The Bungou Stray Dogs Iceberg

[@VIVIDLIE]

Let’s just disregard the Fyodor’s Ability section… EDIT: Well, I was right about something. Kunikida enjoyers, how we feeling?

[@m1churr0]

lmaoo

[@ieatdeadcatsbodies]

About to say😭

[@ElizabethLittlebird]

Kunikida just died😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@loreleitwins]

do you have some kind of future prediction ability😭😭😭

[@percyyval]

im gonna cry my comment aged like milk "kunikida better not die, hes like the one character i want to survive :/" MAN I CANT HAVE SHIT IN THIS PLACE

[@angelicatura900]

NOT AKUTAGAWA-SENSEI FROM BTA CHILLING IN THE THUMBNAIL WITH THE BSD CAST LMAO

[@VIVIDLIE]

I was hoping someone would notice that hahaha

[@kinokomuffin]

YUKITO ISNT EVEN IN THE ANIME TOO HES IN GAIDEN HELP

[@MxSae]

I NOTICED THAT TOO LMAO

[@Toasty218]

The. Real Nikolai was also queer. Its what led to his death. I consider Nikolai probably the most queer coded character in the series.

[@catlin3949]

That’s so cool to know

[@alhuajcia]

AKUTAGAWA SENSEI YOURE IN THE WRONG BUNGOU MY GUY

[@angelicatura900]

HE DELVED INTO THE WRONG BOOK 😭😭✋🏻

[@VIVIDLIE]

Bhahaha

[@sillydoumafrfr]

Kunikida is like that one girl from class o'9 that tells nicole "I'd cut just as much as you I just have shit to do" but nicoles dazai

[@sigmasleftearring]

jecka 😭💀

[@sillydoumafrfr]

@@sigmasleftearring YEAH HER

[@Zipxa_Raya142]

Is that Jecka?

[@Reed_woah]

RANPO BEING INSPIRED BY EDGAR ALLEN POE IS MY FAVORITE TRIVIA EVER.

[@CloudyPersona]

i live for Tanizaki theories because we don't know about his backstory and he can go from 0 to KILL when Naomi is involved in a millisecond ( + he is my favorite character but i'm trying to keep this short and not ramble on lol)

[@clover4267]

HELLO FELLOW TANIZAKI FAN MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY

[@31webseries]

I am really drawn to the Tanizaki theories. Everyone else in the show is broken. But so far all we've seen of Tanizaki except for a couple of moments is just a nice kind of run-over-able guy. I don't think it's far-fetched at all that he would turn out to be one of the most broken, tragic characters on the show. Because seriously why include that squicky stuff if there wasn't a story behind it (like with Mori/Yosano/Elise). Naomi could be a combination of two people he lost - a sister and a lover- who died and his power merged them into a permanent illusion creating one person that would keep him sane and content. Not only did he lose his damn mind at the thought of her being hurt, she was shot to death episode 3. They've mentioned how people with abilities can take a lot of damage and heal, but a regular person? That never felt right. (and writers love to do that stuff, what you didn't guess she was dead? I killed her myself right from the start!)

[@CloudyPersona]

@@31webseries THANK YOU FOR WRITING A DETAILED LOOK INTO HIS CHARACTER AND POSSIBLE BACKGROUND! I LOVE HOW YOU EXPLAINED EVERYTHING AND ITS REALLY COOL THEORY, TYSM!!!

[@31webseries]

@@CloudyPersona Thanks! I spend way too much time thinking about this show. 😂

[@supersillybry]

I LOVE U FOR THIS IVE ALWAYS BEEN A JUNICHIRO DEFENDED

[@moonbbxe]

another thing about the real life author’s relationships, irl ranpo actually looked up to edgar allan poe, and his pen name (edogawa ranpo) is actually edgar allan poe written out in japanese pronunciation

[@moonbbxe]

lmaoo im just now seeing that you included that as it’s own section, my bad 😭😭 this is why we watch the entire video before we comment pff

[@kuricat16]

"8 is the most important... and it's also the best-" No argument there 🔥🔥🔥

[@Wuselchan]

Imagine Chuuya being part of the ADA and Fukuzawa being able to let Chuuya control his corruption without Dazai's help.

[@NightoftheLivingcookies10]

My theory is that Dazai is also an artificial human. He’s either the book’s power manifested in physical form or he’s similar to Sigma It explains why he knows so much to the point of being a genius and able to plan steps ahead But he’s aware of what he is and doesn’t want to exist because he’s detached from actual humans (which is why he claims he isn’t human) so he is trying to cease to exist (but wants to have fun while doing so) Yet the book keeps making divine intervention to stop him so his attempts fail every time

[@dazaimaru5799]

That's so cool!!!

