Armed Detective Agency
The Armed Detective Agency is an organization that features in Bungo Stray Dogs.
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History
The Armed Detective Agency (Japanese: 武装探偵社, Hepburn: Busō Tantei-sha?) were a group of humans gifted with special abilities that operated as detectives in Yokohama City in Japan. It was founded over a decade ago by Fukuzawa after his encounter with a certain ability user named Ranpo Edogawa. Its existence was part of Natsume Sōseki Tripartite Tactic that was a carefully orchestrated framework that looked to preserving the balance and order in the city. Part of this plan involved creating the Armed Detective Agency that was to be led by his protégé Yukichi Fukuzawa where he served as President of the group that were charged with watching over Yokohama in the twilight hours. Thus, it became part of the three-part system that included the government military police that watched over the day and the Port Mafia who served as wardens of the night.
They were responsible for capturing a young man who has the ability to transform into a tiger and eventually recruited him to the agency.
The agency soon came to face off against some members of the Port Mafia. These lashes with Mafia were the result of their attempts to capture Atsushi and have the 7 billion yen bounty over his head. Eventually, during the clash, the agency got hold of a mafia member named Kyōka Izumi and her split from the mafia. During the Port Mafia's last attempt to capture Atsushi, they manage to kidnap Atsushi eventually resulting to the agency to take actions to find Atsushi. The agency finds Atsushi's location and learns that he is on the way to another foreign nation. Eventually, Kunikida sets off to rescue Atsushi but Atsushi decides to defeat Ryunosuke Akutagawa- eventually resulting to Atsushi's win and Port Mafia's bounty approach a failure. It was later revealed that an organization by the name of Guild was responsible for the 7 billion bounty on Atsushi.
After the failed bounty approach, the Guild arrived at Yokohama with the goal to obtain the book by eradicating both the mafia and the agency. The agency is visited by the Guild and attempts to buy their skilled business permit in order to legally operate in Yokohama however Yukichi Fukuzawa firmly refuses to the offer and the Guild gives them a warning. Soon, the Guild lanches their attack including kidnapping two agency members but soon were saved by the agency. During the beginning of three-way battle, Port Mafia's executive Kōyō Ozaki, was captured by the agency after the Guild's consecutive attack between the two organizations. Fukuzawa orders the agency members to head to Bankoudou Hall and devises their plan to protect the agency from the upcoming Port Mafia and Guild attack. Their plan consists of dividing themselves into offense and defense - Fukuzawa, Ranpo, Kenji, Akiko Yosano for the defense and Kunikida, Tanizaki, Atsushi, Dazai for the offense. Fukuzawa then declare a three-way battle stating that only one of their respective organizations would survive.
The agency's hideout was however found by the mafia but ended up receiving a proposal from them. This was namely the location and time of where will two Guild members but soon learnt that the mafia made the agency's clerks as baits. Fukuzawa orders Kunikida and Tanizaki to set off to rescue the clerks and clash with the Guild. The two succesfully rescues the two clerks and eventually having the two Guild members be arrested. The agency learns that a mafia member named Q was released, eventually putting harm to some agency members including Atsushi but Dazai was able to stop the curse with his ability. Dazai meets up with Ango Sakaguchi, an assistant counselor for the Special Division for Unusual Powers in order to get more information about the Guild. The Guild then made another attempt at capturing Atsushi where they succeeded with Kyōka being arrested by the military police. Fitzgerald revealed his goals to Atsushi and the reason for taking him away - in order to to get the Book and tells them their emergency plan in eradicating Yokohama. The Guild launches their emergency plan, affecting some agency members with Q's curse particularly Kunikida. Atsushi manages to escape the Moby Dick with the help of Lucy Maud Montgomery, a Guild member. After successfully landing, Atsushi proposes a deal to Dazai to have an alliance with the Port Mafia in order to beat the Guild once and for all.
The agency then held a secret meeting with the mafia for an alliance as suggested by Atsushi. Fukuzawa firmly opposed this plan and instead proposed an interim ceasefire however the negotiation failed as both leaders of the organization have different views. Eventually, the agency plans to recover Q from the Guild's capture. The agency sends out Dazai to retrieve Q and the mafia decides to sent out Chūya Nakahara, despite telling the agency's note of not interfering with their operation. The unit Twin Dark successfully retrieves Q and defeats the two Guild members - John Steinbeck and Howard Phillips Lovecraft. The agency has received an invitation from a Guild member, Edgar Allan Poe. Two agency members - Ranpo and Yosano set off to the location and eventually was transported into a novel by the member and challenges them to solve the mystery in exchange for trading info on how to infiltrate the Moby Dick. Ranpo successfully deduces the mystery and obtains the intel. Dazai and Ranpo together plan the infiltration in Moby Dick. Together with the help of Tanizaki and the Special Division's aircraft, Atsushi successfully infiltrates the Moby Dick. After the infiltration, Atsushi encounters Akutagawa. Atsushi learns about the Guild's plan to crash Moby Dick to Yokohama. The two faces Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald and defeats Fitzgerald, successfully getting hold of the Moby Dick's terminal. However, someone from the outside already got hold of the terminal, continuing the Moby Dick's descent to land. Dazai, having foreseen this, contacted Kyōka, who was shackled in an unmanned drone at the time. Having heard of the situation in the Moby Dick, Kyōka volunteers to crash the Moby Dick with the drone she is in resulting to the Moby Dick crashing to the sea saving the citizens of Yokohama. It was revealed that Kyōka survived the crash as her having successfully passing the agency's entrance exam and being affected by Fukuzawa's ability hence Demon Snow being able to cut through the chains. After the battle with the Guild, the agency holds a celebration and welcomed Kyōka as a new member of the agency.
Overview
The group was focused on solving crimes which are considered too violent or difficult for the metropolitan police to handle.
Nearly all of the detectives within the company have their own special powers known as abilities. An entrance exam was used to test new employees in order to assess if they had the qualities that make them worthy to join the Agency. The test usually consisted of their qualities as a detective and their emotions of whether they were willing to risk their lives to save people. To join the agency, the candidate must take a test that evaluates their righteousness, prowess, wisdom, morality, and genuineness of spirit. The test supervisor watched the entrant's moves and determined whether they were a good fit to the agency.
The agency has an entrance exam for new employees, to assess if they possess qualities that make them worthy to join the Agency. The test usually consists of their qualities as a detective and their emotions of whether they are willing to risk their lives to save people. In order to join the agency, the candidate must take a test that evaluates their righteousness, prowess, wisdom, morality and genuineness of spirit. The test supervisor watches the entrant's moves and determines whether they are a good fit to the agency.
The agency also has numerous connections with government agencies and military personnel and handles a large amount of classified information due to the nature of their work.
The agency's licensed staff are granted police-like authority. Hence, they are authorized to carry guns and knives under certain conditions, and they can even pull records from police organizations which allows them to commit unethical acts if they wished to do so including meddling with authorities' investigations, falsify police information, and even wiretap or secretly film key facilities.
Members
- Yukichi Fukuzawa :
- Dazai Osamu :
- Nakajima Atsushi :
- Kunikida Doppo :
- Edogawa Ranpo :
- Tanizaki Junichirou :
- Miyazawa Kenji :
- Yosano Akiko :
- Tanizaki Naomi :
- Haruno Kirako :
- Izumi Kyouka :
- Katai Tayama :
Notes
- The Armed Detective Agency was created by Kefka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa where they featured in the setting of the Bungo Stray Dogs universe.
In other media
Television
- In Bungo Stray Dogs, the Armed Detective Agency appeared in the setting of the anime television series.
Appearances
- Bungo Stray Dogs:
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