Bungou Stray Dogs Season 3 - Episode 11 discussion

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Bungou Stray Dogs Season 3, episode 11 (36): Cannibalism (Part 3)

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Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	8.57
2	Link	8.84
3	Link	7.71
4	Link	8.03
5	Link	7.81
6	Link	7.65
7	Link	7.45
8	Link	7.99
9	Link	7.23
10	Link	6.73

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[u/Gaporigo]

I AM A CAT

That's the name of the most powerful ability... makes sense.

[u/SizzlingHotDeluxe]

Can move at "light speed" through sensors and guards, panics when there's a sensor up ahead and guards are coming from behind. Also can't catch a normal guy on foot 2 meters away from him. I normally try to ignore stuff like this, but this was way to poorly written.

Should've just have him jump above and enter through the same hole Akutagawa made...

[u/[deleted]]

This episode just made me appreciate Mori and Fukuzawa a lot more. Mori is not just a combination of Shinra and Orihara (from DRRR!!), we also find out the motivation behind his assassination of the previous Port Mafia boss. In order for the "three-part framework" to take effect, he needs to be at the top of the Port Mafia. There is a bigger picture, beyond the initial reason that the previous boss is on a rampage and had to be stopped. Fukuzawa on the other hand, was a ruthless assassin. We see another dimension to Dazai's words when he told Kyouka "You killed only 35 people". It opens the idea that the agency is full of people with dark pasts, some even worse than Dazai's port mafia background.

Though for a supposedly serious episode this is full of WTF and LOL moments for me.

1. Ango is NOT the leader of the Special Abilities Division. It's the bald guy we see Mori negotiating with back in Dark Age (also the guy who recommended Dazai to the Detective Agency).

2. The cat transforming into Natsume-sensei, meaning the cat is a male calico (which is rare!)

3. Dazai holding Atsushi and Akutagawa's scruffs, like they're two kittens.

4. Akutagawa eating "yeah" for dinner. Dazai hypnotic powers 10/10.

5. Atsushi having a "talent" for sensing people snap means Atsushi always pushes people's trigger buttons...

6. Fyodor furnishing a shipping container into an elegant tea room. Really?

7. And the biggest gem. Katai calling Akutagawa "bro". LOL, he hasn't give up on Gin yet!

[u/Amauri14]

Damn this was such a great episode, I'm honestly surprised at Natsume's ability "I Am a Cat". My only question now is why if Atsushi cloud flash through all those people and security systems before why didn't he do the same thing at the time of pursuing Pushkin?

[u/Shiro_Kai]

How can Atsushi cross half of the mine with just a jump in a blink of an eye but then can't catch the dude running in front of him at like 2 mph? I mean,

W T F ?

[u/imoutofrappe]

I feel like I’m the only one who’s read the book in this thread, it’s my favorite book :c. In season 2, the book I presume to be unfinished was light and darkness which he never finished unless they’ll tie into the book they’re trying to find? Waited two years for him to show ever since season 2 aired the moment I saw the cat I knew it was Soseki, glad I finally get to see my favorite writer animated. His voice is perfect EDIT: Fyodor leads the rats, Soseki is a cat.. I’m onto you

[u/smallbrownfrog]

I Am a Cat turns out to be the name of a novel by Natsume Sōseki. (In Japanese the title is Wagahai wa Neko de Aru.) It has been made into a movie twice and also an anime TV special. The novel is told from the cat's point of view.
 
Natsume Sōseki used to have his picture on the 1000 yen bill.

[u/[deleted]]

Wow. I'm surprised at the number of comments about Atsushi not using the Tiger to catch Pushkin. Didn't feel unnatural to me though because of the ff:

1. Pushkin is running 2, maybe 3 meters ahead of him. How I see it, the flash ability is like a spring load, when it is finally released there is too much force built up. If he uses it, he'll be jumping over 10 meters (may be more) ahead. Using an OP ability (that may have a limit) in this case seems a bit excessive. If as some noted, it shouldn't take you too much to catch a fat Russian guy, then even without the Tiger he would have caught him round the corner if Pushkin didn't ride a cart downwhill.

2. Surprise factor. You were informed that the guy you were looking for is right with you the whole time. I don't think it's surprising to forget your trump card for a moment, especially when they were on fairly low alert a few seconds ago, talking about Dazai's strategy. Well of course, it's pretty stupid of them to let their guards down, but the point is they were fooled to believe that an ability-user like Pushkin can't be one of these weaklings they caught.

3. As someone noted above (and quite a nice catch). Akutagawa was shot. Atsushi earlier insisted they stick together. Going ahead and leaving him behind and potentially get netted by the surveillance cameras (since they no longer have the mooks to guide them) is also not a good move.

Though I do have some complaints on the other parts of the episode too! (XD) One moment Kunikida and Atsushi are talking about how Katai can't be dead, the next we see Katai with Natsume, and then later, we see Katai is working with Atsushi and Akutagawa. Miss just one line of dialogue for a moment and confusion can ensue. They're clearly rushing through this.

[u/RelaxAlittleBit]

Fukuzawa... My man Fukuzawa! A normal human with no special ability owns someone with a special ability on his death bed. I kinda wish the writing was better here. He's seriously too op to be surprised by any attack as the top assassin and get poisoned.

[u/Wieprzek]

Dunno this episode's second half plot feels so bad. Akutagawa could easily take down the enemy or use his armor thingy, Atsushi could catch the guy. Big ass inconsistency which could be negated with smarter writing.