[@_another404]

15:30 There is also theory that Sigma is based on Polish author Bolesław Prus who write "Lalka" or Russian one Sergei Syromyatnikov “Memoirs”

[@VIVIDLIE]

Very true! I mean Syromyatnikov literally used ‘Sigma’ as his pen name, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he was actually the inspiration. I couldn’t find much information on him aside from that and I really like the Freud theory so I ran with that for the video. I haven’t heard of Prus so I’ll look into that!

[@txshiroo._]

Someone said it’s Ian Fleming (Author of James Bond) because the episode Sigma first appeared was called Skyfall and that’s actually a movie called Skyfall, which is a James Bond movie and also hes the manager of a casino and there’s a movie called Casino Royale. Sigma’s ability is an ability where he exchanges information, and if you don’t know, that’s basically what spies do (James Bond is a spy novel). And also Sigma’s appearance is strikingly similar to James Bond’s white suit. Their backstories are quite different but also quite similar. James Bond is an orphan who finds out what “home” is , and it’s ironically called Skyfall and Sigma debuted in a book where he’s surrounded in a vast area until he founds a house, which is similar to the home of James Bond. And also fun fact throughout the show there are some ppl in BSD that uses weaponry (like swords, guns) but the person to use the most weaponry is Sigma, which is guns. James Bond uses guns a lot for his fights and he’s known for his wacky explosive devices which is what Sigma used a lot during the Skyfall arc. And also there’s this one manga panel where the gun Sigma uses to shoot LOOKS strikingly familiar to James Bond gun that he always uses (Walther 99). Doesn’t that sound familiar? It’s one of James Bond famous guns that he uses in almost every movie poster. And also Sigma considers himself to be an “ordinary man” which is what Fleming wanted for James Bond’s character when he made him. (Fun Fact: Fleming got the name James Bond from a real life guy!). Literally Sigma’s desire is to value his own home where no one can reach him, similar to Bond’s desire about his privacy. Another thing would like to mention is that (SPOILERS) in the Casino Royale novel, James Bond was interrogated and tortured by a Russian organisation SMERSH, which is the main antagonist of the series. Towards the end of the series they carved a letter ‘Ш’ on Bond’s back hand and that means ‘spy’. This was mainly used as a tool to recognise Bond. The Greek equivalent to Ш is Σ which is Sigma. Both of these symbols come directly from the same original character, “Shin”. There we go. I think that’s a flag where Sigma is Ian Fleming. Another note is that in the manga, Sigma mentions two customers, Mao and Lazarus, but in the anime he mentions three customers, Richard Lazarus, Adolf Getler and Mao Fleming. (Fun Fact: Fleming is the author’s name of the series so that makes a suspicion). Oh and, Adolf Getler, who is anime original, was actually a character in the Casino Royale, who is the one that killed Vesper in novel and movie. So there we go, Sigma is Ian Fleming.

[@txshiroo._]

Sigmund Freud is not even based on Sigma. In IRL hes a neurologist and in BSD literally every character is based on a real author. Sergei Syromyatnikov’s only evidence being Sigma is his name. Not that much info other than him being a journalist. Which like I said, BSD is based on real authors. Ian Fleming theory is the only accurate theory because Sigma’s first debut and arc was literally a James Bond reference (Ironically the episode Sigma debuted is called ‘Skyfall’ which is a movie). Sigma being amnesiac is like how Bond in the final novel, kills off a villain, but in exchange he suffered from amnesia, and as a result, was left living in Japan as a different identity until he returned to England one day only to find out he is dead. This is a callback to when Sigma was being born out of the book and the fact that he had amnesia. And also Bond had a symbol similar to Sigma being carved out of his hand, which is used to be identified by an evil organisation. When you try to translate it, it means “Sigma”. Ironic right? And also BSD villains arc are based on countries, (S1 being Japanese, S2 being American, S3 being Russian, S4 being European and Japanese and S5 being European and Japanese as well) Nikolai is said to be the only author who’s based in European so far so Sigma should be European as well.

[@lanxichen7128]

Not only Bolesław Prus but also Julian Tuwim! Especially mostly because of Julians alias (one of many) being Sigma! I personally do belive in this one theory, it just makes sense to me lol

[@31webseries]

I'm just gonna throw out there that my boy Akutagawa's outfit going from black to beigey/brown after his ultimate sacrifice and then cure fits the clothing theory quite well!

