Mirror Lion (鏡獅子, Kagami Jishi?) is the Ability of Ōchi Fukuchi.[1]
Description[]
Mirror Lion allows Fukuchi to enhance and increase the efficiency of any weapon he holds by a hundredfold. This includes any form of material within his reach, including his Hunting Dogs katana,[2] a ship's handrail,[3] someone's fist, and even a stone.[4] For instance, it can launch a sword attack with a twofold force having the lightness of a feather and the cutting ability of a heat beam to the point that its sword swing is almost unnoticeable even for Atsushi Nakajima's tiger-enhanced senses.[2]
As a result, ever since the Great War, Fukuchi has been considered as a living legend due to his efforts in thwarting his opponents in combat mostly with the use of his Ability, including exterminating 100,000 experiment "Werewolves" in the Republic of Kenya, dueling with a semi-immortal Ability user for 50 days,[5] and averting many other global crises countless of times in history.[6] As commanded by the nation during the war, Fukuchi also utilized his Ability in the battlefield in massacring and torturing soldiers, civilians, women, and children.[7]
In conjunction with his ability, one of Fukuchi's most preferred weapons is the sacred blade Shintō Amenogozen (
Appearances[]
- Chapter 83.5 - Towards the Full Answer, Part 2
- Chapter 84 - Hero vs. Criminal, Part 1
- Chapter 85- Hero vs. Criminal, Part 2
- Chapter 86 - Hero vs. Criminal, Part 3
- Chapter 87 - Hero vs. Criminal, Part 4
- Chapter 88 - As If Hurtling Downward
Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc
- Chapter 89.5 - Hero War, Gang War, Part 2
- Chapter 90 - Hero War, Gang War, Final Part (mentioned)
- Episode 52 - The Answer to Everything
- Episode 53 - Hero vs. Criminal
Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc
- Episode 54 - Hero War, Gang War
- Episode 55 - At the Port in the Sky (Part 1)
Derivation[]
The ability is a reference to Mirror Lion, a play written by Gen'ichirō Fukuchi. Premiered in 1863 at Kabuki-za Theater, it is a kabuki, a story told in the means of dances and movements. It tells the fantasy story of a young lady-in-waiting named Yayoi who, while practicing a lion dance in time for the New Year celebrations, became strangely engrossed in the task until the spirit of a lion entered into her and gained control over her limbs.[8]
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References[]
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 60.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 83.5.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 84.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 86.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 82.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 87.
- ↑ Bungo Stray Dogs Manga: Chapter 85.
- ↑ Lion Dance. Japan Foundation.