Vagabond, Vol. 4
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- Author：Takehiko Inoue
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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 endeavors to take on sword master Yagyū Sekishūsai， a man recognized by many to be the greatest swordsman of his time。 But with Sekishūsai far past his prime， does Musashi truly believe that killing a seemingly helpless old man in his sleep will take him further along the path？
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 endeavors to take on sword master Yagyū Sekishūsai， a man recognized by many to be the greatest swordsman of his time。 But with Sekishūsai far past his prime， does Musashi truly believe that killing a seemingly helpless old man in his sleep will take him further along the path？
Reviews
The_Mad_Swede
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This volume picks up where the third omnibus left off， with Miyamoto Musashi picking a fight with the main disciples of Yagyū Sekishūsai， the sword master with whom Otsū is currently staying。While the Yagyū arc comes to end， the narrative strands of Musashi's old childhood friend Matahachi， who is an impostor， using the identity of a Sasaki Kojiro， are further explored。 Also， in this omnibus， the mysterious Shishido Baiken， master of the chain and sickle， is introduced。Takehiko Inoue's historica This volume picks up where the third omnibus left off， with Miyamoto Musashi picking a fight with the main disciples of Yagyū Sekishūsai， the sword master with whom Otsū is currently staying。While the Yagyū arc comes to end， the narrative strands of Musashi's old childhood friend Matahachi， who is an impostor， using the identity of a Sasaki Kojiro， are further explored。 Also， in this omnibus， the mysterious Shishido Baiken， master of the chain and sickle， is introduced。Takehiko Inoue's historically based samurai manga continues to draw me further into its layers of plot and character development。 。。。more
Ricardo
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Mushashi’s path to become the greatest samurai continues as the obstacles he has yet to overcome are a bit tougher than what he expected。 In this fourth tome not only will Musashi’s life collide with the past but also with the idea of what it means to become invincible。 Another masterpiece by the amazing Inoue Takehiko。 How great of an artist you have to be in order to carry a story so grand in scope with page-turning dialogue and jaw dropping visuals。 I tell y’all I’m forever impressed by this Mushashi’s path to become the greatest samurai continues as the obstacles he has yet to overcome are a bit tougher than what he expected。 In this fourth tome not only will Musashi’s life collide with the past but also with the idea of what it means to become invincible。 Another masterpiece by the amazing Inoue Takehiko。 How great of an artist you have to be in order to carry a story so grand in scope with page-turning dialogue and jaw dropping visuals。 I tell y’all I’m forever impressed by this man’s talent。 The fight scenes， the doubt， the horrors of men， the raw emotions， the gore and the consequences; everything masterfully done and wrapped in this thick volume。 I swear you get so immersed it’s like every scene suddenly starts to flow seamlessly， like you’re binging a couple of epic episode。 I cannot wait to dive right into tome #5， and because of that I’m giving this one 5/5 stars。 Believe me if I could give it 100 stars I would in a blink of an eye。 。。。more
Chris
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This feels like a turning point of some sort for Musashi。 He's still on his quest to battle the greatest fighters in the land in his quest to become invincible， but the face off with the master of Yagyu is quite different than that of his battle with Inshun previously。He reunites with Otsu who he clearly has feelings for but realises that he could be cut down at any time and it would be unfair to once again leave her alone， the same goes for his young prone-to-crying disciple Jotaro。 So he sets This feels like a turning point of some sort for Musashi。 He's still on his quest to battle the greatest fighters in the land in his quest to become invincible， but the face off with the master of Yagyu is quite different than that of his battle with Inshun previously。