[@nataliawashington872]

Do you have a pic of his new coat? I keep seeing his beast one

[@31webseries]

@@nataliawashington872 Its in the last few seconds of the season five finale. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5a4mXVsgLOGqq8

[@ezequielplacer9812]

The gender swap in the cases of Koyo and Kyouka coulde be due to the stories which give name to their abilities, beacuse the designs of BSD characters are inspire in the designs of the protagonist of famous books. In the case of Koyo, Golden Demon, has Miya Shigisawa (a woman who wants to marry a rich guy due to her family's debts but falls in love with another man), as a main character. While, in Kyouka's case, Demon Snow is a convination of two books Shirayuki-Hime (Princess Snow White) and Demon Lake, who has Yuri (a woman who beacmes the Princess shirayuki, the spirit of a lake) as the protagonist.

[@bitesizedsilly]

i like to headcanon all the bsd characters are still novelists/poets, like, "oh my god, did you know fyodor dostoevsky got caught by the police and is now in mersault?" then the other person just says "yeah, but more importantly, did you read the brothers karamazov, its so good!"

[@tiaraqwq594]

RANPO BEING GAY IS CANON?!!

[@chemicallycalm5878]

💀💀

[@SolveThisMurderIn60Seconds]

For Poe.

[@senxoda]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG FOR A BSD ICEBERG 🙏🙏

[@Cosmic-Ferret]

Same here! I was searching for one around 2 weeks ago and I couldn't find anything :( So yeah, CREATOR IF YOU'RE READING THIS, THANK YOUUUUU!! •ᴗ•

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Same!!!!

[@percyyval]

kunikida better not die, hes like the one character i want to survive :/

[@chansfeet2500]

Real! That man does so much, literally above and beyond and for what? Man deserves happiness.

[@itzmidnightwolfgacha8600]

manga spoilers: Let me hold your hand while I say this…

[@percyyval]

@@itzmidnightwolfgacha8600 :C

[@herb0690]

how are you today

[@jadeswwrld]

This aged like milk

[@Logayy]

18:03 I mean we see Dazai grabbing Naomi in Atsushi entrance exam. If she was an illusion she would have just dissapeared

[@LuneIita]

I can't believe I already know/read 90% of the facts mentioned in this video- I need to touch grass- But I love love loved the video!! It's so hard to find any bsd essay content in YT!!

[@kuricat16]

Omg I've had a similar theory about naomi for the longest time- I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees how terrifying tanizaki is TwT

[@FruittBatt1800]

The Tanizaki theory makes me wonder if he'll be the one transferred to the Port Mafia? He seems sort of two sided and Hirotsu even said that his ability is well suited for an assassin.

[@watchmefailhorribly]

dazai (irl) dated a guy at 15 years old who was very short... also, Nikolai Gogol (irl) was queer and really struggled with it

[@watchmefailhorribly]

also, some people think that Dazai's coat is beige because he's subconsciously trying to mimic Oda, who was the best person of all to him

[@The_R3AL_Akutagawa]

​@@watchmefailhorribly is that not Odas coat he's wearing?

[@chemicallycalm5878]

@@The_R3AL_Akutagawa oda's coat is shorter and lighter, and it also resembles more of a suit.

[@The_R3AL_Akutagawa]

@@chemicallycalm5878 I thought he was wearing Odas coat because before he was wearing Moris coat and then he gave it to Akutagawa

[@chemicallycalm5878]

@@The_R3AL_Akutagawa it could make sense since Oda got him to change to the good, but he wasn't really Dazai's mentor unlike Mori. Oda was more like Dazai's best friend/companion.

[@JustASillyLittleGuy_3111]

8:46. This moment really highlighted the whole video for me

[@txshiroo._]

