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=Armed Detective Agency=

Akiko Yosano
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 * Akiko Yosano (December 7, 1878 - May 29, 1942)
 * One of the most influential female poets in Japanese history. Yosano is famous for her poems' expressions of feminine sensuality. Yosano was also staunchly anti-war - her poem "Thou Shalt Not Die" was written for her brother fighting in World War II. It tells him not to throw his life away for a country seemingly all too eager to sacrifice its people.
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 * Her ability is named after You Shall Not Die (君死にたまふことなかれ,), a poem addressed to her brother who was a soldier in the IJA, telling him not to die in the war. The song would also be turned into an anti-war song.
 * Despite this however, Akiko would become an ardent supporter of the Japanese military by the end of her life, writing poems during the height of the dedicated to pushing the soldiers of the IJA to fight for the country until they die.
 * One of her listed dislikes is male chauvinism, a reference to Akiko's strong feminist beliefs through her lifetime which are mostly expressed not only through her actions as an active poet but also bringing more feminine topics into tanka poetry. She also wrote for the, a feminist magazine founded by.
 * During the publication of Midaregami (みだれ髪,), poet attacked her for "corrupting public morals" and "mouthing obscenities fit for a whore" for writing and describing breasts, lips and even intimacy between men and women.
 * 's relationship with the real-life Yosano Akiko is inversed with him being good friends with Akiko and her husband, . Mori has even paid for some of their trips abroad.
 * The title of Chapter 64 gets its title from a line from the poem A Wife of Twenty (はたち妻,).
 * Chapter 67 and Chapter 68 gets its title from the first line of the poem Ignorance of Others (人知らず,).
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Atsushi Nakajima
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 * Atsushi Nakajima (May 5, 1909 - December 4, 1942)
 * ''Although not politically active, Nakajima is known for his refusal to write propaganda stories for the Japanese government as so many of his peers did. The ability "Beast Beneath the Moonlight" references the short story "Tiger-Poet", about a man who transforms into a tiger because of his internal conflict between written and oral communication.
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 * Atsushi's unhappy childhood in the series is in reference to his relationship with his family in real life. Due to the turbulent relationships within his family. At one point as a punishment he was tied to a tree by his step-mother and left there.
 * His close friendship with Kyōka Izumi in the series is inspired by his real-life counterpart’s praise of Izumi. To the point where he claimed that "Not reading the works of Kyōka despite being Japanese or understanding the Japanese language is like giving up the privilege of being Japanese."
 * His timid personality in the series mirrors his real-life counterpart as Nakajima's wife said that he barely talks about the stories which he wrote.
 * Nakajima's ability, Beast Beneath the Moonlight is derived from the short story The Moon Over the Mountain (山月記). The story was inspired by a legend, the story tells the encounter between a government official named Yuan Can and his friend Li Zheng who was transformed into a tiger. Li Zheng believes that he has failed to achieve literary encouragement and admits that his "cowardly pride" and "arrogant shame" eventually transformed him into a man-eating tiger. Atsushi's Ability in the series mirrors the fate of Li Zheng, albeit Atsushi has some form of control over his transformation.
 * Akutagawa's and Ichiyō Higuchi's nickname for Atsushi in the series, "Mantiger" (人虎,), may be a reference to the alternate title of The Moon Over the Mountain, The Tiger Poet (人虎伝,).
 * The story was first published in and was mostly uncensored thanks to its mostly classical influences and is often included in student textbooks in Japan up until today.
 * One of his likes, Chameleons, is a reference to Atsushi's work, Chameleon Diary (かめれおん日記,).
 * Another one of his likes, cats, is based on an anecdote written in his work By the Pool (プウルの傍で,). Saying that due to how he feels distant to his father and stepmother, he feels as if the only things that would heal his loneliness was his cat.
 * The character Tonan is a reference to the story Tonan-sensei (斗南先生) written by his real-life counterpart.
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 * Atsushi passed away in the hospital alone due to his family thinking that he would recover from the asthma attack.
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Doppo Kunikida
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 * Doppo Kunikida (August 30, 1871 - June 23, 1908)
 * ''One of the fathers of Japanese naturalism as well as an author of romantic poetry, Kunikida fully embraces Western philosophy in his life and his writings. The ability The Matchless Poet does not refer to any specific work, but is based on his naturalist writing - a style that emphasizes accurate depiction of details.
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 * Kunikida's ability, The Matchless Poet (独歩吟客,) is a reference to one of Kunikida's many pen names, first used in the poem Autumn Sunset (秋の入り日,) which prefaces a longer poem.
 * His notebook is a reference to Kunikida's real-life diary named An Honest Record (欺かざるの記,).
 * Nobuko Sasaki in the series is named after Kunikida's ex-wife, Nobuko's family disliked Kunikida and even told Sasaki to commit suicide but eventually the two got married. The marriage was short-lived and they divorced 5 months after their marriage. After the divorce Sasaki left to marry 's old classmate but never got married with him and came back to Japan with another man.. Author Takeo Arishima would later retell this story in his novel, A Certain Woman (或る女,).
 * After his divorce, Kunikida would move in with Katai where its said that he was heartbroken for years would often have nightmares about Nobuko.
 * The title of Chapter 5 refers to two works by Kunikida which are The Sorrow of Paintings (画の悲み,) and The Fatalist (運命論者,).
