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There was that Bleach anniversary one shot a few years ago that ended with a tagline along the lines of "Hell Arc begins" that then didn't go anywhere. Exciting if true for this long-time Bleach fan, I assumed if anything it might be an anime exclusive thing given how much Kubo's been involved with rewriting and directly helping with the Thousand Year Blood War anime.
 
There's other things to consider too (good and bad) but I admit to thinking this was likely given this is giving the goofy, comedic vibe at times of the original manga, Vs the different, much more serious tones of 95 & SAC. Because of that, I was unsure of Mary and Richard at this time would work (Crispin, sure). There's also the consideration of what the JP side is doing but the rumour is just a sole reprisal (at least of sorts, given it's Maaya Sakamoto), not that hasn't been ignored a bunch in various situations. Have been mixed on this sort in the past and it's easy to be cynical (pretty much like I am about a certain persona remake recently), but I will see with this. I had been working off this assumption since the trailers were showing the vibe from the manga more directly.

Regardless though, SAC isnt going anywhere, and I'm glad at least this likely won't be a disaster (unlike Fist of the North Star).
 
I wasn't sure if this was better posted here or in the gaming news thread...through the end of July, an English translation by the author of the original Megami Tensei novel will be online:
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Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Story, Vol.1｜西谷史

Three years ago, I promised an American reader that I would translate “Megami Tensei” into English myself. In order to fulfill that promise, I am publishing this translation. However, since contractual matters were resolved this month, my partner and I are in discussions with an overseas publish
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It appears that BBC Radio 4 Extra is doing a Studio Ghibli season starting in early August.

1st August - an airing of an adaptation of Howl's Moving Castle.
3rd August - adaptation of When Marnie Was There, and Ghibli themed repeats of Screenshot and Witness History.
4th-5th August - adaptation of A Wizard of Earthsea.
4th - Repeats of Free Thinking covering Totoro, and The Essay covering Spirited Away.
5th August - Repeat of Sound of Cinema covering Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi.
 
A feature in The Guardian about Osamu Dazai, the novelist that inspired the Bungo Stray Dogs character of the same name.

www.theguardian.com

From author to anime hero: the unlikely revival of a Japanese literary star

More than seven decades after they were first released, the dark novels of Osamu Dazai have become a publishing sensation, as a new generation of readers engage with his bleakness, humour and brilliance
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
Ian Wolf said:
A feature in The Guardian about Osamu Dazai, the novelist that inspired the Bungo Stray Dogs character of the same name.

www.theguardian.com

From author to anime hero: the unlikely revival of a Japanese literary star

More than seven decades after they were first released, the dark novels of Osamu Dazai have become a publishing sensation, as a new generation of readers engage with his bleakness, humour and brilliance
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Nothing against you sharing this - 'twas an interesting article to read, and reminded meee I own but have not read 'Schoolgirl' - but looking up... Bungo and seeing clips of Dazai as a bishie, in what looks like a reverse harem comedy/ANIME action thing made me cringe so hard I frowned. 'Tis displeasing.

Fyi, if you want to see Dazai's work in animanga, there is a way to do so that is neither A) in an isekai (holy shitaru, that 'genre' will stop at nothing) and B) whatever... Bungo is:

Method #1: Aoi Bungaku (aka Blue Literature). An anime that adapts various famous JP literature, including 'Run Melos!' (also by Dazai, and had an older anime movie). The first four episodes adapt 'No Longer Human'. It was made by Madhouse around the same time as Death Note, so it just so happens to both look AND sound similar; sharing the composer iirc. The internet has largely forgotten it as, like many of Madhouse's more seinen ventures, it likely sold terribly.
PS: This 'Aoi Bungaku - Saisho no Shin' AMV stayed with me, all these years, for anyone interested that cba to watch the anime.

Method #2: Usamaru Furuya's three volume manga, No Longer Human. This is a modern re-telling which just moves the time period to present day, via the conceit of Furuya stumbling on the blog of NLH's author self-insert protagonist, Yozo Oba. It's one of my favourite manga, although it does take a few liberties; namely with how it ends. It's mostly faithful and captures the mood of the novel, though.

Method #3: Junji Ito also did an adaptation of NLH, although his version is at best described as... loose given Ito used it to shoehorn in Tomie-style murderous women/comical horror as poor Oba sends every female mad with murderous lust. It is however set in the original time period the novel was, and some aspects such as the artistic depictions of Oba's fear of humans/their faces and his list of ten misfortunes were visualised wonderfully.

There was also a CG sci-fi movie - of all things - that even got a UK release. Never watched as assumed it'd be godawful. Do still own it, ofc. Just let the man rest in peace ffs. Plz.

Dazai wrote the template for all works that came later that deal with being afraid of people/society, and the severe depression that results from that disconnect. His novel was basically a suicide note to this end. Even things like Aku Hana, where the girls surrounding the protaginist pull him into despair, seemed inspired by it. So, TLTR: puk Bungo.
 
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