Vagabond, Volume 1

The first collected volume in a manga series that’s a fictional account of a famous samurai.

Miyamoto Musashi is arrogant and cocky and slashes a bloody path through countless soldiers and other warriors. I adore him and so far I am loving this story. The artwork is excellent, too.

With brilliant artwork and a masterful story, we get something that is truly special. This is the beginning of the story of Miyamoto Musashi, based off of the epic novel Musashi, which I have also read. Unfortunately, I don't know if Vagabond is completed or not. I don't think it is since it doesn't have his duel with Sasaki Kojiro yet, so here I sit waiting. Oh well. Maybe the artist died or something. Who really knows?

Okay, I've suffered enough. I'm around half-way through and I'm calling it a day. Sometimes it's better to read manga every month for years. The repetitive nature of the story doesn't seem as bad maybe? I remember really liking this when I started it way back in the long ago early '00s.

2.5

The art is good, but the tone is a bit jarring and characters seem to bounce around all over the place. Not sold on it at the moment and not sure where the plot is, but it's quite readable. I'll keep at it for now and see where it goes.

The art is on fleek tho ✨✨

Okay, I've suffered enough. I'm around half-way through and I'm calling it a day. Sometimes it's better to read manga every month for years. The repetitive nature of the story doesn't seem as bad maybe? I remember really liking this when I started it way back in the long ago early '00s.