 * Some of Kunikida's works that Kafka Asagiri recommended in his Twitter include The Fatalist (運命論者,), Meat and Potatoes (牛肉と馬鈴薯,) and An Honest Record (欺かざるの記,).
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 * Some of Kunikida's works that Kafka Asagiri recommended in his Twitter include The Fatalist (運命論者,), Meat and Potatoes (牛肉と馬鈴薯,) and An Honest Record (欺かざるの記,).
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
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 * Jun'ichiro Tanizaki (July 24, 1886 - July 30, 1965)
 * Writing mainly on obssession, passion, and how society changed over time, Tanizaki won the in 1949 for his accomplishments. The ability "Light Snow" comes from a novel of the same name (translated into English as The Makioka Sisters) about the decline of an upper-middle class family leading up to World War II. Naomi, another novel, is about a man's obsession to groom a girl named Naomi into a Westernized woman.
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 * The characters Naomi Tanizaki and Kirako Haruno are named after characters who appear in Naomi (痴人の愛,), a novel written by Tanizaki.
 * In real-life, he had a little brother named.
 * His strange relationship with his sister in the series is a reference to the numerous strange and taboo topics explored in Tanizaki's writings. This includes depictions of sexuality and eroticism.
 * His real-life counterpart may have had a foot-fetish which is also a running theme in some of his stories. Many of his works from his debut work The Tattooer (刺青,) to his final works often have scenes focusing on women's feet. Along with this, he also wrote a story titled Fumiko's Feet (富美子の足,) which tells the story of a painter who was told to paint a portrait of a woman named Fumiko in a very difficult pose. However, during the painting process he would be transfixed by Fumiko's feet in the pose she is doing.
 * One of his listed dislikes includes earthquakes which is a reference to his real-life counterpart's fear of earthquakes.
 * A pivotal experience to Tanizaki was one with the . An event which completely transformed his literary style from a more western style to a more traditional style. Before the earthquake, Tanizaki wanted Japan to westernize faster. However, after the earthquake, Tokyo was rebuilt to be more western which then he would later wish to have a more traditional world.
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Kenji Miyazawa
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 * Kenji Miyazawa (August 27, 1896 – September 21, 1933)
 * Born in Iwate, Miyazawa reflected through his writings a desire for harmony with nature and the universe, as well as a rejection of his family's wealth and status. The poem "Undefeated by the Rain" was likely written on the author's deathbed. The Bungo Stray Dogs character refers to his hometown as "Ihatovo" - the author's name for an alternate, idealized Iwate.
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 * His ability is a reference to the poem Be Not Defeated by the Rain (雨ニモマケズ,) which was discovered posthumously, theorised to have been written sometime near his death. The poem itself is about overcoming hardship no matter the circumstances.
 * Kenji's hometown of Ihatovo in the series is named after Īhatōbu (イーハトーブ,), a term used by Kenji in order to describe his ideal world.
 * Kenji being a farmer is a reference to Kenji studying agriculture for university.
 * Chūya's respect for him in the series is inspired by how the real-life Chūya Nakahara loved Kenji's poems, specifically the collection Spring and Shura (春と修羅,). He recommended many people to read Kenji's works but nobody would listen to his recommendation.
 * He would also write an introduction to a work by Kenji, mentioning how he feels that Kenji's works were only famous after his death because he wasn't like other authors at the time.
 * In real life, Kenji was friends with poet Shinpei Kusano who in turn was acquaintances with Chūya Nakahara, Osamu Dazai and Dan Kazuo
 * One of his likes, tempura soba and Mitsuya cider are based on his regular order in the restaurant Yabuya at Hanamaki, Iwate.
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 * In real life, Kenji was friends with poet Shinpei Kusano who in turn was acquaintances with Chūya Nakahara, Osamu Dazai and Dan Kazuo
 * One of his likes, tempura soba and Mitsuya cider are based on his regular order in the restaurant Yabuya at Hanamaki, Iwate.
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 * It's said that his friend and poet, Hosaka Kanai, was the person who inspired Kenji to write "Night on the Galactic Railroad" and became the model for the character Campanella in the story. Kanai showed Kenji a picture he drew of the Halley comet and said "The comet was like a night train going along the Milky Way."
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Kyōka Izumi
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 * Kyōka Izumi (November 4, 1873 - September 7, 1939)
 * Unlike the Bungo Stray Dogs character, Izumi was a man. His works are known for creating worlds with a strong sense of gothic and supernatural. The ability "Demon Snow", as used by the character Kyōka, is named after Izumi's "Demon Pond", a story warning of the loss of generosity and respect for nature. It features a divine dragon named "Shirayuki" (white snow).
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 * One of Izumi's likes, hydrangeas, is a reference to his work Hydrangea (紫陽花,).
 * One of Izumi's likes, tofu, is based on his love for tofu as shown in his work Boiled Tofu (湯どうふ,). It's said that he was extremely fond of the food, especially when its boiled until its soggy.
 * Because of Izumi's tendency of being fast, he would write tofu as 豆府 instead of 豆腐.
 * One of Izumi's dislikes, dogs, is based on an anecdote mentioned by painter Komura Settai in his work About Izumi Kyōka-sensei (泉鏡花先生のこと,). Izumi was afraid of dogs due to his fear of getting rabies.
 * Izumi's association with rabbits is based on his real-life counterparts' collection of rabbit figurines. Based on a superstition in Kanazawa, Izumi's birthplace, where if you collected the seventh animal from your zodiac, you will succeed in the world.