Theory: Someone said it’s Ian Fleming (Author of James Bond) because the episode Sigma first appeared was called Skyfall and that’s actually a movie called Skyfall, which is a James Bond movie and also hes the manager of a casino and there’s a movie called Casino Royale. Sigma’s ability is an ability where he exchanges information, and if you don’t know, that’s basically what spies do (James Bond is a spy novel). And also Sigma’s appearance is strikingly similar to James Bond’s white suit. Their backstories are quite different but also quite similar. James Bond is an orphan who finds out what “home” is , and it’s ironically called Skyfall and Sigma debuted in a book where he’s surrounded in a vast area until he founds a house, which is similar to the home of James Bond. And also fun fact throughout the show there are some people in BSD that uses weaponry (like swords, guns) but the person to use the most weaponry is Sigma, which is guns. James Bond uses guns a lot for his fights and he’s known for his wacky explosive devices which is what Sigma used a lot during the Skyfall arc. And also there’s this one manga panel where the gun Sigma uses to shoot LOOKS strikingly familiar to James Bond gun that he always uses (Walther 99). Doesn’t that sound familiar? It’s one of James Bond famous guns that he uses in almost every movie poster. And also Sigma considers himself to be an “ordinary man” which is what Fleming wanted for James Bond’s character when he made him. (Fun Fact: Fleming got the name James Bond from a real life guy!). Literally Sigma’s desire is to value his own home where no one can reach him, similar to Bond’s desire about his privacy. Another thing would like to mention is that (SPOILERS) in the Casino Royale novel, James Bond was interrogated and tortured by a Russian organisation SMERSH, which is the main antagonist of the series. Towards the end of the series they carved a letter ‘Ш’ on Bond’s back hand and that means ‘spy’. This was mainly used as a tool to recognise Bond. The Greek equivalent to Ш is Σ which is Sigma. Both of these symbols come directly from the same original character, “Shin”. There we go. I think that’s a flag where Sigma is Ian Fleming. Another note is that in the manga, Sigma mentions two customers, Mao and Lazarus, but in the anime he mentions three customers, Richard Lazarus, Adolf Getler and Mao Fleming. (Fun Fact: Fleming is the author’s name of the series so that makes a suspicion). Oh and, Adolf Getler, who is anime original, was actually a character in the Casino Royale, who is the one that killed Vesper in novel and movie. Another thing is that Bond got manipulated into thinking he committed global terrorism himself by a Russian terrorist (Similar to Fyodor manipulating Sigma that he's a terrorist). Another theory is that in one of the novels, Bond goes to Japan to assassinate a Russian villain at a castle. So he does his shit, and he fights him, kills him and the castle blows up. He suffers from amnesia as a result. Few months later, he returned back to England and only to find out his entire life was written in a book (Sounds familiar? IT WAS WHERE SIGMA WAS BORN OUT OF THE BOOK!! TFFFF). So there we go, Sigma is Ian Fleming. See ya guys bye

[@Swampghost-hh1fk]

Really random, but I would highly recommend Tsujimura's book, The Lonely Castle in the Mirror. It's really good.

[@Thepokerface2.1]

Sigma could also be the Russian author Sergey Syromyatnikov who called himself sigma as pseudonym.

[@kaddy0306]

This was a VERY well researched analysis, thank you for your hard work!!! I enjoyed listening to that. Until the last "theory" parts, i agreed to this. But there are too many arguments against pretty all of these theories, i don't this that any of them are true. - Related to Fukuzawa: Atsushi and Kenji had plenty of time now to get a feeling for their abilities and learn to adjust it. So in any case, it would just bring them a middle-power up and Kenji won't feel hungry or outpowered anymore. - To Tanizaki: Fukuzawa "can" surpress abilities, which doesn't mean he has to. Idk which weird person came up with the Naomi idea. If she was a illusion, she wouldnt get hit, would eat or could grab other people... and i don't think that Tanizakis ability has a 1km range. Naomi was plenty times far away. - To Dazai's bandages: We saw in the BSD Dazai/Chuuya 15 panel, that he had already bandages on his arms, but not on his throat when he awakened in Moris clinic. Mori should be the one who made the ones on his arms, which leads to a suicide attempt that had to be threatened and failed. Mori would have taken them off if he saw there is no injury under them as a doctor and there would be already existing before he came. Since it is a great pain if you slit it up and don't die, Dazai was traumatized due to the pain and i think its a measure and solution to prevent himself from ever doing this again. Also, we all know that he doesn't really want to kill himself for real at all after he gave it a second thought. Some injuries here and now won't kill anyone so easily and the PM does a good job protecting him in fear to fail in front of the cold blooded genius. No longer human isn't related to himself in the anime like his real life counterpart, it's to stop people that are acting no longer human trough their abilities. Since Fyodor seems to be immortal through an ability already by the newest chapter, Dazai won't be the same at all.

[@ryanhasswag5975]

TW sh, I want to know more about why Dazia wears bandages, but I don't think it's to hide scars, I've heard people say he sh on Twitter and such, but I really don't think he does because he hates pain, I have no theories on why he wears them. I mean, it would make sense if he were to wear them to remind him not to do it because it is painful but I'm not sure. Like he's smart enough to know that will hurt because he's been stabbed before. But I don't know, those are my thoughts. Maybe he really isn't human and is hiding something underneath. But as I said, I don't know.

