Vagabond: A Story of Connection [Spoiler-Free]
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Vagabond is an incredibly moving, haunting, and beautiful journey that I'm grateful to have made. As it explores Musashi's development, it bestows on the reader a sense of connection with the heavens and the earth too. Thank you, Merphy, for all the amazing discussions that enriched this experience so much for me!
It’s been a joy to discuss this series with you Philip!
Would you ever think you'll tackle one piece either on videos or your own?
@@kuanthum6688 I’m definitely thinking about trying One Piece someday!
@@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy now I'm curious, u prefer vinland or vagabond haha
@@Killerqueen2000 It’s a tough question to answer, but I think Vagabond just edges out Vinland Saga for me. They’re both amazing!
This story needs to be completed. The artwork in it was amazing.
Is the series all just artwork. I feel like people clown on say demon slayer for being MID and carried by animation. Not something I say or agree with but the artwork looks great in vagabond. My question is if it works its way up to such high scores because its executed so well (which I like) vs being mind-blowingly unique (which I think is a dumb take to have but people use it (dumb in that most stories are done already and the ones that are not are too weird for general audiences)) also is it deep philosophy and character drama that is basically equivalent to other stories with less artwork. I know shonen gets hit hard for not being deep but they just breaze through the deep parts since their fans complain for slow sections (chainsawman part 2).
Takehiko Inoue s artwork just smokes phucking hot.
i read vagabond through when you said you were gonna start it and the parts about human connection were so beautiful. the farming and by the sea arcs being my favourite for that reason, with the old man by the sea (Jisai maybe?) being my favourite character. He was so human, so flawed but how connecting with others brought him back from the brink, from his lowest point was really moving. And i think my favourite scene without spoiling was when another character tells Jisai he hasn't noticed something about another person because he only thinks of himself and the anguish he feels, like he's failed this person was so real and believable i really felt it myself.
Came here for Avatar, stayed for One piece, and now I’m on book 11 of Cradle 2 weeks after you recommended it, thanks merph you’re the best 👍
The "ending" we got was actually amazing. I was not sure how i would feel about it but the series barley feels unfinished because of it.
Kojiro arc might be my favorite arc in all of manga.
When i was reading the farming arc, Musashi reminded me a lot of Kanemaki Jisai, Kojiros father. These arcs were amazing !
Wow no way, I literally just finished reading the exhibition and opened youtube to watch your last discussion with phillip, and you greet me with this! So happy you liked the story as much as I did and that you wanna share it with your audience ❤
Same here 😮
Hey Merphy, did you know that Vagabond is based on an 1500-something page epic novel about Miyamoto Musashi's life? Would love it if you reviewed it too!
Is it Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa? I’ve been really enjoying that book.
@@ohthreefiftyone yeah! Exactly that one! You've got good taste!
@@rehanzaheer21 Thanks! Even though I haven't finished Musashi yet, I got a copy of "Taiko" by the same author which gives the same treatment to the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
It’s not that long but it is around 1000 pages. It’s incredible
Glad you brought this up. I have both (the first 5 volumes of) the manga and the Musashi novel. Would reading the manga first "spoil" the book?
Yes!! It's always nice to see someone read Vagabond, next will you give Goodnight Punpun a chance Murphy?
You know, I just started reading Vagabond , about a week ago and it's an exceptional story, now to see Merphy here? 😭❤️❤️🔥 icing on the Cake
I´m so happy you enjoyed Vagabond, truly an amazing series that IMO is a must read. I would even dare calling it a masterpiece!
you should try berserk next!
Vagabond is absolutely incredible! If you haven’t gotten into it yet, I highly recommend Naoki Urasawa’s work. Both, Monster and 20th Century Boys, are incredible stories to get into!
Monater is boring
Vagabound is peak! Awesome video! This only makes me hope even more you'll eventually read Berserk. I'm dying to hear your thoughts on it too!
Agreed. Too dark for her taste.
If i remember correctly she did drop Berserk. She didn't like the level of darkness in it.
Inoue's work is peak manga, 2 of his series are in my top 10.
Helped me a lot growing.
Other than vaga ,is the other one slam dunk or real?
@@udayjoshi223 Slam dunk!
Havent You checked REAL yet? I havent, but many ppl say it's a very good read on it's own, also from Inoue.
you mean like growing down there? :3
@@nathaninostroza7655 it is very good. Takehiko doesnt miss tbf.
For people that loves this manga, I highly recomendo getting the Musashi trilogy from Eiji Yoshikawa. For people that loves Japanese culture, it's probably one of the best reads ever. It's a slow read, and it's big, but so good. It is the inspiration for Vagabond and one of the most important historical romances from Japan.
It is crazy to me that my high school library had several volumes of this series.
I remember reading them and being impressed by the art but had the name of the series.
