Bungo Stray Dogs is not just a narrative masterpiece, but a visual one as well, and it really shows in its character designs.

Writing is a famously miserable profession, but Osamu Dazai stands out as ... women and the world around him — a character who closely resembles Dazai. His prose is often simple and elegant ...

Named after real-life authors, these characters are layered, with complex motivations and even more interesting backstories. From the unbelievably intelligent Dazai Osamu to the kind-hearted ...

Osamu Dazai, trans. from the Japanese by Ralph McCarthy ... On the exterior, most of the women characters are silent and submissive presences—dutiful wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers.

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. It is being exhibited at the Mitaka City Gallery of ...