Vagabond , Vol. 8
VIZ Media LLC · Paperback · July 20, 2010
Vagabond , Vol.
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- Who it’s for
- A samurai’s pursuit of enlightenment meets the hard arithmetic of survival and a looming rematch.
- Themes
- The path to enlightenment, Survival through violent means, Honor and dishonorable tactics
- Genres
- General Manga, Historical Fiction Comics, Action & Adventure Comics
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Three volumes in one! A prestige treatment of Inoue’s epic samurai series with bonus content, color pages, storyboard samples and more! 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.
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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. Confrontation 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.
The Sword’s Way
A samurai’s pursuit of enlightenment meets the hard arithmetic of survival and a looming rematch.
Come here for
- Swordsmanship threaded with questions of discipline and enlightenment
- A tense Kyoto rematch shadowed by the Yoshioka’s dishonorable plans
Expect
- Violence alongside warrior-philosopher reflection
- Three volumes in one, with color pages and storyboard samples
Where it sits
| Action & Adventure Comics | 77% |
|---|---|
| Historical Fiction Comics | 61% |
| General Manga | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- General Manga
- Literary Graphic Novels
- Historical Fiction Comics
- Authors
- Takehiko Inoue
- Publisher
- VIZ Media LLC
- Published
- July 20, 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- The path to enlightenment · Survival through violent means · Honor and dishonorable tactics
- Reading lane
- General Manga