Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story, Vol. 1: Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyougoku

文豪ストレイドッグス外伝 綾辻行人VS.京極夏彦 (Comic) #1

by Oyoyo (Visual Art), Kafka Asagiri, Sango Harukawa (Visual Art)

Known for his biting wit and rapid-fire brain cells, Yukito Ayatsuji is a detective and top-ranked skill user who possesses the ability to expose any crime. When a request to investigate a puzzling murder incident hits his desk, Ayatsuji must team up with Mizuki Tsujimura, a spunky agent sent from the Special Division, to tackle the case. Can the unlikely duo get to the bottom of this mystery?!

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Fantasy, Comics Manga, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Urban Fantasy

132 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 2018

About the author

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Reviews

[Elixsium · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found it kind of hard to read, as the illustrations are small and full of details. Still, the story seems interesting and i love the art style. can't wait to see how this unfold.

[Nova Syzygy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Update (4/19/2022): My Gaiden brainrot is still going strong. I usually don't rate BSD volumes or light novels because they're relatively small components of a much larger whole, and because of my attachment to the overall story I feel that I can't accurately rate each individual volume, but since Gaiden is a standalone with its own characters, I can actually rate it now. I'll give it 5 stars, of course. I've read and analyzed every chapter several times by now, but each time I read a chapter I somehow end up finding something new. The light novel and volume 2 better get an official translation soon, because I am really starved for content. Also Ayatsuji is now my absolute favorite BSD character, and it should be a crime for him to be so underrated. Tsujimura also deserves so much better. The manga tends to make a joke out of her, but she's so complex if you take the time to look closer. Anyway, TL;DR: read Gaiden. Now. I'm not asking.

Update (3/29/2022):
Okay so a few days ago I remembered this existed, and then fell down a rabbit hole of finding as much Gaiden content as I could. I ended up rereading both this official translation and some fan translations on Tumblr, and then I also cross-referenced everything with some light novel excerpts. When I first read this I thought it was pretty mediocre because I couldn't tell what was going on, but now I know. Now I understand. Now I can see all of the little details Oyoyo put into the manga. And I'm obsessed. I have such strong brainrot for this now and I can't believe so few people know about Gaiden. Please someone just read Gaiden and suffer with me, I can't be the only one losing my mind over all of this.

Also Ayatsuji Yukito is definitely one of my all-time favorite BSD characters now.

First review (5/24/2021):
A pretty promising first volume. It was a little difficult to understand what was happening because of the art style, but, overall, it’s pretty good.

I can’t tell if Ayatsuji and Ranpo would bond instantly or if they’d develop such a strong rivalry that they’d become some kind of new soukoku.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely not as good as the main series, but still interesting, especially if you like Easter eggs and have read Another.


Full review eventually appearing on ANN.

[₊˚ପ⊹ adaia 🪷 (taylor’s version) ✧ ˖ -͙˚ · Rating 5 out of 5]

hot.

[Knigoqdec · Rating 5 out of 5]

Страхотно начало на отделната история към франчайса Bungo. Сблъсъкът между Аяцуджи и Кьогоку определено е много зрелищен и историята е много внимателно изпипана и подредена. Харесвам ги и двамата като автори и създатели на странни истории (за тези, които не знаят - Bungo има за герои прототипи на реално съществуващи и съществували писатели и поети, не само японски при това). Аяцуджи е по-познат като че ли (аниме версията на "Another" е доста популярна, а Милениум издадоха на български неговата "Убийства в Декагона"), но аз се радвам много и на Кьогоку (силно препоръчвам "Кутия с моурьо" [Mouryou no Hako], атмосферата на анимето е невероятна, един от най-любимите ми проекти за фенски превод).
Впечатлена съм, че тук има много препратки към класически и нови литературни произведения и всякакви други специфични неща. В същото време всичко изглежда така, сякаш сме го гледали хиляди пъти, уж всичко е клише, но... Атмосферата и героите са страхотни.
Е, артът на странното същество Ойойо наистина е... шарен, доколкото може да е шарено нещо черно-бяло. Може би твърде подробен за подобно издание (много дребна книжка). Не бих казала, че е точно по вкуса ми, като цяло само на места е потресаващо грозничък, иначе е все пак любопитен. Придава на Кьогоку интересен вид на Баба Яга/полезно изкопаемо, а Аяцуджи е шокиращо младолик. Цялото му излъчване е хем като на призрачно красива кукла (истинският Аяцуджи-сенсей може би ще хареса това), хем на някаква нарцистична надувка, която човек не би издържал и секунда, не дай боже да си отвори устата. Много е catchy (извинете ме, през цялото време се опитвам да избягам от тая дума, докато пиша, но просто трябваше да я използвам).
С кеф бих си купила продълженията, ако някога стигнат до българския пазар!

