Ango Sakaguchi surfaces in fleeting recollections, engaging most frequently with Oda Sakunosuke and Dazai Osamu. His presence emerges through the creation of "Ango Nabe," a monkfish hotpot he insists resulted from meticulous trial and error. He passionately defends the broth’s complexity, recounting efforts to secure premium ingredients such as Hokkaido kelp, though his colorful tales of battling bears or tigers to obtain them draw raised eyebrows from his peers.

Collaborative cooking sessions crackle with his zeal for inventive cuisine, yet his focus on experimentation over logic sparks friction. He cheerfully confesses to depleting the broth through excessive sampling, leaving scant portions for others—a habit that strains Oda and Dazai’s patience. These exchanges underscore his unwavering, if quirky, commitment to craft, often at the expense of social awareness.

Beyond the kitchen, he appears in the memoria *Faithful Partners* alongside Kawabata Yasunari and Shiga Naoya, figures famed for their canine adoration. This connection hints at his own fondness for animals, though specifics remain unelaborated.