Vagabond, Vol. 8
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- Author：Takehiko Inoue
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Summary
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Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time。 The quintessential warrior-philosopher， Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings， a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy。 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。
Musashi has returned to Kyoto one year after he last attempted to take on the mighty Yoshioka School， and the entire city is abuzz anticipating the rematch to come。 When the elder disciples of the Yoshioka discover the unbelievable progress Musashi has made along the way of the sword， they plot to defeat him however they can—even if it means resorting to dishonorable means。
Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time。 The quintessential warrior-philosopher， Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings， a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy。 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。
Musashi has returned to Kyoto one year after he last attempted to take on the mighty Yoshioka School， and the entire city is abuzz anticipating the rematch to come。 When the elder disciples of the Yoshioka discover the unbelievable progress Musashi has made along the way of the sword， they plot to defeat him however they can—even if it means resorting to dishonorable means。
Reviews
Gergő Esze
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Elképesztő még milyen mélységekbe tud menni ez a történet。 Musashi vs。 Senjichiro WOW！Matahachi továbbra is küzd， hogy fontos legyen valami szempontból。Musashi-Kojiro találkozás fantasztikus， ahogy előrevetít mindent miközben két faággal küzdenek。Denshichiro készülése a csatáraA Yoshioka tanítványok， ahogy szeretnék megmenteni Dent a haláltól。 Gyakorlatilag kiemelkedő pillanatról kiemelkedő pillantra váltunk végig。
Drizztl
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8/10
M。D。 Williams
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Really liked it。 More to come later。
Chad de Lisle
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There are some pacing challenges with these books， as much as I love them -- and sometimes the choreography can get a bit confusing （meaning that I'm having to read and re-read panels to understand the actions of the characters in space） There are some pacing challenges with these books， as much as I love them -- and sometimes the choreography can get a bit confusing （meaning that I'm having to read and re-read panels to understand the actions of the characters in space） 。。。more
Adam
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4。5 stars
Arun
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Just another amazing volume， like the one before， and I'm sure like the one to follow。 We are still journeying with Musashi on his quest to be invincible under the sun。 Just another amazing volume， like the one before， and I'm sure like the one to follow。 We are still journeying with Musashi on his quest to be invincible under the sun。 。。。more
Etienne
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Again a very good volume in the Vagabond series。 I was expecting the big confrontation to happen in this one but it looks like we’ll to wait a bit more for it to happen。 I love how the author merge all the plot and storyline we have follow so far in the series and now seeing all come together it just very fun。 Love it！
Iman
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Musashi mengalahkan Yoshioka dengan membelah tubuhnya secara diagonal。 Omg。
Tommie Diloreto
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This volume contains some of the best panels and arcs of the series
Terry
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This series continues to be awesome。 The art is simply gorgeous and the story compelling and engrossing， whether we are experiencing quiet moments or violent action。 I am constantly amazed at how Takehiko Inoue is able to repeat patterns and ideas， but does so in such a way that he always sems to be bringing something new to the page and never ends up appearing boring or redundant。 We start off with a bang （that may seem in some ways a bit anti-climactic） as Musashi immediately kills Seijuro， th This series continues to be awesome。 The art is simply gorgeous and the story compelling and engrossing， whether we are experiencing quiet moments or violent action。 I am constantly amazed at how Takehiko Inoue is able to repeat patterns and ideas， but does so in such a way that he always sems to be bringing something new to the page and never ends up appearing boring or redundant。 We start off with a bang （that may seem in some ways a bit anti-climactic） as Musashi immediately kills Seijuro， the head of the famous Yoshioko school of swordsmanship and elder brother of Denshichiro， who is in the midst of preparing for the long arranged duel he had made with the wandering ronin a year earlier。Immediately after this Musashi meets an old man who， sensing something special about the swordsman， invites him to his home as a guest。 Unbeknownst to Musashi it is the great sword sharpener Hon’ami Koetsu who has intervened in his life。 It appears that Musashi is not the only wandering master of the sword that has been taken in by the famous artisan， as we discover that Sasaki Kojiro is also staying as a guest of Koetsu and his wife and has developed quite a palyful bond with the elderly couple。 