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 Hosuke Sharaku in the 1990 anime "The Three-eyed One" |
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Hosuke Sharaku (写楽保介 Sharaku Hosuke?) is the main character of the Osamu Tezuka manga and anime The Three-Eyed One (Mitsume ga tooru). was a Japanese manga artist, Animator, producer and Medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly (anime in Japanese,
He is a little boy who has a terrible power. On his forehead is a third eye that, if open, releases extremely dangerous mystical energy that turns him into an evil sorcerer, bent on conquering mankind, and able to summon demons and wielding a red harpoon wand called Red Condor. Sharaku is, in fact, descended from the mysterious ancient race of Three-Eyed Ones, who were responsible for constructing the pyramids and many wonders of the ancient world.
To protect mankind from his terrible power, Sharaku is made to wear a bandage which seals his third eye. While his eye is sealed, Sharaku knows nothing of his true nature or his power, and does not remember his evil half's sinister attempts to conquer the world. Sharaku is helped and nurtured by a young woman, Wato Chiyoko (和登千代子), who is drawn to the evil charisma of the Three-Eyed One.
In some English versions, Sharaku's name has been "anglicized" to "Shallack".
He appears as the main villain of the Game Boy Advance game Astro Boy: Omega Factor, where he is the cruel prince of the Mu empire who confronts Astro Boy. The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. is a fighting action Videogame developed by Treasure Co Ltd and Hitmaker, published by Sega. Mu, as the name of a sunken Pacific Ocean Continent, was first used by James Churchward in his 1926 book "The Lost Continent of Mu Motherland is a Japanese Manga series and Television program first broadcast in Japan from 1963 to 1966 His presence in the game is based on the old Tezuka series Marine Express. is a made for TV anime movie created for the Nippon Television Network 's annual 24-hour charity program "Ai wa Chikyu wo Suku" which roughly translates to "Love Saves
He makes several appearances in the series of Black Jack and in the recent TV animated adaptation of Black Jack in which he has a huge one-sided crush on Pinoko. is a Manga written by Osamu Tezuka in the 1970s dealing with the medical adventures of the eponymous doctor Black Jack. Also, instead of his warden, Wato is his older sister.
This isn't the first time he appeared in a video game, though; a NES game was based on The Three-Eyed One, with Hosuke as the playing character. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by The name of this video game is Mitsume ga Tooru
Hosuke Sharaku is also part of Osamu Tezuka's Star System. Mitsume ga Tooru is a video game for the Family Computer that was released by Natsume. Over the course of his career the Mangaka Osamu Tezuka reused the same characters in different roles in different stories
The character may have been the inspiration for the manga 3×3 Eyes. 3×3 Eyes (pronounced Sazan Eyes in Japanese) is a Manga created by acclaimed Mangaka Yuzo Takada, and
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Prominent Roles
- "Hosuke Sharaku" in The Three-eyed One
- "Assaji" in Buddha
- "Sharaku" in Undersea Super Train: Marine Express - 1979 anime
References
See also
External links
- Hosuke Sharaku at TezukaOsamu@World
- TezukaInEnglish.com: The Three-Eyed One
- TezukaInEnglish.com: Sharaku & Wato in Black Jack TV
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