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バガボンド [Vagabond] #21
Vagabond, Volume 21
After one year, Musashi returns to Kyoto for a rematch with the Yoshioka brothers. Musashi is a changed man, but does he have what it takes to overcome the ferocity of the younger brother, Denshichiro, and the sublime skills of the older brother, Seijuro?
Chapter 180. "Gathering in Kyoto" (京に集う)
Chapter 181. "Carving Demons" (鬼を彫る)
Chapter 182. "First Snow" (初雪舞う)
Chapter 183. "The Same Moon" (同じ月)
Chapter 184. "Eagle and Ant" (鷲と蟻)
Chapter 185. "Rendaiji" (蓮台寺野)
Chapter 186. "Altercation After Dark" (斬り合いの夜)
Chapter 187. "Before Dawn" (夜明け前)
Chapter 188. "A Place to Exist" (居場所)
Chapter 180. "Gathering in Kyoto" (京に集う)
Chapter 181. "Carving Demons" (鬼を彫る)
Chapter 182. "First Snow" (初雪舞う)
Chapter 183. "The Same Moon" (同じ月)
Chapter 184. "Eagle and Ant" (鷲と蟻)
Chapter 185. "Rendaiji" (蓮台寺野)
Chapter 186. "Altercation After Dark" (斬り合いの夜)
Chapter 187. "Before Dawn" (夜明け前)
Chapter 188. "A Place to Exist" (居場所)
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 18, 2005
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Takehiko Inoue
282 books1,207 followersTakehiko Inoue (井上雄彦) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for Slam Dunk and Vagabond.
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October 1, 2015
Vagabond takes a break for several volume from featuring Miyamoto Musashi as the main character. Volume 22 reminds the reader just who the titular "Vagabond" is.
After a year, the appointed duel between Musashi and Yoshioka Denshichiro nears as the wandering swordsman reaches Kyoto just in time for New Year's Eve. Sasaki Kojiro also arrives in Kyoto during this time as a potential twist for the Musashi-Yoshioka feud duel. The reader is treated to a potentially better fight than the main event as Seijuro attacks Musashi just after the stroke of midnight at New Year.
The ending to the Musashi-Denshichiro fight is spoiled on the first few panels but it appears that the events that lead to that are more interesting than the actual fight and so far, it is.
After a year, the appointed duel between Musashi and Yoshioka Denshichiro nears as the wandering swordsman reaches Kyoto just in time for New Year's Eve. Sasaki Kojiro also arrives in Kyoto during this time as a potential twist for the Musashi-Yoshioka feud duel. The reader is treated to a potentially better fight than the main event as Seijuro attacks Musashi just after the stroke of midnight at New Year.
The ending to the Musashi-Denshichiro fight is spoiled on the first few panels but it appears that the events that lead to that are more interesting than the actual fight and so far, it is.
March 31, 2024
Vagabond Volume 21
E ASSIM COMEÇA A BATALHA DE MYAMOTO MUSASHI CONTRA O CLÃ YOSHIOKA, ISSO É ABSOLUTE CINEMA.
Esse volume vai dos cap 180 ao 188 e nesse volume voltamos a acompanhar o Musashi de forma épica eu juro que não tava esperando que essa luta fosse acontecer já e que baita surpresa foi isso não imaginava que se passou apenas 1 ano desde que esses dois se encontraram e o Musashi ficou tão forte assim cara que volume sensacional e pensar que o que acontece aqui é só o estopim do que está por vir eu nunca fiquei tão hypado na vida pra ver o protagonista arrebentar a cara de geral mas a evolução que o Musashi está tendo só me faz querer ver isso e eu espero que assim como foi nesse volume que tenha mais lutas como essa com adversários que antes parecia impossíveis de se derrotar mas que agora não é um desafio a altura que obra meus amigos simplesmente leiam vagabond.