Thanks for reminding me Murphy 💜
Vagabond is one of the first manga series i've read and it's one of my favorites. The quiet tone in tune with nature and all that introspection and growth is so moving and yet relaxing to me :D
Your " flow " descriptions in Vagabond have me completely sold! Hearing you beautifully articulate the additional themes and depth to the story is like icing on the cake. Excellent analysis, Merphy! ❤
I was just checking a lot about Miyamoto musashi recently, perfect video for me.
Been wanting to read this series for awhile alongside Berserk. Between this, Berserk and Vinland Saga (the seinen Big Three of sorts), it’s kind of depressing to know only Vinland Saga is still going (with the original author). I’ve heard good things about Berserk and the new author, I trust that, I just haven’t gotten around to reading the series properly. Same goes for Vagabond which is even sadder because I train in martial arts and my school covers Musashi’s sharpened oar. I think I’ll start on it today.
I don’t know how much you know about the new author, but he was Miura’s best friend and the only one who intimately understands how the series ends. He’s also an accomplished mangaka in his own right (holyland is good I recommend you give it a shot. Not S tier like the others but a solid A- for me).
This has been sitting on the shelf for almost 5 years. You've inspired me to finally pick it up.
Similar to Berserk and Vagabond, I'd love for you to read Kingdom. Its a story about the warring states of China. Great characters, great politics and unique to Kingdom, the strategies of war. The main character feels very similar to Zoro and he has a goal of being one of the Great 6 Generals of China.
It's my favorite series after One Piece.
The only issue is that there has never been an official release in english so it is all online scans. If that isn't a deal breaker I'm sure you will love the series .
All time favorite Manga
"My sword is one with heaven and earth."
I first read this series around 13 years ago while I still in high school and I remember how Musashi's search for purpose struck a cord with me. It's been a long time since I've read it so I wonder what my feelings will be this time. Regardless, I do remember how beautiful the art and story was
I'm absolutely stoked that you're reading this! One of my all time favourites, it's so hauntingly brilliant
Reading Vagabond, you can really feel how much of himself Inoue put into his work. I draw a lot and I have done many master studies of his inks and watercolors and tried to imitate some of his design ideas in my own stuff. and I can surely say that the level of love and care he put into his work is unmatched. thank you for reading and reviewing this masterpiece. seeing your manga journey has been an absolute blast and I hope you get to read more artistically sophisticated works like Berserk, Shigurui and Goodnight Punpun. these are some of the best examples of visual storytelling and it’ll be awesome to hear your thoughts on them.
I'm really happy you went through Vagabond! I read it about 7 years ago and the amazing thing about it is the peace it brings to your demons. Your video gave me the same feeling. Thank you for that.
I've been thinking about reading it for a while, I love your one piece reviews (im currently in fish-man island) and to see that you think highly of this series is good enough for me to give it a try :)
Finally read the series and get to come back and watch your videos on it, this might be the best part
Perfect timing for this. Literally just started Vagabond a couple of days ago after catching up to Berserk. Enjoying it so far
Merphy I am really glad you did this video
One of my favorite pieces of art ever, I just loved how expressive the art is, so much so that it felt like one of the most dense literary experiences I've felt despite being so devoid of words. I'd love to see you're thoughts on Oyasumi Punpun (or Goodnight Punpun) too, they feel very similar to me even tho surface level there aren't many similarities except the maturity I guess.
Since you already read vagabond how bout reading his other work, REAL. It's great as well, some even think it's better than vagabond.
I'm super excited to read this ... thank you for the review!!
Keep uploading love your videos 💖💖
The ending was beautiful. It resonated with me so much.
I was re-reading it along with you, but got busy in mid March and you both passed me. I gotta catch up with manga and then catch up with your videos
This is just a beautiful manga, both visually and otherwise
It is based on a book, would you ever read that one?
I hope you watch Mushishi too someday, you'll enjoy it
i had all the volumes for almost 2 yrs now, and read a volume and a half and i knew this series deserves my full attention that's why am saving it for the perfect time to read it :')
I love Vagabond! Excited to hear your take on it!
Amazing, I've been waiting for this one.
After watching all of these amazing videos I think I might have to start reading this amazing series love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤
Hey Merphy!!! I just liked to say i enjoy your book reviews alot!!! I find your explanation of the books and manga articulating and interesting 😊😊😊
I have tried to get into manga and it just hasn't grabbed me, yet your passionate discussions of these stories keeps me trying 😆😆... The artwork looks incredible and your description of the storyline makes me want to give this a try. You're keeping me motivated, Merphy!! lol!! 🤣🤣🤣 👏👏👏
The farming arc was my favorite in Vagabond; at first the series fools people with action but it's just a story about coming to terms with yourself and whatever it is you want from life
I'm so happy you got into seinen, I needed someone who's good with words to explain to me why I liked then all so much, should check out kingdom too!
Love the choice of background music
Once I started Vagabond I knew I would have to read nonstop until I caught up because of how great it was to me. From the artwork, struggles/fights within the characters themselves besides the badass swordplay which is wicked too but the characters stuck out to me more than anything readng through it plus awesome to see you caught up like the rest of us with no ending insight but one day maybe lol
Bought the first four volumes a while ago and have been putting off continuing it, loved the art and the bit of the story I had experienced though.
