The varied supporting cast that filled out his story was also great from those who acted as friends, mentors, and pupils (primarily Otsu, Matahachi, Jotaro, and Takuan) to the many, many martial opponents who acted as both foils to Musashi’s quest as well as stepping stones on his quest to perfection. Always fighting a battle within himself, and attempting to learn from both his mistakes and the many people he met in his travels, Musashi started to show how he might truly grow into the “sword saint” he is depicted as in popular legend.
Beginning as a man that is little more than a beast whose primary claim to fame seemed to be his brute strength and unshakeable tenacity, he grew beyond this simplicity into quite an intriguing and complex character. Musashi was an interesting character from the beginning, if perhaps a bit simplistic. Working with themes of the search for perfection, the interrelatedness of all human endeavours, and the dichotomy in the swordsman between the primal animal passions and the search for a refined, even pure, perfection he built something quite compelling. At first it seemed like little more than a carbon copy of the novel upon which it was based, but as the story went on Inoue introduced some significant differences in both character and plot that made his interpretation something new and interesting. That’s really too bad as this was a great series. Despite the cliff-hanger it seems unlikely that we will have any more from Takehiko Inoue’s interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi’s life since the series has been on hiatus since 2015. Meanwhile, Musashi is at a crossroads dealing with the aftermath of single-handedly destroying the mighty Yoshioka clan.So, it appears as though this how Vagabond ends.
Sasaki Kojiro heads to Kokura for his new position as sword instructor for the powerful Hosokawa Clan. Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro's intertwining paths lead them toward what will be the greatest samurai duel in Japanese history. But the path to enlightenment is an endless journey, and to get there through violent means-by way of the sword-makes mere survival an even greater challenge. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy.
Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. Three volumes in one! A prestige treatment of Inoue's epic samurai series with bonus content, color pages, storyboard samples and more!
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