Vagabond volume 1 english7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() That’s how subtle and crazy perfect the art is. Imagine trying to draw concealed longing and frustration on a young girl’s face in a single panel - I’m looking at that page right now and Inoue nails it. His character’s are drawn perfectly, there isn’t a single panel in which I felt he’d cut a corner - visually this is definitely a Japanese comic but eschews that cartoony manga aesthetic, opting for straight up drama. ![]() But their destinies will change at a small house in the woods where 3 young women live with secrets - and danger is on its way!įirst, second and third points to be made about this book is the art - WOW! There aren’t many colour pages in this, but the opening first page is in colour where we see the battlefield with the rain coming down - it’s so cinematic, but Inoue manages to draw rain so perfectly you can hear and smell it. ![]() They set off on the path homewards but encounter enemy soldiers, scavengers and thieves and must fight to survive. We meet Takezo awakening from unconsciousness after the Battle of Sekigahara, somehow still alive with his best friend Matahachi: they are both 17 years old. “Vagabond” is Takehiko Inoue’s graphic novel adaptation of the 1930s historical novel “Musashi” by Eiji Yoshikawa, about a real life historical figure from 17th century Japan, Shinmen Takezo, who would go on to become the legendary sword saint Miyamoto Musashi. ![]()
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