sasaki kojirou

The legendary archrival of Miyamoto Musashi. Raised by Kanemaki Jisai, after being found as a baby in a casket, floating on the ocean. He develops an intense attachment to swords and fencing at an early age, possessing an almost preternatural ability to react to his opponents' moves. Kojirou is deaf and mute, though still literate. His personality is very playful, almost child-like. Ittousai has also commented on the possibility that Kojirou's eyes have become better developed to compensate for his lack of hearing. Kojirou is renowned for his "Tsubame Gaeshi" (Turning Swallow Cut) technique, inspired by the movement of a swallow in flight.
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Characters
  • Matahachi Honiden (本位田 又八)

    Honiden Matahachi

    Main

    Hedonist and childhood friend of Musashi. Assumes Sasaki Kojiro's identity after a dying Tenki entrusts Kojiro's swordsmanship certificates to him. Later, after coming into contact with the genuine Kojiro, begins to identify himself as Sasaki Koujiro, an ...

  • Musashi Miyamoto (宮本 武蔵)

    Miyamoto Musashi

    Main

    Miyamoto Musashi (1584 1645) or Shinmen Takezo (his birth name) at a very young age embarked on a journey to become the strongest samurai only after being exiled from his own village. Musashi is the son of a samurai family, whose father was one of...

  • Kojirou Sasaki (佐々木 小次郎)

    Sasaki Kojirou

    Main

    The legendary archrival of Miyamoto Musashi. Raised by Kanemaki Jisai, after he is found as a baby in casket, floating on the ocean.He develops an intense attachment to swords and fencing at an early age, possessing an almost preternatural ability to reac...

  • Akemi (朱実)

    Akemi

    Supporting

    Akemi is a young 15-year old thief girl, living with her mother Oko and selling any weapons they gather from battlefields. She wanted to leave with Takezo, but instead went with Matahachi and Oko to Kyoto, where she became Seijuros woman....

  • Toji Gion

    Gion Toji

    Supporting

    One of the senior disciples who appears to be Yoshioka Seijūrōs right-hand man or at least, follows him around. Arrogant. Vowed to hunt down Musashi as a self-proclaimed assassin for the Yoshioka school. Considered to have a refined bloodthirst by ...

  • Gon (権)

    Gon

    Supporting

    After finding out from Takezo that Matahachi left Miyamoto village and the Battle of Sekigahara to be with a random lady, Osugi is shocked and in disbelief. Once Otsu and Musashi left the village, Osugi goes on a mission to find Otsu and Musashi and take ...

  • Musou Gonnosuke

    Gonnosuke Musou

    Supporting

    A young samurai that Sasaki Kojiro encountered on his trip after leaving his master....

  • Kami'izumi Hidetsuna (上泉伊勢守秀綱)

    Hidetsuna Kamiizumi

    Supporting

    The sublime master of old ages, the one with the philosophy on marcial arts and ideological sword. He was the Inei Houzouins and Yagyu sekishusai muneyoshis master....

  • Osugi Honiden (本位田 お杉)

    Honiden Osugi

    Supporting

    Osugi Honiden is the adoptive mother of Matahachi Honiden. She loves her son and ignores his bad side. She hates Musashi and Otsu and tries her bet to destroy them. She dies of an illness....