Manga Discussion Vagabond

[Ballel]

This thread is dedicated to Takehiko Inoue's series Vagabond.

Seeing how the discussions related to this series are spread across various profile posts and threads, I thought it's time for Vagabond to get its own thread.

Here we can discuss, share our analyses, fanart etc.

 

[Jaguark101]

Waiting to collect Vizbigs 11 and 12. So far my favourite arc has been the 2nd Kyoto arc.

 

[Ballel]

Waiting to collect Vizbigs 11 and 12. So far my favourite arc has been the 2nd Kyoto arc.

You mean the Yoshioka rematch arc?
I'm bad with arc names lol

 

[Jaguark101]

You mean the Yoshioka rematch arc?
I'm bad with arc names lol

Yeah my bad 😅

 

[Olimaat]

I'm gonna start the volume 3 soon. For now it's been quite good

 

[Ballel]

Yeah my bad 😅

Yeah it's great. I especially like Musashi's interactions with Kojiro.

 

[Xlaw]

Don't remember shit , but still in my top 5 all time favorite mangas...! Still waiting for that legendary dual. Mangaka is real dick to abandon this series...
Specially on cliffhanger...
Well...It's his own property , can't blame him..

 

[Ballel]

Don't remember shit , but still in my top 5 all time favorite mangas...! Still waiting for that legendary dual. Mangaka is real dick to abandon this series...
Specially on cliffhanger...
Well...It's his own property , can't blame him..

Inoue's reasoning for going on hiatus seemed very personal, as if he's really struggling to do the history justice.
Also his earlier interviews sounded like he is burnt out from work.

 

[Owl Ki]

@Blackbeard this your kind of thread?

 

[TheKnightOfTheSea]

about a third done with the manga, love it.

 

[Ballel]

about a third done with the manga, love it.

You'll love it even more once you finish it, I promise!
Been rereading this whole series numerous times over the last decade or so and it gets better and better the more you understand it as you grow older.

 

[Da evil Who]

I'm going to do a re-read of Vagabond once I get into around chapter 100-ish of Kingdom, so probably around late September. This would be my first time rereading since 2015. so, lots of awsome moments I'm looking forward to re-reading with a more mature perspective.

Seijuro, Inshun, soo many fucking memorable characters to look forward to.

 

[Ballel]

I'm going to do a re-read of Vagabond once I get into around chapter 100-ish of Kingdom, so probably around late September. This would be my first time rereading since 2015. so, lots of awsome moments I'm looking forward to re-reading with a more mature perspective.

Seijuro, Inshun, soo many fucking memorable characters to look forward to.

Make sure to keep us updated on your experience!
Vagabond is a story that gets better and better the older you get
People can change a lot in 6 years.
I think the distance from my first read to first reread was about just as long.

 

[TheKnightOfTheSea]

 

[Yoshioka Seijuro]

I miss so much. But i'm okey. Because the manga peaked for me in Kyoto arc 2.

It would be nice to see Musashi vs Kojiro though.

Yoshioka Seijuro my favorite chars in series.

 

[Da evil Who]

I miss so much. But i'm okey. Because the manga peaked for me in Kyoto arc 2.

Yoshioka Seijuro my favorite chars in series.

Why do you think/say the manga peaked in the return to Kyoto arc for you?

 

[Ballel]

This panel series shows Musashi's development pretty well.
This guy pretty much started out as a highly violent, aggressive brute maniac.

 

[TheKnightOfTheSea]

Kohei vs Musashi may be my favorite fight in all of manga.

 

[Da evil Who]

Kohei vs Musashi may be my favorite fight in all of manga.

Amazing fight. His re-introduction and "redemption" was so amazing too.

 

[TheKnightOfTheSea]

Amazing fight. His re-introduction and "redemption" was so amazing too.

Kohei, and Inshun are two of the best villains in all of manga.

I remember when Kohei was first introduced early on, I remember thinking how insignificant he seemed, loved his development. He really seemed like a completely different person when he reappeared.

Loved his fighting style too, unique and lethal.

Musashi's fight against 70 samurai is also one of the 3 best fights in the series, along with Musashi's duels against Kohei and Inshun imho.