ПП: Анго, драги мой, какво ти е направила тази Ойойо, горкичкия...

[Millyyyy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My brain can't process half the stuff but its good

[Kristina Andreeva · Rating 4 out of 5]

"In a spy film, this is where the hero would defeat the villain and save the day, but..."

Но на героите не им е чак толкова лесно...
Тази история няма общо (или поне засега не е свързана) с основната в Bungo Stray Dogs. Според мен няма и да се свърже, но това са си вече мои догадки.
Главните герои тук са съвсем други и общо взето те правят сюжета интересен, иначе той сам по себе си не е нищо интересно, даже е доста клиширан (и все пак не го казвам в напълно лошия смисъл, в комбинация с едни добри герои, стои доста добре). Засега нищо особено не се е разкрило от него, което да си заслужава коментар.
Не мога да кажа доколко добре са въведени героите в историята и дали някой, който не е запознат с тях предварително, ще може да ги оцени. Аз имам изградена представа за тях от играта на Bungo, така че не са нещо ново за мен, нямах "сблъсък" с напълно непознати, които тепърва да се опитвам да разбера.
Артът пък е доста грозен лично за мен, не мога да си изкривя душата. Търпи се заради останалите добри страни на мангата (динамичност, хумор, подход, който излиза от клишето), но ми остава само да си мечтая да сменят човека, който е отговорен за него, или поне той да посмени малко стила си. ("Злодеят", Кьогоку, изглежда като леко разложен труп, който изваждат от време на време, за да му прибират пенсията. Човек ще си каже, че не е лош вид за антагониста на историята, но предвид, че съм го виждала в по-нормален вид в играта, имам известно право да съм разочарована.)

[Mail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Szczerze spodziewałam się czegoś lepszego, jednak nie była też taka zła, nawet mi się podobała, trochę krótka, myślałam, że jest grubsza lecz nie narzekam, posiadam już drugi tom na półce wiec biore sie do czytania a potem zostaje jedynie czekać na wydanie kolejnego
oczywiście kreska bardzo mi się podoba, jest piękna i dodaje klimatu serii

[Amelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ciekawe ale trudno się czyta przez mały tekst, którego jest sporo

[Suhail · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Bungo Stray Dogs spin-off is written by the same author while the artwork is done by someone else.

The story is set in some unnamed place in Japan. There are references to the Armed Detective Agency in Yokohama but they don't make an appearance.

I like the story but the art is a bit harder to read. Especially during action scenes it can be difficult to see what's going on.

An interesting twist with this spin-off is that the authors featured here are still alive. Main character Yukito Ayatsuji is the author of Another. The novel has been translated by Yen Press. There's also been an Anime adaptation. Which makes this Japanese author a bit more familiar than the cast of the main story.

