Vagabond

Overview

Vagabond (バガボンド Bagabondo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of the life of Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi. It has been serialized in Weekly Morning magazine since 1998, with the chapters collected into 37 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha as of July 2014. Viz Media licensed the series for English release in North America and has published 35 volumes as of March 2014. Vagabond won a 2000 Kodansha Manga Award and the 2002 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and has sold more than 82 million copies worldwide.

Cast

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)

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Sasaki Kojirō

Sasaki Kojirō

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Hon'iden Matahachi

Hon'iden Matahachi

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Otsū

Otsū

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Takuan Sōhō

Takuan Sōhō

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Jōtarō

Jōtarō

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Hōzōin Inshun

Hōzōin Inshun

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Yagyū Sekishūsai

Yagyū Sekishūsai

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Shishido Baiken (Kohei)

Shishido Baiken (Kohei)

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Ittōsai Itō

Ittōsai Itō