Indeed， the two act as surrogate parents to the two orphans of the sword， providing them with an experience of family that neither of them had as a child。 Just as Hon’ami sensed the powerful ki in both of them they each recognize a worthy peer in the other and， given the setting in which they find themselves， they develop an almost sibling rivalry as they size each other up while ‘playing’ in the snow with Musashi acting as the ‘elder brother’ often nonplussed and irritated at the seemingly childish actions of Kojiro。 As the Yoshioka disciples， upon learning of Seijuro’s death， search relentlessly （though fruitlessly） for Musashi and hatch a plan to have a stand-in replace Denshichiro in the coming conflict in the fear that they will lose all， Musashi learns about himself from both his host and the child-like Kojiro and suddenly appreciates the need to let go of the seemingly limitless rage that has fueled him to this point in order to regain the natural affinity he had with the sword as a child; an affinity that Kojiro shows in spades。Meanwhile both Matahatchi， Otsu and Jotaro come to Kyoto without knowing that they are once again fortuitously crossing paths with Musashi on the eve of his great duel。 Matahatchi becomes embroiled in this when the Yoshioka， having heard rumours of his superlative skill， attempt to recruit Kojiro as their stand-in for the duel and Matahatchi happens to once again be in the right place at the right time （or is it the wrong place at the wrong time？） in order to try and manipulate circumstances to take advantage of the situation。In the last few pages we finally come to the duel with Denshichiro which shows Musashi evaluating several attacks in his mind as the two face off in silence， appearing to the impatient crowd to be doing nothing。 In the end we have a cliffhanger with Musashi making an almost fatal error as he finally runs forward to attack his foe。 Has his new sense of ease and naturalness cost him his killing edge？ Only time， and the next volume， will tell。 。。。more
Dylan Michael
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9/10Musashi is back and the conflicts are super dope。
Artemy
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This volume builds up towards and ends up right at Musashi's duel against Yoshioka Denshichiro， so it's a hell of a cliffhanger — although， let's be real， even if we weren't talking about actual historical events here we would still already know that Denshichiro has absolutely no chance。 But that's hardly the most important thing happening in this volume， because THEY FINALLY MET。 Yes， Musashi and Kojiro have finally officially crossed paths， and their first encounter is。。。 super cute？ Like， alm This volume builds up towards and ends up right at Musashi's duel against Yoshioka Denshichiro， so it's a hell of a cliffhanger — although， let's be real， even if we weren't talking about actual historical events here we would still already know that Denshichiro has absolutely no chance。 But that's hardly the most important thing happening in this volume， because THEY FINALLY MET。 Yes， Musashi and Kojiro have finally officially crossed paths， and their first encounter is。。。 super cute？ Like， almost romantically so！ The two are just fooling around with a snowman， trying to cut it in half with a tiny wooden branch。 It sounds silly， but there is so much tension in those scenes， it's absolutely incredible what Inoue is doing here。 He makes you wish that these two future rivals would rather become good friends。 It's a real shame that one of them is destined to be killed by the other。 。。。more
E。 G。
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--Vagabond， Volume 8Glossary and Background InformationVagabond Storyboards: A peek into the making of VagabondAuthor Comments
Perusing Panels
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These last two omnibuses have been fantastic！ Need the next one ASAP！
Jesus Flores
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El final de la batalla del libro anterior Luego una pausa， pero llena de acción， pues el clan Yoshioka tiene que lidiar con el duelo que paso， y el que va a ocurrir en varios días。 Y aparte Kojiro se mezcla lateralmente en la historia。 Nuevamente cliffhanger al final， inicio del duelo。
Kaleb
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As much as I love the moments of visceral action， when the book is teeming with blood and gore， this series truly shines during its more tranquil moments when the characters take the time to ponder their place in this great， big world。 Gazing at Inoue's breathtaking depiction of nature never fails to put me at ease。 It's difficult to articulate the feelings I experience whenever I read it。 Suffice to say， it's something you must read if you're ever feeling lost。 I'm still perplexed at how a mang As much as I love the moments of visceral action， when the book is teeming with blood and gore， this series truly shines during its more tranquil moments when the characters take the time to ponder their place in this great， big world。 Gazing at Inoue's breathtaking depiction of nature never fails to put me at ease。 It's difficult to articulate the feelings I experience whenever I read it。 Suffice to say， it's something you must read if you're ever feeling lost。 I'm still perplexed at how a manga about battles between bloodthirsty men can be so damn relaxing。 I think this might be my favorite volume yet。 。。。more
Alejandro Montero
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Increible， estoy enganchadisimo。 Me encanta， no se que mas decir！ Como no he leido esto antes， no lo se！
🌈💜SAVINA🦋✨
