This analysis masterfully bridges the gap between high-brow dramatic theory and modern anime, transforming a casual viewing experience into a clinical study of narrative artifice. It successfully challenges the viewer to trade emotional immersion for a much-needed critical distance.
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Psychologist Analysis Bungo Stray Dogs Episode 9Added:
Hi YouTube, welcome on in. Hey, I hope that you're actively taking good care of yourselves that uh you know you're hugging your loved ones like you know close and just know that like you know times may be tough for a lot of people out there and you don't have to go through this alone. I am a psychologist.
I'm not your psychologist. So please seek mental health help in your area.
Uh, and with that being said, like, hey, come and join the Discord where they've been in a Discord call for close to a hundred hours now waiting for this episode, episode 9 of Bango Stray Dogs to drop. Uh, it is phenomenal. I'm I am so amazed by the community each and I've had like so many uh thoughts about each and every single one of y'all and my brain has been going wild on conspiracy theories legit to the point where I had this whiteboard, the other whiteboard, I brought in another whiteboard and I was writing everything down as to like where's everything going on, right? Like how is this connected to this connected to this just from the first couple of episodes? If you guys don't mind, do you guys mind if I if I show you guys a little something as to like where my conspiracy brain was going? I I hope y'all y'all don't mind. This is me on just like going absolutely bonkers a little bit for the for the past couple of days there. By the way, if you're from the from the Bungos Dog community and you're brand new or you came in from Reddit or Tumblr or whatnot, hi, welcome on in. I appreciate you stopping on by. Uh, if this is your first live stream, bunch of Doritos for you. You're incredible.
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Anyway, with that being said, let me show y'all what I'm what what what I've been what I noticed. One of one of the many things I noticed.
All right, let me see.
Okay, here we go.
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Foreign! Foreign!
You I love this poor girl.
[screaming] You're right. I don't have the right thing on at the moment. Huh.
Hold on.
All right, now we're ready. Okay, I hope y'all are ready.
It's here's where it comes in.
What' you guys notice? I I played that first scene in its entirety without really talking for a reason. What do you guys notice? And this is going to be cut up.
Think about again, we're getting so into the media that we're not thinking about the media.
Let's talk about brethian approaches.
It's bre time. There was many times where a brethian approach happens in that first little bit. You guys got distracted by my dino hat with Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, I thought it was going to go in this direction.
Exactly. In the black hole. You know, there's a couple of things that happened in there that clearly and time and time again as he's narrating which is drawing you in, it's supposed to get you out of that distraction. Yeah, exactly. I'm so I'm trying to port Breck to you guys as well to get you to think about the media chap. Number one, the train train comes through to try and interrupt you. The train comes in to try and get you to also keep that element. The train DOESN'T JUST CHA CHA cha the entire way through, you know, for no reason. It is there. It is the first thing we hear and see outside of the narration to get us out of of being so into narration when this happen when literally he's talking about food right which is drawing us in listen That's a breian approach.
We are so drawn into the narration as to what's happening that a loud train passing on by, right?
that's supposed to remind us, hey, this is a world, right? Like cuz you know that's happening in here like for us like we're we're still taking this on.
So here I've been in a for three years.
Oh, right. And then it happens again.
You know he he's tired whatot narration's happening.
We get a title card.
By the way, they would do this in theaters. Oh, I don't know why I'M FULL SCREEN. [laughter] BY THE WAY, they would do this in in like actual like uh performance theaters where like uh the the start of a show like for any bre approach, a person would walk by, you know, with like you know the actors would walk through with their scripts on hand or like you know uh someone would hold up the title of the play. Anything to get you to remind you that you are watching a show not necessarily in it.
Huh? What else happens, chat?
But why? Because too many people get so in the media that they're forget that you're watching a piece of media. It's a form of getting you to start thinking about the way that you you watch a show and that the actors are actors, not or the characters are characters, not necessarily people.
Which brings up a big theme as we keep going through this, right?
>> To get you to analyze. Yep. To to get you to analyze. Yep. Yep. Yep.
Oh, yeah.
But we are so invested in with the characters that like we just seem to not be uh you know worried about it. Right. So all of this is going on. Then what happens?
What's the next Brexian thing? Oh, that's right. You know, it's used as a comedic gag, but at the same time, it's it's kind of there. Police guys, whatnot. And then this.
And he's almost talking to us. Yep. It's almost like he's talking to this. But why did they show this chat?
People running.
and chat goes silent.
Welcome on through, Julie. How you doing?
Why did they show this chat?
I'm not talking about them lying down.
talking about this.
Are we in a book?
Is this all taking part inside of the story?
Is this trying to go ahead and keep us out here? Like I if if you're on the outside looking on in because this is four times in the span of a couple minutes, less than five minutes where Breton approaches have been used to get us to go ahead and analyze the characters from afar and not necessarily on in as though you are part of the world. So it's making me wonder and this happens every episode by the way uh all the way up to now. We could go on episode two. We could continue on with this episode and we will see that Breckan approaches is consistently being used time after time after time after time after time as they're trying to remind us, hey, stay out here, but we get so invested in the characters that we get in here, you know? I don't know. I may be wrong.
I may be absolutely wrong. And I'm okay with being wrong, you know. I I'm But the more that I took a look at this and the more that like I was analyzing episode one and and talking about all of this, the more it made me wonder like how in particular is this going into, right?
Because the authors want this to remind based off of actual people, but that's it would make sense, I guess. It's sort of making me wonder as an individual, right? Like how far does this go, right?
How far does Bungle Stray Dogs go? Like if we're talking about all of these being literal literature individuals, are we going to get like and and by the way, I had I had some crazy like fever what do you call them? Like I I had some crazy thoughts, right? I was in my mind palace the other day. Uh and and I had some crazy uh aspects. How big is the iceberg? The iceberg is like this. like you know it's a horrible iceberg you know like we can only see this but there's so much more to it you know there's so much more to it anyway I had a I I had a very very interesting time the other day where at times we're able to go ahead and do like you know deep discussive analysis to what's going on what's happening in there one one of the big questions that I do have for you guys is about Yoseno let's start off there I know that we we aren't even getting into episode 9 just yet. We're about to get into episode 9. Don't you worry your little hearts. I hope you guys are okay with this.
No worries, Millie.
Let's talk about Yoso a little bit cuz she was the first one in in the mind palace. Right now, this it is the young arch types, right? It's the shadow and light aspects of ourselves. Now, what light aspect does she try and present, chat?
I'm not skipping the analysis. Exactly.
Exactly. What is the light aspect? Hi, tree. How you doing? Hope you're doing well.
Exactly. Right. Caregiver slave. Right.
Yo, son. No.
caregiver slave and what is the midpoint chat?
What is the midpoint that you guys see in there service?
[snorts] It was making me wonder chat. It was making me wonder one one of the the conversations that you can do even with yourself. By the way, I want to go ahead and and shout this out and let you guys know, please journal. If you're going through a tough time or you're going through anything in your life at the moment, please journal.
Journaling is so important. uh either using your phone as a voice memo or keeping a journal where you're able to go to keep your thoughts in. It is so good to allow you the opportunity to reflect uh and and you know the opportunity to heal as well. And that's three points of advice that you need any no therapist to go through. Please find the journal and and and and you know and and and start that process or you know talk to yourself. Talking to yourself is completely healthy. It's normal. It's called you know an aspect of narrative self you know uh sage elitist sure where the main aspect is knowledge knowledge and what else I think that's pretty good right anyway so in my beautiful little uh mind palace one of the big things that you can do and that I I I will always say do with a professional in your area. No, it is extremely healthy. It is one of the healthiest things that you can do is is to go ahead and and have a mind journal or have a have a journal of your thoughts and positives and negatives.
One of the things that you can do in case you ever want to go ahead and go through it is imagine that there's a like a chair, empty chair. It's called the Gestian method. And in that chair, you're able to place any character, any loved one, any individual in there, right? Uh for a lot of individuals, this might be uh putting an individual that you might not necessarily be comfortable with, right? It happens, don't get me wrong. But if you if you're able to imagine the individual there, right, how they act, how they react, you can have them respond back to you, if you ask questions or so on so forth, and it can turn into a very informative way as to like how others may view you or your perception as to how others view you.
One of those things led into this with Yosano and one of the big questions came through as to for for Yosano themselves, what makes them them and actively actively participate or be a part of the group, right? And and with that, right, it's harder now. Yeah.
With with that. Well, I'm glad Katie, I'm glad I'm glad that you know how to uh or Kai, I know that I'm glad that you know how to go to do that. Uh one of the big things that that came through this was how much of of her abilities are of service and what is she actively trying to do considering the requirements to activate her abilities? Is it that she really cares about others, but at times due to the amount of service that she has to give, she doesn't want others to feel dependent on her and for her to become just a a go-to slave, you know, to to continuously have to like be there for others, right? Uh in that regard, i.e., uh I want you all to go ahead and understand that I'm here for you, but I'm not necessarily always here for you, right? Like an aspect of you guys put it in here, sage elitist, where knowledge becomes that big aspect, right? Um so, i.e. try and value your lives more.
Where does that come in? Right? Because one of the big discussion pieces was like, you know, how does it feel to actively take part in this? And of course, your information that we don't know, family, you know, siblings, all of that stuff, right? But what does become apparent is when you're asking these questions is, you know, how does it feel feel to purposefully like for others to isolate themselves from you or think of you like as a high danger individual in any capacity? And what came from that was the instance of is it on purpose that that like you know actively trying to do this because ultimately people would become over reliant on you or not right and that's where where the mind kept going and then we got attacked and it was the mind palace became like a giant fever you know fever nightmare if I do say it so it was myself or uh President Reawa ended up like evil President Reawa ended up attacking us with their abilities. uh what is it like rain in the rain or like you know all of this stuff it ended up becoming quite quite a quite a quite a a a nightmare if I do say so myself which was great u but I I highlight this because it it's like the more that you're able to go and analyze this right like des all together which is and the question that I'll throw out there to you guys is how much does the Z know about the orphanage system?
Yeah, the Z the the princess.
How much does Desai know about the orphanage system in this world? And even past that comes in the the main element I have here. Right, you ready? Um So, we're in Where are we at? Never really thought about it to be honest.
Where are we at? We're in Yokohama. No, I believe so. From our discussions, I believe that's where we are. Correct.
Yokohama. Yes. Okay. Yoko. That way you guys know. And in Yokohama, you have the Porto Mafia, led by apparently TB man and and others, right? And and and then the detective agency, right?
Cool. And then you have civilians.
We're only in a small area, chat.
So, what about these others?
>> If all of these are named after [snorts] Japanese authors, are all American authors in there?
Are all EU authors in there? Russian authors? Is this a giant fight for the black market and domination as to what's happening in here? What about individuals with special abilities?
Wouldn't they be in the hunt?
Wouldn't all of these like the entire world be in a hunt for them? Cuz ultimately getting them to be a part of your your your guild, your gang, your whatever ends up making you significantly stronger and able to go ahead and rule the world. Even past that comes in the main question, right? Um, what is the history of this world? And that's a big one that I was thinking about. What is the history of this world and how does it all tie in? What actually happened? Is this post World War II or is this somewhere even further than that? Right? Like like you know essentially like nobody recovered like tell me about it. What war happened? Who was in what area? What ended up going into this? Right? It's not just a floating country in the world. That wouldn't even make sense, right?
So, for this one, do we have do we have Tolken?
Uh, what is it? The guy that wrote Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald, right? F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald.
Uh, we got the incredible Mark Twains.
We got uh Mary Shel. Isn't that I believe she's EU, right? Correct me if I'm wrong here, chat.
I'm just starting to name authors here actually. Good idea.
