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Akiko Yosano

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"You want to know what death is? I'll tell you. Death is the loss of life. Despite everything doctors like me attempt... a patient's life can still fall through our fingers. You think death lies in the apex of science? Anyone with such little regard for life will die by my hand."

— Akiko Yosano to Motojirō Kajii.[1]

Akiko Yosano (与 (よ)謝 (さ)野 (の) 晶 (あき)子 (こ), Yosano Akiko?) is a member and personal physician of the Armed Detective Agency. Her ability is a rare healing ability, Thou Shalt Not Die.

Appearance

Yosano is a young woman who takes care of her appearance. She has straight, dark hair cut into a bob that reaches past her chin and bangs. Her eyes are magenta.

She wears a white button-up blouse with puffy sleeves that end in the middle of her forearm. Her shirt is tucked into a plain black skirt that flares out above the knee. She wears gloves that reach past her wrist, a black tie, and black tights. Yosano wears red high heels and a golden butterfly hairpin on the left side of her head.

When she served as a student surgeon for the military during the Great War, she wore an apron over her military clothes.[2] After the war, Yosano has been isolated and wore a white hospital gown.[5]

When she examined Kyōka in the agency's infirmary, she wears a white coat.[6]

Yosano wears a simple blouse and skirt with a doctor's coat and glasses when she was transported into Poe's novel.[7] After the cannibalism, Yosano wears a more formal attire during the agency's celebration.[8]

After the Armed Detective Agency is framed as terrorists, she suddenly wears a white hood suit[9] and changes into a riot gear with black boots and black gloves, originally belonging to the military police.[10] After being captured by the Hunting Dogs, she wears a prison uniform.[11]

Others

Personality

Yosano threatening the man

Yosano calmly threatens the man who belittled her.

Yosano carries herself with grace and dignity. She prides herself on being both a strong woman and a capable doctor, which is why she does not take too kindly to those who belittle her in both respects. She is a feminist who believes that now is the age of equal rights for men and women. She is almost always depicted as calm and composed, but when angered she is quite the force to contend with, often sadistic in her retaliation.[12][1]

Yosano threatens the guest

Yosano intimidates a guest in Poe's Tragedy Manor.

She's also prone to prominent sadistic and aggressive tendencies, which are amplified by her ability's conditions. As a result, most members from the Agency flee when in her presence; Jun'ichirō Tanizaki specifically advised the newcomer Atsushi Nakajima to avoid getting injured even in the slightest to avoid experiencing her unique brand of "treatment".[12] Even the members who entered the Agency around the same generation as her, including Ranpo Edogawa and Doppo Kunikida, recoil from the thought of getting "treated" by Yosano.[13]

Yosano about to treat Atsushi's injuries

Yosano prepares her chainsaw, one of her go-to instruments in her "treatments".

Moreover, she has a penchant for the morbid and the gruesome, notably gleefully taking apart her patients and healing them with her ability afterwards.[14][13] She also takes interest in reading the obituaries and in a news article once that reported a fire incident, with which she remarked how it must have "smelled wonderful".[15] When the Agency was dispatched to Standard Island for a mission, Yosano brought with her aboard the ship some photos of corpses from various crime scenes and reveled at the sight of each photo.[16]

In the Agency, Yosano is typically nonchalant albeit quite perceptive during briefings and missions, occasionally commenting during meetings with her collected and relaxed demeanor regardless how grisly or serious the situation is. For instance, when they briefed on the Azure Apostle's letters-cum-forewarnings, Yosano casually remarked how when they briefed on the serial suicides of ability users overseas, Yosano calmly perceived that there was more to their case meeting than just having to make them take extra precaution.[17][18]

Yosano threatens to kill Kajii

Yosano vows to dispose anyone with little regard for human life.

As the sole doctor of the Agency, she highly values human life and is significantly averse to meaningless deaths and killings. She would violently admonish those who believe otherwise and is very keen on doing so without much hesitation, especially Motojirō Kajii who openly expressed his curiosity towards death through his "experiments" that involved civilians into his bombings.[12]

Yosano tells Tanizaki and Kenji to escape separately (manga)

Yosano takes initiative in leading Tanizaki and Kenji.

Moreover, aside from being the Agency's physician, Yosano is regarded with high respect among her peers for her vast experience. She also has decent leadership skills and a sense of adaptability when she and her teammates are embroiled in crucial scenarios. During the hunt for the Agency by the Hunting Dogs, Yosano took initiative with instructing Tanizaki and Kenji Miyazawa that they escape separately, so as to increase their chances of survival. She also later directed Atsushi and Kyōka Izumi to get their hope to reviving the Agency, which involved healing Margaret Mitchell, into safety.[19]

Yosano shopping with Atsushi

Yosano shopping with Atsushi.

