The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru manga volume 2 features an original story by Osamu Tezuka, with adaptation and art by Satoshi Shiki.

Together, the demon hunter Hyakkimaru and young thief Dororo prevailed over a monster that had bent a whole village to her will. But when that demon fell, a profound change came over the cold, hard-edged Hyakkimaru: a sudden outpouring of human emotion, accompanied by the transformation of his eyes. The time has finally come for Hyakkimaru to reveal his troubled history, and the purpose behind his hunt.