[Zuzu2137 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mizuki kocham cb

[Tam · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5*

I have a new favourite character and that is Ayatsuji the suicide detective. Man, he reminded me so much of Dazai for some reason. And then we saw Dazai drawn in another art style which was a bonus! Dang, he looked fine. But back to the stoty, Ayatsuji is such an intresting character he made me think of Dazai because of his ways to figure out crimes that fast. But he is actually more like Ranpo with the whole deducing thing but both are great in finding out crimes pretty fast. Also i like his whole personality and vibe, the man loves cats! C'on! But the dolls? That is kinda creepy... He also is so chill when Tsujimura comes in to attempt to murder him again but don't do it eventually. I love their dynamic together. But i am so saddend there is no second volume coming out... I wish they would have also continued on with this series, it had a really good start. Maybe one day?

[Emily Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like Ayatsuji and his skill. Once he identifies the culprit of a crime, they die. I like the detail where they experience an "accidental death." That detail really stood out to me. How interesting...

I also wasn't expecting this story to be told from the perspective of the Special Devision for Unusual Powers. I still find that "agency" being a secret government agency pretty cool. I guess I only gave this 4 stars instead of 5 because some of the more violent action-packed scenes were hard for me to tell what was actually going on. Aside from the scene where Ayatsuji used his skill and that murderous teacher died... I only understood what happened at that particular scene. But the scene where they were suddenly attacked near the end, I was so confused lol.

[Gloria151 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ame muchísimo la Novela, es la primer que leo de este manga y la verdad está genial, tiene un desarrollo y unas vueltas de tuerca que te quedas agarrando señal un rato, también trabaja más en el proceso del uso de habilidades y como estás funcionan.

Los personajes todos son maravillosos y desarrollan la obra de una forma preciosa, me encariñe mucho con ellos y necesito verlos en el manga o en otras obras de Bungou.

Solo que en unas parte es muy denso por lo que seguir el ritmo a veces se complica.

[Christie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting characters, though I hate the way everyone talks to Tsujimura. Be warned that the gore is much more graphic than in regular BSD. I'm not as interested in the story as I should be after this many chapters. It just isn't very compelling somehow. But I do plan to read the next volume and find out what happens. It's just not a big priority.

[★julia✿ · Rating 5 out of 5]

brat może zabić każdego ale ten ktoś musiał kogoś zabić🤣🤣🤣
czm się nie zrespowni w głównej serii i nie zabije fiodora? koniec świata jest tylko w jokohamie czy co
chociaż pewnie zrobiłoby się to co się robi z tym typem od wodospadu ale tak teoretycznie nie on by go zabił więc Fiodor by zdechł ig

(NIE OCENIAM MANG TAK JAK KDIAZEK)

[Zita Azlina · Rating 5 out of 5]

fucking amazing, ayatsuji should've help the Agency in the main plot lmao he could kill these villains in one go. very nice plot and surprisingly dimensional characters. shout out to Tsujimura <3 lol.

[Ryofire · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly the writing and characters are boring and the art is pretty bad. Minor spoilers I guess: if you're looking for Chuuya, he's not actually in this. He is technically in one panel, but it's just a general reference to ability users. He's not actually in the story.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fight scenes were a little muddled, I couldn’t always figure out what was going on. Overall, the art is beautiful.

[Cheshire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved getting to know more about Ayatsusji

[Cecyl Abdo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cant wait for the second volume

[Never_seen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty fun little side story. The artwork is really nice and persona like but the story could use a little more time.

[aes ❀ · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. tsujimura my lovely girlfailure girlloser girlboss and ayatsuji the frutiest character with questionable wardrobe choices to ever grace this spin off series <3

[Sallie Lundmark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Asagiris oförmåga att skriva kvinnliga karaktärer syns tydligt i den här mangan lol

[Fallon Ann Cribbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tsujimura my GIRL ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[chia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25/5

tsujimura mizuki is my wife (real)

[shiroe · Rating 5 out of 5]

nowa ulubiona manga

[lena]

I LOVE GAIDEN

[Ziyad Baksh · Rating 3 out of 5]

a new detective

a spinoff to Bungo stray dogs that occupies its own niche.

if Sherlock holmes meets Jojo's Bizarre Adventure sounds like your thing, this is the book for you.

[khione · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ayatsuji, the man that you are 😮‍💨