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Vagabond, Vol. 2

Vagabond, Vol. 2

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  • Create Date：2022-01-02 08:51:01
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  • Author：Takehiko Inoue
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Summary

Enlightenment

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 sets out for Nara intent on challenging the warrior monks of legendary Hōzōin Temple。 But Musashi's growing feelings for his childhood friend Otsū may prove to be a fatal distraction in his match against Inshun， the austere master of Hōzōin's deadly spear technique！

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Reviews

Pedro Marroquín ，

Buen segundo tomo， en el que el protagonista se enfrenta a jefes de casas de estilos distintos de duelistas。 Buen dibujo y buena historia。 B

Henry Hirschmann ，

banger

lukas ray hall ，

92% — Bald dude is my new bff

Jedi JC Daquis ，

The Vizbig edition， which collects volumes 4-6 of Vagabond perfectly sets the long-running plot and pacing of the manga。 Takehiko Inoue plants the seeds of the story which I truly wanted to see and read。Vagabond is a journey。 A fantastic journey of strength and the soul。 In its quiet moments and beautifully illustrated duels， it is a carefully study of the persona and what it means to be human - someone who fears， who survives， and who fights to live。 I hate to be vague really， but Vagabond is o The Vizbig edition， which collects volumes 4-6 of Vagabond perfectly sets the long-running plot and pacing of the manga。 Takehiko Inoue plants the seeds of the story which I truly wanted to see and read。Vagabond is a journey。 A fantastic journey of strength and the soul。 In its quiet moments and beautifully illustrated duels， it is a carefully study of the persona and what it means to be human - someone who fears， who survives， and who fights to live。 I hate to be vague really， but Vagabond is ought to be experienced， and I don't want to spill any detail that would steal that away from you。 And really， if you have made it here in this second volume （collection）， I don't have to convince you anymore to read on。 。。。more

Omar Villafane ，

Spirit over techniques ⚔️

The_Mad_Swede ，

I read and appreciated the first omnibus of Takehiko Inoue's samurai manga Vagabond late last year， but only got around to reading the second volume just now。I will admit that it initially took me a while to regain my footing in the ongoing narrative， and remember all the characters sufficiently， but once I got past that， the story seemed an improvement via accumulation in comparison to the previous volume。 I would not say that the character of Miyamoto Musashi has yet gained any true depth – he I read and appreciated the first omnibus of Takehiko Inoue's samurai manga Vagabond late last year， but only got around to reading the second volume just now。I will admit that it initially took me a while to regain my footing in the ongoing narrative， and remember all the characters sufficiently， but once I got past that， the story seemed an improvement via accumulation in comparison to the previous volume。 I would not say that the character of Miyamoto Musashi has yet gained any true depth – he still comes across as rather flat – but the character gallery around him is starting to make up for it。 Also， while there is still a lot of violence （one fight seems to be going on for an near endless number of chapters） there is much less carnage in this volume。 And perhaps it allows hints of character growth for Musashi as well。Either way， it is not a strong four stars grading， but nonetheless an improvement to the first volume。 And I am genuinely curious as to where Inoue is going to take this。 。。。more

Maira ，

The fight scenes are really well done in this one！ Considering this is a three in one volume so I’ve actually ready six of the original volumes， the story hasn’t progressed as much as I thought it would by now。

Gergő Esze ，

MUSASHI v INSHUN！A legjobb párbaj ever。

Chris ，

If the high point for Miyomoto Mashashi in the first volume was his declaration that he was going to become invincible under the sun， his low point was almost being beaten to death in a duel before being rescued by his long suffering friend Matahatchi。In this volume Musashi recuperates， takes on an apprentice in Jotaro， a young boy who also wishes to become strong because he knows he has to count on no-one but himself in life。 His journey is reminiscent of young Musashi back when he was still kn If the high point for Miyomoto Mashashi in the first volume was his declaration that he was going to become invincible under the sun， his low point was almost being beaten to death in a duel before being rescued by his long suffering friend Matahatchi。In this volume Musashi recuperates， takes on an apprentice in Jotaro， a young boy who also wishes to become strong because he knows he has to count on no-one but himself in life。 His journey is reminiscent of young Musashi back when he was still known as Takezō。Matahatchi's journey is less noble， it seems no matter how hard he tries he always ends up screwing things up， although he gets points for rescuing Musashi early on。Musashi decides he must face Inshun of the great Hozoin warrior monks， even though he barely survived his last duel it seems he really has his heart set on getting killed as efficiently as possible。 I really liked Inshun， he reminds me of another warrior monk， Aang the Last Airbender。 Both smile a lot， have bald heads can be terrifying when it comes to battle。Mashashi still has a long way to go before he becomes the greatest samurai who ever lived， but I am sure enjoying this ride。 。。。more

