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[45] The Fandom Post was drawn out by the writing of Inoue when reading the first manga volume, praising its large amount of content and whether or not Musashi is still capable of being a true warrior when interacting with the monk Takuan. [46] A similar comment was given by ComicBookBin with the reviewer claiming that his impression of Vagabond was so impressive that it reminded him of the comic book Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, praising the way Inoue portrays violence in a realistic fashion. [47] Another aspect praised by the same website was the lack of large amount of dialogue needed to describe the characters. [48] Peter Fobian of Crunchyroll commented that Slam Dunk's Hanamichi Sakuragi and Musashi are similar protagonists being young, egotistical prodigies, but that "Musashi is a force of nature. " He went to call Inoue's take on Musashi unique when compared to the ones often depicted in fiction. [49] Comic Book Resources praised the way Musashi addresses Bushido, the Code of the Samurai, which makes him honorable. [50] The story arc where Musashi tries to take care of villagers as it retains the handling of Bushido but without relying on action and using other types of strength, was praised for retaining its pacing. [51][52] Japan Times regarded Musashi's growth from the ruthless warrior to a wise monk warrior to be well executed across the narrative. [53] While comparing the manga with the original novel, William Scott Wilson, the author of The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi, noted that the manga is darker and more mature; yet, although "extraordinarily well drawn", it is "no substitute for Yoshikawa Eiji's work". [54] Los Angeles Times regarded Vagabond as a "samurai masterpiece" for the contrast it makes with the novel by deepening the characterization of Musashi and alternate take on the rival Kojiro. Another aspect praised by Los Angeles Times was how the protagonist makes philosophy about strength and his goal as the arc of the Yoshioka where the main character kills 70 men ends with him retaining severe wound on his foot that weakens him and makes him question what is being invincible.It started serialization in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning on September 3, 1998. [a] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 23, 1999. [23] As of July 23, 2014, 37 volumes have been released. [24] In North America, Viz Media started publishing the manga in an American comic book format in December 2001;[25][26][27] 16 issues were released until March 2003. [28] Viz Media started releasing the manga in the regular graphic novel format in March 2002. [29][30] Their release retains the color pages from the series' magazine run. The 37th and latest volume was released on April 21, 2015. [31] Viz Media's release was distributed in Australasia by Madman Entertainment. [32] In 2008, Viz began re-releasing the series in a "VizBig" edition, which collects three of the volumes into one; the first volume was released on September 16. [33] The twelfth and latest one was released on April 21, 2015.
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