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Vagabond (Japanese: バガボンド, Hepburn: Bagabondo) is a Japanese epic martial arts manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of the life of Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi.
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Vagabond (バガボンド Bagabondo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of the life of Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi.
It has been serialized in Weekly Morning magazine since 1998, with the chapters collected into 37 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha as of July 2014. Viz Media licensed the series for English release in North America and has published 35 volumes as of March 2014. Vagabond won a 2000 Kodansha Manga Award and the 2002 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and has sold more than 82 million copies worldwide.
Growing up in the late 15th century Sengoku era Japan, Shinmen Takezo is shunned by the local villagers as a devil child due to his wild and violent nature. Running away from home with a fellow boy at age 17, Takezo joins the Toyotomi army to fight the Tokugawa clan at the battle of Sekigahara. However, the Tokugawa win a crushing victory, leading ...
- The Book of Five Rings. Toward the end of his life, the historical Miyamoto Musashi wrote The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin no Sho in Japanese). This is arguably the singular most important and influential book on the Japanese art of swordsmanship (kenjutsu) and the code of the samurai (bushido).
- Realism. General Western audiences have had a negative opinion of fantasy and science fiction for decades, dating back at least to the time of the pulps when sensationalist short stories were disparaged as low art.
- Affordability. Most manga cost about $10 per volume. Some series, such as the hit seinen masterpiece Berserk or some of the works by Junji Ito, cost a bit more per book, the average volume of Berserk going for about $14.99.
- Villains Worthy of Hate. As was just said, the villains in this series are everything a fan loves to hate. Some are arrogant braggarts, classic bullies who like to throw their weight around and have the strength and power to do so without anyone being able to stop them.
- Takezo arc. Takezo Arc. The Takezō arc is the first of the story arcs in Vagabond, and it shows the events corresponding to the early life of Takezō Shinmen.
- First Yoshioka arc. First Yoshioka Arc. The First Yoshioka arc is the second of the story arcs in Vagabond, and it shows the events corresponding to Musashi Miyamoto's arrival to Kyōto when he is 21 years old.
- Hozoin arc. Hozoin Arc. The Hōzōin arc is the third of the story arcs in the Vagabond manga series, and it shows the events corresponding to Musashi Miyamoto's challenges against the Hōzōin.
- Yagyū arc. Yagyū Arc. The Yagyu arc is the fourth of the story arcs in Vagabond, and it shows the events corresponding to Musashi Miyamoto's challenges against the Yagyu.
Sep 3, 1998 · Vagabond is the fictitious retelling of the life of one of Japan's most renowned swordsmen, the "Sword Saint" Musashi Miyamoto—his rise from a swordsman with no desire other than to become "Invincible Under the Heavens" to an enlightened warrior who slowly learns of the importance of close friends, self-reflection, and life itself.
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Vagabond (Japanese: バガボンド, Hepburn: Bagabondo) is a Japanese epic martial arts manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of the life of Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, based on Eiji Yoshikawa 's novel Musashi.
Plot Summary: Growing up in 17th century Sengoku era Japan, Shinmen Takezou is shunned by the local villagers as a devil child due to his wild and...