E ASSIM COMEÇA A BATALHA DE MYAMOTO MUSASHI CONTRA O CLÃ YOSHIOKA, ISSO É ABSOLUTE CINEMA.
Esse volume vai dos cap 180 ao 188 e nesse volume voltamos a acompanhar o Musashi de forma épica eu juro que não tava esperando que essa luta fosse acontecer já e que baita surpresa foi isso não imaginava que se passou apenas 1 ano desde que esses dois se encontraram e o Musashi ficou tão forte assim cara que volume sensacional e pensar que o que acontece aqui é só o estopim do que está por vir eu nunca fiquei tão hypado na vida pra ver o protagonista arrebentar a cara de geral mas a evolução que o Musashi está tendo só me faz querer ver isso e eu espero que assim como foi nesse volume que tenha mais lutas como essa com adversários que antes parecia impossíveis de se derrotar mas que agora não é um desafio a altura que obra meus amigos simplesmente leiam vagabond.
July 5, 2023
Musashi ends the Yoshioka bloodline.
Now when will he fight Sasaki? just can't wait for it
Now when will he fight Sasaki? just can't wait for it
April 10, 2022
I'm really late now. I should have been done with this series a month ago but I'm finding it hard to let go. I'm already so attached to the characters, and the manga is really so easy to read that I'm so afraid I might finish it in a short period of time. And I don't want that to happen because this series is so precious to me! But yea, I badly need to see them now, so here I am. I guess, all the curtains that opened must be closed whether we like it or not. So, going back to the manga;
This is the first time I felt pity for Matahachi. I had literal tears in my eyes. I swear he reminds me of a sad author. But I'm so excited and agitated at the same time, wanting to read the next part of Musashi vs Yoshioka clan! Let's see in the next volume... although, Takehiko already foreshadowed Denshichiro's defeat. Hoping, Otsu and the boy find Takezo in Kyoto as fast as they can tho! I need a reunion! I carried that aching distance all through out Sasaki Kojiro arc.
This is the first time I felt pity for Matahachi. I had literal tears in my eyes. I swear he reminds me of a sad author. But I'm so excited and agitated at the same time, wanting to read the next part of Musashi vs Yoshioka clan! Let's see in the next volume... although, Takehiko already foreshadowed Denshichiro's defeat. Hoping, Otsu and the boy find Takezo in Kyoto as fast as they can tho! I need a reunion! I carried that aching distance all through out Sasaki Kojiro arc.
August 18, 2020
We're back with Musashi as he's about to head on to his duel with Den... though, by the looks of things, the outcome seems pretty clear already. (And not just because we saw it in a flash-forward right at the start.)
Things are slowing down a bit, preparing to build up.
Things are slowing down a bit, preparing to build up.
July 31, 2022
This volume had a couple of funny moments from Musashi and I appreciate it.
And that last fight was absolutely stunning.
And that last fight was absolutely stunning.
March 23, 2020
لما تفكر إنه جزء كوجيرو من المانجا خلص وإنه موساشي بيحتل كل القصة من الحين ورايح، بس كوجيرو يقرر يطلع فنفس المكان اللي فيه موساشي بشكل ما متوقع وينشر السعادة فكل الأراضي 😔🎀💕🥺💗💟
December 18, 2022
يوجيرو و موساشي هههههههه آخر شي جناننن
January 3, 2021
Tra il volume 20 e il 21 c’è un anno di pausa di pubblicazione, e si vede! Il tratto è tornato più definito e la narrazione è più a fuoco. Finisce sul più bello!
September 15, 2021
Regresamos por fin al presente y a tener a Musashi de protagonista.
Retomando las cosas por donde se quedaron, ha pasado un tiempo desde su victoria contra Baiken Shishido y Musashi regresa a la capital pues ha pasado un año desde su encuentro con los Yoshioka, por lo que el pactado duelo entre Denshichiro y él tendrá lugar al fin en cuestión de días. Aunque llegados a este punto, a Musashi no le interesa el combate contra Denshichiro, cumplirá su palabra y lo usará como camino hacia el enfrentamiento que verdaderamente anhela: uno contra Seijuro Yoshioka.
