Ushiwakamaru

Ushiwakamaru strips for Benkei.

Ushiwakamaru (牛若丸) is a young samurai from the late Heian period and early Kamakura period of Japan.

He is implied to be the savior that was prophesied to Benkei Musashibō, who would become Benkei's master after defeating him in combat.

Fiction

Go! cartoon

Voice actor: ? (Japanese)

Ushiwakamaru approached Benkei Musashibō as Benkei was grieving over the disappearance of Isami, who Benkei thought was the savior that had been prophesied to him. Showdown! Benkei Musashibō!

Notes

• Ushiwakamaru is the childhood name of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a historical Samurai and general from the late Heian and early Kamakura period who, as his appearance in Go! suggests, became the master of the real-world Benkei Musashibō after defeating him in a duel.