is the main character of Osamu Tezuka's manga and

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'' The Three-Eyed One'' (''Mitsume ga Tōru''). The names "Sharaku Hosuke" and "Wato-''san''" are references to Sherlock Holmes and Watson.L'Enfant aux Trois Yeux, article by co-translator Rodolphe Massé in the first volume of the French edition of ''Mitsume Ga Tōru'', published by Editions Asuka Hosuke Sharaku is part of

Osamu Tezuka's Star System is the name given to the recurring characters in manga created by manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Throughout his career, Tezuka frequently re-used the same characters in different roles across series; for example, the character Shunsaku Ban appears as ...

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Sharaku is a seemingly innocent junior high student with a secret. On his forehead is a

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that, if open, reveals his extraordinary psychic powers and diabolical personality. It also renders him able to summon a red, spear-like wand called the Red Condor. Sharaku is, as the story goes, the last descendant of the mysterious ancient race of the Three-Eyed Ones, who were responsible for constructing many wonders of the ancient world. To protect mankind from his terrible power, he is made to wear a bandage that seals his third eye. While his third eye is sealed, Sharaku knows nothing of his true nature or of his power, and does not remember his evil half's sinister attempts to conquer the world. Sharaku is helped and nurtured by his classmate, Chiyoko Wato (和登千代子, ''Wato Chiyoko''), who is drawn to his true nature. Wato is one of the few human beings that Sharaku initially feels that he can trust.

Prominent Roles

* "Hosuke Sharaku" in '' The Three-Eyed One'' * "Assaji" in ''

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in L ...

'' * "Ancient Prince Sharaku" in '' Undersea Super Train: Marine Express'' - 1979 anime * "Dr. Sharaku" in '' One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book'' - 1978 * "Prince Sharaku" in ''

Blue Blink is a fantasy adventure anime series created by Osamu Tezuka. The anime is based from classic film Konjok-gorbunok by Ivan Ivanov-Vano. The film in turn is based from Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov's The Little Humpbacked Horse. This was Tezuka' ...

''. Two

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games were created based on '' The Three-Eyed One'' called '' Mitsume ga Tōru'', with Sharaku as the main character. He also appears as the main villain of the

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game '' Astro Boy: Omega Factor'', where he is the cruel prince of the Mu empire who confronts

Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 '' tankōbon'' ...

. His appearance in the game is based on the Osamu Tezuka film ''

Marine Express is an anime television film created for the Nippon Television Network's annual 24-hour charity program, ''Ai wa Chikyū o Suku'', which roughly translates to "Love Saves the Earth". The movie contained a veritable "Who's Who" of Tezuka's nota ...

''. Additionally, he makes several appearances in '' Black Jack'', most noticeably in the 2004 TV animated adaptation, in which he's a normal junior high schooler and has a crush on Black Jack's assistant Pinoko. Chiyoko Wato appears as his older sister and a kendo practitioner.

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Hosuke Sharaku at TezukaOsamu@World
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharaku, Hosuke Comics characters introduced in 1974 Osamu Tezuka characters Fictional characters with dissociative identity disorder Male characters in anime and manga

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