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バガボンド [Vagabond] #22
Vagabond, Volume 22
Eisner-award nominated creator Takehiko Inoue’s critically acclaimed take on the life of Miyamoto Mushashi. Transcends the potential of what manga can be.
Striving for enlightenment by way of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi is prepared to cut down anyone who stands in his way. Vagabond is an action-packed portrayal of the life and times of the quintessential warrior-philosopher--the most celebrated samurai of all time!
A tempest of a man has arrived in Kyoto and the entire city is in a fervor, anticipating the storm to come. Musashi has returned for a rematch against Yoshioka Denshichiro, and he's prepared to take down all of the Yoshioka Dojo to defeat him!
Striving for enlightenment by way of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi is prepared to cut down anyone who stands in his way. Vagabond is an action-packed portrayal of the life and times of the quintessential warrior-philosopher--the most celebrated samurai of all time!
A tempest of a man has arrived in Kyoto and the entire city is in a fervor, anticipating the storm to come. Musashi has returned for a rematch against Yoshioka Denshichiro, and he's prepared to take down all of the Yoshioka Dojo to defeat him!
208 pages, Paperback
First published February 22, 2006
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Takehiko Inoue
287 books1,279 followersTakehiko Inoue (井上雄彦) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for Slam Dunk and Vagabond.
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April 2, 2024
Vagabond Volume 2
Esse volume vai dos cap 189 ao 197 e continua o arco do Musashi vs a escola Yoshioka devido aos acontecimentos do volume anterior meu nesse volume só mostrou o tanto que o Musashi evoluiu desde que enfrentou eles há 1 ano atrás ele já está em outro patamar e tá cada vez mais indicando que ele e o Sasaki Kojiro vai se enfrentar a qualquer momento e eu tô hypado demais pra ver essa luta porque são dois espadachins insanos e eu não faço ideia de quem vai ganhar essa luta de ela acontecer mas no geral esse foi outro ótimo volume de Vagabond espero que o Musashi continue melhorando ainda mais daqui pra frente a sua habilidade com a espada.
Esse volume vai dos cap 189 ao 197 e continua o arco do Musashi vs a escola Yoshioka devido aos acontecimentos do volume anterior meu nesse volume só mostrou o tanto que o Musashi evoluiu desde que enfrentou eles há 1 ano atrás ele já está em outro patamar e tá cada vez mais indicando que ele e o Sasaki Kojiro vai se enfrentar a qualquer momento e eu tô hypado demais pra ver essa luta porque são dois espadachins insanos e eu não faço ideia de quem vai ganhar essa luta de ela acontecer mas no geral esse foi outro ótimo volume de Vagabond espero que o Musashi continue melhorando ainda mais daqui pra frente a sua habilidade com a espada.
August 19, 2019
SEIJURO!!! 🤯 Holy smokes!
WOW, Musashi doesn’t cease to amaze me! What a BEAST he’s become! It also pleases me to see that the year he’d spent training with the OGs made him this humble.
So yeah, I’m hella proud of my boy. 😌👏🏽💪🏼
WOW, Musashi doesn’t cease to amaze me! What a BEAST he’s become! It also pleases me to see that the year he’d spent training with the OGs made him this humble.
So yeah, I’m hella proud of my boy. 😌👏🏽💪🏼
October 1, 2015
The Yoshioka brothers, Seijuro and Denshichiro are a study in contrast. Seijuro is the elder of the two but of smaller stature and baby-faced. Denshichiro is more physical imposing but the elder is a prodigy with the sword and thus deserved to inherit the swordsmanship school their father founded. Seijuro though is a lothario and frequents the pleasure houses of Kyoto while the younger stews over being less skilled with the sword than his brother.
As a character, Denshichiro has become more layered than his brother. He had some key moments here that showed that despite being so stern-faced, he's as human a fictional character can be.
Seijuro though is a bit of flake. If you've read this volume and the one preceding it, the reason is obvious, his character has reached the end but Denshichiro still has his defining moment ahead of him.
As a character, Denshichiro has become more layered than his brother. He had some key moments here that showed that despite being so stern-faced, he's as human a fictional character can be.
Seijuro though is a bit of flake. If you've read this volume and the one preceding it, the reason is obvious, his character has reached the end but Denshichiro still has his defining moment ahead of him.
April 11, 2022
I feel too sad to see the Yoshioka school this unruly. Seijuro's death had impacted the clan a great deal. I sympathized with Den when he was mourning while training at the same time. I never really liked Seijuro, but I loved how the art and the language tugged at your heartstrings. Takehiko used consistent emotive techniques in his style from the earliest volumes, which made this series poignant. You have a stone heart if you didn't shed a tear or two in those panels.
