based on the life of Musashi, scheduled for release in 2009. The Eyeshield 21 character Gen Takekura is nicknamed "Musashi", and his biggest rival's name is Sasaki. In Yu Yu Hakusho, Kuwabara fights against a swordsman named Musashi during the Genki tournament arc. In Mutsu Enmei Ryuu Gaiden: Shura No Tok, Musashi makes several appearances in the chronicle of Mutsu Yakumo. This culminates in a one-on-one battle between Musashi and the main character. Although Musashi is clearly beaten, Yakumo declares it a draw because he briefly made use of his sword to block an attack. In Flint the Time Detective, Musashi makes an appearance, befriending a Time Shifter by the name of Shadow. In the manga Amakusa 1637, there is no real Miyamoto Musashi. A young man from modern Japan named Masaki Miyamoto, however, is thrown into the Shimabara Rebellion without memories of his past, and is named "Miyamoto Musashi" by Otsu, a girl whom he befriends after she saves him. He then gradually remembers his past and joins the heroes, also time travelers who used to be his friends before being brought to the past. Miyamoto Musashi is the central character in the fourth main series of the Baki Dou manga. The story depicts him being revived into modern-day age through a combination of science and occultism and revolves around the Baki Dou cast trying to challenge his awesome swordsmanship. In the manga One Piece, one of the main characters, Roronoa Zoro, the swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates, is loosely based on Miyamoto Musashi who is also an outstanding all around swordsman. Another character, Kozuki Oden, who is hailed as the strongest samurai of his lifetime, is also based on Miyamoto Musashi. Oden was an immensely skilled and powerful swordsman who developed his own variation of Nitoryu. Oden was specialized in the style of two swords, just like Miyamoto Musashi, and his legendary dual wielding swordsmanship allowed him to scar even an Oni. In Shinobu Ohtaka's manga, Orient, the main protagonist, also named Musashi, is inspired by Miyamoto Musashi. Ōganosuke Yogi is one of the most powerful characters in Kenichi the strongest disciple is based on Miyamoto Musashi. Same weapons and similar style and appearance. Video gamesMusashi no Bōken, a Family Computer game released in 1990 The character Haohmaru, from SNK's Samurai Shodown series, is loosely based on Musashi. Likewise, Tachibana Ukyo, also from Samurai Shodown, is based