Peerless: The Legend of Heihachi Edajima

Peerless: The Legend of Heihachi Edajima
天下無双 江田島平八伝
(Tenkamusou Edajima Heihachi Den)
Manga
Written by Akira Miyashita
Published by Shueisha
Magazine Oh Super Jump
Original run 20032010
Volumes 10
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Peerless: The Legend of Heihachi Edajima (天下無双 江田島平八伝 Tenkamusou Edajima Heihachi Den?) is a manga series by Akira Miyashita currently serialized in Oh Super Jump. It is a spin off of his previous work, Sakigake!! Otokojuku, and features a young Heihachi Edajima as the protagonist.

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About

Raised in the back country, the wild and violent young Heihachi Edajima, after the death of his mother, heads for Tokyo. While in Tokyo, he becomes involved with various plots and events from history, from attending Imperial university to fighting in World War II, and gets through them all with his strong and stubborn personality. He also comes into contact with several people from WWII era history.

Characters

Main

Heihachi Edajima (江田島 平八 Edajima Heihachi?)
Sachiko Morita (森田 幸子 Morita Sachiko?)
Kouan (廣庵?)
Masato Terasaki (寺崎 将人 Terasaki Masato?)
Wang (?)
Genzo Togashi (富樫 源造 Togashi Genzou?)
Shoki Daigoin (大豪院 鐘鬼 Daigouin Shouki?)
Oni-Hage (鬼ハゲ Demon Baldy?)

Isa Family

Takemitsu Isa (伊佐 武光 Isa Takemitsu?)
Yodo Isa (伊佐容堂 Isa Youdou?)

Germany

Hitlerjugend Boss (ヒトラーユーゲント団長 Hitoraa Yuugento-danchou?)

China

Chang (?)

America

King Battler (キング・バトラー?)
Micheal Hendrix (マイケル・ヘンドリックス?)
Leon Hendrix (レオン・ヘンドリックス?)

Real life characters

Isoroku Yamamoto
Puyi
Richard Sorge
Fumimaro Konoe
Mao Zedong

See also