I'm starting to get irritated with Matahachi again! I just hope he finally gets to the rise of his arc. And with Otsu and Jotaro (and Kojiro albeit not in wholesome purpose) showing up in Kyoto, I knew we'll get a reunion—especially the specific panel when Takezo painted a lonely Otsu on the bridge of the Yagyu Clan, and their goodbyes. It made me realize how long the Sasaki Kojiro arc was and how long I was mostly consumed by it. I can only guess that they'll be seeing each other after the fight... or hoping.
We're about to see a Musashi vs Kojiro on the next volume!! I don't know whether to get excited or afraid about this one!! I love them both and I don't want anyone of them to be hurt or rather, die!! This is really making me anxious considering that the previous volume contained a foreshadowing of Denshichiro's defeat. I might say that if Den didn't allow the clan's plan of using the deaf swordsman, they will utilize him after Den's defeat, in retaliation.
Let's see what it will be... my heart is getting heavy.
I'm starting to get irritated with Matahachi again! I just hope he finally gets to the rise of his arc. And with Otsu and Jotaro (and Kojiro albeit not in wholesome purpose) showing up in Kyoto, I knew we'll get a reunion—especially the specific panel when Takezo painted a lonely Otsu on the bridge of the Yagyu Clan, and their goodbyes. It made me realize how long the Sasaki Kojiro arc was and how long I was mostly consumed by it. I can only guess that they'll be seeing each other after the fight... or hoping.
We're about to see a Musashi vs Kojiro on the next volume!! I don't know whether to get excited or afraid about this one!! I love them both and I don't want anyone of them to be hurt or rather, die!! This is really making me anxious considering that the previous volume contained a foreshadowing of Denshichiro's defeat. I might say that if Den didn't allow the clan's plan of using the deaf swordsman, they will utilize him after Den's defeat, in retaliation.
Let's see what it will be... my heart is getting heavy.
August 18, 2020
Oh, now I realize where the certificate came into Matahachi's hands. There were so many volumed in between that I forgot all about it and couldn't draw the connection until now.
This means that instead of getting to look forward to Kojiro's best buddy to show up again, turns out he snuffed it ages ago. Shame. This manga's really good at making you feel bad even for the minor characters - they didn't just enter into the story to die in a vacuum, you already know their story and how they ended up where they did.
This means that instead of getting to look forward to Kojiro's best buddy to show up again, turns out he snuffed it ages ago. Shame. This manga's really good at making you feel bad even for the minor characters - they didn't just enter into the story to die in a vacuum, you already know their story and how they ended up where they did.
September 17, 2021
Kojiro just grabbed a random woman lol. Matahachi useless as always.
June 18, 2021
توجي(نسيت اسمه معرف لو صح) اخيراً مات ؟!؟!؟؟ اول ما طلع حقيقي انزعجت حرفياً لا انا ولا موساشي فاضيين لسخافاته بس موساشي قطعه بضربه وحده اه🥰🥰🌸💟+صديق موساشي القديم اللعين الخاين السيء اللي نسيت اسمه انضرب وانكسر انفه ؟!؟! يس اخيراااً يارب يموت ويفكني 🥰🌸💗⭐️💟+كوجيرو البيبي يتمشى فالمدينة ويضحك ويبتسم لكل حد ويغازل البنات بعدين يمشي معاهم لين بيوتهم مثل الولد الصالح المذهل اللي هو عليه؟!؟! كل الحب وكل البوسات💟💟💟🎀🎀🎀🌸⭐️🌸🌸⭐️💗🥰🍰🍰🍰💞☹️+موساشي بيهزم كل احد من هالمدرسة وحرفياً مقدر اكون فخور اكثر ؟!؟!!! قبل سنة كان معهم والتطور اللي صارله ؟!؟؟!! اعظم سياف فالعالم🌸🥰🎀💟💞💕💗💞🌸🍰🌥
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January 17, 2021
Anche questo volume rasenta la perfezione: comincio ad accusare il fatto che “succeda poco” in 200 pagine.
Disegni fuori da ogni scala.
Disegni fuori da ogni scala.
July 6, 2023
At last Matahachi's cover gets blown. It was getting quite annoying.
July 10, 2023
Lo que estoy viviendo leyendo esto no tiene ningún tipo de sentido.
August 20, 2012
Musashi is still slicing and dicing, but not learning is lessons. All the main people, are now in Kyoto, but they do not know each other is in the city as well. The snow scenes are well drawn. I am so enjoying this series-I iwsh I could affod the set myself one day-just to study the pages-so many are pure art.
December 18, 2022
كوجيرو و موساشي كشكشكشكش
December 19, 2023
Hehe ok we back on track
December 22, 2023
It just gets better
October 30, 2016
The head of the Yoshioka clan - Seijuro - is dead after Musashi cut him last time. It was an awesome fight! He is a changed man and still his fight with Seijuro's brother Denshichiro is pending. He is now the talk of the town.