Sin embargo... la cosa no irá como está prevista, pues Seijuro hará un movimiento inesperado y esclarecedor que lo cambiará absolutamente todo.
Por mucho que me haya encantado Kojiro y su desarrollo, volver a ponernos en la piel de Musashi es fantástico y se le echaba de menos. La forma en la que Inoue lo plasma y escribe, y el seguirlo paso a paso en su camino es algo maravilloso y estoy deseando ver hasta dónde nos lleva esta nueva etapa en la que a partir de este punto entra el manga.
Un tomo fantástico con un final inesperado, que te deja roto y provoca infartos.
¡A por el siguiente!
Retomando las cosas por donde se quedaron, ha pasado un tiempo desde su victoria contra Baiken Shishido y Musashi regresa a la capital pues ha pasado un año desde su encuentro con los Yoshioka, por lo que el pactado duelo entre Denshichiro y él tendrá lugar al fin en cuestión de días. Aunque llegados a este punto, a Musashi no le interesa el combate contra Denshichiro, cumplirá su palabra y lo usará como camino hacia el enfrentamiento que verdaderamente anhela: uno contra Seijuro Yoshioka.
Sin embargo... la cosa no irá como está prevista, pues Seijuro hará un movimiento inesperado y esclarecedor que lo cambiará absolutamente todo.
Por mucho que me haya encantado Kojiro y su desarrollo, volver a ponernos en la piel de Musashi es fantástico y se le echaba de menos. La forma en la que Inoue lo plasma y escribe, y el seguirlo paso a paso en su camino es algo maravilloso y estoy deseando ver hasta dónde nos lleva esta nueva etapa en la que a partir de este punto entra el manga.
Un tomo fantástico con un final inesperado, que te deja roto y provoca infartos.
¡A por el siguiente!
October 15, 2015
This volume sets the return of Musashi's quest to be the best swordsman under the sun. Despite all the historical dramatization that we can't take for trustworthy, the strategy put up by Musashi is great, however the young folks will feel quite boring all the martial philosophy depicted instead of the bare bloody fighting. Anyways, the art of Inoue's drawings is marvelous!
August 18, 2019
Y E S.
We’re finally back to our MC (and my personal fave) Miyamoto Musashi and the main plot line. This was so EPIC. I really missed all these characters. Feeling this arc already.🔥 Let’s fucking go! 👏🏽
We’re finally back to our MC (and my personal fave) Miyamoto Musashi and the main plot line. This was so EPIC. I really missed all these characters. Feeling this arc already.🔥 Let’s fucking go! 👏🏽
October 11, 2023
وأخيرا عودة لفاجابوند بعد انقطاع سبع أيام بسبب الكلية.. والأهم عودة لقصة موساشي أخيرا بعد أرك كوجيرو اللي جاب ليا ملل في نهايته.. ومش موساشي بس لكن عودة لكل الشخصيات ومعرفة حصل ليها ايه في الفترة اللي فاتت..
