Vagabond

[fingolfin]

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.. the best manga i've read so far. It's very serious, it even won an award for best manga in the adult's category. It's about Miyamoto Musashi, the legendary samurai who never lost in one on one combat. The drawings are really awesome, the storyline is freaking good and the pace is very fast. anyone reading this besides me ??

[team Pura]

yeah it is.I read the first vol but had no money to purchase vol 2 back then. The reason I switched to scans for this and Berserk. I sticked with berserk since then.hehehe

[Mr. Wind-up Bird]

Sounds good! Where do I find the scans for it? On a side note, Miyamoto Musashi also wrote the book of the 5 rings. Compelling read! Not involved in any way to anime or manga but you can grab it at emule or any donkey server if yer interested in Musashi.

[fingolfin]

.. actually, im reading the Book of 5 rings right now. Even have an audio file of it. Musashi is one very intelligent man, i've been learning more about his life and it's really fascinating.

.. anyway, back to the manga ... onemanga.com

[Mr. Wind-up Bird]

@fingolfin: Thanks, dude. I'll take a look. I was really interested in Miyamoto Misashi a while ago. If you're looking for more resources, watch the Samurai trilogy, it starred Toshiro Mifune (from all those Kurosawa movies) as Miyamoto Musashi. ^^

Oh, i heard Genddy Tartakovsky modeled Samurai Jack after Musashi. But that could be completely inaccurate.

[dj1121]

this is a good manga about musashi...
realistic battles...
hope they wont stop the scanlations...

[HzTStOXA]

Alternative title:
バガボンド (Japanese)
浪人劍客 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: adventure, romance
Themes: historical, samurai
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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 violent nature. Running away from home with a fellow boy at age 17, Takezou joins the Toyotomi army to fight the Tokugawa clan at the battle of Sekigahara. However, the Tokugawa win a crushing victory, leading to nearly three hundred years of Shogunate rule. Takezou and his friend manage to survive the battle, and afterwards swear to do great things with their lives. But after their paths seperate, Takezou becomes a wanted criminal, and must change his name and his nature in order to escape an ignoble death. Based on the book "Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa, Vagabond is a fictional retelling of the life of Miyamoto Mushashi, often referred to as the "Sword Saint" - perhaps the most famous and successful of Japan's sword fighters.

LINK - Vagabond (manga) - Anime News Network