Oh, token was British. Well, we got to go ahead and and and move them.
[laughter] There you go. Thank you.
American authors from the 19 through 19.
Ah, here we go.
All right. So, we moved them I I guess no longer part of the EU, but you know, uh, the UK token.
>> Who else do we have?
>> The invisible man. Yes, Ralph Ellison.
Who else do we have chat?
I know.
Jane Austin.
>> Yeah, Jane Austin.
Uh Mary Shelly.
Um check off. we have over in Russia.
Well, who else do we have? Keep going.
Edgar Alan Poe, you're right. You're right. Uh, CS Lewis. Yeah. Lewis DSTVski. Yeah. Yeah.
Dracula. Yeah. Um, what was his name?
Bram Sto. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Where was he from?
Ah, Hawthorne. Dude, how can we forget about about them?
Shakespeare. Yeah.
Who else? Chat.
Moby Dick. How could I forget about Moby Dick?
One of the biggest ones, you know. CFKA.
Oh, dude. There's so many of them.
There's so many of them.
Hemingway. Yeah, Moby Dick is a book.
Moby Dick is a book, but Moby Dick is a book written by Herman Herman Melville, you know, the boss of Bungle Stray Dogs, you know.
Exactly. Exactly. There's so much to to take in, you know. There's so much to Ernest Hemingway like, you know, there there's so much to go ahead and do, right? But it's making me wonder would individuals in in these parts of the world's and this is just a logical conclusion nothing too scary right we can would individuals from this part of the world like would their abilities be named after the books chat logical conclusion here like for example if if my ability uh let's say that I was John Steinbeck Right. Um, so I'm I'm looking at the I'm looking at this uh 100 best American novels. Sorry. Uh, and I'm like, I'm John Steinbeck, right? And my ability is the Grapes of Wrath, you know, have some wine or whatever, right? like would it all be named after like individuals uh like you know the the books that are there the long goodbye Moby Dick uh Confessions of Nat Turner Songs of Solomon Housekeeping [laughter] there's so many out there you know most likely that yeah or an alternate title I mean but but what I'm saying is ultimately this world can keep expanding endlessly right this this world can just endlessly keep on expanding. And for me, that's what makes me excited is like how does everything tie into one another, right?
Whether it's like how do you tie in like for example if it was just about to be a bunch of American authors, Moby Dick, uh the Scarlet Letter, uh The Great Gatsby, um you name it, right? U The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for the [ __ ] uh how do you tie in all of this together to tell a narrative and I think that's what the author has done so beautifully uh you know at least with Yokohama and you know the Japanese side of things will we ever adventure into like this other world things I hope so I hope that that's where we'll get to eventually I think that that would be absolutely wonderful because going into this side of things the world becomes much much more expansive you know and that's that's what makes it li limitless you know anyway I erase this sorry I yapped too long. I yapped literally about weird thoughts in my head about analyzing the structure of how abilities are presented onto the world, how that impacts you as a viewer. Uh the Breconian uh elements and features that are there. I I apologize in advance. That took up 30 minutes of me just going into it without really uh Yeah.
Never stop. Oh, Kai, thank you.
We consume the yap. But it's making me go absolutely like insane about it. It really is. Uh the best way for me to put it is it's making me think in layers that I I hadn't thought of in a while. It's making me me think that like, yeah, we love it, but it's also making me think this.
Well, special ability CHARLOTTE IN THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. [laughter] SORRY, I saw that. That's a good one. Oh god. Uh, it's making me think about uh a couple things. Okay, how do I phrase this?
I I I guess the best way that I can put it is would there ever come a point where absolute ethics and absolute morals comes in comes in place against what is being presented in here?
Would there ever come a come a time and or a place where individuals, right, where for example, you might be doing everything that you can to try and make sure that everyone is safe and sound, but you in the way that you are present such a big threat that you are no longer welcomed here. That you bring disaster and hatred and whatnot everywhere you go.
until you're no longer allowed in.
Wouldn't that be like It's kind of like a like a scenario where you don't even have to commit a crime to be punished, if that makes sense. It's a crime and punishment scenario. And and it kind of breaks my heart because the more that I think about it, the more that I can see that the Z maybe their internal demons, their past, their grief, their uh everything that they've gone through, it's it just, you know, it it might come back and haunt them going forward. And what's scary about that is like sometimes by doing that, sometimes by excluding individuals that genuinely care about you, whatnot, it's like you're putting on an eye patch, right?
You're only seeing the world through like half of your perspective instead of the entire the entire thing.
Does that make sense?
I hope it does. That that's me just taking it in and and talking about it, analyzing it as much as I can, you know.
Anyway, with that being said, before we get jump into the episode and we do a full analysis and bring out all the charts and whatnot, there's someone I want you guys to see cuz he's been wanting to make an appearance for a little bit. Okay.
He's been begging me. He's been saying, "Hey, I want to come through and I want to talk to to chat.
This is Loki. Okay.
He's a very good boy.
Okay.
And whenever I saw Gingi, it reminded me of a caller. Okay.
[laughter] At least the the opening analysis of it.
Hi Loki. You want to tell them your song of your people? Yeah.
Oh, did you you wake up from a nap? He smelled food. Yeah.
By the way, he's huge. I know he might not seem that way on camera, but he's absolutely huge. Was he's like, "Oh."
And he likes chips.
specifically Tostitos. [laughter] He's huge. Yes.
Doggo for the rest of stream.
You want more?
We do have a bungo stray dog. It is the bungo stray dog. Oh, you dropped it there.
Yes. Well, technically he's a bit of a husky because he's a he's like a husky slash uh the the way that it's in his paperwork is husky slash uh Native American wolf or wolf dog in my area. So, yes, he's huge. He He measures How How tall are you, Loki? You want to tell them? Yeah.
You're a tall boy, huh?
Oh, you're not going to howl for them?
Oh, okay. I guess he said no howling.
[laughter] He said no howling today. Sorry, chat. I tried I tried to get him to to do a little au for you. I know. Bungo Loki dog. The wolf dogs are awesome.
He's He's a bit tired. He's been up early.
All right, I'll give you one more and then I'm going to say thank you. Okay, make it last. Thank you.
I know you like chips, but thank you Lokiato.
Thank you. Byebye.
YouTube.
[sighs] I know, right? Anyway, do you guys enjoy your time with Loki? I hope you did.
Petting my dog because I can't pet you or is Yes. Yes. I'm glad. Loki's wonderful.
Loki's a good He's a doggle. He's a stinker, but he's a doggo.
He's a stinker. Yeah, he's a He's a bit of a stinker.
We love Loki.
Well, I'm glad you do. Oh my goodness.
All it All it needed was one little chip and it got me going.
All right, y'all ready? Episode number nine.
As always, you guys know that I have questions as to when we're going to meet characters or not meet characters. But for this one, I'm just going to go ahead and uh be quiet and let's see let's see who appears and let's see how they're going to go and tie everyone in from the opening onto these onto these coming episodes. Let's do it.
He'll take a potato chip and eat it.
Let's go.
Also, the other question that I had for Yosen on my mind palace was can she how good is she at healing? Can she heal mental wounds over physical wounds? Like, is it all counted as as a wound? There was no answer in my head, which for me leads me to believe no, which is kind of scary unless shown otherwise in the anime. Then I'm going to go with my own narrative in here. Um, and another train noise right there, you know, which uh makes it even I guess worse, worseer ma makes it Yeah, I know. And even Atsushi's worried, bro. Like, that's so much to take in. Like, look at him, right?
>> Look at him.
Here's something that we tend to go ahead and do whenever we're genuinely worried, whenever we're going through a lot of stuff, is we tend to go ahead and and get close to our body, right? hug through our b like hug our body uh you know go into a child's pose um you know do anything and everything that we can to try and go ahead and showcase that like uh like we can stay grounded so for Atsushi to to even be doing this right at like feet up uh whatnot he's worried he's becoming small he's becoming small because he's trying to find some sort of comfort uh and the only way that he can give himself comfort is through that it's a self soothing behavior it really really is and and I highlight this just so that you guys are aware like, hey, this is important for me. This this might be like just judging from the way that like he cares about her, it it's making me wonder, might this actually be a healthy sibling dynamic that we start to see?
Might this be one of the healthiest sibling dynamics that we we may see in the show going forward?
I don't know.
I love her though. If she dies though, we're stopping Bungo Stray Dogs. I hope y'all know this. If Yoka dies, it's game over. Also, a train right there. Again, the symbolism of the train coming on through. Yeah, we've adopted Kyoka. She's a part of our family now, chat.
But do you believe that people can change?
Do you believe that like because of what she has done that she doesn't have the capacity to change? I do. I believe that even if you've done like really bad actions or you think that you've done bad actions, you have the capacity to change.
Like the best way that I can put it is this way, right? Ultimately, everyone has the capacity to change. Otherwise, I wouldn't be empathetic. Otherwise, there would be no need for therapists. There would be no need for psychologist.
There would be no need for individuals out here actively caring for you, right?
And having that that that as under the right circumstances. Sure. No, that's that's the whole aspect of like behavioral health, you know, is like do people have the ability to change and grow and and give me one second here and become better, you know?
I hate ads. All right, you guys are in ads at the moment. I'm going to go ahead and and put something else on while you guys are in ads.
And we're back. All right, let's go ahead and continue with this, right? Uh ultimately the question that I have for you guys is and I was asking this is do people have the capacity to change like do you believe that you know individuals when they've gone through like good or bad or you know any of that have the capacity to come back despite the actions that they may have had in their past. And that's where it all comes down into, right, is this line of questioning of like, hey, you know what? Uh, Gyoka did so many bad things and, you know, it's only a matter of time before she got caught. I I believe so. I strongly believe so. I mean, that's what a good therapist, a good psychologist will always do. We will always be advocates for empathy, for the capacity to change, you know, only if she's willing to 100%.
But also, chat, what would her attachment style be?
I was going to put uh uh the the standard type of music that I use for my my thinking type of music, but I decided to uh to put something a little lighter today, you know.
Personally, I think it would be avoidant. I I think it would it would not be secure in any capacity. Uh it would either be like, you know, fearful or or any type of of anxiety, you know.
And and I say this I I say this because I I I say this because when whenever we we take a look at at someone like her, right? Was she being seen as a human or not?
Okay, probably not. Right. So all of a sudden it's like do you can you really trust people and attach to them in a safe way? What do you think? She like, you know, they have her from the outside or inside. Look like she [snorts] was a Tina's a tool. Exactly.
We love child. [laughter] Oh, no.
Yeah. For Kiloka.
And it's happening right here, chat. Can you tell which one?
Innocent victim is what you're saying.
Honestly, a big part of it every man follower. Yeah. But at the same time, how is she being portrayed outward or a s with a sense of belonging? That's a big one, right?
How about a sense of control?
when she doesn't have any sense of control, you know, all of a sudden she's seen as the assassin, as the tyrant, as this individual, right? Like that like uh criminal outlaw, that's another one, right? Where freedom is is is a big concern. Yeah. Control, liberation, belonging, those are all safety, [snorts] huge things that she has to contend with at such a young age. Huge things. She's no longer seen as an individual. She's seen as like a tool.
And what would that do to you as a as a child if you were not seen as a person, but as a tool?
How old is she?
All of a sudden, we're looking at all the different things that have probably been impacted. Is my world safe? Uh, lack of this will lead to mistrust. Can I do things to buy myself or need I rely on others? Failure results in feelings of shame and doubt like un like hard time making connections. Am I good or bad? Children who try to exert too much power experience disapproval resulting in senses of guilt. How can I be good?
Success leads to competence. Failure results in feelings of inferiority. 12 to 18. Who am I and where am I going?
