Yo There wasn t a thread about Vagabond inhere so I wanted to do it
Vagabond is the story of Mushashi Miyamoto , the greatest samurai ever.
Its one of my favourits , 23 volumes are out in Japan.
And if someone has more to say about it just do your thing.
And if you never heard of it I suggest you to start looking for it.
(I ll write later a little summary and stuff like that)
He wasn't a samurai, just a swordsman. But yeah, the series really does kickass and I wish it was popular here.
I've read somewhere up to 14th or 15th volume, it's been awhile so I'm not sure, but I think I'm more interested in reading the book than dwelling into the rest of the volumes. Inoue takes his time with fights though. He is such a page waster, though not as bad as Hideo Yamamoto. I wouldn't had wanted to read the duel with the monk stick baldy dude in a weekly basis.
Yeah the book is a masterpiece
but I think the manga has something
I wanna know how inoue will start the mushashi - kodjiro vendetta
cause he really takes another path then the book
I m curious!
Yeah, I really wanna find the book as well. Maybe I can, but am being lazy…. even now, I know that Inoue went in a totally different way. Which would get to me just a little, if Yoshikawa's book was factual.
And yeah, the guy can have a chapter full of glares.
If you mean factual = real life story
then it isn t , Yoshikawa s book is a novel
if someone wants some info on Miyamoto s life and his book "A Book of Five Rings" go to http://www.samurai.com/5rings/
(Yeah Musashi Miyamoto wrote his own books!)
I know it isn't factual. I don't count on anything to be; there's a lot of bullshit associated with martial arts/sword history. Which is why I don't mind the obvious changes Inoue made to whatever his base was.
ok ok my fault I didn t catch what you said in the first place
sorry must be because I need some sleep hehehe
Inoue did pick up some extremely bad habits with Vagabond with regards to pacing and time-wasting. Fortunately he hasn't allowed it to spill over into Real, his other series. And the art is some of the best you'll ever see, which I guess makes the series salvageable in the end. But I still would not want to be addicted to reading each installment weekly. It would drive me insane.
Yes it s true thats why I wait untill the whole manga is out
I had some luck cause I started to read Vagabond after the 21th was out
so I didn t have to wait all those months (or was it years?) Inoue took a rest
The french version is ahead of the English one and I have nr21
and I have some good news for those who can t wait
someone in mangahelpers is translating and even scanlating the latest raws
so enjoy!
Seeking infinity, with all my affinities.
Finding truth, like a falling fruit, my ultimate finality.
Inside my being, the outside, all things; the finite leads the way.
Inoue did pick up some extremely bad habits with Vagabond with regards to pacing and time-wasting. Fortunately he hasn't allowed it to spill over into Real, his other series. And the art is some of the best you'll ever see, which I guess makes the series salvageable in the end.
bad habits??? man… i personally call it "attention to detail". taking 10 books to talk about the story of the antagonist... that's character development at a level never seen in manga. imo it's one of the top three series that i have ever seen. you gotta look at the bigger picture. when it's all finished it'll read like a dream.
i do agree with you about real though... unfortunatly it's a book-a-year manga so the pace is even slower.
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Yes it s true thats why I wait untill the whole manga is out
I had some luck cause I started to read Vagabond after the 21th was out
so I didn t have to wait all those months (or was it years?) Inoue took a restThe french version is ahead of the English one and I have nr21
and I have some good news for those who can t wait
someone in mangahelpers is translating and even scanlating the latest raws
so enjoy!
I am scanlating it (my alias is NeoShweaty). I have a diehard Inoue fan but i have to agree that the pacing is off. I mean he spends like three chapters having Musashi approach Kojiro.
Ow ow you re THE NeoShweaty
I wanted to register just to thank you and the other guys for your work
I ve read the 2 KO-Scans and they were very good , keep on going like you do guys and I hope more and more people learn about Vagabond and your group so BIG THANKS again and good luck.
Ill see what happens with the scans. I am taking a break but i should get some vagabond done because i owe the fans. You're also very welcome.
