TV-Series
Description
Hosuke Sharaku emerges as the final descendant of the ancient Three-Eyed race, an advanced civilization linked to real-world historical enigmas such as Mayan ruins and global ancient wonders. His story commences when a mysterious woman bearing a third eye delivers him as an infant to Dr. Kenmochi during a storm, dying moments later. Dr. Kenmochi adopts and raises the child, only to discover a forming third eye on Sharaku's forehead. This eye unleashes extreme intelligence and malevolent tendencies. To suppress this power, Dr. Kenmochi seals the eye with a distinctive X-shaped bandage, enabling Sharaku to exist as an ordinary, childlike junior high student. He endures bullying due to his infantile demeanor, clumsiness, and bald appearance, frequently seeking solace playing with younger children who accept him.
With the bandage in place, Sharaku appears gentle, naive, and physically frail, often crying or relying on others for protection. Removing the bandage triggers a profound transformation, revealing the third eye. This shift awakens his ancestral identity as a prince of the Mu Empire, granting him extraordinary psychic powers, heightened intellect, and a ruthless ambition to dominate or eradicate humanity, whom he deems inferior "Two-Eyed" beings. He gains telekinesis, future prediction, and technological mastery, constructing complex devices from everyday objects. He wields the spear-like Red Condor and commands ancient machinery through specific incantations. His unsealed self retains full memory of his heritage and goals, while his sealed self remains oblivious to actions taken while transformed.
Chiyoko Wato serves as his primary human connection across all iterations. Originally, she is his tomboyish kendo-practicing classmate who defends him from bullies and feels drawn to both his personas. She uniquely bridges his identities, frequently thwarting his destructive schemes or reapplying his bandage to restore his docile nature. Their relationship varies: siblings in *Black Jack* (2004), with Wato as his protective older sister; mother and son in the 2003 *Astro Boy* series, where Sharaku searches for her after kidnapping; and partners in archaeological adventures involving ruins like Easter Island or the Aztec Empire. Key figures include Dr. Kenmochi, his adoptive father monitoring the third eye; Higeoyaji, a ramen shop owner aiding his care; and Pinoko from *Black Jack*, befriended in his timid state.
His character extends beyond his original series through Osamu Tezuka's Star System, appearing in varied roles while maintaining his core dichotomy. As a villain in *Astro Boy: Omega Factor*, his unsealed form orchestrates a plot to eradicate robots using the orbital Death Mask weapon, subdued only when Wato accidentally bandages his eye. In *Buddha*, he appears as "Assaji," a prophetic fool with his eye permanently sealed, offering wisdom without violence. In *Marine Express* and *One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book*, he alternates between heroic and antagonistic roles like "Ancient Prince Sharaku" or "Dr. Sharaku." Conversely, his sealed persona appears in *Black Jack* as a trivia-enthusiast patient or Pinoko's friend, emphasizing his kind yet cowardly traits without transformation. These portrayals consistently reflect his internal conflict between humanity and heritage, often culminating in Wato's intervention restoring balance.
With the bandage in place, Sharaku appears gentle, naive, and physically frail, often crying or relying on others for protection. Removing the bandage triggers a profound transformation, revealing the third eye. This shift awakens his ancestral identity as a prince of the Mu Empire, granting him extraordinary psychic powers, heightened intellect, and a ruthless ambition to dominate or eradicate humanity, whom he deems inferior "Two-Eyed" beings. He gains telekinesis, future prediction, and technological mastery, constructing complex devices from everyday objects. He wields the spear-like Red Condor and commands ancient machinery through specific incantations. His unsealed self retains full memory of his heritage and goals, while his sealed self remains oblivious to actions taken while transformed.
Chiyoko Wato serves as his primary human connection across all iterations. Originally, she is his tomboyish kendo-practicing classmate who defends him from bullies and feels drawn to both his personas. She uniquely bridges his identities, frequently thwarting his destructive schemes or reapplying his bandage to restore his docile nature. Their relationship varies: siblings in *Black Jack* (2004), with Wato as his protective older sister; mother and son in the 2003 *Astro Boy* series, where Sharaku searches for her after kidnapping; and partners in archaeological adventures involving ruins like Easter Island or the Aztec Empire. Key figures include Dr. Kenmochi, his adoptive father monitoring the third eye; Higeoyaji, a ramen shop owner aiding his care; and Pinoko from *Black Jack*, befriended in his timid state.
His character extends beyond his original series through Osamu Tezuka's Star System, appearing in varied roles while maintaining his core dichotomy. As a villain in *Astro Boy: Omega Factor*, his unsealed form orchestrates a plot to eradicate robots using the orbital Death Mask weapon, subdued only when Wato accidentally bandages his eye. In *Buddha*, he appears as "Assaji," a prophetic fool with his eye permanently sealed, offering wisdom without violence. In *Marine Express* and *One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book*, he alternates between heroic and antagonistic roles like "Ancient Prince Sharaku" or "Dr. Sharaku." Conversely, his sealed persona appears in *Black Jack* as a trivia-enthusiast patient or Pinoko's friend, emphasizing his kind yet cowardly traits without transformation. These portrayals consistently reflect his internal conflict between humanity and heritage, often culminating in Wato's intervention restoring balance.