Vagabond, Volume 4

バガボンド [Vagabond] #4

by Takehiko Inoue

In feudal Japan, a young man sets out on a spiritual journey by the way of the sword, prepared to slay anyone who might get in his way. In this volume, in the aftermath of the chaos than Musashik caused at the Yoshioka School, Gion Toji vows to avenge the school's honor. Meanwhile, Mushashi reluctantly picks up a wild young disciple and together they set out for Nara where and martial art experts abound. Musashi is torn between his feelings for Otsu and his devotion to his spiritual path. Then an eccentric old man provides him with a glimpse into the nature of true strength.

Chapter Titles

Chapter 032. "Wanderers" (放浪者たち)
Chapter 033. "Departures" (旅立ち)
Chapter 034. "Departures II" (旅立ち2)
Chapter 035. "Distraction" (とらわれ)
Chapter 036. "Hozoin" (宝蔵院)
Chapter 037. "Bloodthirst" (殺気)
Chapter 038. "Graceless" (不細工)
Chapter 039. "Inshun" (胤舜)
Chapter 040. "Agon" (阿厳)

Genres: Manga, Comics, Historical Fiction, Seinen, Graphic Novels, Historical, Japan

200 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 1999

About the author

Takehiko Inoue (井上雄彦) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for Slam Dunk and Vagabond.

Reviews

[داریوش مجـــد · Rating 3 out of 5]

متن کتاب:
وقتی که یک انسان قوی شکست میخورد با لذت و ریشخند به او نگاه میکنید، آیا اینگونه میخواهید در زندگی رقت انگیزتان احساس بهتری داشته باشید؟

[Artemy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was a bit unfocused and slower than usual, but the series is still going strong, and the artwork is exceptional.

[Diz · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this volume, the world is starting to feel fleshed out. The protagonist, Miyamoto Musashi, is becoming a more human character than the force of nature that he was in the first three volumes, so his motivations are becoming clearer. Characters from the Yoshioka School that Miyamoto encountered in the last volume are being developed into possible future rivals for Miyamoto. Also, characters from earlier volumes appear again, so readers get a stronger sense of the cast of characters that will be helping Miyamoto on his quest to becoming the greatest sword fighter in Japan. The art, as usual, is amazing.

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our boy is in love!!

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some excellent character development right here. A bit of a much needed comic relief. Beautifully choreographed fight scenes. Emotional stuff.... Consider me hooked. I’m loving it.

[richa ⋆.˚★ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⚔️

[Henrique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vagabond Volume 4


Esse volume vai dos cap 32 ao 40 e vemos aqui uma reflexão do protagonista Musashi sobre ele mesmo com a ajuda do Monge Takuan cara esse volume foi incrível com o protagonista pensando na mulher que ele gosta e percebendo que isso não é ruim e também adorei a adição do novo personagem o menino Jotaro e vai se formando aí uma foundy family aí não vejo a hora de ver um grilinho se formando e tô louco pra ver as lutas que terá no próximo volume porque esse acabou com um gancho insano quero ver se o protagonista vai conseguir ganhar ou se vai perder e ver que tem que evoluir mais.

[Zara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sooooo good

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

پیرمرده چقدر حرفای خوبی زد و چه خوب کمکش کرد.
راه مقابله ای که با رنج بلند نیزه ها پیدا کرد هم خوب بود.
موساشی یکی از کسایی بوده که تکنیک همزمان شمشیر بلند و کوتاه داشتن رو اورده، پس احتمالن از همین جاها شروع شده.🤔

[Moraa · Rating 4 out of 5]

a bit lighter than the previous ones (not really in terms of gore) but interesting nonetheless

also, someone mentioned Miyamoto Musashi's eyebrows were point
no arguments here

[mkhare · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars. It took me a long time to finish this volume because it just didn't hold my attention. I'm glad, however, that it ended with hints of developments to come beyond Musashi merely going from place to place to beat everyone up and declare that he will become stronger. His opponents are not very interesting to me either, which kind of dampens my excitement for each new fight.

[Himanshu Karmacharya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite having an appearance of an action manga at its surface, it is something much profound at its core, tackling some really deep philosophical concepts.