[@moonbbxe]

i remember when i somehow just stumbled into an article talking about verlaine and rimbaud, i was genuinely just shocked the whole time. if you haven’t read about it in detail, i’d highly encourage that you do

[@Seami-bz6bt]

I will definitely do that asap

[@aerom3109]

That ending about Kunakida possible death didn’t age well

[@VIVIDLIE]

It did not indeed

[@SolveThisMurderIn60Seconds]

😭😭😭

[@evie2985]

This was such a good video!!! bsd has been constantly occupying a portion of my mind since I first watched it in 2020, and i'd like to think i know almost everything you can know about it. I saw this video pop up on my homepage and went "BET", but there were actually a few things I didn't know! the ranpo pen name and the junichiro theories were very interesting, in particular. I've heard the "naomi is dead" theory before, but this explanation actually made sense to me, unlike a few others i've heard. it's so nice to see deep bsd videos like this!!!! i LOVE video essays, but (good) ones on bsd are few and far between. I will definitely be subscribing and checking out your other work! ps: what are your thoughts (if you're familiar with them) on the "dazai is the old pm boss's son" and "natsume is the author of the Book" theories?

[@VIVIDLIE]

Thank you so much! I’m glad I was able to show you something new. I like the Dazai one a lot as a theory, but I doubt it’s true. I haven’t read the newest novel as it’s not officially released in Aus yet, but from what I understand, it’s about when Dazai joined the mafia so that will probably confirm/deny it. I hadn’t heard about the Natsume one before this, but after researching I’m pretty convinced he did. It makes sense as to why he knows so much and is so set on protecting Yokohama, because the book is stored there. Now I’m mad because I didn’t know about this before making the video hahaha

[@stargirl7832]

@@VIVIDLIE if you're referring to the day i picked up dazai, it's not about when dazai joined the mafia (edit: when he was fourteen mori picked him up and he joined officially at fifteen, iirc); rather, it's about when he was sixteen and first met odasaku! timeline-wise, i /think/ it's after stormbringer, but take that with a grain of salt. neither confirmation nor denial for this particular theory :(

[@VIVIDLIE]

Oh interesting! I really need to read it lol

[@abbeystar]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, THIS IS SO GOOD AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN EACH THING

[@VIVIDLIE]

Thanks!!

[@anirviniyer9302]

it is quite rare, to stumble upon some quality content which is straight to the point. amazing video, the research and analysis are beyond just praiseworthy! im gonna stay here to watch this channel receive the large audience that it deserves

[@VIVIDLIE]

Thank you so much!

[@everestmendoza8164]

I think my weirdly favorite theory is tied between Naomi never existed or dazi is blind in his right eye

[@tiahere8499]

Could you explain the dazai one?

[@everestmendoza8164]

In flashbacks dazi has his right eye covered in bandages. It was theorized that he was blind in that eye

[@violet_playz2045]

I've been waiting for a deep dive analysis on bsd! I love this video and I even learned some new things despite being in the fandom for a while now! (Specifically last year.) Keep up the good content! 💜

[@ohshctrash1410]

I've never watched your videos before, but I do love BSD and my boyfriend is obsessed with it. Got absolutely THROWN at the beginning cause you sound a bit like him.

[@Trey-fn1vm]

Your channel is very underrated, great video

[@LonelyOnes-wy4nt]

I just want to tell my crazy theory, what if the azure king was actually kunikida from the other universe? The same universe as the other fukuchi come from. Even tough it's actually confirmed that the same appearance between kunikida and the azure king were deliberately to show that they have the same ideals, but for me it doesn't make sense. Maybe the azure king come to saving sasaki bcuz in the other universe they were a couple and sasaki died the same as canon. Maybe???? Oh and there's another one (spoiler for 55 minutes) Gab uses Wells 's ability to come back to the past, but i thought, he doesn't come back to the past but rather come to another alternatives(?) Bcus if it's the same Wells I thought the ability wouldn't work anymore to Gab. But it's make sense, bcuz if Gab come back to the past, Well's ability can still work to him. Btw, I thought Wells's ability is kinda unique, bcuz if she wanted to improve, she needs another person to come back to the past and repeat, and the improvement can only be feel by that person that come back to the past. This happened to Gab and I used Atsushi as a comparison. But there's a theory, in the novel, Wells said to Atsushi that there's no second chance for him. I have two assumptions for this, firstly, Wells did not know that her ability could be used many times, but not for herself, but for other people, this could explain why Wells warned Atsushi. And secondly, Wells was afraid that his powers would be used carelessly and she deliberately warned Atsushi so that Atsushi would not mess with her abilities. Is it possible that he had trauma during the war that used his abilities to win the war until she finally ran away? Who knows. Back to Gab, whenever he uses Wells's ability, the time is getting longer, right? What if the ability is actually realizes that someone is using it? Because the time is getting longer even until years. If the time is repeated, the ability wouldn't even realize it. Oh, and there's the last, maybe this is count as a plot hole but, how Dazai even survived this? I mean, he has an ability to nullifying any other abilites, like in s5 that Dazai told Sigma that he can stop the time, it's because another user's ability and Dazai is the only one who can move. Does he even realizes that the time is repeated? And that's it! (I'm writting this in the middle of night LMAO) Thanks 4 reading😊😊