He reunites with Otsu who he clearly has feelings for but realises that he could be cut down at any time and it would be unfair to once again leave her alone， the same goes for his young prone-to-crying disciple Jotaro。 So he sets off alone， with the two of them trailing behind， unwilling to let him go。Matahachi， Musashi's friend from the village continues to evolve into a different person seemingly in the opposite direction of his friend。 He's become more of a drunk， more of a fool， more and more pathetic。 I do look forward to their eventual reunion。As usual the artwork is fantastic， and even more symbolic in this volume than previously。 Even though the story was beginning to feel a bit repetitive， the artwork is enough to keep me hooked。 。。。more
Drizztl
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9/10
Robert Lee
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We get a little more background into the past of some of the main characters。 One guess， Takezo and Matahachi want to be stronger。 Seriously， none of the main characters have a personality that is quite that likable。 Musahi's only driving motivation is to just continue to fight other masters to become stronger。 Matahachi continues to be a failure at making a name for himself by adopting a fake name and Samurai status。 Otsu is the bland love interest in a love triangle。 And Jotaro is still the st We get a little more background into the past of some of the main characters。 One guess， Takezo and Matahachi want to be stronger。 Seriously， none of the main characters have a personality that is quite that likable。 Musahi's only driving motivation is to just continue to fight other masters to become stronger。 Matahachi continues to be a failure at making a name for himself by adopting a fake name and Samurai status。 Otsu is the bland love interest in a love triangle。 And Jotaro is still the standard cliched kid sidekick。 Yet it's still an interesting and fast read。 Takehiko Inoue's art is still compelling and detailed as can be。 The action scenes as can be expected are quick and fluid。 。。。more
NANA
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3。75/5
Aildiin
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When I picked this I was almost ready to drop the serie。 I was forcing myself to read books I had purchased but I was not enthusiastic about it。And suddenly the magic finally gripped me and I have become a fan。It's hard to explain why， the art is definitely the best it has been so far but it's not only that。 When I picked this I was almost ready to drop the serie。 I was forcing myself to read books I had purchased but I was not enthusiastic about it。And suddenly the magic finally gripped me and I have become a fan。It's hard to explain why， the art is definitely the best it has been so far but it's not only that。 。。。more
Robin Jonsson
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Haven’t read vagabond in some time since this is the last volume I currently have。 Gotta say this is in my top 5 series。 So so good。
Ali
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4。5
Arun
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Another fast paced read and we are getting to understand the no sword even more especially Musashi。
Etienne
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Great！ Again！
Maksym Karpovets
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Думав， що попередній том був нереальний， а виявилось， що цей перевершив усі мої очікування。 Якщо я десь трішки сумнівався раніше， що це краща манґа у моєму житті （хоча їх взагалі мало було， що там казати）， то тепер можу твердо сказати: це шедевральний комікс。 Про малюнок вже не хочу навіть зайвий раз згадувати， адже Іноуе тримає настільки високу планку， що мені просто цікаво: а скільки часу він витрачає на одну панель， особливо деталізовану？ Кожен листочок， кожен візерунок， кожна архітектуарна д Думав， що попередній том був нереальний， а виявилось， що цей перевершив усі мої очікування。 Якщо я десь трішки сумнівався раніше， що це краща манґа у моєму житті （хоча їх взагалі мало було， що там казати）， то тепер можу твердо сказати: це шедевральний комікс。 Про малюнок вже не хочу навіть зайвий раз згадувати， адже Іноуе тримає настільки високу планку， що мені просто цікаво: а скільки часу він витрачає на одну панель， особливо деталізовану？ Кожен листочок， кожен візерунок， кожна архітектуарна деталь -- все прописано ідеально。 