Hyakkimaru
A boy sold to demons fights to reclaim his stolen body.
Hyakkimaru is the central protagonist of The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru, a boy whose body was taken piece by piece by forty-eight demons after his father sold him in exchange for the power to rule. Presumed dead, Hyakkimaru survived thanks to a sage and a series of ingenious prosthetics. Still a child, he embarks on a journey with the young thief Dororo to slay all the demons and recover the stolen pieces of his body. His quest is a direct response to the betrayal of his father, who traded his son's humanity for political ambition during Japan's turbulent Sengoku period.
Quick Facts
- Setting
- Sengoku Period Japan
Lore & Background
Hyakkimaru's story begins before his birth. During Japan's turbulent Sengoku period, his father sold him to a band of demons in exchange for the power to rule. Forty-eight demons took forty-eight pieces of young Hyakkimaru, and the boy was presumed dead. However, with the help of a sage and a series of ingenious prosthetics, Hyakkimaru survived. Still a child, Hyakkimaru embarks on a journey with the young thief Dororo to slay all the demons and recover the stolen pieces of his body. The manga series, written and illustrated by Satoshi Shiki, is a remake of Osamu Tezuka's original Dororo. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine from October 19, 2018, and is ongoing as of 2025.
Reader's Guide
Hyakkimaru is the protagonist of The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru, a manga series written and illustrated by Satoshi Shiki. He was sold to forty-eight demons by his father during the Sengoku period, losing forty-eight pieces of his body. Presumed dead, he survived with the help of a sage and ingenious prosthetics. Now an adult, he travels with the young thief Dororo, slaying demons to recover his stolen body parts. His goal is to reclaim his humanity piece by piece, confronting the father who betrayed him along the way. The series ran in Champion Red from October 19, 2018, to October 18, 2025, and was collected in thirteen volumes.
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