[@nataliawashington872]

17:20 I DID NOT KNOW THAT! I thought his power was giving the agency members the ability to control their special abilities. I didn’t know that his ability was basically weakening their ability to a point where they could control it. The idea that Tanizaki’s power is just being weakened and is actually way more powerful is crazy, but also makes sense because he said his power isn’t built for combat but then like the same episode or smth were shown that it IS! Built for combat and he clearly knows how to utilize it to such a degree. But maybe he doesn’t fight because Fukuzawa knows he’d become unstable at the sight of Naomi getting hurt, who could be an illusion as well, but she might be actually real considering wouldn’t she just disappear after Atsushi (who was mind controlled) attacked her, that or Tanizaki’s ability might actually be more powerful than we realize if it can still hold up after Naomi is attacked no wonder if might be suppressed by Fukuzawa. Like imagine Tamizaki’s ability being one of the most powerful in the series, and might be strong enough like the infinite tsukiyomi (I forgot how to spell it and am too lazy to check 😭 sorry)

[@haxoka2638]

haha kunikida has a lot of death flags but surely he wouldn't actually die y'know :) hahaha what are you talking about

[@mavis.riley.johnson]

15:30 i honestly find the sigma is named after freud theory hard to believe and not just because freud fucking sucks. for one, most, if not all of the bsd characters are named after people who are primarily known as poets or novelists, not scientists or theorists. to me, it seems more likely that sigma isn't really based off of anyone at all and is simply an enigma in terms of bsd naming. yes, all the other characters with abilities are named after authors BUT sigma was literally written into existence. he could be loosely named after a character of whoever wrote him into the book (or maybe he was written into existence by some greek guy and this is a very very loose bit of foreshadowing) or maybe he really is just an entirely unique character who isn't really based on anything pre-existing.

[@Seami-bz6bt]

My own personal headcaonnon for Lovecraft is that in bsd's universe octopuses are really aliens and Lovecraft is an octopus Fitgerald made a deal with. It's a silly headcannon but I just can't shake it off my head anymore, it's like it's been carved in stone

[@iloveeatingchildrensgreasyfeet]

GO OFF GIRL!!

[@coquettebowx]

20:40 "he really should be dead" well since you asked-

[@mcdonaldsshinobu808]

A thing abt the fukuzawa theory i rly wanna say: i think that this theory is very true and it seems even more true ehen you think about the ‘dazai getting out of the agency theory’. If it is true that fukuzawas ability being endangered could cause further problems its safe to say that being around dazai would be torture; taking in the fact that he has to stay warrant of touching him. Although it would be bad if dazai was his ‘enemy’ (a member of the mafia), it wouldn’t be as bad as it is right now, considering he won’t have to be in the same workspace as him every single day. This only goes further when we look at dazais current mental state. He is hurt and is hurting, no matter how many times he’s smiled. The thought of not being wanted coming with the fact that he really isn’t wanted (by fukuzawa) is a great way of displaying reality and it’s constant torture.

[@izzylikestuff_]

WOAHH, SO UNDERRATED?????

[@amogus46290]

7:05 it's funny to me how it was just revealed in the manga 😭

[@amymone13]

Personally I really like the theory that Dazai is blind in one eye, but he just goes like nothing happened

[@meng_jan]

It would make sense if lovecraft was just some kind of lovecraftian monster, like a space thing or something ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Seami-bz6bt]

My personal headcannon that I made up on the spot the first time I watched bsd and just doesn't see to want to leave my brain is that Lovecraft is an octopus and octopuses are actually aliens in the bsd universe

[@Seami-bz6bt]

Ik it's silly but I honestly just kinda like it

[@thesilliestofthebillies]

wait please do another bsd iceberg but just the fanbase bc... theres a lot to talk abt there (plus that would just be really funny)

[@Mixytelle]

"he really should be dead" well...