Failure results in role confusion and a weak sense of self. Does she even know who she is?
That's the question. Does Kiyoka even know who Kiyoka is?
All right. Well, I I'll stop right there for right now, but we keep going.
Oh, the heck.
Right.
[music] Also, take a look at at at the framing of this shot.
Yeah. Can Kyoka see herself see behind or past the the assassin? 100%.
Look at the the shot in this, right? Who has the power in the conversation?
Literally making Atsushi look up uh to Kunikita here.
Yeah, literally it the camera's down low, right? We're we're at Atsushi's level and we're forced to look up at Kunikita as though his words have more power, right? [snorts] Not only that, Kunikita is more center framed than than Atsushi is. Atsushi is not taking up as much space. And it's making me wonder how many of you guys do this. You're afraid of taking up space.
So you you turn into a little ball and you try and not be yourself and you try and like, you know, go into the side or not to not not be a burden to others, right? Meanwhile, Kunikita's right in the middle, right? And and how has this been for you if if you do do this, right?
Why? So what stops you from taking up the space that you need to take up?
>> Yay.
>> Yay. The little bean's awake.
Is it bad of me to say that I actually love Aku Akut Tagawa.
Is it bad of me to say that I actually like really enjoy Akutagawa like so far?
Like there there's like I I feel like he he's just a layered onion, you know?
Yeah.
And and I I don't know why I feel like in maybe different circumstances, him and Atsushi might actually be like a dynamic duel, like a powerful friendship if allowed to be. You know, his design is is amazing. Reminds me of like a like, you know, of a vampire just straight up about it, right? With the little thing and the, you know, the the thing. Not not to bully him in any capacity, but just like out of love and respect for for Aku Tagawa. I I think he's wonderful.
I love my sick Victorian child. Yeah.
Question for you. Why is this individual shouted in darkness but the little girl's not?
important character. [laughter] Turns out the girl's not real. She's an illusion.
Turns out it's a summoning technique, you know. And I'm kidding. I don't know. I'm trying to trying to put any form of reasoning behind it. Like the man we we know is probably going to be a big bad, you know, in any capacity. But but the girl in general, considering that she's red, right? The roses are red. Everything around is red. The yellow hair, whatnot, the only one really illuminated in any capacity. It It is just screaming to me that the Yeah, her dress is cute. That there's something specific about it.
Whether or not uh is that Dracula?
No, it Oh, backing it up a little bit. Got a little too close there.
That's no. Is she looking at us? I know, right? Is she looking at us?
What if Gingi I kind of wish that Gingi was wasn't a bad guy.
I would love to see him be on the good side, too, then.
Oh, He's trying so hard to connect with her, right? Like, "Hey, are you okay?" Like, he's so worried about her. Kudiki is like, "Answer me now. Who's your superior? My ethics tell me I have to question you this way." Straight to the point. Yeah.
Oh my. [laughter] What is it like stupidly expensive?
Oh.
Oh.
I I look at this place and I'm like this looks beautiful.
She deserves all the food though.
Oh, [laughter] >> water.
[laughter] Oh. Oh my heart. Oh no.
I know. [snorts] A baby girl deserves everything, chat. I don't care what people say. They deserve everything.
It's like when they met up sushi for the first time. TRUE.
[laughter] Oh no. Just water, please. You're doing a good good thing. I say that because h and there was one time in the in the EU uh where I went on on a date, right? And they picked the place, right? And they were like, "Yeah, like you know, if you can cover this place." I was like, "Yeah, no worries, right?" I did not look up the place beforehand. What?
What do you mean a plate for one person was €250?
I was a broke college student at the time. What do you mean?
YEAH, [screaming] [groaning] BRO. WHAT? DUDE, YES. YES. I was just like, I'll I'll have a a beer and that's pretty much it. Like, I'm good. I don't Dude, Crazy.
Crazy.
What does that Who does that? I know. I know. I was like, God, that that was a highway robbery. And the food wasn't even that good to be honest with you. I tried a little bit and I was like, it needs salt and pepper and I don't know how else to say it needs spice, you know. [laughter] Oh no, he's getting free roaming like basic fun. Bo, were you eating molecular fancy food, dude? Yeah. Lesson learned quickly.
Demon Snow only follows orders given through a phone. Huh, that's interesting.
But also, that's a hell of a shift to go from like your parents passing away to all of a sudden having to take orders and having Yeah. She can't even control it. It's just something that hap Oh.
I mean, how could you?
Yeah, >> she didn't have a safe space. Like legitimately, people always ask me and and it's a really good introduction to this. I hope y'all don't mind me pulling up more charts and stuff. Like there's been times where people like get really confused as to like why do people stay in toxic relationships or abusive relationships? Well, at times if you don't have your bottom area secure, right? Like if you don't have your safety or physiological needs secured, guess what? It is so difficult to get out of relationships and stuff like that. If you if you know that you're breathing water, food, you know, whatnot, like sleep is not going to be uh secure. Like a lot of people, it takes a lot for individuals to be able to. And don't get me wrong, it's not safe with the Port Mafia, but without the Port Mafia, guess what? They don't have a place to sleep, you know, just leave and then what? Yeah. And then what happens?
Like there is so much more to it. And I think that's that's the big regards a lot of people don't take into consideration is individuals can't just get up and leave. And even if you don't like everyone there like at the port mafia, guess what? They're still offering some semblances to meet areas of the bare minimum of of the triangle of needs. You know, not having anywhere to go makes it difficult to get out of abusive group. It does. It really, really does. You know, and that's why I highlight it because there seems to be a lot of individuals that think like, "Oh, well, you can escape and move out of abusive relationships at any point in time." I wish that were true. I really, really do. But then comes in another question.
One that I've had for a while.
She is a child. I know. She is a child.
Chat remind me later this down. This up this chat. What colors is she wearing? Actually, in general, what colors of attack do people usually have when they activate their abilities?
What What colors do they usually use?
Not Not the colors that they have. the colors of activation for their abilities.
What about sushi's?
What about no longer human?
Let's start off with Tatsuji. Let's start off with Datsushi and Desai, shall we?
Does their ability stem out of sadness, loneliness, vulnerability, despair, guilt, depressiveness, being hurt, embarrassed, disappointed, feeling inferior, empty, remorseful, ashamed, powerless, grief, fragile, victimized, abandoned, isolated.
Is that where their ability stems stems from?
This is this is a a a chart. This is the uh otherwise known as as the the what is it color psychology chart. And it is it is different based on different cultures and whatnot, right? But it's usually done with kids to be able to go ahead and and and showcase how they're feeling and stuff, right? Like we usually like a good art therapist will use colors to get a kid.
And if it's red, is it because they're angry, let down, humiliated, bitter, mad, aggressive, frustrated, distant, critical, dismissive, skeptical, numb, withdrawn, annoyed, infuriated, hostile, provoked, jealous, furious, violated, indignant, ridicu, ridiculed, disrespected, resentful, uh betrayed, or is it orang-ish, right? where they feel threatened, rejected, weak, insecure, anxious, scared, uh, exposed, nervous, persecuted, in excluded, inferior as well, inadequate, worried, overwhelmed, frightened, you know, and you have all of these colors to go off of. I'm really curious. I'm really, really curious how this is going to keep evolving because that's been one thing that I've had in the like back of my mind is like their activation of their powers and the abilities for what they have, like what actually comes through and how much anger does Akutagawa have, you know? A sushi is blue, right?
This might not ring true. This might just be me over cooking. And it probably is me over cooking a lot. But but I hope I I hope that it kind of gets you guys thinking as well about like little things like that. And that's why I I just stated amethyst. It's based on the American uh aspect of things. You know it red is like for example in currently especially if you look at at the psychology wheel of it it pops up chew and is it popping up true for these characters if it does then there you go you know that's the main regard it is there you go cuz red at least in the United States is seen as a very angry red you know aspect of colors color culture could definitely be different in Japan but at the moment we're using uh the American perspective of things in that. Anyway, let's keep going.
Here's an interesting one. Here's a very interesting one you can do with any kid out there. Have them draw a home and their family.
have them draw a a home and their family and then start asking them questions based out of their drawing like out of genuine curiosity. If they draw a home but it doesn't have a door, ask why.
Or or or they don't have windows, ask why. Why doesn't this house have a window? Tell me about it. You get to find out so much about it. Why is mom drawn like a spider? In case you guys didn't know, I worked with kids for a long time. I did a lot of group therapy for kids and and some of the things that that popped up about it uh that I ended up encountering was like kids will can express themselves freely through their art very freely through the art that that is in there. And at times it's a lot easier for them to draw and you know color their their their feelings out than it is for them to go ahead and express themselves completely. Right? So when you start asking them questions about their drawings, it's a lot easier for them to start like, you know, being very open about what what is happening.
So for example, one of those being like uh you know, yeah, be being like for like one of the big ones that that that I brought up was like, oh, okay, like tell me about like why is is dad not there? Why is mom a spider? Well, came come to find out, mom was being very abusive towards the child, and dad was never home. Uh, and he couldn't really see outside the windows just yet. So, there was no windows in the house because he didn't know if it was day or night cuz he was locked up in his room a majority of the time.
That's what ended up the cycle of, okay, we need to get child protective services involved. Okay, we need to start finding out what is really happening in this regard.
Does that make sense?
But when I look at her eyes, like look at her eyes, right? They're all pointing down, right? She's clearly in her feels and her thoughts in this manner.
Oh, she's clearly going through it. Like that's that's quite a bit, dude.
This therapy works for everyone of all ages. Daffhrey the art therapy works for everyone of all ages. I I've worked with adults in and in in older populations where uh like I've had them like you know for example draw free color and whatnot. They started crying because a lot of times as adults you forget how to be a kid and how to be free and how to draw and how to paint and how to express yourself and allow yourself to make mistakes, you know, cuz we're so followed through that we have to do certain things in order to be successful. It it's kind of scary.
Also, she'd be killed as a traitor.
Oh, yes. But also, that's such a scary thing. That is such a scary thing.
That that is such a scare like terrifying thing to to like throw onto the shoulders of Atsushi there.
Like all of a sudden you're saying take responsibility, shoulder everything, right? Instead of saying like, hey, you know what? We'll work through this together. We have the capacity to do a lot of amazing things.
You know, he's laying down all the reasons why he shouldn't and maybe an expectation that he will. We know that that a warrant we know that Atsushi will will take on a bomb, you know, to try and save others.
So, he will jump on this.
>> Yeah, this is a teacher moment. I'm not telling you to reject empathy for someone who's fallen into misfortune.
I I I I it's interesting the way he's approaching it, but I also have a question here, which is there there's two full things to this, right? Number one, how many of you guys are always playing uh Captain Savior friends, his ideals? Yeah. How many of you guys are always are always in the the aspect where you you think you can save everyone, right? Or you're jumping through and you're like, "Oh, I can save them. I can do this." And and end up burning yourself out. Like there's there's a thin aspect in that, right?
Where you have to be careful. Like you have to know your boundaries and you have to know that you can like burn yourself out trying to save some someone that you really can't, right? At the same time, can you be empathetic enough to like bring them in and know that there is that capacity for change, right? While acknowledging that there is a lot to work through. I I it makes me wonder on both hands. Like number one, if you're always jumping through to save someone, is that because you wish that someone was there to save you at some point in time?
And if you don't get involved with others, is that because you learned the hard way that if you do get involved, it usually ends up bad or it's not worth your time.
How much of that is is a bit of projection that is happening.
Oh, Z. Yeah, [laughter] Z stop clocking me. I have it in my notebook. That's uh you know in my file of Z, you know, it's uh I'm in all of your guys. You guys have all been in my my my my mind palace, you know, like what what can I say?