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Katai Tayama
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 * Katai Tayama (January 22, 1872 - May 13, 1930)
 * Born into a samurai family, Tayama later moved to Tokyo and began his journey as an aspiring writer, rubbing elbows with the likes of Kōyō Ozaki and Doppo Kunikida. His works paved the way for Japanese auto-biographical I-novels and were inspired by his turbulent love relationships, his main work "Futon" detailing a middle-aged author's attraction toward a younger student.
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 * Katai's infatuation over Gin is based on the main character of the novel Futon (布団,), about a lonely writer who falls in love with a girl, the girl eventually becomes his apprentice and the two started having sexual relations before they are forced to split. The story of Futon was partially inspired by the real-life Katai's experience with his pupil Okada Michiyo, making it one of the earliest I-novels.
 * His encounter with Gin Akutagawa somewhat mirrors the start of the story titled The Girl Watcher (少女病) by the real-life Katai. The protagonist's first encounter with the girl Sugita Kojō where he hopes the girl would still remember him in subsequent encounters.
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Osamu Dazai
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 * Osamu Dazai (June 19, 1909– June 13, 1948)
 * A brilliant writer who attempted suicide multiple times (before succeeding on his third try), Dazai is one of the most notable writers of " - first person, semi-autobiographical works emphasizing darkness of the self. His most famous novel, "No Longer Human" follows a man who goes through life feeling as if he is merely "acting" the part of a human."
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 * His ability is named after the novel No Longer Human (人間失格), sometimes also called A Shameful Life, written by his real-life counterpart. The story follows Ōba Yōzō and the alienation that he experiences throughout his entire life and his fear of human interaction, displaying a pure and unmitigated view of life's common tragedies.
 * His outfit from Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era is most likely based on the outfit which his real-life counterpart wore in his most well known photo taken in Bar Lupin.
 * His height during this period is also consistent with his height in real-life, about 172 to 175 centimeters tall
 * In contrast to his in-series relationship with Akutagawa, the real-life Dazai was a massive fan of Akutagawa's works. Early into his literary career, he constantly chased after the Akutagawa prize.
 * He once sent a letter directed, who was a judge for the Akutagawa prize at the time, threatening to stab him for not considering his work for the prize.
 * He also begged his mentor, who was also a judge at one point, for the Akutagawa prize.
 * Dazai asking the Café Uzumaki waitress to commit double suicide with him is based on his real-life double suicide attempt with a café waitress named
 * One of his dislikes, dogs, is a reference to the story Story of a Dog (畜犬談,) which was dedicated to his friend who was bitten by a dog and had to be hospitalized for 21 days.
 * Him being partnered with Kunikida may be a reference to the real-life Dazai saying that his favorite Meiji-era author is.
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 * Him being partnered with Kunikida may be a reference to the real-life Dazai saying that his favorite Meiji-era author is.
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 * The tradition of pushing cherries onto the carving of his name in his gravestone is said to be started by his mentor.
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Ranpo Edogawa
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 * Ranpo Edogawa (October 21, 1894 – July 28, 1965)
 * Arguably, the greatest figure in Japanese mystery fiction. Many of Edogawa's characters - such as the detective Kogorou Akechi, the Boys' Detective Club, and the Fiend with Twenty Faces - remain popular. His mysteries often lean more toward the occult, owing to his fondness for Edgar Allan Poe - in fact, his pen name is a play on the famous America author ("Edgar Allan Poe" → "Edoga Waran Po").
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 * Ranpo's character in the series is modeled after the detective who was created by Ranpo's real-life counterpart. Akechi was created as the leader of the Boys Detective Club which would become one of the most popular detective novel series in Japan.
 * The play The Living World Is a Dream, the Nocturnal Dream Is Reality performed in The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency is taken from a quote by Ranpo.
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 * Ranpo and his friend Jun'ichi Iwata were engaged in a friendly contest on who can collect more works regarding queer relationships. Iwata was an anthropologist whose works focused on homosexuality and queer relationships. Ranpo collected works from the west while Jun'ichi looked for works from Japan. However, Jun'ichi passed away with only part of his research published so Ranpo decided to help and publish the rest of his work.
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Yukichi Fukuzawa
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 * Yukichi Fukuzawa (January 10, 1835 - February 3, 1901)
 * A liberal ideologist, prolific writer, critic, philosopher, educator, and more. Fukuzawa is seen as one of the fathers of modern Japan. The ability "All Men are Equal" refers to "An Encouragement of Learning", a seventeen-volume series on how equal opportunities for education are vital to society. Fukuzawa's face appears on the Japanese 10,000 yen bill.
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 * His ability All Men Are Equal is derived from the first line of the first book of the An Encouragement of Learning (学問ノスゝメ) series of books authored by Fukuzawa, the full quote is "Heaven does not create man above other man, nor man below other man."
 * In this work he greatly encouraged the people of Japan, regardless of gender or status to study in order to push Japan forward in the face of modernization.
 * His friendship and rivalry with Ōchi Fukuchi is in reference to their real-life relationship being two important men in the furthering of knowledge during the Meiji Restoration, specifically they were nicknamed Twin Blessings Beneath Heaven (天下の双福), due to both of their names containing the kanji "福".
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 * His friendship and rivalry with Ōchi Fukuchi is in reference to their real-life relationship being two important men in the furthering of knowledge during the Meiji Restoration, specifically they were nicknamed Twin Blessings Beneath Heaven (天下の双福), due to both of their names containing the kanji "福".
