Troubled 20th century Japanese author Osamu Dazai has been reimagined in one Summer 2024 title, but why exactly does he keep coming up in anime?

There are several anime characters with identical physical attributes, making them look like twins from different universes.

Osamu Dazai’s bleak prose was matched only by his own misery The Japanese writer’s short-story collection “No One Knows” shows why he was the master of melancholy.

Osamu Dazai as seen in the Bungo Stray Dogs anime (Image via Studio Bones) Osamu Dazai is one of the most beloved characters from the smash-hit series Bungo Stray Dogs.

Osamu Dazai, With Help From TikTok, Keeps Finding New Fans The enduring appeal of a midcentury Japanese novelist who wrote of alienation and suicide.

The Japanese novelist’s dark-hearted comedies are at once unhinged and brilliant. Osamu Dazai, 1924. Where to begin the story? It’s tempting to start at the end—on the morning of Osamu Dazai ...

No Longer Allowed in Another World Episode 3 also questioned Osamu Dazai's purpose in the narrative. It was shockingly revealed that an adventurer had eliminated the Wrath Lord.

A portrait drawn by literary giant Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) has gone on display for the first time since it was created more than 70 years ago.