You know, I just pull it out and there there's uh there there's the files of everyone, you know. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. Please don't take that seriously. But that's the main regard is I I know even Nex is in there, you know, Vince, everyone. No, I I I say that, you know, because unfortunately it happens way too often.
You know, it happens way too often where a lot of individuals we want someone to be there for us in the same way that we're there for others, but no one really shows up in that regard.
You love in such a way that is so empathetic at times and so powerful that it ends up burning you out because people don't meet that expectation of you know of care and love and whatnot you know that's a big portion but at the same time comes in and I guess I'm going to ask this question of kunita and of you guys what does happiness look like for you what is happiness This I'm not psychoanalyzing you guys at all.
I'm a therapist. I'm a psychologist. I'm not your psychologist. Straight up about it. Not just like I'm getting paid for it, so I'm not going to psychoanalyze you guys in any capacity.
What is happiness to you guys?
Happiness is my cat. When life is going good, stability, safety, and fun. Your strength. Oh, thank you. I appreciate it. I'm not sure I've ever felt happiness.
Feeling good to me is is to be without worries. Fulfillment books.
If happiness is woo or we, how often are you guys dealing with with depressive days, right? What what does sadness look like for you? What does woo days look like for you?
It's a very real question and bungo straight dogs is making us have this conversation. You know, sadness feels very comforting.
Why? So every day these days, why so? How can we make your sadness, you know, be a little less sad, you know, all the time, but not as if you're feeling it every day? If you're feeling like if you're feeling it seven days a week, right?
What helps you feel a little less sad, chat?
chat. I I want to give y'all hugs. I'm sending y'all like a virtual hug here, like and a head pat for those of you guys that don't like hugs. Um I feel like everyone's gone through so much.
And I hope y'all know that I'm I'm here for y'all. I I adore and absolutely love y'all. And I hope that I can make your guys' day a little bit better. And that way we can have a little bit, you know, that balance of wee woo wee woo days.
you know, we don't always want to stay in the woo days and the sad days or the wee, you know, happy days. Sometimes we just like we need a good balance of the wee woo wee woo days, you know, like ups and downs and, you know, having that stability and I I I just want to want to send all my positive energy and love and adoration out there for y'all because y'all y'all absolutely deserve it. You know, y'all deserve nothing but love and adoration. So anyway, y'all ready to continue?
Sorry, this this got this got a little deep here. This got the Bungo stray dogs making us think deep.
Let's keep going.
Wee Woo. We woo.
>> [applause] >> He's putting in the perspectives, right?
Why did the Z help me then? If there was no other reason for it, why did the Z come through? New vocals stim. Let's go.
Wee woo. We woo. D. We all need him. You know the one minion me. Yeah. [laughter] Oh, why did the Zia help me? Well, because the Z, you know, there's potential in everyone. And I think that's a big portion. You know, that's a big portion. His perspective is a beautiful thing.
At Sushi Saver, the community has helped a lot. I'm so glad. I am so glad. Here comes another question that I'm starting to notice is a lot of these characters seem to have some sort of parental issues. the Zai orphanage uh the girl orphanage as well or you know parents passed away orphanage le let's talk about this just for a second here because I think it's important to talk a little bit about this right yeah beautiful people are like silent statues at times yes let me bring this up where they illiterate house cats chat and I'm bringing up the grief wheel, which is how many of you like think that she's she's had to go through this in some capacity or maybe she didn't even have time to go through the grief wheel.
Maybe, you know, they passed away and instantly the port mafia just came in and swooped her up and all of a sudden, you know, she she just stayed in a state of protest or shock or disorganization.
And that confusion, the port mafia took advantage of it, you know, and all of a sudden it's an aspect of like, hey, they haven't really gone through all of it.
Have you guys lost someone in your life and has it been a family member? And if so, how have you dealt with it? Have you been in a positive state or in a rough state, right? Where maybe you you are still going through this grief wheel?
Have you lost a loved one, maybe a relationship? Because guess what? When you lose someone, a relationship, a loved one, whatnot, you go through this as well. And how long has it taken for you to get out of it? I'll be honest.
The And you guys you guys might might hear me talk about about it. Uh the it's hard. Yeah. Yeah. Like losing someone, losing a relationship, losing your grandma, losing someone that you love, you know, your mom, dad, whoever that may be takes such a huge toll out of someone, right? It really, really does. Uh my master's thesis was actually on relationship dissolution and self-p perceived recovery time which relationship dissolution is not just about breakups. It's about any relationship ending, right? Death cycles, you name it, right? Um one of the key things that came out of the uh thesis that I wrote at that time uh came out to be in particular with your mom passed away last year. Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that, Kai. I it's I I I'm can I don't understand yet because my mom's still alive, but I've been told it's not an easy process and I can't even imagine what it's like, you know, going through everything that yourself and others are going through in that regard, you know. Um but highlighting this right uh the grief we all right inside of that like inside of of of a relationship dissolution what it came to to be is you a lot of individuals take roughly half the time that they were in a relationship to properly heal. So if you if you've been you know and by healing I don't necessarily mean that you forget about it. I mean that it just you have the ability to process things a little bit healthier, right? So for example, if you've been in a relationship for six years, it might take you roughly two and a half to three years to really process that relationship through like properly through to an end, right? Where it doesn't necessarily affect you or you're not compartmentalizing stuff, right?
Same thing with other elements, right?
The death of a loved one, right? if it took a while for them to pass or stuff like that, it might take a while for you to to to fully conceptualize it. I hope that you guys are gathering why it's important to talk about grief and also why it's important to talk about it in this regard with with with these characters.
There's also a big aspect about beautiful people chat and beautiful characters and beautiful characters. What do you think that is? And it's a it's a it's a rough thing that that society makes us do unfortunately. Guess what? It even happens to especially happens to creators and people like you know that are upfront.
It's an instant parataxic distortion.
It's putting someone on a pedestal.
Society tells you that if you're beautiful, you're on a pedestal. If you're beautiful, you have to idolization. Yep. You have you have to listen to them. They have something to say. They're worth value in some capacity. Right? So, for example, I always like showcasing this. Um there was a period in time where a close friend of mine who's a therapist not going to mention names or anything like this right um he's he's one of my best friends studied together did my masters he's just a therapist I'm a psychologist i.e you know, done my doctorates. Um, we were working through it. Uh, a similar show, similar anime, similar whatnot. We reached the same conclusions, but they take his word because he's he's an attractive individual at this level. And the emails of hate that I got from the same individuals putting him at this level, uh, to me was, I'm fat, I'm ugly, I'm brown, uh, what do I know about things? um legitimately like the worst of the worst while at the same time praising the the other individual at at this like parataxic distortion. So beautiful people are like silent statues, right? And at times you don't need to do much to be glorified and to be idolized and be to to be put on this thing. It was horrible. We actually had a discussion about it. Me and him were like that's like these individuals like really uh can't conceptualize. It doesn't affect me what other people think about me in any capacity. Trust me when I say like aokay, right? Um, but it's like, you know, it's like we went to the same school together, but and like I've continued on my education. So, he's even like, you have more education than me and you, you know, more specifics about what you're talking about. You're an expert in the field.
He's like, I don't get why people jump into that. Yeah. It's weird. It is such a weird thing that people have with an aspect as to what they deem beautiful or what they deem uh you know valuable you know in that instance. What the hell? I know it's crazy.
>> [laughter] >> THE no just wanted to be choked a little. You know, why can't a guy just enjoy being choked from time to time, you know?
Like, [laughter] bro, I'm so excited. Get my pretty princess. The smirk, too.
Swear the man's a massochist. Real, dude. Oh, AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN, RAIN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? You know, the Z. He's great. I love him. Think about it, right? He knew that he was rage baiting.
He knew that he was rage baiting. He knew that he was rage baiting him. This was done on purpose. Ain't no way.
[laughter] Oh, >> [music] >> But will you are [snorts] you sure you're not like, "Oh my god, I punched Senpai in the face. Will he notice me now?" Hold on, chat. Will senpai notice him? Stay tuned and find out in the next episode of Dragon Ball Z. Hold on. We We got to make sure We got to make sure that Senpai can notice him. Okay.
Will he notice me?
[laughter] Chat. Chad, is is that [laughter] happening?
Is he noticing me?
Not the blush. I love him. I love Aku.
That That's the go. That's the go. I'm crying.
>> [music] >> Oh, he'll actually manage that.
Oh no. You put a complex on him. You trigger his cognitive distortions.
The Z. The rage bait. The rage bait. Do you literally like my new You know [laughter] the new one's better. Like he knows.
Yeah. Desai is really good at like, you know, being able to go ahead and manipulate people like this. Really teasing him. Yeah. Oh, Aqua just having to like Yeah.
[laughter] >> When you talk about an ex with your current partner.
[laughter] [snorts] When when you ask what you want for dinner and they still haven't responded and then you name a spot and they say, "I don't want that." They're like, "No, I don't want that for dinner.
>> [laughter] [laughter] >> When you ask, "How are you doing for the 27th time? Are you okay?" And they say, "I'm fine." But they're really not fine.
They're like, "Oh, you never ask real questions.
[laughter] Who never knows what they want for dinner?" Bro, I I Me too. Me, too. I legit have an app that just chooses a random restaurant. Uh like so that whenever I'm like, I don't know what I want, I just click it. It tells me what's what I want. You know, it it it just decides for me. It helps out a ton.
I eat too much. Oh.
You only have for room for one on your boat.
Well, you can call me Noah because I can bring two of every person.
My boat is big. My boat is huge.
Everyone's allowed on in. [laughter] If you guys want to come to the boat, come and join the Discord. There's a whole boat there for everyone.
Oh.
The realization chat, the little moments in here where it just got too real, right? He's like he thought he cemented himself, but being asked that question, right? That comes on through like where are you taking me? Where are we going?
Where's your heart at, Atsushi? What can you really do?
Oh.
Oh.
Oh, what a cutie patootie.
By the way, guys, not all dates have to be romantic. Let me throw that out there, right? Not all dates have to be romantic. It can literally just be an innocent like, you know, Yeah. Look at the blush, chat.
Absolutely.
Absolutely. Oh, platonic duo. Platonic dates. Absolutely. Actually, I would encourage all of you if you have like a younger sibling or whatnot, it might be called hanging out. Like that's the normal normal term, right? But please like take them like do mock dates with them so that that way they know what is healthy or unhealthy uh behavior. Teach them young what is healthy and unhealthy behavior. That's what you have to go ahead and do, right? Like if you if you have that relationship where you're able to go ahead and establish boundaries, right? And go on those like platonic dates and be like, "Hey, do you know what? This is how you order." For example, you know, if I'm going like on a date, this is something that I learned at a very very young age, right? Um say that I took, I don't know, Rain, Eevee, someone out on a date, right? And it's like, hey, I'm I'm going to make sure that my credit card is is on file beforehand. That way, you don't even have to think about money. There has to be no awkward conversation. It's all in there. It's all taken care of. We go through, we eat, we have a good time.
When we out, like when we're done, we're done. And you don't have to actively think about it. Cuz money is a big concern, is a big aspect that comes through. And individuals are like always thinking about like, oh well, like are we going to break it? How do we do this?
How do we do that? Right? You can talk about certain things like this. How do you a how are you able to go ahead and like establish yourself in certain ways?
Right? What does it mean to have proper manners at a table? How do you call a waiter? Right? How do you establish safe conversations? Right? All of this comes into play. And these are topics and conversations that should be happening.
So, if you have anyone like that, anyone that you're like, you know, that you know of, right? And if you're the youngest sibling and whatnot, you don't have experience, ask. Make sure to ask.