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 * Fukuzawa's views towards western culture is often considered to be white supremacist in terms of its content, with him creating a piece of text regarding how races rank against each other in the work titled Pocket Almanac of the World (掌中万国一覧,). In the work, he praised the 'white race' and also said that the Yellow race although they work hard, their talent is narrow and their progress is very slow.
 * His face appears in the 2004-2024 10,000 yen bills, leading to slang calling the bills 'a Fukuzawa'.
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Chūya Nakahara
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 * Chūya Nakahara (April 29, 1907 - October 22, 1937)
 * Famous for the lyrical qualities of his poems, Nakahara played with the rhythms of classic Japanese forms of poetry, such as waka, haiku, and tanka, while also taking influence from French styles. His poem "Upon the Tainted Sorrow" emphasizes hoplessness and the fleeting nature of life.
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 * His ability is named after On This Tainted Sorrow (汚れっちまった悲しみに,), a poem which describes the fleeting feeling of sorrow.
 * In real-life, he was known for being rather short. He was only about 151 centimeters tall.
 * Chūya's love for alcohol is based on his real-life counterpart's love for alcohol.
 * At a meeting for the Blue Flower literary magazine along with Osamu Dazai and, he got drunk and called Dazai a 'blue mackerel' and asked what his favorite flower was which Dazai would respond with "peach flowers". Chūya would then call him boring and would continue to drink.
 * At another meeting he would try and wake up a sleeping Dazai to which Dan would tell him to stay away. The two then brawled in the snow with Chūya losing the fight. He would suddenly stand up and recite poems from Kenji Miyazawa's Spring and Shura (春と修羅,) before then leaving the inn altogether.
 * His attitude was known to be quite unbearable when he is drunk, in Ango Sakaguchi's Aftermath of a Drink (酒のあとさき,). He describes an encounter with a drunk Chūya at a bar. Chūya challenged Sakaguchi to a fight but upon realizing that Sakaguchi was far taller than him, he decided to throw punches from a meter away and then sat back down.
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 * His attitude was known to be quite unbearable when he is drunk, in Ango Sakaguchi's Aftermath of a Drink (酒のあとさき,). He describes an encounter with a drunk Chūya at a bar. Chūya challenged Sakaguchi to a fight but upon realizing that Sakaguchi was far taller than him, he decided to throw punches from a meter away and then sat back down.
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Ichiyō Higuchi
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 * Ichiyō Higuchi (May 2, 1872 - November 23, 1896)
 * Best known for her short stories, Higuchi desired to create great literature (and not simply popular sellers). This led to a short yet tumultous life, gaining fame and passing from tuberculosis by the age of twenty-four. Her writings aim for realistic depictions of the world and people, eschewing neat endings and fee-good fantasy.
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Kōyō Ozaki
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 * Kōyō Ozaki (January 10, 1868 - October 30, 1903)
 * A male writer, Ozaki was regularly published in the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper and formed Japan's first literary society named Ken'yuusha. Among his many writing pupils was Kyōka Izumi. His novel, The Golden Demon, concerns the loss of humanity, social responsibility, and love in the face of money.
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Kyūsaku Yumeno
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 * Kyūsaku Yumeno (January 4, 1889 - March 11, 1936)
 * Known for his contribution to modern Japanese avant-garde literature, Yumeno was once a priest with fervent interest in Noh, a traditional Japanese theater that features tales of gods, famous battles, and supernatural evcnts. His novel Dogra Magra is about a psychotic character who wakes up with amnesia, only to realize he was part of an experiment by a psychiatrist who has already died.
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Michizō Tachihara
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 * Michizō Tachihara (July 30, 1914 - March 29, 1939)
 * From talented child artist to writer, Tachihara held prowess in a variety of fields, mainly in architecture an poetry. Beginning with tanka (the most common style of traditional Japanese poetry, he later on took free verse and incorporated images of nature rather than the urban backdrop of his hometown. His famous works include the "Gentle Song" and "Of Dawn, of dusk".
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 * Tachihara's orange hair may be in reference to his nickname in university. He was nicknamed "Carrot" during this time because he was known for being tall and thin.
 * Tachihara and Chūya were acquaintances in real life, the two of them met at Ginza when the two of them were part of the "Four Seasons" literary group. A drunk Chūya kept calling Tachihara saying "Yo, " which surprised the mostly quiet Tachihara.
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Motojirō Kajii
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 * Motojirō Kajii (February 17, 1901 - March 24, 1932)
 * Diagnosed with tuberculosis at a young age, Kajii wrote about his illness through a character in his popular collection of short stories, Lemon. One story, also titled 'Lemon', revolved around a man with a lung disease who decides to visit a fruit shop and ends up buying a lemon. The character then stops buy his favorite stationery shop, Maruzen, where he imagines the lemon to be a time bomb.
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Ōgai Mori
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 * Ōgai Mori (February 17, 1862 - July 9, 1922)
 * Originally enlisting in the Japanese military in order to study medicine, Ōgai (real name Rintarō Mori) eventually rose to the rank of Surgeon General of the Army, the highest possible for a medical officer. Fluent in multiple languages, Ōgai based his writings on his personal experiences. "Vita Sexualis" is an erotic novel that follows the main character's sexual experiences throughout his life.
