

Nevertheless, Dazai acknowledges Kunikida as one who can instill beliefs in other people, can skillfully handle affairs, has an unwavering character, and is aware of his own limits and weaknesses. He ultimately warns Kunikida that getting too entrenched in pursuing his world of ideals shall soon result to him harboring the Azure King's rage and, consequently, losing everything and everyone around him. On a deeper level, Dazai is quite aware of Kunikida's idealism, criticizing that people like Kunikida and the Azure King who believe in the existence of an ideal world end up resenting the world and hurting others when unable to attain their goals.

ĭazai challenges Kunikida's pursuit in achieving his ideals. However, though Dazai is one of the greatest sources of Kunikida's annoyance, the latter views Dazai as one of their prized detectives, accomplishing case-related tasks at Dazai's behest sometimes without being told for what reason. After all, Dazai's carefree attitude and Kunikida's rigid strictness appear to be one of the causes of their usual banters. Notably, people who do not know their contrasting personalities usually thought they make a perfect pair. Īs a result, Dazai and Kunikida turned into the most talented duo in solving tough cases in the Agency, holding a record of having solved the most difficult cases since Dazai's entrance to the Agency.

In the anime, Atsushi witnesses Dazai and Kunikida collaborate together and praises their complementary dynamic.

After figuring out that they had to switch foes, it merely took calling out to each other to signal and acknowledge their similar plan, resulting to their victory. Even during their first time as partners in the Agency, Dazai's instincts especially during combat complimented Kunikida's, such as when they respectively fought a big man and a blond man. At this point, Dazai asserted his trust towards Kunikida, knowing that the latter would not aim a gun at other people out of the blue without hearing a needed explanation.ĭazai and Kunikida instinctively switch positions.ĭespite their boisterous partnership, Dazai and Kunikida grew to share a mutual trust towards each other, quite apparent during cases in the field. This eventually reached a point when Dazai admitted that he is the Azure Apostle, only for Kunikida to see through this façade and successfully deceive the real Azure Apostle. ĭuring the initial phase of their partnership in the wake of the Azure Apostle's messages, Dazai and Kunikida were able to track down the mastermind behind the messages in spite of various peculiarities along the way, including Dazai's shady past, rare nullification ability, and enigmatic character. He also tends to tell Kunikida various trivia and seemingly vital information for Kunikida to jot down in his notebook, only for Dazai to usually retort that they were merely jokes, which naturally irritates his partner. Ever since their first meeting, Dazai frequently likes to tease and make Kunikida angry to the point of ruining his ideal schedule for a day, even to the point of desperately finding ways to disrupt his schedule. Kunikida is Dazai's partner in the Agency, with whom he shares opposite traits. Dazai recognizes Kunikida's leadership qualities The next in line… could only be Kunikida-kun. A person capable of rising above everyone else. He's someone who can stand at the forefront… One who's strong, unwavering, and aware of his weaknesses. "Youngest leader in the history of the Port Mafia"-san īlue Mackerel (on Chūya's caller ID)