Jalen Ries ，

Fight scenes are amazing。 It’s Miyamoto Musashi the baddest motherfucker on the planet。

Hidden Leaf ，

MY FIRST FAVORITE VOLTap see review so the images will be shown MY FIRST FAVORITE VOLTap see review so the images will be shown 。。。more

Oliver ，

Obligatory PSA: I will keep my thoughts short and I will not be assigning a rating to most of the manga I read as my inexperience with the medium does not really allow me to rate it fairly。I still absolutely love this manga。 Whether it is the historical fiction setting， art or story I could probably read Vagabond non-stop until the very end。 The quality is absolutely still there and I cannot wait for Vol。 3

Morgan Sorensen ，

it was ok， i don't think i get the hype for this one it was ok， i don't think i get the hype for this one 。。。more

Troy Hill ，

I am really loving this series and story so far。 The art is AMAZING， and the characters are interesting。 But the binding on this wasn't good。 I opened my first copy and a chunk of pages fell out， so I sent it back to Amazon and they sent another， and pages fell out of that one too。 So Viz Media needs to pay more for better binding or publishing or something。 I am really loving this series and story so far。 The art is AMAZING， and the characters are interesting。 But the binding on this wasn't good。 I opened my first copy and a chunk of pages fell out， so I sent it back to Amazon and they sent another， and pages fell out of that one too。 So Viz Media needs to pay more for better binding or publishing or something。 。。。more

Jonathan ，

See volume 1's review。 :） See volume 1's review。 :） 。。。more

Joseph ，

Action in this is stellar。 You feel the blows that Inshun and Musashi trade in their first fight， since Musashi wants to be strong。 Although it is sword versus spear， it's still heavy in the weight each panel and splash hold for the story。 Can't wait to see what's next in the tale。 Action in this is stellar。 You feel the blows that Inshun and Musashi trade in their first fight， since Musashi wants to be strong。 Although it is sword versus spear， it's still heavy in the weight each panel and splash hold for the story。 Can't wait to see what's next in the tale。 。。。more

