Resurrection Arc

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Resurrection Arc
Kanji	復活編
Romaji	Fukkatsu-hen
Story Arc Information
Saga	World Domination Saga
Chapters	Chapter 114 -
Volumes	Volume 25 -
Episodes	Episode 61 (Post-credits) -
Story Arc Guide
Previous Arc	Vampire Invasion Arc

The Resurrection Arc (復活編,, Fukkatsu-hen^?) is the tenth and current story arc in Bungo Stray Dogs. It focuses on the eponymous resurrection of Fyodor Dostoevsky through his ability and the setting into motion of his plan of eliminating all of the world's ability users.

Synopsis

Following his premature victory at Meursault, Dazai deduces Dostoevsky's ability of transforming into his killer. After being revived and absorbing Bram's body as his own, Dostoevsky crafts the fourth-dimensional Divine Being: Ame-no-Gozen from the Holy Sword Soluz Levni, Shintō Amenogozen, and Fukuchi's body, which aids him in his ultimate goal of purging all ability users. With Atsushi's allies culled one by one, his ties to the Book are gradually unearthed, with Dostoevsky revering the Tiger as its "bookmark."

Summary

Uncovering Dostoevsky's Past and Ability

Sigma learns about Dostoevsky's past.

After using his ability on Dostoevsky, Sigma is caught in the Conjurer's memories, including his arrest and execution upon orders of Bram back in ancient times. He also discovers that the soldier who carried out Dostoevsky's execution was absorbed by and had turned into Dostoevsky himself.

With Sigma not awakening after the entire jailbreak ordeal, Dazai worries about the possibly excessive amount of information Sigma acquired from Dostoevsky. Eventually, from their past encounters and upon checking that Dostoevsky's corpse in the helicopter crash ruins bears a different face, Dazai deduces that Dostoevsky's ability is activated upon his death, which is to transform into the person who kills him.

The Conjurer Resurrected

Bram's body taken over by Dostoevsky.

Following Fukuchi's defeat at the hands of Fukuzawa and Teruko, Bram—the primary individual in control over the vampire pilot who killed Dostoevsky at Meursault—transforms into Dostoevsky, resurrecting him. With a barely-alive Fukuchi at his mercy, Dostoevsky stabs him with Ame-no-Gozen and the Holy Sword, creating the incarnate singularity Ame-no-Gozen.

Ame-no-Gozen Strikes

Ame-no-Gozen absorbing his opponents one by one.

With its divine nature and powers under Dostoevsky's command, Ame-no-Gozen swiftly overpowers Teruko and apparently absorbs her. It next launches a large-scale attack at the airport, prompting Fitzgerald to have Alcott execute their final protocol plan. Fukuzawa also instructs Atsushi to prevent Dostoevsky from escaping, but Kunikida and Tanizaki are both cornered and soon absorbed by Ame-no-Gozen, killing them. Kenji, initially aided by Tetchō, also perishes at Ame-no-Gozen's hands.

Dostoevsky kneels before Atsushi.

Meanwhile, Bram musters his remaining strength to borrow Akutagawa's body temporarily and bid his final farewell to Aya. When his time is over, Bram passes away and entrusts Aya's safety to Akutagawa, now apparently back to being human. At the same time, Dostoevsky reveals that Atsushi, specifically the White Tiger within him, is the "bookmark" towards the Book and invites him to join him in his schemes. However, Atsushi repulses Dostoevsky with his unbecoming desperation and pleas to save his Agency comrades in exchange, leading the latter to change plans and take the Tiger without Atsushi in tow.

Fukuzawa unable to stop Dostoevsky.

Akutagawa, who appears to bear no memories of Atsushi, carries out Bram's order and battles almost at par with Ame-no-Gozen, though he is ultimately incapacitated by the Divine Being. Fukuzawa heavily accosts Dostoevsky for trashing Gen'ichirō's dream of uniting humanity and attaining world peace, which Dostoevsky deems futile. Instead, the Conjurer aims to eliminate all ability users in a world war against humans, thereby "uniting humanity" in the process. He also conjures a second Ame-no-Gozen form who kills and absorbs Fukuzawa.

At some point later, about two hours after Fukuchi's prior defeat, Atsushi and Akutagawa battle Ame-no-Gozen together.

Chapters

114. Resurrectio

114.5. Resurrectio, Part 2

115. Flecks of Dark Foam

116. To The Small One

117. It Shall Be Done

118. Mystifying Being

119. Thusly Spill Into the Harbor of Sorrow

120. That Which Drives Us

120.5. That Which Drives Us, Part 2

Episodes

61. Twilight Goodbye (Post-credits)

Appearances

Characters

Ame-no-Gozen         Atsushi Nakajima         Aya Kōda         Bram Stoker         Chūya Nakahara         Doppo Kunikida         F. Scott Fitzgerald         Fyodor Dostoevsky         Jun'ichirō Tanizaki         Kenji Miyazawa         Kyōka Izumi         Louisa May Alcott         Lucy Maud Montgomery         Naomi Tanizaki   Mentioned         Nathaniel Hawthorne   Cameo         Ōchi Fukuchi         Osamu Dazai         Ranpo Edogawa         Ryūnosuke Akutagawa         Sigma         Teruko Ōkura         Tetchō Suehiro         Yukichi Fukuzawa         Herman Melville         Mark Twain         Louisa May Alcott         Margaret Mitchell         H. P. Lovecraft         Kōyō Ozaki         Ōgai Mori         Elise         Motojirō Kajii         Paul Verlaine   Debut         Ango Sakaguchi         Santōka Taneda         Akiko Yosano         Akinari Ueda   Debut

Battles

Image	Battle	Result
	Armed Detective Agency and Hunting Dogs vs. Ame-no-Gozen	Teruko, Fukuzawa, and other Agency members face off against Ame-no-Gozen, who effortlessly overwhelms them.
	Ryūnosuke Akutagawa vs. Ame-no-Gozen	The devampirized Akutagawa battles Ame-no-Gozen on near-equal footing, but the Divine Being ultimately incapacitates him.
	Atsushi Nakajima and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa vs. Ame-no-Gozen	Atsushi and Akutagawa fight Ame-no-Gozen two hours after Fukuchi's defeat. The outcome is still unknown.

Impact

• Dostoevsky's ability is revealed. His plan for eliminating all ability users through a world war is also expounded upon.
• Ame-no-Gozen comes into being, serving as Dostoevsky's executioner and weapon of mass destruction.
• Dostoevsky reveals the Tiger as the "bookmark" to the Book.