I see this as more of a nonissue mostly because the Port Mafia gets largely similar treatment. Dazai of course still manages to wrench some time for himself due to his largely mysterious nature, but on the whole, Season 3 doesn’t really focus on them, which is both a shame but not an unwelcome direction. This issue is clear in regards to the Armed Detective Agency where really only a few of its members (mainly Atsushi and Kyouka) get any time dedicated to themselves. The writing for Stray Dogs’s story really makes it difficult to assess characters by themselves aside from a faction by faction basis, which is usually why I abstain from commenting on individual characters for this series. While I don’t really find the Rats all that interesting by comparison, they do help flesh out the ‘main’ factions of the series, which I think is a better direction overall, though unfortunate for them. It’s what grabs the audience this time around, which is aided by more of Dazai’s mysterious nature and a whole lot of lore regarding Yokohama and the history of much of its older cast. Much of this arc is centered around the actions of the faction more so than the faction’s goal, as much of the intrigue comes from the conflict’s problem and how both the members of the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia attempt to resolve this concurrent problem that they both share.
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Thankfully the payoff for the series comes at a head during the reveal of the ‘Cannibalism’ arc, which reveals a new faction known as the ‘Rats in the House of the Dead’ (bit of a mouthful there), a mysterious faction that compared to the Guild…is not really one I’m a fan of.
Mostly because much of the first half has members of opposing factions dick around together instead of attempting to kill one another while causing massive amounts of property damage. I honestly wish they did more of these because it’s the few points in the series where things aren’t taken so seriously, and really help give an air of brevity. This is also the area of the series that has the most comedy, as it serves more as down time and lets the more comedic portions of the show shine in the way I both wanted and expected them too. Because of this, I feel like the series for once rushes itself to get these mini character arcs out there as soon as possible, failing to really polish up these stories since they fall between a range of half an episode to three episodes and achieve varying quality. Maybe a half episode for Atsushi, a gag half for a new character, three episodes for Chuuya, etc, etc. As a result, the timeline of events feels disjointed and at times sloppily put together as the viewer is thrown around to watch not only different points in time, but different perspectives in order to build up the necessary setup for the ‘Cannibalism’ arc. The season this time around can be split into two distinct and clean chunks where the first half ties up character backstories and setup, and the second half focuses solely on the ‘Cannibalism’ arc where we’re introduced to yet another faction hellbent on breaking up the city’s peace.īecause of this, a lot of Season 3’s beginning feels both disjointed and thrown together as backstories and separate points in time are put side by side in episode number. In a way, Season 3 starts both after the fight on the Moby Dick against the Guild and…not. I say this not just to avoid any amount of spoilers for the season, but because the structure of the series is a lot less coherent and fluid as I initially expected the show to be. Much of Season 3’s story can be summed up as: an extension of the story about the gifted in the city of Yokohama. A bit weird but not a deal breaker fortunately. You know for a series based entirely on books and famous bits of literature, there is surprisingly little coherence this time around.
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