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The BEAST light novel everyone is talking about hasn’t been translated by anyone yet as far as I know, but you can read a fantastic synopsis with excerpts by looking-for-stray-dogs here. FIFTEEN is the same, not translated but you can read the synopsis with excerpts here.

UPDATED 08/11/2020:

I have been compiling these translations in my Online Library. If there are any broken links please check there: https://sites.google.com/view/bsd-bibliophileonlinelibrary/online-library/bungou-stray-dogs-manga-and-light-novels

*Note: bolded titles are complete translations, the rest are incomplete*

Dazai’s Entrance Exam: https://slugtranslation-bsd.tumblr.com/tagged/Osamu-Dazai%27s-Entrance-Exam

Dazai Osamu and the Dark Era: translation by nkhrchy.tumblr.com is complete. You can find the masterpost here.

The Daily Routine of a Detective Agency and The Untold Story of the Founding of the Detective Agency:The Daily Routine of a Detective Agency: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LoxzzHC0cC2up633LxpvnxhjcpfVbXGzj1pjhkn60uU/edit?usp=sharingThe Untold Story of the Founding of the Detective Agency: This translation is complete and was done by @yokohama-drip. You can find the masterpost by copying and pasting this link into your address bar: https://yokohama-drip.tumblr.com/post/188400874932/complete

55 Minutes: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/yokohama-drip/621686205043654656

BEAST: https://www.wattpad.com/story/193488055-bungou-stray-dogs-beast-light-novel-english

FIFTEEN: https://www.wattpad.com/story/218128790-dazai-chuuya-fifteen-years-old-light-novel-english

Another Story (Gaiden): translation in progress by ranposama.tumblr.com. They are also in charge of translating the manga version of this light novel. You can find the light novel masterpost here, and the manga masterpost here.

Look at how Chengcheng hooks his arm around Xingjie’s 💕

other parts in this series: one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten

lin yanjun

always wants to make out when the lights dim at the movie theater

kind of a flirt even after you start dating

senses whenever you’re feeling down and brings you your favorite food bc he’s a good bf

would probably try to sell you his house

takes you ice-skating bc it’s romantic in his eyes

lu dinghao

very ambitious and full of energy

pouts and acts cute whenever you don’t pay enough attention to him

doesn’t ever accept the you’re-too-old-to-be-acting-like-this argument

gets distracted by your good looks and ends up just staring at you for half an hour with a smile on his face

smooches your lips really loudly in front of others and laughs at himself

you zhangjing

makes you laugh so hard your stomach hurts y’all are a fun couple

asked you out in a super old-fashioned manner with flowers and music and probably blushed a lot

sends you memes he found on instagram at 3 am

gives you the softest of all soft kisses

probably talks in his sleep and switches from malay to mandarin and back

qian zhenghao

loves to take long naps with you

rests his chin on your shoulder and sways you from side to side during long hugs

tries to be romantic by lighting some candles but probably sets fire to the apartment in the process

smiles at you so many times during the day it’s incredible

prefers lowkey dates over any other kind of date

qin fen

a responsible bf

had a very hard time hiding his crush on you

always makes sure you dress warm enough and get enough sleep

makes bad puns and gets flustered when you don’t laugh

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