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Title: Vagabond, Vol. 9 by Takehiko Inoue ISBN: 1-59116-256-4 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: 09 April, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A manga reader
Comment:
Vagabond is one of the few stories I have read that make me sweat with anticipation before flipping to the next page. The action becomes so intense you will feel bad you're flipping through the pages and missing the superb artwork in you're haste to discover the outcome of the last few pages. Overall the action is some of the best I have seen in the manga format.
A powerful story of one man's quest to become "invincible under the sun", Miyamoto Musashi drifts through the world questioning his one principle: his strength. A raging beast in battle, Musashi, only knows what it is to fight but gradually learns of the world beyond strength, blood and death throughout the course of his duels. Some fights take up entire volumes but they are well worth it.
The one negative aspect of Vagabond would have to be that not all the volumes are translated yet, and the reader might have to wait for the next volume to come out. Maybe the age-old story of "the quest" might seem cliché to some readers but if you can stomach it, Vagabond does its take on Musashi's journey in swordsmanship incredibly well.
I am not a Samurai buff, or even a big action fan but Vagabond's has me sold. I have read most (no lie) of the English translated manga you can find in America and easily place Vagabond right up there with Nausicaa, Maison Ikkou, GTO, Akira and Ghost in the Shell. I believe that all types of comic readers can appreciate Vagabond although shojo manga (girls comics) readers might be a little put off by all the blood and death.
A must have.
Rating: 5
Summary: Follows the book! OUTSTANDING!!!
Comment: I just found out about these titles, bought and read them before I could throw out the box they came in. Being a martial artist and student of Iaido (Japanese sword drawing), I am very Familiar with the Musashi story. Yet these books (vol I & II ) are told from a fresh perspective that keeps you tuned in. I can't wait for the rest of the series to follow.
The artwork alone makes these books worth buying.
Also worth a look are the Lone Wolf and Cub Series...
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Title: Vagabond, Volume 1 by Takehiko Inoue, Eiji Yoshikawa ISBN: 1591160340 Publisher: Viz Communications Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Autumn Frost by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569719918 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: Dark Shadows by Hiroaki Samura, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 156971469X Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 07 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Berserk, Vol. 1 by Kenturo Miura ISBN: 1593070209 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Blade of the Immortal: On Silent Wings, Volume 1 by Hiroaki Samura ISBN: 1569714126 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 25 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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