Wan! Episode 2

Let's Go Flower Gazing! / To The Baths! (お花見に行こう！/お風呂に行こう！,) is the 2nd episode of Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! anime series. It aired on January 20, 2021.

Synopsis
Atsushi is asked by Kunikida to take part in a cherry blossom viewing party with the members of the Armed Detective Agency. But, someone who listens closely to the story is... The next day, Atsushi heads to the park early in the morning, full of energy, but what tragedy awaits him?

Let's Go Flower Gazing!
Doppo Kunikida approaches Atsushi and tells him to prepare a spot for the Armed Detective Agency since the spots gets really crowded. Early in the morning, Atsushi heads to the park and notices that it's crowded, he then notices Kyōka sitting and asks her why she is there, Kyōka reveals the she overheard the conversation about saving a spot. Atsushi asks her how long has she been waiting at the park. Kyōka tells him that she had been waiting since evening. Crushed by the thought of him getting a praise, he notices a tall tower of boxes which turns out that Kyōka prepared a plenty of lunch boxes.

Later at the flower gazing, it turns out that the Port Mafia is sitting besides the agency which made Chūya throw a fit. Tachihara, the one responsible for saving the spot apologizes to Chūya and begs Higuchi to do something about it. She approaches the bickering two adn suggests to make it a joint party. Akutagawa's face lightens up as he hears this but is sad again due to Chūya not wanting to have a jount party with Dazai. Eventually, Chūya passes out from too much drinking and the joint party continues.

Wan! Short
Dazai and Chūya continues to bicker with each other. Atsushi tells Kyōka to stop them by obscuring their vision. Atsushi and Kyōka proceeds to obscure their vision which made them stop.

To The Baths!
The agency members are on the way to the public bath due to their bathroom going broke. On the way, Ranpo asks Kenji Miyazawa if he wants to have a crawl race in the tubs. Without hesitation, Kenji agrees however he is reminded by the agency members to stop Ranpo. Meanwhile, Kyōka carries many rubber ducks telling Atsushi that Ranpo gave it to her. On the other hand, Naomi is sad that she will be separated with Tanizaki and offers for him to go with her in the female bath which Tanizaki tells him it is not possible. Dazai gives advice to Kunikida on how to improve his health in the baththub, which turn out to be all lies. Nearly arriving at the bathouse, Atsushi notices that Dazai doesn't have anything. Dazai tells him that he plans on borrowing everything but Kunikida won't lend him anything. Atsushi offers him to lend him which turns out to be a small piece of soap. Dazai declines.

The Port Mafia's bath is also broke,hence forcing them to go to public baths. Higuchi wonders about using Chūya's ability to control her weight but to do that, he will need to be in the female bath always. Higuachi tells him that she is kidding. Meanwhile, Chūya is fine with going to the baths as long as Dazai is not there. Higuchi approaches him and gives him a shower cap and a set of bath needs to Akutagawa but he declines.

Tachihara then wonders if Akutagawa becomes really exposed when he's taking a bath since his coat changes. Higuchi defends Akutagawa saying that he is strong even if he is naked. Higuchi comes to the bathhouse with Gin and wonders if she really is a girl. Just then, with a soft voice, Gin offers Higuchi if she wants to share a bath essential. Higuchi runs away concluding that Gin is a girl more than she needed to be.

In the mid-credits scene, Atsushi tells Akutagawa they need to take their seniors back home. Akutagawa tells him that he is not Dazai's junior which Atsushi tells that it does not matter. Akutagawa responds that it does matter which made the two also fight with each other. Kyōka leaves them.

Manga and Anime Differences

 * In the manga, Kyōka can be seen with only at least three bento boxes.  In the anime, it exceeds the original number of bento boxes.
 * In the manga, the morning after the drinking was shown. This is not the case in the anime.
 * In the manga, Chūya blushes after Higuchi's mention of him going to the bath with her to control her weight. Unlike in the anime, he doesn't show any reaction to it and just declines the idea.

Trivia

 * Kyōka's "Tower of Grub" (お重の塔,) may be a wordplay to The Five-Storied Pagoda, a novella written by Rohan Kōda. It tells the tale of an abbot who tasks a master carpenter to build a five-storied pagoda, which ends up being built by another carpenter who overhears about the job.
 * The English translation of the episode implies it as a pun to Tower of God (神之塔,), a webtoon written and illustrated by S.I.U.
 * When Kenji asks Ranpo not to have a crawl race in the tubs, the ducks on Ranpo's head (resembling Dazai) and shoulder (resembling Atsushi) appear to copy his eye movements.