Ask a friend, right? Uh or whatnot. Be like, "Hey, you know what? Let's go on a platonic date. Like, I really want to know what what is okay and what isn't okay." You know, daddy daughter dates are a big thing. Yes, absolutely.
Absolutely.
Anyway, I hope I hope that message comes across pretty clear, but also my sweet little bean.
>> Oh.
>> [music] >> Oh, I seen it on the map.
>> I've seen it on the map.
>> You're not really going in them, though.
You're just Because maybe this is all the places that maybe she's had to do hits and never really be a part of.
So, she's only seen them from the outside, but never from the inside.
My heart.
Oh, she's guiding him, but she's not really stepping in like into the buildings to see.
admiring the world through a map chat.
Oh, there's always room for more.
Where is the thigh?
where everything started clicking suddenly, especially the the I I I think a a a Shakovian gun was just used.
I think a Shakovian gun was just used.
Hold on.
My brain is screaming at me. You guys got to give me a second here. I I got to make sure it's the right one.
Hold on.
Okay. Well, shall I give you guys my thoughts?
Let me see real quick. Hold on.
Perfect time. I can charge your headphones. I'm glad. Hell yeah. We have good timing.
All right. Hold on, my brother. Sorry.
In case y'all don't know, like All right. Anyway, we'll keep going for a bit. I want to solidify my thoughts just a little bit more here uh with this scene in particular. I have some thoughts already and it has a lot to do with the way a Shakovian gun was dropped and I want to go ahead and mark this uh for for this conversation. Okay. All right. Let's go.
Oh, she wants her crepes and she needs them now.
Oh my goodness.
Oh, >> the thing is Atsushi needs to be so [ __ ] careful right now.
There's there's layers out here. Atsushi needs to know that they're on his ass.
He needs to be so careful. Not because I think that that she will betray him. No, actually quite the opposite. I I I think one of the big things for this is you're by yourself and there was already an incident in Desai. He's no longer around.
is paying all for all of this. Yes, I know. It's so sweet though. Like the fact that like you know they're having this moment is wonderful, but for Atushi I I think I think he should be careful cuz ultimately they're after him and they can get him in any capacity. I wouldn't even put it past it that all of a sudden like uh hold on.
All of a sudden, right?
Oh, would you like some ice cream? Oh, don't don't mind the the suspicious van that I'm in. Come on through. Don't worry about it. Oh, no. It's free. It's just, you know, it's just just in the van. Don't worry. Yeah, just [laughter] what is this? What you got? Oh, no.
[laughter] I I just I state this because I'm looking at this and I'm like he has to know that there are people that are probably watching him 247 uh that are just [laughter] like hey you know like how come like bro you're the number one target of people you know are you kidnapping chat right now yes how many hats or just in general, how much stuff do I have? Cuz I have quite a bit. You know, chat, we are cook, you know. We can go with neco head.
We can go with French head. You know, just depends as far as we're going. We can go with reindeer head. You tell me.
[laughter] We could do all of that.
I like [snorts] the ears. There you go.
Anyway, anything but the chef hat. Ed is the night. Yes. Anyway, we Oh, it already happened a long time ago in this iPad.
There are there there's a in case y'all didn't know, I I actually did a full mate outfit. Um I I teach martial arts and a lot of the martial arts that I teach tend to be for like military personnel, individuals that um come on through. All right. And they're very much discriminating against individuals in the way that they were dressing, especially individuals uh you know that tend to dress a little bit more feminine. And so for one of the events, I just went through and I dressed up in a full main outfit. And you know, as their sensei, I pretty much beat the crap out of them in a maid outfit. I think the pictures are are are still around somewhere out there, you know, and I'm like, I don't care. It's it's it's it's a dress. It's whatever, dude.
Yeah. Made Ed is out there in a capacity. So, yeah, that's incredible.
Oh my god. Oh, it was funny. It It was great, you know, because it was a nice fluffy pink dress, pink made outfit, uh with like a white gloves, you know, all of that. Anyway, I know beast mode.
Oh, you're doing so many little things. Oh my heart. She's so happy.
No.
And she want No, don't tell me that she wants to like turn herself in.
It's more than she deserves or she thinks she deserves.
Yeah, you've killed 35 people, but that means that now you have to save so many more.
You wanted to feel as though you want a reason to live.
Then, you know, then you have to save so many more people going forward. Like, oh no, my poor baby.
It's okay.
>> I TOLD YOU, BRO. WATCH OUT FOR THE ICE CREAM MAN. HE JUST MADE STRAWBERRY JAB OUT OF YOU. NO. The ice cream man was right behind you the entire time. TP man just came out of nowhere, dude. No. No.
>> [screaming and groaning] >> You fulfilled your mission.
And her BODY and my dude got adult nap.
And my dude got adultnapped.
And the van. [laughter] NO. AND THE VAN. [laughter] Oh no. Why' you have to say it like that? That wasn't me, dude. That was the comment that broke me. Like [laughter] father, like son. Guys, ice cream man confirmed. Oh.
[laughter] Oh, >> TP man. Why do you have to do it like this?
Sorry, I got to activate my power.
Chad Okay, got it.
Chad, I think a couple of things. NUMBER ONE, DESIGN IS BEING HELD on purpose.
I.e., he more than likely has a solution or has a way out. he doesn't really need a lot of help. I.e. the rage baiting the solutions that we have in there. Um how he's able to go ahead and and meticulously think out what they need to go ahead and do, right? How they're approaching the scenario. Rage baiting TB man, you know, uh not purposely getting caught, but more like allowing himself the opportunity to get caught.
And more than likely, it makes me wonder that there has to be a reason for this.
I.e. someone that they may want to connect with, information that they may want to go ahead and get, or they might be able to go and escape at some point in time. I wouldn't say purposely getting caught, more like being able to go and escape at any point in time, but yet not doing so. Desai has this ability that I think at times we like we under estimate his abilities. But aside from that, when we talk about Sushi, there's a couple main concerns that come off of this. If I'm wrong, by the way, if if if I'm wrong, if I'm right, I don't know, my headset will break or something. I don't care. Uh, Atsushi, right? Adsushi being abducted by the ice cream TV man has a number of things that are actually happening in here, right? Which is number one, where could he be at? Is it the port because it's the part of the port mafia, right? Or is it more to go ahead and kidnap him in order to destabilize the detective agency?
Because the more that we destabilize them, the better that it is, right? The more time that they're able to go and build up and take out everyone involved because clearly Atsushi is a big threat.
When we're looking at this, we have to understand that there's a time crucial element to this. The further away that you can put Atsushi, the better it is.
So, how far away can you put Atsushi in order to try and go ahead and buy off time in order for you to establish what you got to go ahead and do? Well, there's been a Shakovian gun that's being dropped since earlier, and you've heard them drop it, chat.
BOATS IS THE PORT MAFIA HOLDING A SUSHI in a type of boat either i.e at the Port Mafia itself or heading into some sort of international waters in some capacity, right? Uh and by this if you head to international waters, it buys time. It also allows for something safe like you know if something happens for uh a safe distance for like not like not enough time for people in or individuals to be able to come on back, you know, i.e. where is that? Are they at the port? Are they being held at a facility or are they on a boat onto some sort of waters? International waters for sakes.
Where are they? I don't know. But what Anyway, I hope y'all are having a fantastic day.
Well, I didn't even get the other one from the throne list, Lena. I haven't gotten any.
Bro, cook cooking too hard. I don't know. We'll see how long it takes. I might be completely wrong. I might be over cooking. I I usually am over cooking by a significant amount.
Like you look like me. You see like me.
Yay.
I don't know. I might be wrong here. I'm just thinking here like if I was like in their shoes, what would I do? Put yourself in their shoes in their capacity. What would you do? All right.
Anyway, let's keep Oh, wrong one. Let's keep going.
How's the van? man. But yeah, Fore.
So instead of them thinking about like, oh, you know what, like a positive work culture. Wait, I remember it's Japan.
Hold on. a positive work culture or you know caring about one another. It's immediately how is this gonna affect our reputation? You know what? Like we can just call the police to go take care of it. It's the least of our priorities.
You know, she really went and called THE PRESIDENT. DAMN, RAIN ZAWA. [laughter] DAMN, they really went through. They're like, "Hey, you know what? If y'all aren't going to do [ __ ] like [laughter] I called the manager." Yeah. She even got like a for [music] Oh, do I ask or don't I? Is Rompo and Fukuzawa a ship here?
I don't know if I should ask or not.
DEAD. I'M YEAH. Like look look at the face like please. No. But you just started one.
No. I hope not. Look at the way they're able to actually have this like confrontation here. Oh, and oh my god.
No. Huge age gap.
Kind the age.
We've seen worse.
in Japan. Yes, it was one of the first ships there were along with Dazai and Atsushi. Ah, there you go. But no, to to me it's like the fact that he's able to communicate this way with all of them and put them in their place. I mean, he's the president for a reason, right?
And ultimately, he's right. Like, you have to take care of like w without Atsushi there, it's going to affect the morale of everyone. It's going to affect the morale of everyone, right? And so you have to come in and put some strict regulations, some strict aspects [music] three hours.
[screaming] Oh, is that gingi?
executive.
It rivals even A MASTER. AND HE'S GOT THE DRIP ability for the TAINTED SORROW.
HEY, Gingi coming on through with his collar.
>> Was that caller for the Zai? Gingi, were you were you and the Z friends or partners or something at some point in time? Gingi, you gotta talk to me here.
Hold on.
EEVEE, [laughter] this just the words.
>> [laughter] [cough] >> Oh, at least pretentive.
Yeah, I believe in bed. I [ __ ] KNEW IT.
I KNEW IT, CHAT. I HAD A FEELING THE WAY THEY WERE TALKING WITH ONE ANOTHER. THE COLLAR, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT THIS EYE IS ALL CHAINED UP. THIS IS ALL SOME SICK PERVERTED fantasy of Gingi here. No, I'm kidding.
>> [laughter] >> Oh no, Chad, don't kill me. But no, it makes sense. It absolutely makes sense, you know. It makes it makes [laughter] sense that like they're all uh you know [laughter] that that they're Yeah. that they're that they get along in this way, especially if they're they've been partners. Like at times you have a hidden language with them and you know how people act, you know, in that manner, in that way, shape or form. Oh my goodness though. He's hot. He's hot.
AH, CHAT. WHY YOU GOT TO INTRODUCE a Gingi that that that's that's hot.
>> [laughter] >> his face.
Hey yo, hey yo.
Hey yo, [laughter] CHAT, LET'S GET SOME A YOS. HEY, [laughter] I know.
I I I mean [laughter] He's cool. I like him.
This is, you know, you know, I had a feeling he could have escaped at any point in time because it's not like desire to put himself in a situation.
Oh, RO's >> [laughter] >> foreign.
talking. More like threatening. Yeah, I was about to say that did not look like talking. Look at the back. It's a giant dent in it. Like talking.
AH, my bad. Literally just made a Whoa.
Yeah.
Mhm.
>> [music] >> So noted he has a praise kink.
Absolutely. He locks in with praise.
That's his uh his uh love language, right? Uh words of affirmation. There we go. He was just like me. [laughter] Oh, >> I'm learning so much about Rompo here, right? Words of affirmation. Life or death situation, no deal. Praise real. [laughter] >> [music] >> No, no, no, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait, no, NO, NO, NO, NO. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. NO, NO.
[laughter] I mean, it's logical. It is logical, right? They have a couple roots of transportation, right? They have a couple routes of transportation.
Yeah, you know, I ain't even surprised anymore. They have a couple routes of transportation by land, by air, or by sea. Considering that it's the port mafia, then more than likely you're going to have a by sea method. You know, >> I was screaming. What do you mean?
No.
Yeah.
Oh.
Hell yeah.