The setting of bringing Sasaki to fight Musashi instead of Denshichiro is awesome! and after the whole sets of volumes with Sasaki can't wait to see that happen.
Great volume and amazing artwork.
The setting of bringing Sasaki to fight Musashi instead of Denshichiro is awesome! and after the whole sets of volumes with Sasaki can't wait to see that happen.
Great volume and amazing artwork.
September 15, 2021
Tras la brutal (con todas las letras) muerte de Seijuro Yoshioka a manos de Musashi en el duelo producido entre ambos en la noche de Año Nuevo, el dojo Yoshioka sufre una pérdida irreparable y provoca un auténtico terremoto en la capital.
A su vez, Musashi queda no sólo malherido físicamente, sino afectado psicológicamente por vez primera tras la muerte de un rival. El tiempo que necesita para recuperarse de las heridas y prepararse para el combate contra Denshichiro que todavía sigue en pie también lo usará para meditar sobre lo acontecido y el por qué siente lo que siente.
Denshichiro queda muy afectado por lo sucedido y ante su estado, el dojo intentará evitar su combate contra Musashi y contratar los servicios de algún guerrero muy diestro y de renombre... y llega a sus oídos el cada vez más famoso nombre, al igual que el de Musashi, Kojiro Sasaki... lo cual se complica incluso más con el regreso también a la capital de Matahachi, que por más que le pase y desgracias que provoque, es una cucaracha que no aprende de sus errores y sigue viviendo de hacerse pasar por Kojiro Sasaki... al menos, mientras pueda.
Un grandioso tomo de necesaria transición que te hace plantearte más que nunca lo duro y hasta cierto punto estúpido que es la mentalidad masculina de vivir por la espada, por y para el combate, poniendo siempre tu vida en juego y dejando un reguero de muertes a tu paso.
¿Cuál es el por qué de esto? ¿Qué sentido tiene? ¿Cómo acabará el conflicto con los Yoshioka así como la conjunción de todos los elementos del manga hasta la fecha que al fin parecen unirse en un mismo punto?
Todas esas preguntas o al menos parte de ellas quedarán respondidas en el siguiente tomo o en los venideros, los cuales ojalá tuviera ya entre manos por me muero por leer.
Vagabond sigue siendo un manga absolutamente ejemplar y obligatorio que no hace sino mejorar y enganchar más a cada tomo que pasa.
A su vez, Musashi queda no sólo malherido físicamente, sino afectado psicológicamente por vez primera tras la muerte de un rival. El tiempo que necesita para recuperarse de las heridas y prepararse para el combate contra Denshichiro que todavía sigue en pie también lo usará para meditar sobre lo acontecido y el por qué siente lo que siente.
Denshichiro queda muy afectado por lo sucedido y ante su estado, el dojo intentará evitar su combate contra Musashi y contratar los servicios de algún guerrero muy diestro y de renombre... y llega a sus oídos el cada vez más famoso nombre, al igual que el de Musashi, Kojiro Sasaki... lo cual se complica incluso más con el regreso también a la capital de Matahachi, que por más que le pase y desgracias que provoque, es una cucaracha que no aprende de sus errores y sigue viviendo de hacerse pasar por Kojiro Sasaki... al menos, mientras pueda.
Un grandioso tomo de necesaria transición que te hace plantearte más que nunca lo duro y hasta cierto punto estúpido que es la mentalidad masculina de vivir por la espada, por y para el combate, poniendo siempre tu vida en juego y dejando un reguero de muertes a tu paso.
¿Cuál es el por qué de esto? ¿Qué sentido tiene? ¿Cómo acabará el conflicto con los Yoshioka así como la conjunción de todos los elementos del manga hasta la fecha que al fin parecen unirse en un mismo punto?
Todas esas preguntas o al menos parte de ellas quedarán respondidas en el siguiente tomo o en los venideros, los cuales ojalá tuviera ya entre manos por me muero por leer.
Vagabond sigue siendo un manga absolutamente ejemplar y obligatorio que no hace sino mejorar y enganchar más a cada tomo que pasa.
October 12, 2023
4.5 ⭐
اهلا بيك في نادي فقدان متعة الوصول يا موساشي
12-10-2023
اهلا بيك في نادي فقدان متعة الوصول يا موساشي
12-10-2023
May 14, 2024
A rather eventful volume, even though the Seijūrō duel proves to be surprisingly anticlimactic. Which is a somewhat interesting plot choice. And I'm glad Seijūrō's character has been made a bit more rounded.
Overall characterisation has improved since the early volumes. It's not all about the chad Musashi and his cartoonish friends anymore. Even minor secondary characters are afforded some space now, they have their own stories. And the main characters are becoming less and less one-dimensional.
