Real-life References

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This page is dedicated for trivia and references relating to the real life versions of the Characters, Organizations and Locations in Bungo Stray Dogs.

General Trivia

 * The Russian writers featured within Bungo Stray Dogs are all from the . Russian literature flourished during the 19th century with the spread of romanticism and prose; Russian writers like and  also gained international renown during this time.

Yukichi Fukuzawa

 * Yukichi Fukuzawa was named after, a Japanese writer, essayist, journalist, translator, and founder of . Most famously he appears on the ¥10,000 bill, leading to slang calling the bill a "Yukichi"
 * Fukuzawa is considered by many to be one of the fathers of modern Japan, he was an advocate for reform during the.
 * When Japan opened up to the west, he moved to the prefecture and realized that the traders were speaking English. Fukuzawa then began to study English, but at that time, English-Japanese interpreters were rare and dictionaries nonexistent, so his studies were slow.
 * In 1859, at the age of 24. He traveled along with several diplomats to the US, being the translator on board the ship . During his stay in America, he had found a Webster's dictionary and continued to study English. When he returned to Japan, he was appointed as the 's translator.
 * Fukuzawa's travels lead him to write a series of books called Things Western (西洋事情,) which describes western cultures and institution in simple terms and quickly became best sellers; he was soon regarded as the foremost expert on western civilization.
 * After the success of "Things Western", Fukuzawa concluded that his mission in life was to educate the Japanese people in new ways of thinking in order to enable Japan to resist European imperialism. This rejection of Western influences is mirrored in the series with him vehemently rejecting The Guild's proposition to purchase the Armed Detective Agency.
 * His ability in the series, All Men Are Equal, is derived from the book series where he outlines the importance of equal opportunity and believed in a firm mental foundation through education and studiousness. His main understanding while visiting western countries was that they were far more advanced because they fostered education, competition, independence and exchange of ideas.

Locations

 * The city of Yokohama is based off the real life city of . The main difference being the Yokohama in the series is spelled with (ヨコハマ) rather than using  (横浜).
 * The Port Mafia Base seems to be inspired by the.
 * Freedom Restaurant is named after Jiyūken (自由軒,), a restaurant in Namba, Chuo Ward, Osaka which specializes in curry. The real life is a famous patron of the restaurant and the restaurant has appeared in some of Oda's writings.