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 * His ability is named after the novel Vita Sexualis (ヰタ・セクスアリス,), written as a response to the Naturalist movement. The book explored the sexual development of a young boy from his youth to adulthood, the government deemed that the novel was obscene and censored it.
 * The text "" in the Silver Oracle issued by Mori in The Dark Era to Sakunosuke Oda is a reference to the work The Dancing Girl (舞姫,).
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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 * Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (March 1, 1892 - July 24, 1927)
 * Akutagawa is the father of the Japanese short story. He took his own life at 35, inspiring Osamu Dazai's own fascination with suicide. Many of his stories are set in the 12th and 13th centuries, such as "Rashomon", a tale about a man struggling with the temptation to steal in order to avoid starvation. The Akutagawa Prize, named after the author, is Japan's most prestigious literary award.
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 * He once got into a debate with fellow writer regarding the architectural beauty and the poetic lyrcism of a work and which among the two was more important. The debate would later be compiled into the work titled Literary, All Too Literary (文芸的な、余りに文芸的な,)
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 * Poet and linguist Kunio Yanagita nicknamed Akutagawa and his friend Kan Kikuchi as "Ryou'unkaku and Panorama" saying that Akutagawa's height and Kikuchi being fat is similar to the building's height and the panorama of Asakusa next to it.
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Ryūrō Hirotsu
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 * Ryūrō Hirotsu (July 15, 1861 - October 15, 1928)
 * Born in samurai family before the Meiji period, Hirotsu worked as a diplomat and bureaucrat until the death of his father. He subsequently became a writer and published novels that featured unfortunate characters left helpless to their demise. In 1894, he published "Falling Camellia" and become known as the pioneer of the tragic novel.
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 * In real-life Hirotsu was a member of Friends of the Inkstone, Japan's first literary coterie, which was created by Ozaki Kōyō.
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 * According to Takeda Outou, Hirotsu liked writing in the dark. He would only write at night or close the doors to his study if the sun was out.
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Sakunosuke Oda
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 * Sakunosuke Oda (October 26, 1913 - January 10, 1947)
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 * Oda's love for curry is based on his real-life counterpart's love for curry as well. He is a regular patron of Jiyūken, a curry restaurant in Osaka where a photo of him hangs to this day along with a special menu of Oda's regular order there.
 * Oda's view on Dazai in the series both in The Day I Picked Up Dazai and Dark Era is based on Dazai's views on Oda as mentioned in Oda's Death (織田君の死,). Dazai believed that he understood Oda's sadness more than anyone else despite only meeting him a few times and how Oda was on the very verge of death. However, Dazai felt that it would be hypocritical for him to give advice so he could only watch Oda.
 * This is further supported with Asagiri mentioning the work at the end of the Dark Era novel.
 * A quote from Oda's The Literature of Possibility (可能性の文学,) is used as the introduction to the Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era light novel.
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=Special Division for Unusual Powers=

Ango Sakaguchi
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 * Ango Sakaguchi (October 20, 1906 - February 17, 1955)
 * Belonging to a group of hedonistic writers who explored themes such as the turbulence of postwar Japan and illusions of identity, Sakaguchi wrote his most famouse essay comparing postwar and prewar Japanese identity, called "Discourse on Decadence", in 1946.
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Santōka Taneda
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 * Santōka Taneda (December 3, 1882 - October 11, 1940)
 * A haiku poet well known for his free-style poetry and his various wanderings. Taneda's poems often reflect his life as a Zen Buddhist monk and his wanderings across Japan, living with the bare minimum. His ability is named after the second stanza of one of his haiku poems, "Hail in the Begging Bowl" representing the poverty he lived through as a monk.
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 * Taneda would choose his pen name of Santouka (山頭火,). Inspired by the poet Seisensui Ogiwara who would later become his mentor, he chose his name using a system of divination known as.
 * Taneda may have tried to commit suicide once in December 1924. In a drunken state, Taneda tried to stop a trolley by spreading his arms and stood in defiance of the moving trolley. The trolley screeched to a halt then Taneda was taken to Houon-ji in Kumamoto instead of to being apprehended by the police where the priest of the temple agreed to take him in and help him out.
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=The Guild=

Edgar Allan Poe
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 * Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849)
 * ''Poe was a transformative writer of his time who wove tales of horror and mystery in profound works such as "The Black Cat" and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", which was the first modern detective story and gave inspiration for the deductive reasoning employed by 's Sherlock Holmes. Poe's name is also inspiration for the pen name "".
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Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
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 * Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940)
 * Known for his great book "The Great Gasby", Fitzgerald was born to an upper-middle class family and demonstrated interest in writing at an early age. He wrote short stories for magazines and was prone to periods of financial difficulty due to his opulent lifestyle. His writing expresses the decadence and lavishness of the Roaring Twenties, as well as its tragic repurcussions.
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Herman Melville
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 * Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891)
 * After having published his masterpiece Moby Dick in 1851 at the age of thirty-two, Herman lived the rest of his life writing poetry, though much of his work and existence never saw the light of fame until death. He was once friends with writer Nathaniel Hawthorne and spent most of his life taking up various jobs to support his family.
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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 * Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1980 - March 15, 1937)
 * Though plagued by poor health throughout his life, Lovecraft was known as one of the masters of gothic tales and macabre novels. His writing career was spent hidden away behind the scenes as a ghostwriter, his own works only receving fame after his death. His short stories often involved characters and their encounters with extraterrestial beings and morbid phenomenons.
