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Vagabond, Vol. 5

Glimmering Waves

Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy. 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.

In a remote seaside village, an abandoned infant is left to the care of a reclusive old man who has all but renounced the ways of the world. This helpless child is destined to become Sasaki Kojirō — the legendary archrival of Miyamoto Musashi. Inoue's unique take on this enigmatic figure lays the foundation for his fictional account of the most famous rivalry in Japanese history.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 624
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781421522470
  • Genres
  • manga, comics, japan, seinen, collections, fiction, action
  • Release date
  • 2009