Інколи просто зависаєш， як вже говорив， і медитуєш над окремими фреймами。 Особливо мені подобається як Такехіко то сповільнює， то прискорює темп розповіді， тобто повністю володіє часом， а це вже рівень。 До того ж， виразною особливістю його манери є те， що бойові сцени можуть тривати декілька глав， тобто спокійно займати третину книги （понад двісті сторінок）。 Щодо самого сюжету， то саме це мене остаточно й вразило у цьому томі。 Іноуе тепер не тільки показує еволюцію фізичного та духовного шляху Маямото Мусаші， але його взаємин із різними персонажами。 Що найцікавіше， то це стягування сюжетних ниток із попередніх томів， які проявляються у несподіваних твістах。 Це говорить про те， що цю манґу потрібно уважно читати， хоча й легкий і швидкий темп наративу наче й не передбачає цього。 Мені навіть довелося трохи напружитись， щоб пригадати деякі важливі моменти。 Найбільше мене вразила сюжетна лінія із Матахачі， другом Мусаші。 Він тепер не тільки відтіняє позитивні риси Мусаші， але й постає як драматчна фігура， яка буквально руйнує інші життя через власну слабкість。 Постає цілком логічне й важке моральне питання: а чи вартий життя він？ Чи повинен він нарешті здатись і розповісти про своє справжнє обличчя？ Річ у тім， що ми так часто хочемо бути кращими， аніж є， але у кого це виходить （як-от у Мусаші）， а хтось губить себе й інших。 От реально цікаво， що буде далі з цим персонажем， а також яку роль зіграє Мусаші в цій історії。 。。。more
Stuart Collie
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Fuckin great stuff， each time I read this series it manages to simultaneously ramp up the action and delve deeper into zen philosophy。 Wild
Jousef W。
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Musashi's journey is steady until he gets to the Yagyu clan's master。 He's a decrepit man， what does Musashi gain from killing him？ What does becoming the Invincible Swordsman really mean？I enjoy Musashi's constant struggle of the mind， challenging himself to become a better swordsman。 He doesn't know how exactly， he already has the skill set to slice through groups of enemies。 Even the best are no match to him。 So finding out the philosophy of being the best swordsman is much more interesting t Musashi's journey is steady until he gets to the Yagyu clan's master。 He's a decrepit man， what does Musashi gain from killing him？ What does becoming the Invincible Swordsman really mean？I enjoy Musashi's constant struggle of the mind， challenging himself to become a better swordsman。 He doesn't know how exactly， he already has the skill set to slice through groups of enemies。 Even the best are no match to him。 So finding out the philosophy of being the best swordsman is much more interesting than a training montage， which this book surely isn't。This is pure beauty！ Again， Takehiko Inoue delivers stunning art and his writing is perfect。 The scene with Yagyu could have been a bit shorter though。 Not my favorite book in the series but it's still a great one。 。。。more
Dylan Michael
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9/10I guess Vagabond was a slow burn for me cuz damn now I’m loving it so much。 One thing I have to remember is that it’s an adaptation of a novel， and it feels that way。 It lets the environments and facial expressions do the talking instead of a million speech bubbles。 This is a special manga no doubt。
Alex
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This is for books 4 and 5。Art - the art continues to be good。 The line art and hatching techniques are ones that tend to make everything looks sort of dirty and dark and muddled to me。 It's not as clean or as defined as some of my favorite manga。 It does give it a unique look that can really work， but overall I feel it takes away clarity and adds a style I don't personally find appealing。In addition the character designs are are all very similar。 Couple that with names I can't remember and it ca This is for books 4 and 5。Art - the art continues to be good。 The line art and hatching techniques are ones that tend to make everything looks sort of dirty and dark and muddled to me。 It's not as clean or as defined as some of my favorite manga。 It does give it a unique look that can really work， but overall I feel it takes away clarity and adds a style I don't personally find appealing。In addition the character designs are are all very similar。 Couple that with names I can't remember and it can be hard to distinguish who they are talking about or who I am even looking at。 