Vagabond

バガボンド

327 chapters

37 volumes

1998 – 2015

Set in 16th-century Japan, Shinmen Takezou is a young man whose wild and aggressive nature makes him feared and disliked by his village. Together with his best friend Matahachi Honiden, Takezou leaves home seeking a greater destiny and joins the Toyotomi army, hoping for fame and glory. However, after the Toyotomi forces suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the Tokugawa Clan during the Battle of Sekigahara, the two barely escape and go their separate ways. Returning home, Shinmen sets out on a personal mission to inform the Hon'iden family that Matahachi is still alive. Instead, he finds himself falsely accused of murder because of his violent past and is captured, tied to a tree to die. A compassionate monk named Takuan Soho rescues Shinmen and gives him a new identity—Musashi Miyamoto—to avoid the law. "Vagabond" is a fictional narrative of Musashi Miyamoto, Japan's legendary swordsman known as the "Sword Saint." The story follows his transformation from a directionless swordsman seeking to be "Invincible Under the Heavens" into a wise warrior who comes to understand the value of close friendships, introspection, and the essence of life.

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Status: On Hiatus
Format: Manga
Chapters: 327
Volumes: 37

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Volúmenes & Capítulos38 vol · 327 ch

Volume 1Ch. 1–15

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Background

Vagabond won the Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Grand Prize and the 24th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2000. The series won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2002 and has had over 82 million copies sold worldwide. Vagabond was published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint from April 5, 2002, to April 21, 2015, and in large 3-in-1 omnibuses under the VIZBIG imprint from September 16, 2008, to April 21, 2015. The English release got Takehiko Inoue a nomination for the Eisner Award in the Best Writer/Artist category in 2003. It was also published in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics from February 2016 to February 2019.