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John Steinbeck
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 * John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968)
 * Steinbeck was an outspoken writer who touched upon the social and economic issues of his time through his well-known Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath. He wrote about migrant workers during the Great Depression and was a manual laborer himself before taking up writing.
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Louisa May Alcott
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 * Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888)
 * Raised among transcendentalist intellectuals, Alcott often wrote to express her frustration with poverty and social pressures. She served as a nurse during the Civil War and later published the first part of "Little Women", a semi-autobiographical novel on her childhood and passage into womanhood.
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
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 * Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942)
 * Best known for her book "Anne of Green Gables", Montgomery first wrote the book in 1905 and sent it to multiple publishers only to be rejected. It was accepted three years later and soon went on to become a huge bestseller, prompting the creation of the well-loved series we are familiar with today. The book follows the adventures of a young orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to the wrong home but in the end is given a chance to live with her new family in the town of Green Gables.
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Margaret Mitchell
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 * Margaret Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949)
 * Born in Atlanta, Georgia, to descendants of Civil War veterans, Mitchell's first published work was "Gone with the Wind". Her book which talks about the aftermath of the Civil War and Southern love affairs of a young, spoiled daughter who falls into poverty, was published in 1936 and quickly became the most loved novel of her time.
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Mark Twain
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 * Mark Twain (November 30, 1835 – April 20, 1910)
 * A witty writer and adventurous intellectual, Twain lived his early life in Hannibal, Missouri - a vibrant, bustling river city where trade practices and violence were commonplace. Growing up in the city inspired the setting for many of his workds such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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 * Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864)
 * ''Hawthorne grew up in Salem, Masachussets - a Puritan environment he would criticize in his work, "The Scarlet Letter". His book explores the romance and the effects of public shame and guilt on his two main characters: the adulteress Hester and minister Dimmesdale.
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=Rats in the House of the Dead=

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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 * Fyodor Dostoevsky (November 11, 1821 - February 9, 1881)
 * A Russian novelist whose mega-popular works explore human emotions, psychology, and existentialism. Dostoevsky was influenced by fictional works and fairytales from a young age. Some of his kewy works include "Notes from the Underground", "Crime and Punishment", and "The Idiot". Much of his stories include dark, philosophical themes such as imprisonment and extreme brutality in his semi-autobiographical novel "The House of the Dead".
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Alexander Pushkin
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 * Alexander Pushkin (May 26, 1799 - January 29, 1837)
 * Often known as Russia's national poet, Pushkin rose in popularity with his many poems and his plays which often take from historical events. His tragic death at a young age shook the Russian literary coterie and inspiring a new generation of writers such as Gogol, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy.
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Ivan Goncharov
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 * Ivan Goncharov (June 18, 1812 - September 27, 1891)
 * Best known for his work "Oblomov", Goncharov was a writer who often depicted the social complexities of 19th-century Russian society with his sharp observations and satirical wit. His writings are characterized by the rich descriptions, intricate character development, and philosophical musings.
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Mushitarō Oguri
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 * Mushitarō Oguri (March 14, 1901 - February 10, 1946)
 * A mystery novelist of the Taishō and Shōwa era, Mushitarō was well known for his distinct pedantic style of writing and his numerous contributions to Weird fiction. His debut work "The Perfect Crime", the well beloved "Black Death Hall Murders" and later on his "Wicked Realms Beyond Mankind" series of stories showcased his abilities in writing. However, his career was shortlived as he died young.
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 * His overly formal appearance in the series is based on his overly pedantic writing style which was unpopular during his years as an author. It's said that only two authors truly respected him during his time which are Ranpo Edogawa and Kyūsaku Yumeno.
 * Ango Sakaguchi greatly disliked his style of writing, calling it "dedicated to imitating the worst parts of ."
 * On the other hand, Ranpo praised him as an "Aristocrat of Logic" and as having "amazing erudition"
 * In the manga, some of his text are given katakana ruby text which spells out English words, this is based on his writing style where he would add katakana over the Japanese text in order for the readers to pronounce the words in English.
 * Mushitarō's involvement with Rats in the House of the Dead in the series may be a reference to the story of The Perfect Crime (完全犯罪,) where the character of Vasily Zharov appears who was of Russian descent.
 * The events of the Perfect Crime Arc are based on real-life events regarding the publication of the story. Oguri was called on to replace a sick Yokomizo in order to continue a story that Yokomizo was writing, the story would then be developed into what would eventually become The Perfect Crime, his debut novel. Yokomizo mentions that even if he was in prime condition, he wouldn't be able to replicate Oguri's style and prowess in writing the story. This is represented in the series with Mushitarō killing Yokomizo, thus finishing the story.
 * Yokomizo promised to Mushitarō that he would one day return the favor and help him write a novel, however Mushitarō passed away before Yokomizo could complete the promise.
 * His line in Chapter 55 about wanting occult books and fine dinnerware are based on Mushitarō's various stories where he would mention obscure and esoteric knowledge about cultures outside of Japan.
 * Mushitarō's defeat in the hands of Ranpo is a reference to the essay 40 Years of Detective Novels (探偵小説四十年,) written by Ranpo. Mushitarō reportedly said "Mr. Edogawa, in the end, I was no match for you.", Ranpo then replied to him saying "Not at all, you are a better writer than I am."
 * The title of Chapter 102 up to Chapter 103.5 is taken from Wicked Realms Beyond Mankind (人外魔境,), a series of novels written by Mushitarō about exploring the areas of the world not touched by mankind.