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 Stars Volume 22 - 4 Stars I don't care what anyone says， Musashi is invincible - I just loved seeing him in this volume， I've missed being immersed in his journey and seeing how much he's grown as a swordsman and man in general。 I'm interested to see where this drama is going， Matahachi has finally been captured and Sasaki is being used。 Will Musashi remember their encounter， will he know who he's fighting ？ - and vice versa。 I'm so intrigued to see where these both their journeys are taking 4。5 Stars Volume 22 - 4 Stars I don't care what anyone says， Musashi is invincible - I just loved seeing him in this volume， I've missed being immersed in his journey and seeing how much he's grown as a swordsman and man in general。 I'm interested to see where this drama is going， Matahachi has finally been captured and Sasaki is being used。 Will Musashi remember their encounter， will he know who he's fighting ？ - and vice versa。 I'm so intrigued to see where these both their journeys are taking them ！ The exploration of consciousness is so great in Vagabond， both the last volume and this one really delve into the realm of soulfulness and it's so well done， it's as if you need to be shrouded in this conscious atmosphere to understand the complexity， density and funnily enough the simplicity of the dimensions Musashi is exploring。 I love Takehiko， he's present in every page and illustration， his soul is one of the reasons I'm so captivated by not only Musashi but this series as a whole ！ Love love love - now let's get back to the drama ！ Volume 23 - 4 Stars Another great volume :） Matahachi's scheming was grand， seriously it was interesting to see a con man at work， and his mindset - so bloody strange to experience ！ The segment on sword sharpening was really insightful， the beauty of a sword is only apparent when it ceases to be anything but a weapon - that's profound， something I will have to keep thinking over to completely grasp。 I really appreciated Hon'ami's talk about the depth of one's unique colour and seeking out that one hue rather then tackling all types of hues - another piece of information I want to dwell on and understand at its full potential。。。I'm really intrigued to see who will fight Denshichiro， Ueda （who's just been banished :O）， Sasaki ？？ Really intrigued let's find out :D Volume 24 - 4。5 Stars Definitely a volume I want to revisit， the conscious philosophy was astounding， so profound that i didn't completely grasp the essence of what Takehiko was conveying - so I'm making it a goal to revisit and learn until I understand the density of the message。 I really like the fact that Sasaki has a quality Musashi once had and has lost， I think being one with nature is something that Musashi will need to become what he once was， I do feel like a minuscule amount of him has been tarnished - however in saying that， this part of him has proceeded anything he ever was so it's strange to comprehend。 Again something I want to revisit in the future along my journey :） I really enjoyed the part where Matahachi faces up to the Yoshioka samurai， it was so brave and reminded me of the first few chapters he was in - back before he was a traitor， thief， cheat， liar and arson。。。 Although I do despise him it was really nice too see :） Now for the fight - OMG I can't believe it's come to it finally， and Wth was that with Musashi forgetting to draw his sword， he's such a goof but so amazing - I'm scared for him but I know he will move forward ！ Yay lets read the next volume ！ Omg and Otsū and Jōtarō and Matahachi's Mama and Takuan :OOO everyone's back ！ 。。。more
Keiran Thegreat
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This， the eighth， Vizbig Vagabond collection is one of the best so far in a superb range。 If you have not read the first seven volumes this is far from the ideal place to start - many established characters appear briefly and their significance relies upon having read earlier volumes。 This volume deals with the build up to the duel mentioned in volume 7 and focuses on the characters and relationships of the duellists to those around them and in their past。 A masterpiece creation of a great story This， the eighth， Vizbig Vagabond collection is one of the best so far in a superb range。 If you have not read the first seven volumes this is far from the ideal place to start - many established characters appear briefly and their significance relies upon having read earlier volumes。 This volume deals with the build up to the duel mentioned in volume 7 and focuses on the characters and relationships of the duellists to those around them and in their past。 A masterpiece creation of a great storyteller and artist。 。。。more
Michael
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The artwork in this series seems to get better and better and that says alot。 The details in the drawings and Inoue's ability to draw faces and express emotions is amazing。 I also enjoy the storylines converging。 The different personalities and physical statures of the main characters reflecting their own unique personalities。 The artwork in this series seems to get better and better and that says alot。 The details in the drawings and Inoue's ability to draw faces and express emotions is amazing。 I also enjoy the storylines converging。 The different personalities and physical statures of the main characters reflecting their own unique personalities。 。。。more
Paul
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Best in a while with the main characters crossing paths and （as usual） leaving you with a good cliffhanger
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