There have been 6 films and 2 TV series based on Miyamoto Musashi’s life.The popularity of Vagabond has been attributed to NHK’s drama TV series based on Yohikawa’s novel.VIZ Media is currently releasing the translated edition of Vagabond only three months after the Japanese release!.Originally written in the early 40’s, Yoshikawa’s fictional account became so well known that his version has blurred fact from fiction. Vagabond is based on the novel, Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa.Vagabond has sold over 22 million copies worldwide! (Not including Japan’s sales).A 27+ volume manga series - Vagabond is on Japan’s top ten best seller’s list with over 100 million volumes in print.This VIZBIG edition of Vagabond contains Volumes 1-3, bonus color content, and updated text.At this crucial crossroads in Takezō's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way. Takezō's vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal. In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezō finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war.
But the path to enlightenment is an endless journey, and to get there through violent means-by way of the sword-makes mere survival an even greater challenge.Īt seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi-still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezō-was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy. Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. Three volumes in one! A prestige treatment of Inoue’s epic samurai series with bonus content, color pages, storyboard samples and more!
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