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=Decay of the Angel=

Bram Stoker
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 * A titan of the Gothic Fiction genre along with the likes of Edgar Allan Poe; Bram started writing in the horror genre while he lived in the town of Whitby. His most well known work is "Dracula", an epistolary novel about the Transylvanian nobleman Count Dracula who is secretly a vampire.
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Nikolai Gogol
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 * Nikolai Gogol (April 1, 1809 - February 21, 1852)
 * A Ukrainian writer famous for his humorist and grotesque works, Gogol was a giant during the Russian Golden Age of literature and became a massive influence to many writers down the line such as and . From his short stories such as "Viy" and "The Overcoat", to the crowning achievement that is his final novel titled "Dead Souls", the influence of Gogol's literary output still pulses across the world to this day.
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 * In Episode 42, Gogol's fake ID shows the name Akaky Akakievich which is a reference to the main character of the work.
 * The story was originally written by Gogol in 1839 under the title of The Tale of an Official Who Steals Overcoats (Повестью о Чиновнике, Крадущем Шинелиm) with the manuscript given to a friend of his. He then continued working on it during his trip to Rome and Vienna, finishing it in the year 1841 and published later on in the year 1843.
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=Hunting Dogs=

Ōchi Fukuchi
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 * The founder of Japan's first daily newspaper and a well-known kabuki playwright in his twilight years, Fukuchi was a literary giant unlike no other during the Meiji-era. Inspired by the newspapers he found in Dejima, he launched the Nichi Nichi Shimbun with his friend Saigiku Jōno. His newspaper used simple language which could be read by children and women, as he wanted everyone to have access to the news.
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 * His quote from Chapter 85, "Though the Laws of Heaven May Be Right or Wrong" is a quotation from his work Politicians of the Bakumatsu Era (幕末政治家,), a book regarding some of the figures of the whom he looked up to. It was in turn a quotation from 's Records of the Grand Historian. [Note]
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Teruko Ōkura
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 * Teruko Ōkura (April 12, 1886 - July 18, 1960)
 * A detective novelist of the Shōwa era who studied under Sōseki Natsume, her stories even led to Ranpo Edogawa praising her as being the 'Japanese Agatha Christie'. Her ability is named after "Gasp of the Soul", a story about a strange auction of a family heirloom that lets them create artificial bodies to keep their youthful appearance.
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Saigiku Jōno
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 * Saigiku Jōno (September 24, 1832 - January 24, 1902)
 * A gesaku writer and journalist, Jōno was mainly known for his contributions in helping Nichi Nichi Shimbun and working in translating works along with his close friend, Ōchi Fukuchi. Though he was mainly known for writing kabuki and gesaku plays, many of which have fallen into obscurity.
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 * His connection to Fukuchi in the series is based on his real-life counterpart's friendship with Fukuchi. The two of them were greatly involved in the early-Meiji journalism scene with Fukuchi tasking Jōno with writing the articles using simple language as Fukuchi wanted the Japanese public to be able to read newspaper instead of only the elites.
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Tetchō Suehiro
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 * Tetchō Suehiro (March 15, 1849 - February 5, 1896)
 * Suehiro was a politician and novelist who was known for his support of the liberal Jiyūto Party. However, he was also well known for his political fiction during the Meiji-era. During his career he managed to have three best-sellers with "Plum Blossoms in Snow", "Songbirds Among Flowers" and "Great Waves in the Southern Seas".
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 * Suehiro's strong sense of justice mirrors his real life counterpart's fight for a free-press. He was arrested four times while working under Ryūhoku Narushima while working as a journalist for protesting press ordnances.
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 * Suehiro met during his trip to the United States. Suehiro was unable to speak English but Rizal was able to speak Japanese so Rizal helped him during the trip. This meeting would later inspire Suehiro to write Great Waves in the Southern Seas (南洋之大波瀾,) which was partially based on Rizal's life story.
 * Suehiro's remarks about Rizal are as follows “Mr. Rizal….young as he was, he was proficient in seven languages. Rizal was an open-hearted man…He was an accomplished, good at picture, skillful in exquisite wax work, especially. …frank and daring fellow, fond of various arts, especially good at dearing…”
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=Order of the Clock Tower=

Agatha Christie
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 * Agatha Christie (September 15, 1890 - January 12, 1976)
 * One of the most translated authors in the world, the work of Christie are a staple of mystery fiction with many of her works continuing to be popular up to this day. Her works often use poisons as Christie was a volunteer nurse in the Voluntary Nurse Detachment, using this knowledge to add into her mystery novels.
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=Mimic=

André Gide
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 * André Gide (November 22, 1869 - February 19, 1951)
 * ''A Nobel Prize winner, Gide's works often deals with the immorality and the perverse which contrasts greatly against his religious background. His works often deal with the pursuit of freedom despite the moral constraints of the character. Gide's work 'Strait is the Gate' explores the themes of adolescence along with the complexities and terrors that come with it.
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 * His character in the series may be based on Gide's works The Immoralist (L'immoraliste) and The Vatican Cellars (Les caves du Vatican) as he has shown that he is willing to use any and all tactics, no matter how moral or immoral it is, in order to get what he wants.
