I mean, it's okay. I feel like most people are distracted with the fact that Dazai is hot and they just assume the show is good. Not to say that Dazai isn't hot. Or that the show is bad. It's just not super phenominal like people make it out to be. Bungou Stray Dogs is a ~7/10 for me, coming from someone who adores over-the-top action and mystery, so you'd think this would be up my alley, right? But I didn't find anything about the show super impactful. It's entertaining, but it's lacking in a lot of areas.

Also, this is a little picky, but I feel like this show couldn't decide if it was going to be silly or serious. It flips between the two, and I can't really tell what tone they were going for. Action and comedy tend to go together, but here it felt jarring. I can't really put my finger on it.

*SPOILER TERRITORY*

Concerning Dazai, I actually thought he was pretty annoying. The whole "double-suicide" spiel was funny in the first episode when he was floating down the river and maybe a few times after that... but at some point, I found it annoying. I'm guessing he's supposed to be the edgy character? That's the best way I can describe it I guess - he came off as edgy instead of cool. He is SO pretty though <3 I can't say I don't love him.

The plot is... disjointed. Sometimes when I was watching it, I was going, "oh, so I guess this is happening now, huh?" Sometimes it didn't feel like there was an overarching end goal; we were hopping from individual story to individual story without much connection between them. Sometimes it feels like they're just doing things to do things.

And the characterization of the protagonist (i forgot his name :/) is really weak. I didn't find him relatable (it could just be me though). He's super strong out of almost nowhere. We don't really see him beat anyone in a fight until atakagawa in the last 2 episodes, so it makes you wonder where he got all that power from. During their fight, I was just confused. Is his power being a furry? Tony the tiger, is that you? His fights were... convenient. Very convenient. You don't really see the protagonist grow as a fighter so much as get strung along on various missions. A big point in the story is that he has a bounty of 7 million yen, but to be honest, up until that point all he did was get beat up.

And really quick, concerning atakagawa: why did they put so much emphasis on how strong he is? Like seriously, everytime the characters talk about him, they get all serious and go, "if you see this man, don't engage him. Run away at all costs. Nobody in the agency can take him on. Do your best to escape with your life" AND ATAKAGAWA LOSES LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE FIGHT. EVERY SINGLE ONE. He's all cool, like, "heh. guess I'm retreating. until next time. im so smart strategic and tactful" YOU LOST DUDE. Ugh my god.

I really didn't think it was the best, but I also wouldn't consider it a total waste of time. Anyways that's what i thought of it.