I understand it's historical but having the characters look and dress the same often with similar hair styles becomes monotonous and difficult to follow。That said - some of the fights look astounding - particularly the fight the ended book 5 when the surrogate father was facing off against the half naked drunk。 And another excellent artistic moment was Musashi's fight against the school disciples。 The way the art flows often completely without words or dialogue - reminds me of visual poetry。 It guides your eye very well and the panel layout is almost uniformly excellent。 I think this is the saving grace of the series for me。 It often can have almost full chapters with no dialogue and still be exciting and visually guide your eye in a pleasing way。 It's like taking in a poem - simple， graceful， and elegant。Story - the story continues to be straightforward。 It surprisingly continues to follow a shonen manga trope of - I want to be the very best， I will search the land for strong guys to fight and beat up to prove I'm the best。 Thankfully they interrupted Musashi's rather generic plot line to introduce his rival and build up his background。 Kojiro's surrogate father's story was much more compelling and acted as a great refresher since the Musashi storyline was getting kind of stale to me。 I actually liked he and his son's relationship and the story had stakes because I wasn't sure who would live or die。Dialogue - seems like a good translation， the dialogue is readable and appears to gel well with the intended vibe， setting， and characters。I can begin to see why this manga is held in such high regard。 The visual story telling can be quite excellent。 If I enjoyed the hatching aesthetic more I think I would be more into it。 But as it stands it's usually compelling enough to continue。 。。。more
Patrick
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This series is good。 That is all。
Yanique Gillana
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Finally， all of our characters are in the same place。。。。 almost。
Eva Inzu
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Vagabond #1 #2 #3 #4Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue ini merupakan adaptasi Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa。 Saya sudah agak2 lupa sih cerita Musashi-nya Yoshikawa dan saya juga berhenti di hmm… mungkin 70%。。 Meski aura-nya ada kemiripan dengan kisah Yoshikawa， namun （jujur） kisah Inoue ini lebih enak dibaca， lebih asyik， hidup dengan gambarnya。。 Dan tentu saja tidak semonoton narasi。 Tapi mungkin dengan mempertimbangkan saya membaca buku Musashi non stop maka wajar saja kalau terasa monoton dan tidak lupa Vagabond #1 #2 #3 #4Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue ini merupakan adaptasi Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa。 Saya sudah agak2 lupa sih cerita Musashi-nya Yoshikawa dan saya juga berhenti di hmm… mungkin 70%。。 Meski aura-nya ada kemiripan dengan kisah Yoshikawa， namun （jujur） kisah Inoue ini lebih enak dibaca， lebih asyik， hidup dengan gambarnya。。 Dan tentu saja tidak semonoton narasi。 Tapi mungkin dengan mempertimbangkan saya membaca buku Musashi non stop maka wajar saja kalau terasa monoton dan tidak lupa kesenangan saya sebagai orang Sumatra dengan klimaks2 tidak terpuaskan oleh gaya bercerita Yoshikawa， jadi sangatlah emejing saya membaca >50% Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa dalam kurang dari seminggu。。 We can call it good stuff？！ Yes， yes， definitely wajib dibaca。 Dan Takehiko Inoue。。 Fyi， saya punya karakter klasik favorit yaitu cowok kuat。。 Semacam kebanyakan karakter manga yang sering muncul di komik jepang tahun 80an。。 Ahh saya belum menyelam lebih dalam dengan dunia ini sehingga tidak dapat menyebutkan istilahnya maupun nama jaman-nya。 Tapi。。 Inoue ini termasuk salah satu mangaka yang menciptakan karakter2 demikian。。 Dramatis dan hangat sekaligus。。 Untuk kali ini saya membaca pertama kalinya Vagabond untuk ceritanya saja， saya tidak membaca informasi lainnya seperti sinopsis dalam tiap buku， informasi sejarah， dan lainnya。。 Murni membaca kisahnya。。 Tipe yang nggak sabar membaca sampai akhir。 Mungkin di sesi berikutnya saya akan lebih memperhatikan yang lainnya。 Untuk buku yang saya baca ini merupakan edisi bahasa Inggris yang dikeluarkan oleh Viz Media， merupakan salah satu koleksi VizBig， yaitu semacam omnibus。。 