M。D。 Williams ，

Art Still Good， Story On The Other Hand。。。 Alright， let's start off again by stating that manga is an ever evolving story and that reviewing the volumes specifically is difficult as the story isn't in completion。 However， we have damn near 800 pages of content that we can get through in this VIZBIG edition that contains 3 volumes packed into it's pages。 So let's get to the nitty gritty！ Spoilers Ahead。 Though， I will not try to be as vague as possible， though I will use names and situations t Art Still Good， Story On The Other Hand。。。 Alright， let's start off again by stating that manga is an ever evolving story and that reviewing the volumes specifically is difficult as the story isn't in completion。 However， we have damn near 800 pages of content that we can get through in this VIZBIG edition that contains 3 volumes packed into it's pages。 So let's get to the nitty gritty！ Spoilers Ahead。 Though， I will not try to be as vague as possible， though I will use names and situations to express and explain my thoughts。 What I Liked- -So let's get the elephant out of the room first。 The amount of fantastic art in this is just breathtaking。 Takehiko Inoue may just be the best artist for manga I have ever seen。 Hot damn。 It's just next worldly how well his art is。 It makes reading his story seamless。 I have several dozen tabs that I marked on the pages I thought had fantastic art。 What I Didn't Like- -It's not so much a dislike but I did clarify in my last review。 I am having a real challenge trying to overcome the idea that this is just a retelling/rehashing of a popular novel。 Yes， there is definitely more attention to detail and a lot more progression and character moments。 However， I really just have a hard time giving that series that seal of "amazing creativity and ingenuity" when it is in fact a retelling。 Many others probably are better men then me for finding it in themselves to overcome this。 I just don't have it in me。。。。yet！ Other Thoughts- -These are more so just general thoughts I had and less about things that I liked or didn't like。 They may seem more like criticisms or critiques but as stated above， this story hasn't reached it's conclusion just yet。 So it would be harder to judge or critique as of right now vs once I have completed an arc。 -First， I noticed a severe decline in terms of dynamic and interesting characters this time around in Volume 2。 That isn't necessarily a bad thing。 It is what it is。 Where in Volume 1 we had the aloof Takuan， the lazy， yet incrediblely gifted Seijuro， and his contrasting brother Denshichiro。 This time around we were dealt Inshun and I'nei。 Who。。。don't get me wrong are fine but they aren't anything to rave about。 Inshun is Seijuro but with a spear/pole and I'nei is the most stereotypical 'sensei' character you could have。 His motivations and character are fine。 But I've seen it done a million times before。 -I do appreciate seeing where Matahachi is going， his journey and his growth I think will be great。 However， I。。。was kind of spoiled by the author admiting that he was a historical figure and the archenemy of Miyamoto。 Which like， fair。 This is a historical figure， and this is based on a popular Japanese movie。 Soooooo， I'm thinking this is less of a spoiler and more a part of history。 -I enjoy Miyamoto， and for his age， he is very believable。 I just find him to be overwhelmingly dull at times。 He is so self absorbed with strength。 That isn't enough to bring his character down to dull， but he has a childhood love interest that compels him to be 'distracted。' I'm guessing it was made to make his character more relatable， but I feel as if the cliche love interest doesn't do anything for me。 It's just another thing Miyamoto has to go through。 I was much more into the abusive relationship with his father but that has again been held absent and shrouded in intrigue。 Overall， the end of this volume definitely leaves the reader wanting more。 After I finish typing up this review I'm going to switch on over to the third volume and start reading it！ Hopefully I like Volume 3 more than Volume 2。 And I'm still invested， however， I felt as if Volume 1 was very unique and Volume 2 fell into the much more stereotypical cliches that we see in Shonens and lots of other stories。 I'm hoping this is just a phase and we move back into unique territory！ 。。。more

Arun ，

We see the human side to the invincible beast。 The story is just as good as the first one and builds on the character of Miyamoto Musashi。

Gary ，

This second issue had tons of character development that left me aching for more at the end。 And just like in volume 1， the illustrations are incredible。 A highly recommended series。

