“Shounen hero Madara seeks his scattered body parts to fulfill prophecy and defeat evil emperor father Miroku.”
Madara
魍魎戦記MADARA
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Shounen hero Madara seeks his scattered body parts to fulfill prophecy and defeat evil emperor father Miroku.
Very popular sword and sorcery shounen series with a mixed dose of Japanese mythology and some futuristic themes. According to myth, the evil emperor Miroku will be dethroned by a young hero who's also destined to open the gateway that connects the human world to the legendary land of Agalta. When a son with tremendous powers was born to Miroku, the infant's body was cut up into eight parts to prevent the prophecy from becoming true and given to Miroku's eight evil generals for safekeeping. Then the poor baby was cast into the river but luckily was found by Tatara who gave it both its name, Madara, and artificial limbs to compensate for the missing ones. Madara grew up with a girl named Kirin and when he was 15, he was given the sword Kusanagi and told to go and get his real body parts back. Along the way, he discovers the truth about his father, his lineage and his own powers. (Source: PRISM)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 1987 – Jan 1997
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3421 catalog