Seijūrō, the head libertine of the manga, is revealed to be ultimately not as dedicated to his debauchery as he was painted to be. Behind the scenes, he was still a hustler. Which is not really that surprising, one could sense his hedonism was a bit of a facade.
But Kojiro, our baby-faced savage, discovering his body in other ways than the respectable way of the sword? Now, that I didn't expect. Our newest loverboy approaches corporeality with the same kind of naivety as every other thing in his life. He's just a force of nature, he's not a saint, and I like it.
Musashi, on the other hand, seems to be intent on following the path of a tormented romantic, always longing for Otsu while remaining invariably chaste. His internal monologue continues to go through ebbs and flows of self-doubt and existential dread, but nevertheless he sticks to his murderous ways in an almost autistic manner. What a goofy goober.
With everyone gathered in Kyoto at the same time, shit's bouta go down, I guess. Somehow I can't say I'm like terribly, wholeheartedly excited for what's to come. But I'm hooked nonetheless.
Overall characterisation has improved since the early volumes. It's not all about the chad Musashi and his cartoonish friends anymore. Even minor secondary characters are afforded some space now, they have their own stories. And the main characters are becoming less and less one-dimensional.
Seijūrō, the head libertine of the manga, is revealed to be ultimately not as dedicated to his debauchery as he was painted to be. Behind the scenes, he was still a hustler. Which is not really that surprising, one could sense his hedonism was a bit of a facade.
But Kojiro, our baby-faced savage, discovering his body in other ways than the respectable way of the sword? Now, that I didn't expect. Our newest loverboy approaches corporeality with the same kind of naivety as every other thing in his life. He's just a force of nature, he's not a saint, and I like it.
Musashi, on the other hand, seems to be intent on following the path of a tormented romantic, always longing for Otsu while remaining invariably chaste. His internal monologue continues to go through ebbs and flows of self-doubt and existential dread, but nevertheless he sticks to his murderous ways in an almost autistic manner. What a goofy goober.
With everyone gathered in Kyoto at the same time, shit's bouta go down, I guess. Somehow I can't say I'm like terribly, wholeheartedly excited for what's to come. But I'm hooked nonetheless.
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February 20, 2020
Me encantan estos tomos en los que están todos cerca de encontrarse pero se cruzan y no se ven, en cierta forma creo que reflejan el estado de Musashi, que tampoco se encuentra a sí mismo después de la lucha con Seijuro, derrotar a su oponente inalcanzable lo deja algo vacío, porque no recuerda la forma en la que lo derrotó, y eso hace que piense que todavía "le falta". Es un buen tomo, tranquilo, que va creando algo de tensión para lo que se viene.
August 11, 2022
Esa sensación de insatisfacción a pesar de haber alcanzado una meta lo puedo comprender y así es como se siente Musashi en este volumen. Me gustó mucho! Y como siempre está en juego el honor y la reputación de un clan poderoso.
El único que me causó lástima fue Matahachi y su sentimiento de inferioridad por estarse comparando con Takezo.
El único que me causó lástima fue Matahachi y su sentimiento de inferioridad por estarse comparando con Takezo.
September 22, 2024
Masashi is recovering from his match against Seijuro, but doesn't feel as accomplished as he expected? He's sleeping, resting... moping, I'd say. Which is cool! Also Matahachi is, stupidly, still parading around the city under his false name. You're a wanted man in this city! The real dude is in this city! Come on, bro, why are you constantly so pathetic?
November 18, 2023
uno de mis tomos favoritos de los 22 que llevo. la reputación de musashi crece exponencialmente sin que él mismo sea consciente de ello. vuelven personajes como otsu, matahachi o kojiro, como piezas de un tablero que se prepara para una jugada increíble.
September 12, 2024
This was awesome !
From the deciding battle with Yoshioka to Musashi finally coming to terms with the fact that life is more than simply killing and the set up for the next issue ... dang! Kojiro vs Musashi . Let it come!
From the deciding battle with Yoshioka to Musashi finally coming to terms with the fact that life is more than simply killing and the set up for the next issue ... dang! Kojiro vs Musashi . Let it come!
August 29, 2019
Really awesome samurai manga!! Lots of awesome fights, love the story and art 😻😻⛩⚔️😁❤️❤️
January 17, 2021
A "bridge" volume, connecting the two big fights of the arch. Nothing to complain about here, but it is interesting how Kojiro has finally met "Kojiro". We'll have to see what comes out of that...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 23, 2021
Shit is about to go down 🔥🔥🔥 Proud of how fast my man has come though. Really learned some humility from the old geezers. Bet that future fight between him and Kojiro is gonna be insane.
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