[@lovveless]

I love this sm like AAA omg bsd is my special interest and I love any and all bsd content

[@box7147]

This was genuinely an amazing video . Props

[@bk_ig...]

Actually, there's another queer character, the irl Nikolai Gogol was queer and fought with his own sexuality, he was disgusted by himself and thats why Fyolai canon (and one sided but canon) you cannot stop me now

[@VIVIDLIE]

You’re completely right, but including a guy who hated being queer in the queer representation section seemed a bit questionable y’know

[@Foxberryjammed]

Thanks for sharing all the fan theories! Hadn't heard many of them!

[@Shnku_]

masterpiece writing

[@ArcDeity]

Man i was gonna make my own bsd iceberg vid was researching and all guess you beat me to it 😅

[@kruellzer0877]

Aye. It’s not too late

[@ivyikea1755]

THANK YOU SO GLAD THAT I GET TO SEE SUCH LONG VIDEO ABT MY OBSSESSION

[@emmaabadeer9107]

Such a good thumbnail. I love all the little additions

[@captainlumine2785]

THIS IS AMAZING

[@sejianimates1735]

I’m sorry I completely lost it when you said Juni kidnapped Naomi- why was that funny 😭

[@kid0nt]

freud theory goes crazyyy

[@luvbugzie]

15:57 it’s more likely that he is inspired by ian fleming!

[@foxyedits1]

The day I picked up dazai, bsd beast, and storm bringer will always be the best

[@BungouStrayDogsOfficial]

Feeding my hyperfixation, thank you 🫶

[@mollyryann7858]

So tanizaka is just the male version of Wanda slaaayyy that would actually would be a cool spin

[@jediarcherbc709]

6:02 If I had a nickel for every time HG Wells was reimagined as a female character, I'd have two nickels between BSD and Warehouse 13. I find that quite interesting

[@Okeydoll]

AYATSUJI MENTIONED ‼️

[@N.I.E.M]

nice video! I like all the theorys (only the Fyodor's Ability) but if you can do more videos like this i would love to see it!

[@wisso0]

BSD CONTENT GOD BLESS IM FEEDING TODAY

[@hamuichiro]

AMAZING VIDEO

[@Korrasami1111]

AYATSUJI IN THE THUMBNAIL INSTANT CLIC 🔥🔥

[@emmaabadeer9107]

Brilliant video!!!! Gave me a lot to think on

[@GOSTY__]

I’ve watched only one episode of bsd, and yet somehow I got through the entire video

[@aishanisinha-y4b]

how would the naomi being dead theory work when dazai could just nullify junichiros ability and make her disappear?

[@incognito_mode420]

Awesome bsd video. I love it keep it on. Truly fantastic 👌😍

[@LouBouchat]

4:51 you missed the best one : Rimbaud and Verlaine were actually dating.

[@SolveThisMurderIn60Seconds]

Here's an interesting fact: Sango's pseudonym means 35, like you said. That's also the number of people that Kyouka killed in the Port Mafia. "My name is Izumi Kyōka. I've killed 35 people. And I don't want to kill again." Dazai told her it was a rookie number...

[@oceanapearl3503]

Thanks for this.

[@aditikashyap3150]

really cool video!

[@dr.aissam]

To The Stray Dogs 🥂

[@Ivory-f5b]

LETSGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I love this my ex originally told me about bungo stray dogs and i cant stop thinking about it rah

[@Alleydabest]

The theory "Naomi dead" would actually be cannon because of tanizaki and Naomi clothing as we see that tanizaki told atsushi in season 1 that he is still in school but why is Naomi clothes a school girl clothe but tanizaki isn't (some people say that after tanizaki loss Naomi he's memory is kinda...not okay thats why he doesn't remember he's sister death Naomi clothing are school clothing because she died when she was in school) also some people say the reason why Naomi doesn't disappear when dazai touches tanizaki (ya know cuz she's a illusion) it's because her soul/conscious has been connected to the illusion (this is so damn long but I love BSD theory and story alot :) )

[@pomkopo]

4:53 senbonzakura

[@everestmendoza8164]

Is the theory the the abilitys are living being been confirmed or denied yet? Not fought up with the manga

[@_ipjebi_]

oh the last theory may or may not have aged well considering current events...