On casual days, Yosano has a fondness for shopping to a great extent and would invite her other co-workers to accompany her.[12][20] She would often buy large amounts of clothes and other products and force other agents to carry them for her; she also once subtly threatened Atsushi not to drop her purchases, much to the then rookie's alarm.[12] Moreover, she seems to have a high tolerance to alcohol and even invited Kunikida to drink with her during Kyōka's entrance party, telling him that the others were "no fun to drink with".[21]

Ability

Main article: Thou Shalt Not Die

Yosano has a rare ability among ability users, Thou Shalt Not Die (君死給勿 (キミシニタモーコトナカレ), Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare?), which allows her to heal all external wounds as long as they are fatal or the person must be "half-dead". Due to this, her ability is inconvenient for healing minimal wounds since she needs to fatally injure that person first.

Upon activating her ability, several butterflies appear to come out from her body and land on the surroundings. When touched by them, the injured will have their injuries healed instantly.

Thou Shalt Not Die (君死給勿 (キミシニタモーコトナカレ), Kimi Shinitamō Koto Nakare?)
Thou Shalt Not Die - Times Four Manga Debut: Chapter 5
Anime Debut: Episode 1
Ability: Healing

Skills

  • Combat Skills: Yosano is quite skilled in close combat, showing proficiency in wielding a large cleaver that she occasionally uses.[22]
  • Physiology and Anatomy Knowledge: As a physician, Yosano has knowledge when it comes to the human body, including the time it takes for the heart to fully stops[23] and even stating which part of a corpse's body was affected when she rummage through different pictures of corpses from a brutal crime scene.[24]

Battles

Main article: List of Battles
Port Mafia Arc
Armed Detective Agency vs. Black Lizard Armed Detective Agency vs. Black Lizard Win
Yosano telling Kajii her ability Akiko Yosano vs. Motojirō Kajii Win
The Guild Arc
Kenji Miyazawa and Akiko Yosano vs. Chuya Nakahara Kenji Miyazawa and Akiko Yosano vs. Chūya Nakahara Unsettled
The Guild Aftermath Arc
Yosano threatens Zoopark's boss Armed Detective Agency vs. Zoopark Win
Cannibalism Arc
Tanizaki, Yosano, and Kenji being attacked by Port Mafia guards Akiko Yosano, Kenji Miyazawa, and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki vs. Port Mafia Retreated
Hunting Dogs Arc
Yosano prepares to detonate the hooded man (manga) Akiko Yosano vs. Hooded Figure Unsettled

Appearances

Manga Appearances
Chapters in order of appearance

Port Mafia Arc

The Guild Arc

The Guild Aftermath Arc

Cannibalism Arc

Perfect Crime Arc

Hunting Dogs Arc

Sky Casino Arc

Kamui Revelation Arc

Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc

Anime Appearances
Episodes in order of appearance

Port Mafia Arc

Azure Apostle Arc

The Guild Arc

The Guild Aftermath Arc

Cannibalism Arc

Perfect Crime Arc

Hunting Dogs Arc

Manga Appearances
Chapters in order of appearance
Anime Appearances
Episodes in order of appearance

Quotes

  • (To Motojirō Kajii) "You want to know what death is? I'll tell you. Death is the loss of life. Despite everything doctors like me attempt... a patient's life can still fall through our fingers. You think death lies in the apex of science? Anyone with such little regard for life will die by my hand."[1]

Etymology

  • The name Akiko means "clear, crystal" (晶) (aki) and "child" (子) (ko), which literally means "Crystallite" altogether.
  • Akiko's surname Yosano means "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" (与) (yo), "apologize, thank, refuse" (謝) (sa) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

Namesake

Main article: Real-life References#Akiko Yosano
Akiko Yosano (December 7, 1878 - May 29, 1942)
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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.[25]

Trivia

  • According to 1st official guidebook:[26]
    • What are you strengths and weaknesses? "Everything is my strength."
    • Who is your ideal partner? "Someone with a beautiful scream."
    • What do you want now? "An obedient human subject."
    • What is your motto? "I will kill anyone who doesn't value their life."
    • What's your favorite torture method? "Painful, but not quite enough to kill."
  • According to 2nd official guidebook:[27]
    • How do you spend your free time? "Helping with medical care at a nearby university hospital"
    • What time do you sleep and wake up?: "Sleep at 12 at night and wake up at 7, but after drinking heavily, I wake up at noon the next day."
    • What's something you ended up buying? "Biography of women active in society."

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 8.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 65.
  3. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 66.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Volume 3.
  5. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 66.
  6. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Anime: Episode 9.
  7. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 32.
  8. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 53.
  9. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 58.
  10. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 60.
  11. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 79.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 7.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 19.
  14. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 5.
  15. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs: The Untold Origins of the Detective Agency.
  16. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs: 55 Minutes.
  17. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE (Film).
  18. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE (Light Novel).
  19. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 67.
  20. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 40.
  21. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 37.
  22. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 22.
  23. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 59.
  24. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs: 55 Minutes.
  25. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Volume 3, Author Guide.
  26. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Official Guidebook Kaikaroku.
  27. ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Official Guidebook Shinkaroku.

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