[لِيو. · Rating 5 out of 5]

حبيت كيف في موازنة بين الاكشن و الكوميديا هههههههه يضحكوا و هم سكرانين😭😭😭

[Liko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oooh, big boy is in loooove

[Will · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Preoccupied with a single tree you’ll miss the entire Forrest”

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I still remember the stories of the last few months that eventually led me here to Takehiko Inoue's Vagabond. It all started with the graphic novel adaptation of Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings which brought into my awareness, the sword saint. Then I read the first three volumes of Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, a long time favorite. Along the way, I had a late night viewing of Tom Cruise's The Last Samurai on HBO. Recently. I've embarked on a reread of the 31-volume Slam Dunk (another Inoue property) collected manga which was the final impetus for me to finally start on Vagabond.

This begins the Hozoin arc, as Miyamoto Musashi continues his pilgrimage to improve himself by facing the best warriors he can. The story-telling bogs down here; it won't be until the next volume where we'll have a major fight. That's main reason this only gets a four instead of the five stars I gave the first three volumes. Still, this is a strong volume.

[Nathalie Andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another strong volume. Nice to see Otsu and Takuan reappearing. It would be a shame if such great characters were set aside in the early volumes. Musashi continues to travel between dojo challenging people to fights (I think this will be the premise throughout the series), but it is good to see added layers of development in the challenges that shape him: his love for Otsu, the vendetta of the Yoshioka swordsmen, and his meeting with a philosopher monk. The philosophy in fact is one of the real strong points and I am sure it will become a focus of the series as Musashi's character gives it more thought. His current mentality seems to be - "Monk: Seek your inner strength, Musashi. Musashi: Interesting concept. *pause* Now can I hit stuff!?" Lots of room for character development in later volumes!

[The Scribbling Man · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

It plods on. It's enjoyable enough. Not sure it's going to break out into the level of storytelling that I want though. The main character's flip-flopping between arrogance and seeming humility is a little tiresome. 50% of the dialogue is him saying "I am/must be/will be strong".

[Sydneroo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 7.43/ 10.00 | 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

[Dhia Nouioui · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find it quite convenient that he always finds these monks or old men that teach him important stuff.

[Somnium · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nakon prva tri tankobona sam konstatovala da je lik Musashia emotivno nezreo i da očekujem da će se razvijati na svim poljima. Pa i dalje je nezreo, ali raste i počeo je da misli malo glavom i prihvata svoja osećanja. Otsu počinje da ga proganja i u snovima i na javi (o, pa nama se to neko zaljubio!). To sve potpaljuje Takuan i tera ga da se malo preispita oko postupaka i izbora koje je napravio, ali i onih koje će napraviti. Time će očigledno doprineti emotivnom razvoju našeg glavnog lika. Takuan čak konstatuje da je Musashia Otsu toliko pomela da nema nikakve razlike da li je sa njima na putu ili ne, jer konstantno misli o njoj, pa dodaje na to sve jednu divnu mudrost - Preoccupied with a single leaf... you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree... you'll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety... effortlessly. That's what it means to truly "see". Videćemo nadalje da za jednog sveštenika svašta ovaj Takuan ima da kaže po pitanju ljubavnih jada. ;)

A tu je i dečak Jotaro, koji želi da bude Musashiev učenik i u stopu ga prati. Znam, ovo malo podseća na Berserka. Pre svega na način kako se ljudi okupljaju oko glavnog lika, a onda i kako utiču na njega i njegove odluke, kao i da ne podivlja potpuno i bude sociopata. Kako je krenulo, možda i Musashi dobije svoju 'družinu Pere Kvržice'. :D

Pored ljubavnog savetnika Takuana, pojavljuje se još jedan savetnik (sveštenik?), s mudrostima nalik master Yodi - You must faced so many enemies throughout your life. But you must understand... Enemies they were not... until you forced them to become so. Your own bloodthirts turns everyone you encounter against you. How many more will you kill? That's not true strenght. You're just clumsy and graceless.

U ovom tankobonu mi je definitivno jasno zašto je Matahachi takakv kakav jeste, jer mu još bolje upoznajemo majku. I ne, njen sin nije ništa od onoga za šta ga okrivljuju. Uvek je krivac neko drugi. Odgovornosti i snošenja posledica za ponašanje zero, nula, nada...