Jadi untuk Vagabond ini normalnya kalau di Indonesia kayaknya ada di 37 jilid， mungkin sama aja dimana aja untuk edisi yang sama。。 Namun untuk edisi VizBig cukup 12 jilid， dalam satu jilid edisi VizBig ada tiga jilid edisi normal。 Perbandingan dengan buku Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa tidak akan saya lakukan dikarenakan saya sudah lupa jadi mungkin saya akan baca ulang dulu Musashi baru bisa memberi perbandingan yang lebih lengkap。 Mungkin di video youtube？！ Berikut lebih ke ikhtisar dengan gaya chaptering-nya Eiji Yoshikawa di Musashi yang lebih sebagai pengingat buat saya pribadi。Vagabond #1---cek di buku pertama---Vagabond #2---cek di buku kedua---Untuk saya， poin2 ini bukanlah spoiler。 Kenapa？ Karena dalam kisah Samurai sulit men-spoiler-kan suatu ide。 Inti dari kisah samurai sebenarnya ada pada proses， perjalanan si samurai。 Selalu seperti itu。 Poin2 ini lebih ke ide yang kemudian berkembang。。 Buat saya sebagai pengingat yang akan membantu mengembangkan ingatan saya pada event2 lainnya saat poin itu berlangsung， jadi tidak semua saya tulis lengkap， hanya seputar di karakter utama saja atau yang menurut saya penting。Vagabond #3---cek di buku ketiga---Vagabond #4-Pertemuan kembali dengan Otsu-Pertemuan dengan Yagu Sekishusai Muneyoshi-Jotaro dan Otsu mencari Musashi-Pertarungan dengan Shishido Baiken04-01-2019 。。。more
E。 G。
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--Vagabond， Volume 4Glossary and Background InformationVagabond Storyboards: A peek into the making of VagabondAuthor Comments
Terry
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I had initially put this volume at 4。5， but upon reflection， and after going back to it prior to writing the review， I can’t give it anything other than 5 stars。 Simply put the art is stunning （as usual） and the story is engrossing。 I can’t deny that there is definitely a sense of repetition to the story of Miyamoto Musashi and his quest for perfection in the way of the sword， but the sameness lies more in a cyclical progression as he continually faces a new challenge in the form of some new cha I had initially put this volume at 4。5， but upon reflection， and after going back to it prior to writing the review， I can’t give it anything other than 5 stars。 Simply put the art is stunning （as usual） and the story is engrossing。 I can’t deny that there is definitely a sense of repetition to the story of Miyamoto Musashi and his quest for perfection in the way of the sword， but the sameness lies more in a cyclical progression as he continually faces a new challenge in the form of some new champion swordsman， the details of which differ while the overall arc is similar。 In each of these challenges Musashi is continually learning and progressing as he overcomes not only his external foes， but his greatest enemy: his own worst nature。 Musashi is slowly learning that what he first took as a means of mastery over the world through the exploitation of his wild strength is really a quest to master himself and his own inner nature。The volume opens with the continuation of Musashi vs the Yagyu disciples wherein he shows his new confidence and mastery learned from his battles with the Hozoin as he attempts to fight his way to the renowned Sekishusai who， unbeknownst to Musashi， lies ill under the nursing hand of Otsu。 Despite being a favourite of the master of the Yagyu and finally having found something apporaching a family in her new community Otsu finds herself discontented as she pines for Takezo and recalls her old life with sadness。 As is becoming a common trope in the story Otsu proves to be both an unwitting and a purposeful distraction to Musashi in his contest against the Yagyu， nearly costing him his life。 Otsu and Musashi have a bittersweet reunion in which Otsu discovers an inner strength in the midst of her longing and Musashi sees that for all of his devotion to the way of the sword he still has even deeper longings。Musashi finally reaches Sekishusai， again facing off against a master in an unconventional battle of wills， and （yet again） comes face to face with his unpreparedness。 The ghost of his vengeful and violent father comes to haunt him and show the dichotomy between his initial belief in strength and conquest above all vs the inner strength and peace of the true masters he is beginning to face。 The bestial nature and raw strength of Musashi is once again shown to be inadequate to true mastery of the sword。 