Sakaguchi Ango
Sakaguchi Ango is a key character in Bungou Stray Dogs. Serving as an assistant counselor within the Ministry of Internal Affairs Special Ability Department, he is an exceptionally skilled agent specialized in counter-ability crimes. Four years prior to the main storyline, he infiltrated the Port Mafia as a covert operative, gathering critical internal intelligence on the organization while maintaining a calm and intellectual composure.
Overview
Sakaguchi Ango is a key character in Bungou Stray Dogs. Serving as an assistant counselor within the Ministry of Internal Affairs Special Ability Department, he is an exceptionally skilled agent specialized in counter-ability crimes. Four years prior to the main storyline, he infiltrated the Port Mafia as a covert operative, gathering critical internal intelligence on the organization while maintaining a calm and intellectual composure.
Appearance
Sakaguchi Ango has short black hair, grey eyes, and wears round glasses. He has a distinct mole located above his mouth. His attire consists of a grey jacket, grey trousers, a white shirt, a blue necktie, and black shoes, giving him a neat and formal appearance.
Personality
Sakaguchi Ango possesses a calm and rational mindset, demonstrating exceptional memory and sharp judgment even under intense pressure. Although he despises overtime work, staying up all night, and acts of betrayal, he frequently finds himself overwhelmed by demanding tasks. Despite carrying out cold, practical duties as an agent, he cannot completely suppress his emotions, showing a human side that deeply values personal memories and antiques.
Abilities
Sakaguchi Ango possesses the special ability known as Discourse on Decadence. This capability allows him to extract and read memories left behind on physical objects. Through this memory extraction ability, he can retrieve detailed information from items and locations to aid in investigations.
Background
Sakaguchi Ango was deployed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Special Ability Department on a clandestine mission to infiltrate the Port Mafia. During his time underground, he served as an intelligence officer who commanded exhaustive knowledge of the mafia. Following the conclusion of his undercover operation, he returned to his official post as assistant counselor, managing operations against ability-related crimes.
Relationships
During his infiltration, Sakaguchi Ango formed a close bond with Osamu Dazai, though their current encounters are fraught with hostility and tension, despite occasionally exchanging warnings. He was also on friendly terms with Sakunosuke Oda. Within the Special Ability Department, his subordinate Mizuki Tsujimura respects him as an accomplished senior agent and supervisor.
Trivia
The character is modeled after the real-life Japanese author Sakaguchi Ango. His ties with Osamu Dazai and Sakunosuke Oda serve as a reference to the literary group known as the Buraiha, of which all three real-world authors were prominent members.