Recs if you like Rashomon...

these are the books recommended to me by my east asian history professors and are must reads ! this will be a mix of fiction, non fiction, based on true events, literature, etc. all of these are heavy reads so pace yourself.

Books and authors that inspired the characters and their powers in Bungo Stray Dogs. [not complete*]

*missing Hirotsu R.'s Falling Camellia, Sakaguchi A.'s Betrayal (for Murakoso Yachiyo) and Blizzard Story (for Aoki Takuichi), Edogawa R.'s Monster's Trick (for Minoura and Sugimoto) and Shadow-Man (for Yamagiwa), Mushitaro O.'s Perfect Crime, Fukuchi O.'s The Mirror Lion, A Spring Diversion, Teruko O.'s Gasp of the Soul, Saigiku J.'s Priceless Tears, Shibusawa T.'s Draconia

every bsd ability i could find (39), plus some origins of character names (8). includes light novel chrs.

Books from the characters of bungo stray dogs