E da, rekla bih da nam Gion Toji obećava neke opake i nemilosrdne scene borbi u narednim tankobonima. Naravno arogancija zagarantovana, udovi na sve strane i krvi do kolena.

Stoga ne brinite, biće još popaljenih budala.

[ki]

“The world is full of strong men. Does that intimidate you?”
“No. It invigorates me.”

“So you think about her a lot?”
“I think about her all the time.”
“Ha ha ha. You've become more human since I last saw you, Musashi.”
“A human disgrace. Not only do I think about her. I miss her.”

“The more one tries to look away, the more one gets preoccupied. Once your heart is preoccupied, your sword will not be true.”

“Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you'll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety. Effortlessly. That is what it means to truly "see".”

“Musashi. You are the man who drives himself to all manner of extremes in pursuit of the way of the sword. You are also the man who dreams of Otsu and agonizes himself over it. And the man who pulls pranks on me. That is also Musashi. All those men are aspects of yourself. They're all part of you.”

“Be aware of yourself. And accept yourself as you are.”

“Otsu. I miss you. I want to hold you in my arms. I feel so alone.”

“How many people have you killed? You must have faced so many enemies throughout your life. But you must understand, enemies they were not, until you forced them to become so. Your own bloodthirst turn everyone you encounter against you. How many more will you kill? That's not true strength. You're just clumsy and graceless.”

“You can only perceive what true strength is when you yourself become truly strong.”

[Mustakim · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.8/5

[Sarah (menace mode) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Musashi with the most valid crashout over a woman in literary history, and you know what? I support it

[M. Ashraf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great volume; we met Takuan and Otsu again! just briefly before they were separated again.
We continues our travel to the next Dojo.
The old guy was great! and I think he is the head of the Dojo but he is working on the field now! that murderous intent was intense 3:)
Very good volume and great ending!

[Rawan Omer · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.7⭐
I'm going to say it, it is good to see that even demons can find love in their heart

Certain things happened in this volume that really peaked my interest in this manga!

Miyamoto Musashi..... I can't wait to see you become invincible under the sun.

[Natalia Adamashvili · Rating 3 out of 5]

MUSASHI WE GET IT, YOU WANT TO BECOME STRONG

[Côme Pierre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Le début d'un apprentissage et plus de profondeur.

[Turpinpower · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tras lo ocurrido en el tomo anterior, en este vemos la transición entre lo ocurrido en dojo Yoshioka, cuyas tramas llegan a su fin (tan sólo por el momento) con sus diferentes miembros principales tomando caminos diferentes, un Musashi al que aún le queda entrenamiento por delante para poder estar a la altura del reto al que aspiraba, y un Matahachi que tras años perdido en su miseria, parece haber espabilado... veremos si realmente será así.

Tras un nuevo encuentro con Taku y un "aprendiz" a su cargo que ahora le acompañará en su viaje, un niño llamado Jotaro, Musashi continúa camino, esta vez hacia el templo Hozoin, donde se encuentran los mejores lanceros de Japón con la esperanza de enfrentarse a otro de los grandes oponentes de la época, considerado un genio y una joven promesa por todos, el monje Inshun, maestro de la lanza.

Para ello, Musashi se encontrará con un curioso anciano, así como uno más poderoso del dojo, Agon, con el que tendrá que enfrentarse.

Otro tomo estupendo, con dibujo espectacular que solo va in crescendo, y con un final que hace que no puedas esperar al siguiente.

[Yasamin · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this volume we see more of Matahachi, how he regrets his decision of not coming back home and leaving otsu. Which makes him way more human and relatable. He's not just as dedicated, responsible and brave as Musashi but he's fighting himself (however not very successful). There's a rivalry between the two friends but Matahachi isn't even close and he knows that.
Musashi has also matured. We see him beginning to reflect on himself and acknowledge his feelings (particularly for Otsu). Takuan and the old man have helped him know himself better. He has a long way to go yer though. For now he's not much more than a beast with no roots and knowing no value for human life.
We get to know more about his parents, and how his father's tough upbringing shaped Takezo like this. Can't wait to know more about them.