I came to Onimusha: Way of the Sword for the sick samurai action, but I stayed for the surprisingly engaging, funny, and heartfelt storytelling. Musashi Miyamoto has made it into my top five all-time favourite protagonists, but the great character development doesn't just stop with him: Shizuka Gozen, Dokyo, and Sasaki Ganryu all deserve their flowers, and as it turns out, one of them is getting some.
Mild spoilers for Onimusha: Way of the Sword ahead.
An Onimusha: Way of the Sword prequel webcomic has dropped seemingly out of nowhere, and it follows my second favourite character, Sasaki Ganryu. The story starts with Ganryu battling Musashi and ultimately suffering a humiliating defeat. According to the official Webtoons page "what follows is a bloody quest to reclaim his honor that leads him down a path of madness and obsession," as he stumbles across an oni gauntlet that gives him more power than he could've ever imagined.
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