Fictionalized story of Miyamoto Musashi is worth adapting.
Vagabond is a manga by Takehiko Inoue, released in 1998. From 2015, it is on an extended hiatus, and nobody knows whether it will continue or not. The story tells us about a young man Takezo, who lives during the Sengoku Era. Takezo and his friend Matahachi joined the losing side during the Battle of Sekigahara. They escape from their enemies and end up in the house of two women. They are attacked by the bandits, and during the fight Takezo’s and Matahachi’s ways are separated — the first becomes a vagabond, and the second decides to stay with women. Takezo returns to his hometown to tell Matahachi’s mother that he is alive too. She doesn’t believe him and thinks that he killed her son, because Takezo’s nature was always inhuman, he was like a wild animal. Takezo is arrested, but later saved by a wandering monk, who helps him find a true way in life, and he becomes Miyamoto Musashi — the ‘Sword Saint’’.
This is a story about finding yourself, about overcoming difficulties, about stoicism. Inoue managed to depict the personalities with unbelievable precision. Each character looks alive, has his or her own motives — like real people. The outstanding artwork shows real human emotions, sets the right tone — the environment looks real, too. Beautiful nature, house decorations, clothes and costumes — everything is on a different level.
Musashi’s goal is to become better, to become human from a beast. He tries to do that through his way of the sword. Matahachi also wants to become better, but in his own way. Firstly, he was in control of lust, but then he makes mistakes, learns from them, and tries to fix everything. There are a lot of side characters, and they are also interesting and charismatic. Sometimes it is more interesting to catch up with their stories, than with Musashi’s. This title also lets you rest from battles and gives you time to think about things. For example, Musashi tries to grow rice, because he wants to understand how to give life, and not how to take it. There are many philosophical themes, which will make you think outside the manga.
Vagabond needs to get an anime adaptation, because people are starting to forget about this title. The story isn’t finished yet, but some events may be adapted just to show that this story is about people trying to find themselves in a cruel world, they make mistakes, they learn from them, they struggle, they overcome — Vagabond shows that you are not alone with your problems.
Fictionalized story of Miyamoto Musashi is worth adapting.
Vagabond is a manga by Takehiko Inoue, released in 1998. From 2015, it is on an extended hiatus, and nobody knows whether it will continue or not. The story tells us about a young man Takezo, who lives during the Sengoku Era. Takezo and his friend Matahachi joined the losing side during the Battle of Sekigahara. They escape from their enemies and end up in the house of two women. They are attacked by the bandits, and during the fight Takezo’s and Matahachi’s ways are separated — the first becomes a vagabond, and the second decides to stay with women. Takezo returns to his hometown to tell Matahachi’s mother that he is alive too. She doesn’t believe him and thinks that he killed her son, because Takezo’s nature was always inhuman, he was like a wild animal. Takezo is arrested, but later saved by a wandering monk, who helps him find a true way in life, and he becomes Miyamoto Musashi — the ‘Sword Saint’’.
This is a story about finding yourself, about overcoming difficulties, about stoicism. Inoue managed to depict the personalities with unbelievable precision. Each character looks alive, has his or her own motives — like real people. The outstanding artwork shows real human emotions, sets the right tone — the environment looks real, too. Beautiful nature, house decorations, clothes and costumes — everything is on a different level.
Musashi’s goal is to become better, to become human from a beast. He tries to do that through his way of the sword. Matahachi also wants to become better, but in his own way. Firstly, he was in control of lust, but then he makes mistakes, learns from them, and tries to fix everything. There are a lot of side characters, and they are also interesting and charismatic. Sometimes it is more interesting to catch up with their stories, than with Musashi’s. This title also lets you rest from battles and gives you time to think about things. For example, Musashi tries to grow rice, because he wants to understand how to give life, and not how to take it. There are many philosophical themes, which will make you think outside the manga.
Vagabond needs to get an anime adaptation, because people are starting to forget about this title. The story isn’t finished yet, but some events may be adapted just to show that this story is about people trying to find themselves in a cruel world, they make mistakes, they learn from them, they struggle, they overcome — Vagabond shows that you are not alone with your problems.