Oh, hell yeah.
NO. [screaming] AH, it was so good.
That was so good.
Oh, this has been such an amazing first season, hasn't Oh, nope. No spoilers. No spoilers here. I will say this though.
Fantastic episode. Honestly, what a way to drive everything up. And why do I feel like even with Yoka there, right?
Like we're about to become more than family here, right? Like she's going to come through, be a part of the agency, help everyone out. It felt short. It felt like it just flew on by and it's been over two hours and 40 something minutes. That's crazy. I actually like Gingi. I think Gingi and Desai's dynamic would is is fun and interesting. I wonder if Gingi would ever would ever turn into our side and be a part of the good guys. I would love to see like Gingi and Desai go on adventures together, you know, like Gingi is so great. He is fantastic. But with that being said, chat, please make sure to leave a like, comment, subscribe, that whole deal. And also, I will say please take care of yourself. If you're if you're down in a bad like time at the moment, you're thinking about ending your life or having thoughts, please don't. If you're like, "Hey, I need a sign. Someone that says they care about me," this is your sign. I I I might not know you, right? But know that I care about you. A random stranger on the internet is telling you to please not end your life and please uh take care of yourself. Please seek out mental health help in your area. If you need support, of course, the Discord is there, you know, but I do have to say like ultimately each and every single one of you bring value into this world in some capacity and even past Bungo Stray Dogs and past everyone. Y'all are so amazing and so absolutely incredible and I just can't say say thank you enough. Uh, you know, thank you enough for being here.
Thank you enough for checking out the videos and I hope that they help you understand your world and the characters a little bit better. With that being said, I'm going to limit the general stage this time to your impression and one question and that's it. Otherwise, we're going to be it's going to take everyone, you know, it's going to take everyone coming on board and it's going to going to take a like a long time and and I got to be out in like 45 minutes cuz I got to give the dogs food and I got to dip to a location. So with that being said, Bongo Stray Dogs discussion time episode nine.
All right, here we go. Hi. Hello. Oh, hello.
Making sure I can be heard. Looks that way. Hia.
Welcome on in. Welcome on in. Ah. Oh, y'all are too. A lot of people are joining and pushing. Rain, where you at?
THERE YOU [ __ ] RAIN, [laughter] there you go. Gotcha. Finally.
>> I'm here.
>> Hi.
Isn't it like 3:00 a.m. for you?
>> Uh, no. It's 9:00 a.m.
>> Oh gosh. Hi, Rain. How you doing?
[snorts] >> Hi. I'm fine. How are you? I'm doing great. I've missed you like genuinely this week. I don't know why I've had like I've had like a big rain like I don't know. I I just felt like I needed your presence for for a bit here.
>> Oh >> yeah. I not to be cheesy.
>> Didn't [laughter] No, no, don't worry. I I didn't have an easy week to be honest.
>> But now I It's so good. I I'm here with all of you and I have this chance to to speak about my favorite thing.
[laughter] So, it's okay. It's okay.
>> Well, welcome on through and I hope that well it makes your day a little bit better to uh be here.
>> Oh, totally.
>> With that, what' you think of the episode?
Uh, what do you think of the episode?
>> I liked it. I actually liked Gingi's introduction. I I thought thought that was awesome.
>> Yes. [laughter] Is he your favorite ship?
>> Yes.
>> Ah, okay. [laughter] >> Yeah, Ty is my favorite character.
>> Oh, >> so >> he's a cool character. I'm just >> Yeah, I'm Yes. I am so happy he finally appeared.
>> Oh, by the way, what was the bingo slots y'all were fighting about?
>> Um, I I have a question actually for that. Do you read minds?
>> Why?
Why?
>> Just Just wondering.
>> No, I don't read minds. I I don't have no superpowers. I wish I did.
>> Why?
>> I have another question then.
>> Okay. [laughter] >> Do you hate bingo?
>> Why?
[laughter] >> Why?
>> Because somehow you managed to do to dodge a lot of things. [laughter] that I usually do or what?
>> And we were screaming >> um that we we did put in the bingo and you accidentally dodged basically half of it. [laughter] >> Was I rage baiting you guys then? Oh no.
How?
>> Absolutely. You were like Daza in this episode. The rage baiter. [laughter] How though? Like what did you guys have?
Like I got to see this. Like what?
>> Um for some for spoiler reasons, we cannot show you everything. Uh but a few things were like for example the chef hat that somehow it wasn't the it was the only one you didn't put on today.
[laughter] >> It's in the washer.
>> No. [laughter] Uh-huh.
>> The Death Note music.
[laughter] >> I changed it up because there was >> Yeah, I changed it up because there was a comment in the comment section saying that like, "Oh, you always uses death notes." I was like, "Okay, I'll change it up."
Oh, no.
>> No way.
>> You guys are playing yourself.
[laughter] >> What else? But somehow we like three or more people who managed to actually get a bingo. So shout out to them and congratulations.
[laughter] >> No, no, I was very close though.
>> If only you didn't notice the ads, then I would have gotten a bingo.
>> Dang.
>> But you noticed.
And then for those of you on Twitch or the VODs, they've been in a voice chat for over a 100 hours or close to 100 hours.
>> We just reached the 100 hours actually.
We We literally just reached it.
>> That is insane. Congratulations. I'm so proud of y'all. That's a lot of [snorts] work.
Yeah, we literally took shifts for a 100 hours to stay in the VC based on our time zones >> and y'all were getting like kicked out and stuff based on like if you fell asleep or not. Like, wow.
>> Yes, it was a challenge.
>> Anyway, all righty. Let's bring on Lena real quick because I think she's just going to say her bit and then probably go down, which is like don't spoil, I'm assuming.
Oh, hi L.
>> Okay, >> true. So, that will make me believe now, but it's more of a again guys, don't spoil.
Remember, Ed said he'll keep it pretty short. I'm tired. This was rough. But also, Ed, check the ends when you can, please. Oh. Uh oh. Uh oh.
>> Yes. That something hinty no got no mentioning difference between the other different media of the series.
>> Yeah, the the light novels, the the manga. Please don't >> Yeah, >> I know you like it better, but it's already said why he wants to focus on the anime first.
>> Yes, I was about to say please don't don't spoil. No spoilers. Uh, if you do spoil, just remember you have a lot of people in the audience and on the VOD channel and whatnot that that get a little angry, so please.
All righty. Well, thank you, Lena. I appreciate it. I read it.
>> Okay.
>> Thank you.
>> See, wonderful mods. They they come up here. Congratulations, Rain, on becoming a mod as well. Ah, I'm so happy for you.
>> Thank you.
I got promoted. Yeah, you're now President Reignsawa officially.
>> All righty. You ready?
>> For real. [laughter] >> Let's jump into it. Let's bring up Kimch first.
>> Yes.
>> Hi, Kimch.
>> Hi. [laughter] >> Hi. How you doing?
>> Hi.
>> Doing fine. Doing fine. It is currently 2 a.m. over here. Um, first things first, a very light-hearted, very affectionate [ __ ] you for not bringing out the chef hat. I could have GOTTEN IT.
>> NO, IT WAS DIRTY.
>> I COULD HAVE GOT IT. [laughter] >> It was dirty.
>> I was missing only that.
>> It was Oh, man.
>> Also, the mods got me in trouble.
They've been getting me in trouble for not stopping for ads. So, y'all can thank them as well for >> God damn it.
>> Yeah.
>> For the greater good, but at what cost?
>> At what cost? Your bingo. I swear.
Oh god. But yeah, no, that aside, [laughter] um, episode good. I I I do like rewatching like um especially like these this this first season um with you reacting to it because I realize that like I remember like the gist of it and I remember like most of what happens, but there's like occasionally like little scenes and details that I forget.
So re-watching this now is is is very very fun to be like, "Oh, right. That that's how that went down exactly." Um, so that that's very neat.
>> Awesome. No. Yeah, >> I have one. Oh, yep.
>> Go ahead.
>> What? Okay. Uh, one question. Um, I know I I have a feeling where most people where a lot of people are probably going to go with this episode.
Um, my thing was any thought or well big question and possible follow-up question. any thoughts beyond what you've you know shared or whatever in in during the during the episode on that scene the little the little scenes uh between Rampu and Fukuzawa any little little things ideas thoughts >> oh that they have a longer history together that there's probably more to it that will probably pop up in Rampa's history and that Rampa was probably a poor or abandoned kid in some capacity or struggled with connection in some way, shape or form. Hence why he developed the praise kink or not kink but like praise as words of affirmation in any capacity, you know. [laughter] Uh and hence why >> yeah, hence why they're looking >> whatever it's called these days.
>> Hey, we all have something, you know. I don't judge here. We don't judge kings here at all, you know. Um but >> a weakness for it.
>> I'm joking. Okay, I'm [laughter] joking.
Yeah, we listen and we don't judge. He's a good boy. Okay. He's a good boy, good girl. He's everything alto together. I I adore Rompo. Um, but >> I I do love him.
>> I I think it's it's exposing a lot more of Rompo's history, and that's sort of what I want to dig into is like, will will there ever be like a OVA or like a movie or a season dedicated to it?
>> I don't know. Maybe. Um >> so okay wait hold on.
>> Oh okay hold on.
>> Um then are are more of like let me ask this question then are more like autistic traits presented in the history of rompo >> I don't know.
>> Okay. So then did he struggle socializing as a kid?
>> What do you think based on what we've seen on what we've seen from him until now?
>> Oh interesting. So you did a double Ah, your tonality there. So, okay. With that though, that's interesting because now it's like is is the Rompo that we're seeing now a rompo that they've had to work through and like, you know, i.e. mask up to become more socially apparent.
>> Sorry, I genuinely zod out for a second there. [laughter] >> I am tired. Sorry.
[laughter] adding that to my list.
Let me hold on.
>> I wonder do you have like lists of like like all like several of us just like trying to note down like little like traits or or things or whatever?
>> Oh, I know your guys' speaking habits or like >> Oh, that's cool. [laughter] >> Like not not like no know them, right?
But like people have similar have speaking habits that are quite interesting. So whenever you guys differentiate or go away from it or you start stuttering at random words or you try and like uh project or deject or whatnot, all of a sudden it becomes like >> dude, I've been stuttering for my whole life. [clears throat] >> Yes, but you do a double stutter or like you do a your tonality goes down down uh whenever you're trying to deflect, which is interesting.
>> Oh, and all of a sudden Chad's like, "Oh god, he could pick up on tonalities."
Yeah, it's one thing that you have to >> I mean if you think so.
>> I would assume so at the time. I know. I know. But I'm writing down Rompo, >> right? Because I I did have a follow-up to that one whenever you're done.
>> Go ahead. No, I'm just typing. I'm I'm writing it into into his journal, >> right? Um because my actual question was because you've now um like very much zone in on like Rampo and the possibilities that could lie there. Um my question was whether you think this is a round post specific case or whether this is something this type of dynamic situation whichever is something that could also apply to other agency members because from what we've seen of of the president so far he's kind of like a very like stoic reserve kind of person you know very very to the point. Um, and we haven't really seen him like give out much of like compliments, praise or whatever. So, do you think that's a Rampo specific thing or do you think that other characters even if there wouldn't be like, you know, like with Rambo, it was like he didn't want to do any like he didn't want to participate and then he just jumped to action. Do you think just the idea of of of their president, you know, come like giving them praise and and and rewarding them would have a similar effect or the same effect on them or do you think that's just round? I I think President Rezawa has an area of effect like and just in general to all right for some reason I have a feeling that like we're we're going to hear more or see more of AOE from the president which is essentially um it can be you know praising it could be some it helps out in some way shape or form is my assumption of it is it correlates to with the president in some regard uh >> and others might have others might I mean don't we all have praise kinks in some capability. Like, don't we all like to be praised? I mean, some people like to be Yeah, some people like to be degraded, you know, but other people [laughter] other people like to be praised, you know, and that's a Okay. So, yeah. Do I think other people like to be praised?