Rory Wilding ，

As the first samurai manga I am currently reading， Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue has become an instant favourite based on reading the first volume， which has already done a lot in establishing the life-changing transition from Takezō Shinmen to Musashi Miyamoto， whose goal in life is to become invincible under the sun。After unsuccessfully defeating the swordmasters of the Yoshioka School – which afterwards went on fire， due to the drunken mishaps of Musashi's former friend Matahachi – Musashi wakes As the first samurai manga I am currently reading， Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue has become an instant favourite based on reading the first volume， which has already done a lot in establishing the life-changing transition from Takezō Shinmen to Musashi Miyamoto， whose goal in life is to become invincible under the sun。After unsuccessfully defeating the swordmasters of the Yoshioka School – which afterwards went on fire， due to the drunken mishaps of Musashi's former friend Matahachi – Musashi wakes up to be reunited with the "damn monk" Takuan， as well as meeting for the first time Jōtarō， a young orphaned boy who wishes to be Musashi's apprentice after hearing about his battle in the Yoshioka School。 It is a delight seeing the return of Takuan whose brutally acute and honest attitude remains humorous， whilst he asks Musashi to give him a long overdue haircut。During their time together， the monk dissects Musashi’s biggest dilemma， which is his desire to be with his childhood friend Otsū， who is now off on her own journey。 Considering that Musashi is the main character of this series， Inoue is also interested to give every character their own narrative， including faces who we thought we never see again， such as Matahachi’s horrid mother Osugi。 Following Musashi’s numerous battles with other warriors， we even get to see their side in the larger narrative as they are preparing to take down the eponymous vagabond。 Even Matahachi is still a presence， albeit a pathetic one as he is now a wanted man and is kicked out of the lives of Okō and her daughter Akemi， the latter of which is still yearning for Musashi’s return。 As he aims to be as strong as his former friend， despite his bumbling nature， a situation leads him to impersonate Sasaki Kojirō after obtaining Kojirō's certificate of swordsmanship。 Clearly， Inoue is setting up something huge for the reunion between Musashi and Matahachi。Going back to Musashi himself， a man driven by violence and prefers to be a lone warrior， he suddenly finds a connection with Jōtarō， who has been abandoned and no place to call home。 Whatever warmth he can give， Musashi appoints Jōtarō as his first apprentice。 I’ve commented before from the first volume， as despite the violent nature throughout this story， Inoue wants us to connect to these characters on an emotional level， not least towards Musashi， who in one stunning splash page， sits outside a decrepit house stating his loneliness。Although this has been marketed as a seinen manga， in which the demographic is young adult men， I feel like Vagabond has in common with shōnen manga as not only Musashi’s arc of being the strongest is not far off from Goku in Dragon Ball， but also the action plays a crucial part in both storytelling and characterisation。 The major set-piece of this volume is when we arrive at the Hōzōin-ryū school of spearmanship， where Musashi fights Inshun Hōzōin， the second-generation master of the Hōzōin spear technique。 Devoting seven chapters to this one fight， it is a masterclass of action， in that it’s not just a case of hitting one another， but also strategy and what the two fighters are feeling。Inoue’s incredibly diverse art shines throughout， whether it is drawing intimate drama or ferocious action， all of which makes you feel something from the highs and lows of the journey。 。。。more

Hailey ，

5/5 🌟- Amazing， just amazing。 There is a certain fight scene where I couldn't stop and I kept on turning the pages。 There's is also a certain character that irritated me to no ends， who's foolishness I thought couldn't any more out of hand。 I can already see the future and imagine the character development that's about to take place and I'm so excited about it。 I immediately ordered book #3。 5/5 🌟- Amazing， just amazing。 There is a certain fight scene where I couldn't stop and I kept on turning the pages。 There's is also a certain character that irritated me to no ends， who's foolishness I thought couldn't any more out of hand。 I can already see the future and imagine the character development that's about to take place and I'm so excited about it。 I immediately ordered book #3。 。。。more

André Crombie ，

"Your thoughts aren't wicked。 They're perfectly natural feelings。 You think these feelings go against the way of the warrior。 But they only get twisted and bent out of shape when you repress them and try to keep them contained。Musashi。。。you are the man who drives himself to all manner of extremes in pursuit of the way of the sword。 You are also the man who dreams of Otsu and agonizes himself over it。 All those men are aspects of your self。Be aware of yourself。 And accept yourself as you are。 Tha "Your thoughts aren't wicked。 They're perfectly natural feelings。 You think these feelings go against the way of the warrior。 But they only get twisted and bent out of shape when you repress them and try to keep them contained。Musashi。。。you are the man who drives himself to all manner of extremes in pursuit of the way of the sword。 You are also the man who dreams of Otsu and agonizes himself over it。 All those men are aspects of your self。Be aware of yourself。 And accept yourself as you are。 That is where your training should begin。” 。。。more

Etienne ，

Just perfectly awesome！

Chad de Lisle ，

Powerful。 Inspiring。

Nate ，

My biggest problem with Vagabond is the severely decompressed storytelling。 I know this is common in manga， but I think this story can be told in half the pages and be more effective。 For instance， volume five is one entire fight。 Maybe it would feel less stretched out if not for chapter separations （yes， I know the story was serialized）; every chapter in volume five ends in similar cliffhangers， making it feel not only slow but repetitious。 It might be that I'm growing out of manga and have les My biggest problem with Vagabond is the severely decompressed storytelling。 I know this is common in manga， but I think this story can be told in half the pages and be more effective。 For instance， volume five is one entire fight。 Maybe it would feel less stretched out if not for chapter separations （yes， I know the story was serialized）; every chapter in volume five ends in similar cliffhangers， making it feel not only slow but repetitious。 It might be that I'm growing out of manga and have less patience for this type of storytelling。 Then again， Vagabond is a quick read overall and Inoue’s jaw-dropping artwork carries the story through。 Every page is stunning。 I have no reservations in saying this is some of the best - if not the best - comic art I’ve ever seen。 It's just a shame the decompression diminishes my enjoyment。 。。。more