Musashi moves on leaving Otsu and Jotaro to follow in the wake of his search for another challenge。 Meanwhile Matahachi， his mother， and Uncle Gon continue their own quest in search of the ‘lovers’ Otsu and Musashi where the cowardice and lies of Matahachi come yet again to haunt him， this time with tragic results。 In the end the paths of the three groups are converging again as Musashi goes in search of another famous fighter， the master of the sickle and chain， and meets up with another old ‘friend’ whose solitary life and unconventional partnership mirror some elements of Musashi’s own experiences。As you can see there is much in the overall shape of the story in this volume that repeats what we have seen in earlier ones， but within this repetition Musashi is slowly moving forward， coming to a greater sense of self-awareness and each of the main players （and many of the minor ones） in the story are given a chance to shine and move on along their own path， adding a richness and detail to the story。 Definitely recommended。 。。。more
Artemy
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Oh boy， how I missed Vagabond！ Takehiko Inoue's masterpiece samurai manga about the life and the path of Miyamoto Musashi continues with an absolutely stunning volume。 Musashi goes from one invincible warrior to the next， fighting his way through every obstacle。 Matahachi's reckless con finally backfires on him in the most devastating way。 And the introduction of Shishido Baiken， the master of chain and sickle， was a very intriguing twist and I can't wait to find out more about him and his sense Oh boy， how I missed Vagabond！ Takehiko Inoue's masterpiece samurai manga about the life and the path of Miyamoto Musashi continues with an absolutely stunning volume。 Musashi goes from one invincible warrior to the next， fighting his way through every obstacle。 Matahachi's reckless con finally backfires on him in the most devastating way。 And the introduction of Shishido Baiken， the master of chain and sickle， was a very intriguing twist and I can't wait to find out more about him and his sensei。 Vagabond keeps being an incredible series — subtle in storytelling and vast in scope， very personal， and absolutely gorgeous。 This is definitely the most beautiful manga I've ever read， and possibly even my favourite manga overall。 Can't wait to get to the next volume。 。。。more
Eric
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4 1/2 stars 4 1/2 stars 。。。more
Jesus Flores
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First part is Takezo-Musashi figting against the disciples of the sword guy after they trap the kid。The part where the scenes fo he fight and the girl playing the flute really mix wonderfully。 This was great。Then when Takezo finds Otsu and the master， and learns something important about himself and this quest to be the best。 I liked it。Then he goes away， and Otsu and the kid follows him， liked that scene where Otsu faces the guys who were recently defeated by Musashi。Matahachi is discovered by First part is Takezo-Musashi figting against the disciples of the sword guy after they trap the kid。The part where the scenes fo he fight and the girl playing the flute really mix wonderfully。 This was great。Then when Takezo finds Otsu and the master， and learns something important about himself and this quest to be the best。 I liked it。Then he goes away， and Otsu and the kid follows him， liked that scene where Otsu faces the guys who were recently defeated by Musashi。Matahachi is discovered by his uncle as not being really a swordmaster， this carácter continues to become more unlikeable， since has now caused the death of his uncle and injures to his mother， just to keep pretending he is someone he is not。Nice cliffhanger ending and revelation of who the master of the scythe and chain style is。 。。。more
🌈💜SAVINA🦋✨