Yeah, absolutely.
>> Right. I guess like my idea was like more so like I mean I guess like that was like you're assuming that this is like a Rambo specific thing.
>> The way that he reacted. I'm assuming off of this episode, just out of how Rompo reacted, we're only focusing on Rompo because of his reaction to it.
>> Right. That was like my question, right?
Right.
>> But yeah, that's pretty much it. All right, Kev, I'm putting you back down because I got to zoom through this cuz Thank you. Well, wait, hold on. Did you freak out at all during this episode?
>> Uh, well, outside of the bingo [laughter] >> or or just from like any of the analysis or predictions we were doing.
predictions analysis really or >> trying to think probably. I feel like that's just like the usual for every episode at some point.
>> Oh god. [laughter] >> Well, awesome. Thank you so much. All right, I'm putting it down. Thank you.
>> Byebye.
>> Rain, what about you?
>> Bye.
Um, okay. So, first of all, yes, I screamed.
>> You screamed >> in a few moments?
Yes, but even though I was in the VC, I was muted, so I didn't like scare others.
>> But yeah, um it's it's the morning. It's 9:00 a.m. I can scream. [laughter] So, >> um yeah, it was especially when Chuya appeared and in other parts as well, but I I will not say that. Oh, okay. Well, coming up next, Leaf, one impression, one question, and we move. Hi.
>> Hello.
>> Hi.
>> Um, okay. So, one impression and one question. Okay. I have a question and I have an impression. Okay.
>> One, I for making sure I got second place in the bingo. Thank you. This is great. [applause] >> Let's go.
How do I adore?
>> Oh god, this this episode's probably one of my favorites in season one. It it's season one is very much one of my very good introduction, but this episode had so much packed into it. So, honestly, the impression of just seeing someone watch it is super cool and figure out stuff before WO.
>> Well, this episode was great. Yeah, it just had everything that made it go by really quickly. So, that was that was phenomenal.
And then I have a question. What is your opinion on the Octagara and Daai scene?
>> Uh the fact that he is a notice me senpai.
[laughter] Straight up. He's like, you know, straight like, "Hey, you know what? Like the other person that's under my wing is is already better than you." And he gets so triggered he comes back and punches him. You know, that's a straight up I I have a feeling uh TB man Aku is going to end up working with us in some capacity.
You know, he's going to end up feeling that like uh coming over to the good side or semi gray side, I guess, if we want to call it that way. I don't know.
I like him. I like Aku. I think he's a fun character.
>> Oh, I love I love most important mafia characters, even if they're morally gray and black and you know.
>> Exactly. That's what's interesting.
That what makes the series so interesting is you have so many mold different characters that you have to play with.
>> And and they're all like in play at the same time, which is great because it feels like a giant chessboard. They're all moving simultaneously and it doesn't feel like one character is just out of reach. So that's awesome. I love it.
>> All righty, Leaf. I'm putting you back down. Sorry, my mods are keeping a strict time on me. Well, it's okay.
>> Thank you, though. I appreciate you.
>> Bye-bye.
>> Bye, >> Rain. I had a dream. Well, I've had many dreams this week. I had a lot of dreams about you, though. Like, >> President Rawa being evil. I had a dream that you weren't sleeping.
>> What? [laughter] >> That you were like struggling. Uh, you know, where >> Oh, that's true.
>> Why are people angry? Like what?
Where was this in stream? What do you mean?
Yeah. No, I I had a lot of dreams. It was great.
[snorts and laughter] >> Oh, they are angry because Oh, yeah. You said the sentence, I had a dream. [laughter] >> Sleepy.
>> Hello.
>> Yeah. Hi.
>> Hello. I I'm so excited to talk here again. Um uh my I'm jumping the gun and I'm talking too fast again. But >> you're fine. [laughter] >> My my impression I joined a bit late cuz I was studying for my SATs and I joined right in on you saying for he's on a ship heading out to [laughter] waters and I was like oh so he's at what what is what is going on? what what part is he on? And then I noticed what part you were on in the episode and I was like, "No, >> no, [laughter] >> no."
>> There's no way. I >> There's no way. I happened to jump right in on you saying right before the scene in the agency, right before the deduction happens, oh, he's on a ship heading to open waters. What? [laughter] Insane.
Oh, well, thank you. But also, I mean, that's just my my ability, right? I don't really have an ability, but kind of like logically breaking things down.
And I think I did a good enough job. I mean, I got to the same conclusion as Rambo. Not as specific, but there is.
>> I I don't think anyone like a possible human, real life human being could guess from the evidence that they have that a ship is going at 20 knots out to sea randomly. What?
It still confuses me to this day how he got the specific speed of the boat.
>> Yeah, [laughter] that's insane. That is >> Why do you know that?
>> Yeah, of all things, he's a boat expert, too. [laughter] >> And Rompo Rompo's real ability is that he's autistic about boats.
>> You know that. Yeah. Boats and trains.
[laughter] Uh >> could be.
>> Sleepy. Do you have a question though?
because I mods are like putting up that you're you have a minute left.
>> Oh, my fault. My fault. Um uh I want to know what your um impressions of some of the character interactions in this um episodes are. There's Well, obviously people pointed out the Daza and Octagawa ones and the uh Rompo and Fukuzawa ones, but are there any any other character interactions that you're very interested in talking about?
>> Uh Yaso in general. [laughter] Yaso is the one that I >> Yaso is very interesting.
>> Yeah, she's the one I kind of want to do a deep dive on.
>> My My favorite one from this episode specifically is uh Kunikita. We're getting more on him.
>> Yeah, which I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I love Kunikita, but >> Kunikita's always [laughter] Yes. Continue. Sorry I interrupted.
>> No, you're good. You're good. It just makes me wonder if we're we're I don't know how else to say it. It It scares me that we're about to start seeing the descent of the the agency.
And with that being said, WE'RE OUT OF TIME. SLEEPY. NO.
>> OH, I'M I'M SORRY. BYEBYE. I'm gonna go to sleep now.
>> Go to go. Yeah. Go Mimi's. Thank you.
Oh, okay. We're bringing someone else up. Kana.
Hello.
>> Hi.
>> Hi, Kosas. How you doing, Kana?
>> I'm so incredibly disappointed.
>> Why? [laughter] >> I was going to win first place and you didn't guess that uh you didn't guess that that Kyoka knew about the police station.
>> You know, I had it in my mind that she had already picked it up, but I didn't say it. I was gonna say it >> like and that's why I stopped there, you know, but I I stopped and didn't say anything because I was like, "Yeah, I think that's self-explanatory." So, I didn't say it because I thought it was self-explanatory at that point.
[laughter] No.
>> Well, yeah, I didn't win. Okay. Um Okay.
>> I didn't win. They're so angry [laughter] about it. Like, it's my fault. I was I was so excited.
>> But well uh impressions um this chapter is my second favorite chapter of the season mostly because of Chia. I love Chua very much and I love Chua's relation [laughter] to with that say >> I actually learned like the whole dove in Spanish >> the the lines I know I know almost all of them >> really. Yeah, >> of just their interaction.
>> So, if we ever did like a Hold on. If I if we ever did like a light novel reading, would you guys be able to do the voices and help me get through it?
>> Oh my god, I would. I would. I >> at some point. [laughter] >> Yeah, completely.
>> I'm not saying that we're going to do it today or, you know, but I'm just thinking about it. It's an idea. You know, >> if it if it happens, I do sign up for it. I do want to >> [snorts] >> Yeah, that'd be fun.
>> Okay. Um, question. Now, you know Ted I was an executive. What are your opinions about it?
>> I mean, I I I I thought I had already guessed it at the very beginning.
>> Well, yeah, >> episode two, I think, or episode one, somewhere around there. Uh, thoughts about it. It's, you know, he must have left for a purpose. Something must have been going a astray. Yeah, you guessed it. Episode two. something must have been going astray for him to like inside of the port mafia that no longer lined up with his own beliefs or he saw something that wasn't quite right is my opinion on it. Um hence why why he left and he left that like everyone quite literally like gasped you know because we had Gingi kind of angy that that he left. We had Aku Ay that senpai left like all of like you know Jingi can no longer have Desai pulling him by his collar you know being like partner we're going to go do this you know and and and Aku you know can't get the praise anymore from the Zai so it's like everyone kind of lost out in in in the port mafia it's it's rough [laughter] >> okay >> and with [laughter] that said, "Your time is up." I am sorry, Kada. We're going to have to move through it quickly.
>> Bye-bye.
>> Bye. Thank you.
Am I just making everyone gay at this point [laughter] in time?
>> Well, I mean, [snorts and laughter] maybe.
>> Oh, no.
Oh, no. it. Don't tell me that's gonna turn turn out that Yasa also has a ship and she she's actually lesbian, you know, all along.
[laughter] >> Oh, Yas. Oh, well, we'll see.
>> AH, [laughter] or by I mean, everyone's welcome here, you know. We're we're a big welcoming community. Uh, >> yeah, of course.
>> Anyway, all right, let's bring on Annie.
Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie? Hi. Welcome on in.
>> Oh, wait. Sorry. Hi.
>> Hi.
>> Um, sorry. I was eating, so it cut me off, but sorry.
>> What you eating?
>> Um, currently.
>> Oh. Oh, that sounds so good. I didn't eat breakfast today, so that sounds amazing. [clears throat] They're so good. My one of my best friends made it and it was really good.
>> Anyway, impressions or a question.
>> Um, >> well, I have a question. Question. Um, what do you think of Akutawa's and Kyoka's relationship?
>> Kyoka uh kind of like an abusive father if we're being honest about it. That's sort of where it's coming up is is is essentially like um a very very abusive father that you know it's probably like I don't want you doing you have to listen to what I say. uh do as I say, you know. Yeah. I I for me it reminds me of a lot of the cases that I've had to go into and and like deal with abusive families where they were mistreating their kids and and at times it's like you don't talk to strangers unless I allow you to. Or I have uh Air Tags on your backpack and on you at all points in times. I have the parent app so I know what you're doing on Facebook and social media and I see every message, every comment, uh, every website that you go into at all points in times and you have no privacy, no doors on your on your on your room, you know, like all of that like type of mentality is sort of what I'm getting.
We really do that.
>> That's a great um insight.
>> Yeah, it the messed up thing is I I just think that Aku doesn't know how to love, I guess, or how to appropriately like showcase uh fathership, I guess, if we're going to call it that way.
[laughter] No one's taught him, you know. His father own father left him if we're to his own senpai left him at an early age apparently.
>> That's really >> Yeah. All righty. Well, with that being said, our time's almost up. Annie, any last things?
>> Um, well, I'm very mad you didn't use uh that note that note music.
>> WHY? Another bingo.
>> I [laughter] was expecting it. How could you not use it?
>> Wow.
You [snorts] know what you Addy? Next time I'll use it for you. Thank you though. I'mma drop you back down. Bye.
>> Bye.
>> Man, people are really upset about their bingos, huh?
>> I like I think Hi, Nikolai.
>> Hi, Nikolai.
>> Hi.
I I think we started something with the bingo.
>> Yeah, Gamba is serious. so mad about the bingo.
[laughter] >> Why?
>> No, because the intro. Everyone was getting mad about the intro.
>> Why?
because you because one of the things was saying when will when will Gingi come up and you just skipped past Chuya and then another thing was bullying Octagawa and you instead said that you weren't going to bully Akagawa and that you started to like him.
>> WOW.
