Musashi

Musashi (, Musashi) is the main protagonist of the manga Orient. He and his childhood friend Kojiro embark on a journey to form the best Band of Bushi of them all. He is also one of the founding members of the Kanemaki Bushi.

Appearance
Musashi has light blue eyes and spiky red-colored hair. He is a lean young man of an average height with an athletic physique that comes from his training. He wears an open black shirt with white designs, baggy, calf-high white pants, and black-and-red shoes that seem to be based on the sandals of the original samurai.

He seems to be quite attractive, and popular with girls; many have looked at him and thought that he was handsome.

Personality
Musashi is a very cheerful person who always cares for others. From the beginning of the series, he has proven to be someone who is very determined, since he firmly proposed to be a Bushi along with his friend Kojiro. However, because he was afraid of what others were going to say when they heard that his dream was to be a Bushi, he decided to hide it, causing Kojiro to judge him for it. However, when facing an Oni for the first time, he demonstrated what his true dream was when he fought alongside his friend.

On many occasions, Musashi has shown great appreciation and concern towards those he considers to be his friends. For example, he and Kojiro managed to save Tsugumi from her adoptive father by taking her with them on their adventure.

He is quick to make friends, partially due to the loneliness he felt in his youth. Due to that, he has also learned to analyze people and situations well. He is always quick to grasp a person's mannerisms and reasons for behaving a certain way, with the exception of certain individuals.

History
Musashi's parents were simple farmers that were friendly to the Kanemaki family, even through anti-Bushi sentiments were rampant in Tatsuyama. One day, Musashi came across Kojiro practicing his swordsmanship. After that day, he came by Kojiro's house everyday to practice and play with him. After Musashi's parents' death, he wandered from family to family to seek shelter. He then went to live with his relatives, who threatened to beat and punish him if he tried to interact with them. Musashi's relatives promised to fully accept him into their family if he threw a stone and insults Jisai Kanemaki. Musashi desperately wants to be accepted by his relatives and throws the stone, telling Jisai that he's better off dead. Musashi later visits the Kojiro residence to apologize to Jisai, who forgives Musashi. Jisai says that he was grateful that Musashi had befriended Kojiro, despite the social stigma surrounding their family in Tatsuyama. Jisai allows Musashi to live with him and raises him alongside Kojiro, teaching them swordsmanship and battle strategies.

Kitetsu sword

 * Enma no Odachi (, Flame Demon’s Greatsword): Musashi's Kitetsu Sword, which was forged by the Ryuzoji Bushi, has a blade that is pitch-black with a pattern that resembles flames.

Powers and Abilities
Black Sword Soul: Musashi is shown to possess a black sword soul. Because of that, he was unable to wield a Kitetsu sword (although it is actually the Obsidian Goddess that causes this issue). It was revealed that black crystal users can control the flow of the touki, but when they are untrained it can run rampant and cause a kitetsu sword to reject the user. It is still unlikely as to whether Musashi has the same capabilities as the rest of the Obsidian 8.

Red Sword Soul: When the power of the obsidian goddess sleeps, his true sword soul color shines as a bright red. This color is noted to one one reserved for truly great Bushi and packs a lot of power in single bursts. As it stands, he can only use it in a basic beam with his current kitetsuto, which was able to destroy a green oni in a single blow.

Attacks

 * Kanemaki Isshin-Style Drawing Technique ( Kanemaki Isshin-ryū Battōjutsu): Musashi was trained by Kojiro Kanemaki's father, Jisai Kanemaki, using his Enma no Odachi to use this style of swordplay.
 * Thousand Spiral-Rending Decapitation Blade ( Sensen Retsu Zanken): Musashi digs his great pickaxe into the ground as a "scabbard" and then unleashes a single powerful slash upon his target.
 * Kanemaki Isshin-Style Demolition Technique ( Kanemaki Isshin-ryū Hakaijutsu): Another special sword style used by Musashi taught by Jisai Kanemaki.
 * Greatsword Slayer ( Daitō Goroshi): Musashi strikes the ground with his Enma no Odachi and causes massive damage to the surrounding area.

Trivia

 * Musashi is most likely named after real-life samurai and master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.
 * Musashi is attracted to only older women because, in the abstinence training that the miners received, they could not admire the other girls in their town, so he and his companions could only notice their old teachers. This attraction also extends to mature (but not exactly middle-aged) women, like the time Musashi met Mitsuru Osafune.

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