Sebastian Chavez ，

I am going to go through this whole series its so well written and the art is so cool ， also just ordered the next volume can't wait I am going to go through this whole series its so well written and the art is so cool ， also just ordered the next volume can't wait 。。。more

Collin Henderson ，

I guess this just isn't for me。I see heaps and heaps of praise thrown on this series。 People calling it a work of high art， a masterpiece of the manga format。 And in certain ways I can see why。 The art truly is gorgeous， filled with great character designs and environments。 But it's just boring as hell。This omnibus edition contains three volumes of the regular collected manga books and the "plot" hardly advances at all within the span of these 600~ or so pages。 Basically， having taken on a schoo I guess this just isn't for me。I see heaps and heaps of praise thrown on this series。 People calling it a work of high art， a masterpiece of the manga format。 And in certain ways I can see why。 The art truly is gorgeous， filled with great character designs and environments。 But it's just boring as hell。This omnibus edition contains three volumes of the regular collected manga books and the "plot" hardly advances at all within the span of these 600~ or so pages。 Basically， having taken on a school of well renowned warriors， Mushashi heads to a dwelling of monks who specialize in spear based combat。 He comes face to face with Inshun， the second generation master of the spear。That's about it。 There's a ton of drawn out fighting， banter about the philosophy of battle， and internal reflection， as well as a small side story with Mushashis friend whose name I forget。 This massive tome doesn't even conclude the arc it sets up。 It ends on a cliffhanger。That'd all be frustrating enough， but the very foundation of vagabond is flawed。 When I heard it's a fantastical take on a real life master samurai， i was immediately hooked。 I was looking forward to the historical， grounded setting， and maybe a political plot Mushashi gets swept up in。 But nah。 It's just Mushashi going from enemy to enemy trying to get "stronger。" That's his sole goal。 There are no stakes。 The action scenes， though well drawn， feel tedious because the end goal is just "Mushashi feels stronger。" The historical setting has almost no bearing on the story。 This could have been any figjt manga where the main character just wants to get stronger。 Only even those （even something as thin as dragon ball z） have some semblance of a plot。Maybe this story gets better as it goes on。 I don't very much care to find out。 。。。more

Ricardo ，

I mean Inoue Takehiko delivers masterpiece after masterpiece。 This man’s talent is mind blowing。 I know I’m constantly praising him for his artwork and storytelling， but there’s no denying that the man has abilities beyond this world。 This giant tome collects volumes 4-6 beautifully。 In this one we follow Mushashi as he descends from being a powerful and overtly confident warrior， to an almost defeated man who experiences fear for the first time in his life as that he knows as a fighter is quest I mean Inoue Takehiko delivers masterpiece after masterpiece。 This man’s talent is mind blowing。 I know I’m constantly praising him for his artwork and storytelling， but there’s no denying that the man has abilities beyond this world。 This giant tome collects volumes 4-6 beautifully。 In this one we follow Mushashi as he descends from being a powerful and overtly confident warrior， to an almost defeated man who experiences fear for the first time in his life as that he knows as a fighter is questioned by a formidable warrior。 I’m really enjoying how Inoue is not only focusing on the carnage to carry on his adaptation but he’s carefully threading a psychological web so we as the readers can understand a little bit more what goes inside the mind of the invincible Mushashi。 The fight scenes as always were impecable and with such an electrifying rush， I was constantly on the edge of my seat。 For all of this I’m giving this tome 5 out of 5 stars。 And fully recommend it to all who love period mangas。 。。。more

Khalid ，

anything you would want in a story is right here。 Takehiko Inoue is a master at storytelling

Dylan Michael ，

7/10This is ALMOST where I stopped my reading of Vagabond the first time， which is funny because I love Inshun （a central character of this arc”。 The art stays better， we delve in Musashis mind and past a bit。 But the story is still lacking even compared to early Berserk or Vinland Saga （which are its two main comparisons）。

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