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=The Seven Traitors=

Jules Verne
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 * Jules Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905)
 * ''Jules Gabriel Verne was a science fiction author whose Voyages extraordinaires would captivate the public with tales of men travelling and exploring the world. Works such as Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea would become bestsellers in the adventure novel genre and his characters such as Captain Nemo still being popular up to the modern age.
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=Transcendents=

Arthur Rimbaud
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 * Arthur Rimbaud (October 20, 1854 - November 10, 1891)
 * ''A titan in the world of symbolist poetry, Rimbaud was inspired by the works of Baudelaire and Verlaine. His poems explores the themes of love and passion while breaking away from standard poetry conventions. His final work, "The Illuminations" was a landmark in the world of symbolist poetry. However, after its publication Rimbaud would leave the world of literature, leaving a legacy.``
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Paul Verlaine
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 * Paul Verlaine (March 30, 1844 - January 8, 1896)
 * ''A self proclaimed Poète maudit, Verlaine is commonly associated with the Parisian symbolist movement and often regarded as a representative poet of the fin de siècle era in international and French poetry. Verlaine's most well known work is "Clair de lune" which would be the inspiration for Claude Debussy's third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
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=Others=

Aya Kōda
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 * Aya Kōda (September 1, 1904 - October 31, 1990)
 * ''Daughter of the Meiji-era author Rohan Kōda, her works mainly explore the themes of femininity and the roles of women in her era. She also wrote many biographical works about her father and her family. She was considered to be a literary daughter along with the likes of Mari Mori (daughter of Ōgai Mori) and Yūko Tsushima (Daughter of Osamu Dazai).
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 * Aya's fearless and brave nature seems to be based on some of her real life works. In one of her works she stated that "My father chose the road he preferred however, I must choose the road that I do not prefer."
 * Aya's family in the series consists of a father, a mother and a sister all of which are unnamed, her family members in the series are based on the Kōda family unit.
 * Her father is based on Kōda Rohan (幸田露伴,), a novelist of the Meiji era who was greatly influential during his active years.
 * Her mother is based on Kimi Yamamuro (山室幾美,), her mother and wife of Kōda Rohan.
 * Her sister is based on Uta Kōda (幸田歌,). Her older sister.
 * Her dialogue in Chapter 97 about her father are a reference to multiple works.
 * The dialogue regarding how to use a rag is in reference to an anecdote in Father・Such an Affair (父・こんなこと,) where she describes using a rag to clean up a tatami mat without going an inch over it.
 * The dialogue about water buckets being six parts full is in reference to the work The Discipline Book (しつけ帳,), about Rohan's instructions about water and the nature of water itself.
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Herbert George Wells
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 * Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946)
 * ''One of the fathers of science fiction, Wells' "scientific romances" such as The Time Machine or The Invisible man would influence a great deal of writers. His works often include utopian and futurist ideas, even predicting future technology such as satellites and even the internet.
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Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
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 * Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (May 8, 1928 - August 5, 1987)
 * ''A writer of the grotesque and macabre who translated the works of to Japanese, Shibusawa was known for his strange and eccentric lifestyle as his works often delve into the topics of mysticism and dark magic. He was also known for his huge body of work which are labeled under the banner of "Draconia".
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 * His ability Draconia refers not one work but a body of work created by Shibusawa. A book which is written under the Draconia banner is Draconia's Tales (ドラコニア奇譚集,) which are a collection of stories and the Kadokawa bunkobon anthology Draconia's Dreams (ドラコニアの夢,) published in collaboration with the series.
 * The Draconia Room is a reference to the library that the real-life Shibusawa owned which contained thousands on books and a random assortment of “useless” objects like skulls, fish bones, shells, rocks, broken clocks, glass, bricks, and tree nuts/berries.
 * The title of DEAD APPLE is a reference to his work Flora Stroll (フローラ逍遥,) as he wrote that in Ancient Roman times, egg dishes are always served first while apples are last. DEAD APPLE specifically means "the end of the world" in this case.
 * His death in the hands of Atsushi Nakajima is a reference to his work titled Logs of Prince Takaoka's Sea Voyages (高丘新王航海記,) where the the prince at the end of the story dies by feeding himself to a tiger.
 * Shibusawa's skull is a reference to his work Skull (髑髏,) where he described the beauty of the human skull and mentioning that he has one in his study. He especially enjoyed seeing the startled expressions of those who visit his study and see his collection of skulls.
 * Draconia converting Abilities into gems is a reference to his work Heraldly of Thought (思考の紋章学,) where he writes about how pure gems are and how they are never affected by the passage of time or have no room for gloomy human memories and emotions.
 * His poisoned dagger is also a reference to his work A Notebook of Poisons (毒薬の手帖,), a collection of works about poison where he describes poison as "The God of Ominous Fate".
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Sōseki Natsume
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 * Sōseki Natsume (February 9, 1867 - December 9, 1916)
 * As one of the most well-known and influential Japanese writers, Natsume has a handful of works that have become a centerla part of the modern literature reportoire in Japan such as, , , and . I Am a Cat is a novel narrated by a cat who tells the life stories of various middle-class people during the period when Japan was experiencing post-war westernization.
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Seishi Yokomizo
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 * Seishi Yokomizo (May 24, 1902 - December 28, 1981)
 * ''One of the most well known mystery authors from Japan. Yokomizo excelled in writing the orthodox western style of mystery novels to the point where he earned the nickname of the "Japanese ". Though his most important contribution to the Japanese mystery canon is the fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi who would be the main character in up to 76 novels.
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