic, orchestrated by Ougai Mori to obtain an official
license from the government: proof of the government expressing silent consent of the Port Mafia's existence
and its activities as an organization. Already distraught from the knowledge that Ougai intentionally drove Oda
Sakunosuke into a suicidal attack against the enemy commander, Dazai took Oda's last words to heart—"I
know it makes no difference to you, but please become a good human being. Save the weak, protect the
orphaned. I suppose you don't care for either justice or evil...but striving to be a better person is a wonderful
thing"—and decided to leave the mafia.[6] He was 18 years old[7].
It is stated by Akutagawa that, during a mission, he suddenly aborted it and supposedly, defected from the
Mafia. Dazai later tracked down Taneda Santouka, who was the acting commander for the Japanese ministry's
Special Abilities Division and requested to work in a place where he can help people. Taneda initially thought
that Dazai wanted a position in the Special Abilities Division, and so expressed hesitancy, but Dazai said that
he does not do well in a place with too many rules. Taneda then recommended the Armed Detective Company
to Dazai, on the condition that he'll need at least two years laying low to cleanse his past. Later, it was his
friend, Ango Sakaguchi who assisted him with that. It is unknown what he was doing during those two years,
but it is mentioned by Dazai himself (though the extent of the truth of the matter is unknown) that before
meeting the Armed Detective Company, he was an unemployed and unmotivated and drunk in a bar that he
used to frequent.
Dazai Osamu's Entrance Exam
At the age of 20, he joined the Armed Detective Company under recommendation from Chief Taneda of the
Ministry of Internal Affair's Special Ability Department, and—as a newbie—was entrusted by Fukuzawa
Yukichi to Doppo Kunikida, along with administering his entrance exam[7]. Shortly after, they were both
assigned to work on the Serial Disappearance of Yokohama's Visitors Case, which Kunikida decided to be
Dazai's entrance exam.
Plot
Dazai first appeared floating down a river, apparently trying to commit suicide until he was accidentally found
by a starved Atsushi. Afterwards, he and his colleague, Kunikida treated Atsushi to food while listening to his
story about how he ended up at the river while hungry. He then introduced himself and Kunikida as part of the
Armed Detective Company and they would like to hunt down the tiger that is apparently following Atsushi and
terrorizing the areas wherever he went.
At night, while Dazai and Atsushi waited for the tiger to show up, he realized all of the clues that led Atsushi
to be confused about the tiger was matching up to be the fact that Atsushi actually was the tiger. As Atsushi
lost control of himself and transformed into a full-grown tiger, he was easily subdued by Dazai's ability, No
Longer Human, and lost consciousness. Dazai then brought Atsushi back to the dorm where the Agency
members are staying. The next day, he called Atsushi for help because he was stuck in an oil barrel trying to
commit suicide and gives him the address of the Agency at the same time.
Quotes
 (to Oda Sakunosuke) "Success is harder than failure for many things in this world, right? (...) That
means I shouldn't place suicide as my goal, but rather, attempted suicide! It may be harder to succeed
at suicide, but to fail at attempted suicide should be easier!"
 (when asked how he got a few of his injuries by Oda) "I was reading a book titled 'How to Prevent
Accidental Injuries' while walking when I accidentally fell into a ditch. (...) I was speeding on a
mountaintop when I fell into a precipice. (...) I was trying out this suicide method of hitting one's head
on the corner of tofu."
 "Disputes that become worse because of me... how wonderful."
 "You're an idiot, Odasaku, you're a big idiot! (...) To accompany this sort of guy into death, you're an
idiot!"
 (after eating a hallucination-causing mushroom) "Hohohohoho, as expected, The Complete Suicide
Manual is a masterpiece! Just by eating the mushrooms growing on the mountain trail behind, I am
able to go down such a happy and pleasant road towards suicide! (...) Hey, hey, Kunikida-kun, come on
over to the Underworld too! Look, the alcohol are free-flow, there's endless food, and you can smeel the
pretty ladies all you want! (...) Wow! Kunikida-kun, there's a gigantic sea anemone outside the window!
Banana! It's eating a banana! It's taking away all the white party blowers around us! (...) I get it! I'll
strip; if I strip, the viewers' ratings will go up! It's not an easy task but let's strip, then as a change, let's
put on full-body tights! Everyone wearing tights, going to the bank, then dancing the Cossack Dance!
(...) There's a voice... urgh, he's—he's inside my head!... A small gramps! And he's whispering to me to
go to Kyoto, there's an authentic tofu with a unique flavor that I have to tr—"
 "... could it be that you're afraid, Mori-san? That one day, I would slit your throat and take over as the
Boss? Like what you did to your predecessor?"
  "Man fears death and yet, at the same time, man is drawn to death. Death is endlessly consumed by
man in cities and in literature. It is a singular event in one's life that none may reverse. That is what I
desire."
 "Anything I would never want to lose will be lost. It is given that everything that is worth wanting will
be lost the moment I obtain it. There's nothing worth pursuing at the cost of prolonging a life of
suffering."
Trivia
 Dazai's past with Fyodor Dostoyevsky likely refers to the influence Crime and Punishment had on Ōba,
the protagonist of No Longer Human.
 He, along with several other characters, made an appearance in the mobile game Love Heaven as a
limited time character.
 He and several other characters also made an appearance in the mobile game Kimito Lead Puzzle 18 as
a limited time character.
 He and several other characters made another appearance in the mobile game Yumeiro Cast as limited
time characters.
 His constant attempts to commit suicide with a beautiful woman could be an allusion to his real life
counterpart's attempted double suicide with Shimeko Tanabe and Hatsuyo Oyama. His attempt with his
lover Tomie Yamazaki was ultimately successful.
 It's also possible that his suicide attempts serve as a reference to No Longer Human's protagonist
Ōba Yōzō's multiple suicide attempts throughout the story, which is considered to be a reflection
of Osamu Dazai's turbulent life.
 He was the youngest Executive in Port Mafia history.
 In real life, he is often grouped together along with Sakaguchi Ango and Oda Sakunosuke as
the Buraiha or Decadent School.
 And on the series, this is often alluded, because the three used to meet in a certain bar, as seen
in Dazai and the Dark Era and illustrated on the calendar.
 Dazai usually refers to himself by the gender neutral pronoun, "watashi," rather than the more
masculine pronouns like "boku" or "ore." This is likely because of the format of traditional I novels,
which the real Dazai specialised in, typically used formal "watashi" pronouns over its variants.
 Dazai is very bad at driving, as shown in the first light novel "Dazai Osamu's Entrance Exam".
 His type is any woman who would like to commit suicide with him.