The Samurai

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Hyakkimaru is the very definition of a fighter. Having survived a childhood of disability - missing the 48 body parts that his father sold to a cadre of demons at his birth - Hyakkimaru has had to fight every inch of the way. This has made him hard and grim, the perfect Star to be cast in a samurai period adventure featuring supernatural monsters of all sort.

Higedaruma

Although - given his appearance - he seems at first sight to be a slightly old-fashioned, man of action and high adventure, his rough exterior hides a impressive dramatic range. Readers have been impressed by his ability to play both roles of extroverted bluster, as well as his ability to take on roles that call for a delicate and quiet exploration of sorrow.