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Volume 10 - 5 Stars YESSSS the reunion， ohh what I've been longing for ！！ This volume was absolutely phenomenal， the action and strength displayed was amazing， I thoroughly enjoyed myself whilst reading this。 I'm just so in love with Musashi's growth， every volume he becomes a wiser， stronger， more skill full， loveable and respectable character， honestly he's definitely one of my favourite protagonists ever ！ Aside from my love， this volume had such great humour and the battle's kept me gasping Volume 10 - 5 Stars YESSSS the reunion， ohh what I've been longing for ！！ This volume was absolutely phenomenal， the action and strength displayed was amazing， I thoroughly enjoyed myself whilst reading this。 I'm just so in love with Musashi's growth， every volume he becomes a wiser， stronger， more skill full， loveable and respectable character， honestly he's definitely one of my favourite protagonists ever ！ Aside from my love， this volume had such great humour and the battle's kept me gasping out in shock， I was constantly 'oohing and ahhing'， my eyes bewildered by the strength of these men。 I'm about to continue onto volume 11 and i can't contain my happiness :D （I was literally smiling， teeth and all， throughout this whole volume）。Volume 11 - 4。9 Stars This volume is gracious， it is simplicity and perplexity， yet it bares no complexity， it's just that， potential。 This is why I love Inoue's work he's a true sculptor， an artist， his work is helping me evolve as Musashi is。 Sekishūsai's sequence in this volume was unbeatable， so grand ！ I feel much like Musashi when he first discovers Yagyū's invincibility， I want to revisit not only this volume but the whole series throughout my own spiritual journey and keep growing as the characters in this series do。 Also Otsū is amazing and I'm clapping in joy right now Matahachi's bout to get his ass kicked FINALLY I'm looking forward to this ！！ Volume 12 - 4。9 StarsI loved the second half of this volume so so much ！ I'm extremely happy to finally see some female dominance in the series and I'm super keen to seen what's in store for Musashi in terms of learning the chain and sickle technique。 The appearance of Tsujikaze Kōhei was a pleasant surprise as well ！ The art was amazing as always， riveting it was， chapter 109 was exquisite and Otsū， what can I say， she's breathtaking ！ I'm so glad to see some brutality being placed upon the Hon'iden family （although my previous excitement about Matahachi's face off with Kai Shōjirō left me unfulfilled -_-） - I'm just waiting on their downfall ！ Sadly the only sane person in the family got killed off first ！ Very excited to continue on with Vagabond definitely my favourite manga series :） 。。。more
Nerdie
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Loved it。
Keiran Thegreat
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Exceptional artwork and a dramatic interesting story。 This is amongst the very best manga。
Helmut
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Huf huf huf huf。 Huf huf。er Mann ist wahnsinnig。 Oder er wird es noch， wenn er weiterhin so zeichnet。 Unzählbare Grashalme， Kimonos mit Mustern， die kaum ein Auge erfassen kann。 Schraffuren， bei denen pro Seite wohl dutzende Bleistifte dran glauben mussten。 Mir fehlen langsam die Worte。 Denkt man doch， dass der Leser sich beim vierten Vizbig-Wälzer an den obsessiven Zeichenstil gewöhnt haben müsste， so findet man auch hier immer wieder ein Bild， das einem den Boden unter den Füßen wegzieht， und Huf huf huf huf。 Huf huf。er Mann ist wahnsinnig。 Oder er wird es noch， wenn er weiterhin so zeichnet。 Unzählbare Grashalme， Kimonos mit Mustern， die kaum ein Auge erfassen kann。 Schraffuren， bei denen pro Seite wohl dutzende Bleistifte dran glauben mussten。 Mir fehlen langsam die Worte。 Denkt man doch， dass der Leser sich beim vierten Vizbig-Wälzer an den obsessiven Zeichenstil gewöhnt haben müsste， so findet man auch hier immer wieder ein Bild， das einem den Boden unter den Füßen wegzieht， und von dem man kaum die Augen wenden kann。Hypnotisch。Einen Stern muss ich leider schweren Herzens abziehen， denn die Erzählstruktur ist stellenweise fast etwas frustrierend langsam， und man wird gezwungen， die fantastischen Zeichnungen schnell zu überblättern。Ein kiloschwerer Wälzer， feste Bindung （stellenweise fast zu fest， so dass man die innen liegenden Teile und zweiseitige Bilder nicht richtig sehen kann）， dickes Papier， satter Schwarzanteil。 Besonders schön macht sich nun das Bild， das die Personen der Erzählung zeigt， das auf den Buchrücken gedruckt ist， im Bücherregal neben den anderen Bänden。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Vagabond, Vol. 4
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Vagabond, Vol. 4&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Vagabond, Vol. 4&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0