>> YEAH, BUT THEN he bullied Akagawa. So it's it's okay. We crossed that out anyways.
Why were you nice to him? I can't be nice to anyone now apparently according to you. [laughter] >> No.
>> Um I did want to ask uh what do you think of Daai and Shuya's relationship?
>> Like lovers or what? It's just like just like like [laughter] I mean like just like just like their relationship like not as anything just like >> oh okay okay like >> I mean we could run with that too.
>> I mean [laughter] no you guys just said like what is it their relationships? I was like oh like a partners or um [laughter] >> it was the first thing you said.
>> I actually think that they have a I don't know. I think the relationship's going to be very interesting going forward. Uh I think it'll evolve. I think they have a like it's that competitive nature. If you've ever been with a partner or you've ever like not not a romantic partner, but like somebody that you've had to team up with, you develop sort of a competitive spirit with them. So, I can totally see like um like uh Gingi here coming up and being like, "Hey, you know what? Like I've got it so much better. I'm better than you in some capacity, right? I'm so OP. I could do this. I tip my fedora whenever I see people walk through, right? Like I can see I can see Gingi just evolving, you know, as an individual. I don't know. I I I I see their partner relationship probably evolving. And then I I could totally see 100% Gingi coming on through to the detective agency.
>> That would be cool.
Now, as lovers, as lovers, I could totally see the fact that like Desai even said it in there, you know.
And with that being said, sorry, we have to go and move you down. Three minutes IS UP. BYE, NIKOLAI. APPRECIATE YOU.
>> YEAH.
[laughter] >> NO. What were you saying?
>> Oh, nothing.
>> I'm curious.
>> Are you?
Oh yeah. [laughter] >> Oh yeah. Hi Vince.
>> Oh hello.
>> Hi. How you doing?
>> I I am one away from six bingos and I'm never going to get any of them.
>> No.
>> What was it?
>> Um I can't tell you on I don't I can't tell you on any of them. Um >> Wow.
>> But I I have a I have a comment. Um, I've been thinking it's really funny how every opening you go, "Where's the ginger? When am I going to meet the ginger?" And technically, you've been seeing him, but you've also been hearing him because his voice actor is the singer of that opening.
>> Oh, really?
>> Yes.
>> Yes.
>> No, he has a great voice.
>> His band is really, really good.
But yeah, I just I thought that was a a fun bit of trivia, but uh I for the question I actually have um one from Van and that is um what does witnessing and causing death at such a young age do to a person, especially someone as young as Kyoka? What kind of impact could that have on morality and how they view death? Um, and how would being like raised in or being like brought into the the mafia alter like her perception or like what kind of long terms long-term effects it could it have on like a young person?
>> And Van Yeah, Van doesn't want to come up here and ask the question. It's one question per person.
>> I think uh Van can't come up. So, I figured I haven't asked for them.
>> Yeah, they they said that they wasn't they weren't able to make it today.
>> Wow, my heart is broken. Broken and shattered. Um, well, let's put it like this. What does Okay, how do I ask this? How do I answer this?
What is the value of life?
I guess that depends on the person, doesn't it?
>> Well, I'm asking you guys, what is the value of life?
>> Oh, >> I guess um maybe just the the fact that you you exist. I don't know. I think that's valuable in of itself.
Can the value of life be measured in money or power >> or influence >> in like some ways, but I don't think that's the end all be all.
>> Oh, I don't know because I have so many double standards when it comes to this.
Cuz for for me it's something for the others. another yet it's another answer.
So yeah, I really don't know how to answer this.
>> No, [snorts] share your thoughts, Rain.
That's what it's here for.
>> Oh, well, I don't know. I literally don't know because uh for me, uh life cannot have a price >> or like it it's not based on power or anything. But when it comes to me, well, it's another stories.
>> Well, can a life be measured by money or power?
>> Don't think so. Like, >> what about your life?
>> Probably.
Oh, I personally don't think that my life is that important.
>> Why not?
>> I don't know.
I just have I'm just trying to to find actually the the meaning of [laughter] of me.
Rain. I think you are such you might not believe it until you come into your own terms, but I think you're such a valuable individual like um you're such a valuable life, you know, in all s terms and purposes. Like I hope you know that like you inspire a lot of people.
You are loved. You're cared for. And ultimately like uh I I think that you have such a way with people that your passion really comes through and a lot of people think that you're amazing.
They love you. Um and even from that like you're so empathetic at times and more than enough times and I I I have a feeling that you've been hurt a lot as well by your empathy.
>> Yeah.
Yeah. You you got me.
>> Yeah. I really hope I'm actually doing something good or even like enough.
[laughter] But yeah, I'm I'm improving.
>> But but that's where that question comes in. And I like that you're leading this right back into the the the interaction here with the characters is are do these characters and do yourself do you think that you are enough?
Uh I'm trying I I'm trying to to think that I'm it's okay if I don't uh for example reach a certain goal that I set because I usually set a lot of goals for myself.
Uh usually yeah I can't reach them because they are unreasonable.
>> Sure. But I only realize it after But but yeah, for me like the the life of like the lives of the the characters and uh the people around me are very very important unless it unless it's uh like other cases uh I have also uh kind of a black and white vision for a few things >> but I think It's mostly because of my past experiences. So I'm I'm very very um kunida mentality there.
>> Kunika mentality.
>> But yeah.
>> Yeah. Very black and white and it's either this or that.
I mean at times at times sometimes we have that that mentality right because it's it's a how else do I say this it it's a form of survival right ultimately uh sometimes having that black and white thinking helps us survive through certain elements that that we've learned from ourselves you know or the instances that we've gone through that others may have never gone through but I ask these questions because I feel like these are the questions that I'm asking these characters as Are they enough? Like, does the like, for example, does Atsushi feel like he's enough? Does Rompo feel like he's enough? Do these characters genuinely think that way or their cognitive distortions affecting them as well? By the way, thank you, Rain, for being so vulnerable and being so brave and, you know, sharing, you know, this aspect of yourself. And guys, drop some Doritos for Rain cuz they're absolutely incredible. And I can't share this enough. Like, I love Rain. Like, I legit [laughter] do. She has like my heart and everything just like on a silver platter because she's such an amazing individual that uh Yeah, exactly. Doritos for rain.
You're >> incredible. Thank you.
>> Sorry, Vince. I'm not sure if I answered your question at all, but I think we we we went deep into another subcategory there.
>> No, it's it's okay. Um but um I just want to like quick just loop that back to like thinking about the characters with your like um you know um characters like finding like uh worth or like meaning in their lives is and you asked that about Atsushi and just quick comment. I think you can get some things from the fact that he asked why Dai saved him in the last episode when he tries to find a purpose or reason for his existence in saving other people. And that's kind of I think my last like comment on that aspect.
>> Cool. Well, awesome to have you here, Vince, as always. You're incredible. I hope you show up in my mind palace again and I'll see you later.
>> Oh gosh. See you later. Thank you. Bye.
>> All right, I have time for one more question.
Who are we bringing up? Rain, this is your choice.
>> No.
Why?
>> Because you had such a cool power. Rain in the rain. That is such a cool thing.
Like my goodness, you were so badass in my dream.
>> Oh, I wish I had powers.
>> Yeah, you were invincible. Invincible.
[laughter] >> I wish. Um I don't know. Let's Let's try next.
>> Wait. Oh, yeah. cuz you you mentioned in the the last stream that you had some questions.
>> Well, I I always have questions, but I don't think I'll have time to get through through all of them today, you know.
>> Okay.
Hi. Hi.
>> Hi, Alex. How you doing?
>> Good.
>> Are are you taking care of yourself?
>> Yes. And I'm sorry if my words like lisp a little. I got my tongue pierced.
>> Oo. Well, how was that? Did it hurt?
>> Let's go.
>> It felt like I bit my tongue. [sighs] >> Oh, >> but back to Bongo. This is one of my favorite episodes because it gives that little look into Kiyoka. Um, and like it introduces Chuya and just everything. I wanted to know what you think like how entwined Daai and Octagawa are cuz he mentions that he trained Octagawa.
How like entwined in their past do you think they are?
>> I I think they're probably like heavily entwined. Uh, hence why, you know, our our TB man got a little uh a little jelly when he was talking about his new apprentice is so much better than him, you know, like Ako is just straight up just feeling a certain type of way, you know? So, I think that they're deeply entwined or they've had a history all together. And especially if you're in a in a position like an executive position or something, you're going to be uh how do I put it? you're gonna be like you have certain influence or certain powers or certain certain things, you know, is the best way for me to put it. Like people look at you a little differently, if that makes sense.
>> Yeah.
>> Question for you though. Uh >> okay.
>> Does Jing wear that the the collar all the time or is that only for like aesthetic purposes?
If I from as memory serves currently, I think it's all of the time, but I don't know if it's not for just aesthetics.
>> Huh.
Does it have cuz cuz he's very trippy. I love the way that that he dresses himself.
>> Hell yeah.
>> Like I I wish I was that stylish, you know? Um actually, I I might need y'all's help in creating outfits here in the coming future. Okay, so like, sorry, just throwing it out there. I might need y'all's help creating like a some good outfits because I need I need a I need a change in in in outfit scenery. So, I might be looking for y'all's opinions.
Uh, ginger cosplay went TwitchCon. There you go.
I'll do a RPMO and then maybe a Gingi cosplay. Who knows?
Anyway, sorry about that. Okay, >> I'm taking notes.
[laughter] >> Yes.
>> So, my follow-up question to you then is this. When it comes to when it comes to to to the relationship between Gingi and Desai, like for in your opinion, how deep does it go?
I mean, we know that they were partners of some capacity in the past, so I'd probably say similar to Kunakita now with Daza.
You think that it was just there or do you think that they bonded a little bit closer like family related because the way that they were arguing was for me gave me the impression that they that they've been at this together for longer than Kunikita and Dasai have been together.
>> Yeah. What what was your take on the on the situation about their little dialogue? Yeah.
Well, it it felt like exes, you know, when when exes like see each other again in public. [laughter] Yeah, straight up. That's how it felt like. It felt like exes coming together and then just not being happy with one another being like, [sighs] yeah, I mean, didn't it feel that way to you guys if it I might be wrong here, but it felt it felt like there was a little more spice to it than usual.
It did. It did.
>> I was just saying based on like what they outright said.
>> But yes, >> but yeah, how how Cheerio was acting was something else.
>> Yeah.
Yeah. Well, all of the allions.
>> But all right, with that being said, I am out of time. I can I just really quickly say I got way too hyped to of winning the first bingo.
>> You won bingo.
>> Yay.
>> I I got first bingo.
>> Yes, >> we had.
>> And I got way too hyped about it.
[laughter] >> The fact [clears throat] that you got bingo already makes me happy. Let's go.
Let's go.
And it wasn't even planned. And everyone else is mad at me. But that's okay.
[laughter] Next, I appreciate you. You're incredible. I hope you know that.
>> I was not expecting to get a line of bingo throughout the entire day cuz like everyone else would have like five and I had like two and then I somehow got it first.
>> You got it. [laughter] >> You came through. You crashed out on them. Dang.
That's incredible.
That is incredible. All right. Next. So, I'm going to go to put you down because I am out of time here, but I appreciate you everyone. You're absolutely amazing.
If I missed you today, don't worry. I'll make sure to try and get you uh next time. I'll try and come on later on in the evening to just do a little VC or join the VC, whatever you guys got going on. Y'all are amazing. Please take care of yourselves. Practice some self-care.
If anything, I'll catch y'all later. Be safe. Rain, I love you. I adore you. You are the love of my life. Be safe. Take care of yourself, my friend.
>> Thank you. I love you, too. I love you all.
Bye. Goodbye, YouTube.
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