Vagabond 3 in 1

Vagabond 3 in 1

By Takehiko Inoue

Price: $19.99

I am now reading the Manga Vagabond. It originally came out in 1998, but it was recently brought to my attention by Sensei Okada.

The cover of the book reads:

Invicible Under the Sun

Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior philosopher Musashi authored, A Book Of the Five Rings, a theoretical guide to military strategy still used today. But the path to enlightenment is feudal era Japan was fraught with peril. At seventeen tears of age, Musashi - still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo - was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. 

In the aftermath of the epic battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war. Takezo's vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal. At this crucial crossroad in Takezo's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way.

I finished the first of the three books and there is a whole bunch of whip ass. Takezo is one mean muther fucker with his boken. The story is decent with a twist of fucked up as well. 

The story beings with Takezo and his best friend Matahachi after their army's loss at Sekigahara. Takezo has convinced the betrothed Matahachi to find glory in battle. The two a trying to gather themselves in the aftermath of the battle and get picked out by a couple of samuari. Short story even shorter, Takezo gets the rage and fucking kills them. After the two kill the samurai, they are met by a little girl who takes them back to her mother. You learn that the two of them are selling the weapons and armor of fallen soliders and samuari of recent battles.

A bandit lord knows that the mother and daughter have the supplies and he wants them. He and his boys go out and try to get them, the problem with that is that Matahachi and Takezo are there to stop him and his prison wallets. Short story even shorter,  Matahachi and Takezo get the rage and fucking kill them all.

That is just a small some of the story of the first volume. I'll see if this wets your tastebuds. I think it is really good. 

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Will write about the next book soon...