Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings: the Manga Edition by Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings: the Manga Edition

Japan's Legendary Book on Samurai Military Strategy

Miyamoto Musashi

Tuttle Publishing · Print & ebook · April 30, 2024

A new manga adaptation of Musashi's legendary BOOK OF FIVE RINGS!

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Who it’s for
Readers interested in illustrated stories of Miyamoto Musashi's life and legacy
Themes
Samurai military strategy, Meditation and intuitive action, Mentorship and legacy
Genres
Historical Graphic Nonfiction, Graphic Biography & Memoir, General Manga

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A new manga adaptation of Musashi's legendary BOOK OF FIVE RINGS! Miyamoto Musashi is the greatest swordsman who ever lived. He is renowned for his fighting prowess and famous for having never having been defeated. Then he mysteriously disappeared at the relatively young age of 29 to meditate and study.

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This book tells the fascinating story of Musashi's return from isolation as he pens his great masterpiece on military tactics, The Book of Five Rings, and begins to train a new generation of Samurai warriors. The exciting events recounted in this book include: - How and why Musashi wrote The Book of Five Rings, a revolutionary work that has become the most widely-read book on swordsmanship and Samurai strategy ever written - The important lessons he provides including the idea of "no mind", or what we now call "flow", which involves endless practice emptying your mind of thoughts to move intuitively without thinking - Musashi's school for young Samurai warriors where students flock to study with the great master and his final days as he passes the torch to a new generation and solidifies his legacy as Japan's greatest swordsman Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Manga Edition is a beautifully-illustrated look at the life and legacy of Japan's greatest warrior in graphic novel form.

Who it’s for

  • Readers interested in illustrated stories of Miyamoto Musashi's life and legacy
  • Readers curious about samurai strategy and the idea of “no mind”

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Historical Graphic Nonfiction45%
General Manga42%
Graphic Biography & Memoir34%

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Publisher categories

  • Sports Manga
  • Graphic Biography & Memoir
  • Historical Graphic Nonfiction
Authors
Miyamoto Musashi
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Published
April 30, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Samurai military strategy · Meditation and intuitive action · Mentorship and legacy
Reading lane
Sports Manga