Samurai Eight: Hachimaruden (サムライ
History[]
Kishimoto's new works was teased during Jump Festa 2018's Boruto: Naruto Next Generations stage panel in December 2017. The panel teased several layout art sequences that Kishimoto drew for the new work. A year later, in December 2018, during Jump Festa 2019, the new work was fully revealed with a promotional video and artwork with publication starting in Spring 2019.
A Samurai Eight: Hachimaruden Preview (「サムライ
As part of the promotions leading up to the debut of the series, a Countdown comic of eight illustrations by Akira Okubo was published daily by the official Japanese Samurai Eight: Hachimaruden Twitter account on May 5, 2019. It depicts Daruma in ball-form, bouncing and rolling across the diverse landscapes of the Samurai Eight: Hachimaruden world until he is found by Hayataro and brought up to Hachimaru.
Plot[]
The galaxy is headed towards the end of its existence: It can’t withstand any longer than for another century. A samurai was given the mission to try and save all of the scattered planets and their respective inhabitants by finding Pandora's Box. The warrior god, Fudo Myo-o, sealed a secret within that will save the entire universe. In order to open it, someone will need to find the seven keys first. Hachimaru, a feeble boy who’s required medical assistance since birth, might just be one of them![1]
He can't run! He can't eat hard food. You can't get any weaker than the boy named Hachimaru. But his dream is to become a samurai. For a boy who can't even survive without the help of his father, that dream seemed impossible. But when a samurai cat appears before him, his whole life will change!
Chapters[]
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