Character profile

Sakunosuke Oda

織田作之助

Odasaku

Biography

Sakunosuke Oda was a Port Mafia member whom Dazai described as kind despite his criminal affiliation. Highly perceptive, Oda came unusually close to understanding Dazai and regarded him as a dear friend.

Story spoilers

Oda's understanding of Dazai's loneliness and regret over being unable to help him shape the final words he leaves behind, which become the trigger for Dazai to abandon the Mafia and seek a brighter path.

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