أهم الاحداث:
وصول موساشي لكيوتو
ظهور كوجيرو الحقيقي في كيوتو
قرار متاهاشي العودة لكويتو
اتجاه اوتسو وجوتارو لكيوتو
تدرب دينشيكارو قبل المواجهة
وأخيرا.. مواجهة سيجرو ضد موساشي واللي الرسم بتاعها كان فوق العادي بصراحة (واللي هو المانجا كلها رسمها عظيم.. متفهمش ازاي هو اينوي لسه بيعلي على نفسه بالشكل ده)
وهنا اينوي بيقولي انه انسان زينا عادي وبيتزنق من الديدلاين
11-10-2023
أهم الاحداث:
وصول موساشي لكيوتو
ظهور كوجيرو الحقيقي في كيوتو
قرار متاهاشي العودة لكويتو
اتجاه اوتسو وجوتارو لكيوتو
تدرب دينشيكارو قبل المواجهة
وأخيرا.. مواجهة سيجرو ضد موساشي واللي الرسم بتاعها كان فوق العادي بصراحة (واللي هو المانجا كلها رسمها عظيم.. متفهمش ازاي هو اينوي لسه بيعلي على نفسه بالشكل ده)
وهنا اينوي بيقولي انه انسان زينا عادي وبيتزنق من الديدلاين
11-10-2023
December 30, 2022
Only logging this because of how amazing this volume was
December 18, 2023
Everyone looks different…..the art style definitely changed
July 12, 2022
AYOOOOOLFFLLFLD
January 17, 2021
We're back with Mushashi, finally. I agree with Seijuro, there is more substance to him, but it also feels like an earned substance. Wonderful start to what I'm hoping to be a wonderful arch. A bit strange that they decided to spoil the ending of one fight in particular, even though the outcome was obvious. Perhaps Inoue has his reasons, and perhaps he wanted to empathize the build up to the fight, rather than the fight itself. What's interesting is how this volume ends with an unexpected fight that the reader probably didn't see coming, which makes things even...
February 20, 2020
Después de varios tomos centrados en Kojiro, volvemos a ver en que anda nuestro querido Musashi, que después de un año de haber dejado la capital vuelve para su duelo con Denshichiro Yoshioka, aunque antes termina enfrentandose con Seijuro.
Estuvo bueno, más allá de las peleas, saber en que andan Matahachi, Otsu, Jotaro y Takuan y ver la filosofía de los Yoshioka, y el entrenamiento de Denshichiro, este fue un buen tomo.
Estuvo bueno, más allá de las peleas, saber en que andan Matahachi, Otsu, Jotaro y Takuan y ver la filosofía de los Yoshioka, y el entrenamiento de Denshichiro, este fue un buen tomo.
March 6, 2024
Adoro esta parte de la serie. Como todo lo que viene antes y lo que viene después, claro.
La pelea entre Musashi y Seijuro es una puta obra maestra y esa página final es tan tremenda que sentís que la sangre te salpica a través de la página.
También: Takuan, Otsu y Taro-chin, los quiero mucho <3
La pelea entre Musashi y Seijuro es una puta obra maestra y esa página final es tan tremenda que sentís que la sangre te salpica a través de la página.
También: Takuan, Otsu y Taro-chin, los quiero mucho <3
September 19, 2016
YES! YES! YES!
Finally, we are back with Miyamoto Mussashi... the long awaited battle between him and Denshichiro but first we get to see an amazing spur with his brother - Seijuro - before the battle and that final panel in the volume just amazing!!!
Great Volume!
Finally, we are back with Miyamoto Mussashi... the long awaited battle between him and Denshichiro but first we get to see an amazing spur with his brother - Seijuro - before the battle and that final panel in the volume just amazing!!!
Great Volume!
September 17, 2021
Damn Seijuro didn't stand a chance. His arrogance and not taking Musashi seriously from the beginning costs him his live!
November 9, 2023
me encanta lo mucho que ha conseguido cambiar musashi en solo un año. y por fin están los personajes principales en una misma ciudad, expectativas altas.
January 1, 2019
I have read up to volume 21 of the series, and I believe it is easily a masterpiece. The beautiful way that vagabond tells a story with its art and characters is amazing and it is just unrivaled. I look forward to reading more of the series, because this has become my second favorite manga of all time, only behind the amazing One Piece by Eiichiro Oda.
August 29, 2019
Really awesome samurai manga!! Lots of awesome fights, love the story and art 😻😻⛩⚔️😁❤️❤️
December 9, 2020
I did not expect the epic battle at the end.
March 23, 2021
My man Musashi is back! Let's gooo!
April 25, 2022
takezo is finally back but now i have to fucking wait to get the next volume to see the fight that was about to end 😩
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