

However, he's still carrying that heavy void of loneliness around, so he tries to keep up face through a sequence of macabre antics that nobody around him really bothers questioning anymore. However, he befriended people who had a clear reason to live and, after Oda's death, decided to be part of the solution instead of the problem by joining the detective agency. In Bungou Stray Dogs, Dazai witnessing Mori murder the former boss and subsequently fabricate the document could have been a major factor in his nihilistic mindset.

RELATED: Alice in Borderland: The Netflix Thriller's Biggest Changes to the Manga He even had a period where he thought his life would improve, but No Longer Human concludes with Yozo back at square one in a state of hopelessness and alienation. By the book's end, Yozo's been through life's ups and downs. In the process, he meets a woman and seduces her into committing a love suicide with him. Later on in the book, Yozo falls into a pattern of self-destruction and becomes an alcoholic. Still, he tries to hide his inner turmoil by making a fool out of himself to make others laugh. He criticizes society's hypocrisy and humanity's inherent urge to act in individual self-interest. In No Longer Human, Yozo details why he feels so isolated from the rest of humanity. However, it goes far deeper than a simple description of clinical depression and suicidal ideation. That premise alone is enough to give someone who hasn't read it an understanding of how it shaped Dazai's character in Bungou. No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai presents a first-hand account of someone who feels socially alienated and severely depressed. Interestingly, however, Dazai doesn't see any point in living and feels condemned to an eternity of solitude - yet he seems to be drawn to people with an unshakable resolve to live like Odasaku, Ango and Atsushi. Most of Dazai's suicidal antics are written off as gag comedy, but it does point to darker implications for his character. Dazai's also been known to charm women and ask them about committing a double suicide with him before even taking them out to dinner. Shortly after, he was trying to shove himself inside an oil drum and explained to Atsushi that he likes suicide, but not pain or suffering. It's also important to remember the first time fans met Dazai - he was floating down a river and got angry at Atsushi for interrupting his suicide attempt.

However, he's also a pain in Kunikida's neck and constantly getting on everyone else's nerves by slacking off. He's cheerful, outgoing and always says something eerily profound. RELATED: Jujutsu Kaisen's Culling Game Shows an Intriguing Foil Between Fushiguro and Hiromi Higurumaįast forward to the Dazai fans were introduced to at the beginning of Bungou Stray Dogs. Therefore, Dazai joined the Port Mafia when he was 15 to have a first-hand account of nonstop bloodshed and death to discover meaning in his life. It could also be argued that everyone around him had something to live for, while he didn't. One could make the case that Dazai had already been desensitized to constant bloodshed because of what he witnessed before joining the Port Mafia. It's also apparent that Dazai doesn't seem to value anyone else's life either since he shot a GSS soldier repeatedly and didn't stop after he died. The teen simply asked him if there was any actual point in living. Mori, who'd already saved Dazai from a few suicide attempts, flat out asked him why he wanted to die. By the time he turned 15, he had already joined the Mafia and became its youngest executive. At this point, it's safe to say Dazai already decided that life was meaningless since death is inevitable.