[@VIVIDLIE]

Oh how I hate being right

[@bluecrow2k]

Thank you for this!

[@akizuki_09]

hey, could you discuss the recent theories? such as chap 113, and multiple references to dazai maybbee returning to the pm? or like, the book 'being bsd' as it is titled stray dogs. i love this video, and as much as i am satisfied it will never be enough lol

[@kruellzer0877]

I was hoping there would be a theory on fukuchi cuz I made one of my own on him and mentioned it in my previous video.

[@P_MC478]

Most of the deeper theories are kind of now debunked as shown in recent chapters of the BSD manga, like fyodor's ability is fricking body swapping and Naomi probably comes from another family and IS real.

[@VIVIDLIE]

Hey, I was at least right about Kunikida dying! Let me have one win lmao

[@P_MC478]

@@VIVIDLIE I have never see someone so happy about Kunikida dying.

[@VIVIDLIE]

You either laugh or you cry

[@P_MC478]

@@VIVIDLIE do a vid about Soukoku, pls...PLSSSSSSS

[@freezyyyy-]

Wow that was pretty good explanation!! Btw I have a Question!👀?? 18:43 Where did that clip came from FROM WHICH EPISODE??? where did u find it !!??😐 I didn’t saw that clip in any season of bsd ! So is it a fake edit??? / 18:43

[@VIVIDLIE]

Real clip! Season 3 episode 5

[@freezyyyy-]

@@VIVIDLIE Ohhh maybe it was when he tried to enter the Port mafia?? I got confused coz there was also the president so I thought he was trying to do something to the ADA 😂😂

[@freezyyyy-]

It has been a yearr so maybe I forgot 😭

[@daisyphinney1038]

headcannon: Natsume is the real owner of the book.

[@daisyphinney1038]

Second headcanon, Yasano is also immortal and so is Fyodor

[@VIVIDLIE]

I feel like those last two are canon haha

[@daisyphinney1038]

@@VIVIDLIE it would be awesome if they were!

[@fuenza3333]

excellent video

[@hyph3nat3d]

*cries at there being no atsushi cannibalism theory*

[@VIVIDLIE]

IM SORRY ?!

[@slug05]

​@@hyph3nat3d is the theory something along the line of "atsushi ate humans while he was in his tiger form"? i even found one for his parents lol

[@hyph3nat3d]

@@slug05 that was actually addressed in the manga! An extra panel shows Atsushi asking Dazai why they called him a man-eater and if he ate anyone. Dazai looks to the side, not answering. Atsushi is now scared and swears to never eat meat again. Dazai asks what he’ll eat instead and Atsushi answers tea on rice. The extra story is clearly meant to be a joke, the punchline being that nothing about Atsushi’s diet would change, but the fact that you can’t tell if dazai is just messing w Atsushi or not could be an interesting thing to look into! In my comment I was referring to the cannibalism theory that refers to his parents tho. I hope my extensive hyper-fixation on this series was of service to you!

[@hyph3nat3d]

@@VIVIDLIE NO WAIT BC I JUST REALIZED THAT WAS AN EXASPERATED ‘IM SORRY?!’ LIKE A “WTF R U SAYING ‘IM SORRY?!’” I’m an idiot uhh anyways really cool and interesting theory. Also does it feel like ik more abt any other chr than the supposed mc- Edit: I’m so embarrassed pls forgive my lack of human interaction skills

[@slug05]

@@hyph3nat3d that's interesting, do you have a link to the theory? i'd love to read it in detail

[@Maffuyu]

9:25 about this part , isn’t nikolai gogol gay? i remember reading it somewhere , have anyone done a research about it?

[@VIVIDLIE]

He was but he absolutely despised himself because of it, so I didn’t include him. Putting someone who hated being gay in the queer representation section feels weird to me.

[@oscarfowwilde]

i thought it was accepted that sigma is based off Sergey Nikolaevich Syromyatnikov

[@clcl8]

Do you know where to find the bsd novels?

[@katlynwebb8474]

Do you know which system the Bungo to Alchemist works with? It looks so cool

[@VIVIDLIE]

There is no English version, but if you still want to play: -The best way would be to download the DMM Games launcher on your pc and play from there! - Otherwise, there is an app version for IOS and Android, but you need to set your AppStore region to Japan to access it. There’s tutorials on KZbin for that.

[@pantufa401]

I had saw this iceberg on reddit bsd sub.....

[@SaliLlamas]

i changed to iphone and i can no longer play the game 😭😭😭 and i cant download qoapp😭