Man I canNOT wait to bite into this. First heard about it from one of my HS students and then on some "best of" manga vids. Working through Pluto (and maybe Monster) before this one. But I've already stocked up on the first 5 Vizbig volumes
Wow Merphy made a whole video on Vegapunk from One Piece!
I just came back from vacation in Tunis. I met ex coworker over there he is Tunisian (I am Lithuanian) and we two people from different cultures had a nice conversation about Miyamoto Musashi. We both have read his book 'The book of 5 rings' and we both read Vagabond. For me it is just amazing that this manga from Japan and this story could bond 2 people from different cultures and continents :). P.S great review Merphy!
This is an incredible overview of the series, but it also makes me feel bad all the more that I haven't read Vagabond already lol! I gotta get on it! :)
For the people that love Vagabond and want more read Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. It's the novel that Vagabond is loosely based on, and it's excellent.
Agreed. It’s one of my favorites
Vagabond and berserk are peak Seinen manga 😊
Inshun is my favorite character in the story. He gets to truly live with himself
Now you and Phillip NEED to read Monster!!!
The novel by Eiji Yoshikawa on which this manga is based is also amazing, and also tells the full story right to the end. A long read though at 1,000 pages.
The Samurai Trilogy also tells the story and is well regarded and well done.
My wife just bought my Vagabond and I am so excited..
just got 1-4 i am so damn excited to read this. i love vinland saga so i am expecting to love this as well.
There is hope though cause the author Takehiko Inoue said in a interview last year or early this year said he might come back to complete Vagabond so don't lose hope.
You should read the Musashi novel. It's really long, but I loved it!
Very happy to see you finished Vagabond. ☕
I can't wait for you to read kingdom
My favorite piece of media
If you like vegabond, you will also like other works by the same author. Real and Slam Dunk are also amazing!
this video made me want to read this again
I never read Vagabond but I read Musashi - the book it was based on - and it is brilliant!
This story is an inspiration to my own work.
I will read it eventually, that's been decided for years noe but still haven't got to it
Let's be honest here most of us bought Vagabond for the manga spines then after reading it, it became one of our favorites!
Would love to see what you think of berserk after catching up on vagabond and Vinland saga
I think you should also read Musashi its the source material for the manga. Its really good.
Saw the video was spoiler free.
Sweet!
Hey Merphy 👋
I just recently stumbled on your channel and I'm loving it.
Please can you suggest books that would help newbie writers in terms of describing emotions and scenes.
Thanks 🙏
For me it sounds like a Miyamoto Musashi adventures/journey/story....
Probably I will get it. Thnx for the info 😊
I know it didn't make your list, but I would seriously recommend Goodnight Punpun. It's a bit of a hidden gem but honestly it is one of the few stories that I feel eclipses Vagabond
it's such an amazing manga
Merphy entered a state of flow in this review 😂.
Yo, you're doing Vagabond next? Yehehehesssss
Ahm Merphy Vagabond aint done, its still on Hiatus since (2015) as Takehiko Inoue is currently doing other projects (allegedly).
I've been really meaning to read this manga, and not just because Musashi is one of my favorite historical figures in Japanese history. The first is Rioma Sakamoto if y'all we're wondering
You should read the Ravages of Time :)
Good video
You should read Inoue's other work, "Real". I really love Vagabond but I consider Real his best work and it is such a visceral and raw story that mixes a lot of elements from Vagabond along with Inoue's love for basketball.
You should check out Kingdom. Its a top tier manga for sure. People often compare it to One Piece.
Oh my god!!! I have a tattoo of Vagabond, Homunculus and Kokou no Hito. 1 out 3 is done lets gooooo Merphy
The tattoo from Vagabond it's actually not Musashi but! The other character you loved so much, his THE GOAT such a lesson of life
I dropped climber(ig it is kokou no hito) ,does it get better or not
I would like to know when you were reading this masterpiece, were you listening to a particular song? For example, Japanese folklore or...?
Inoue is really a living legend, I hope one day he will come back and finish the manga... I watched most of the movies and series related to Musashi's character, but none of them could replace this manga for me.
You should read the author's other work Real. it's about wheelchair basketball but has a lot of similar messages to vagabond when compared to slam dunk
Since Vagabond and Vinland Saga have been touched on via this channel, Berserk is the next step, naturally.
Hey Merphy, just wondering, have you read Magus of the Library? It's a manga about books and it's my favourite manga! Love your vids!
Merphy ,i'll recommend berserk,aot,gantz or umineko(i'm still reading)
03:34 Inoue sensei said its almost done.. I ve watched an interview of him recently. Its an old one though. He was saying its almost finished. I mean whats left is Musashi to forgive himself and that usually would happen after he fights Kojiro.. Thats my take on it. And I dont want it to be finished to be honest. As it is its complete already and anyone can draw a conclusion from it i guess. I mean it opens a path to so many conclusions because we read and understand things quite differently.. (Still i would be super happy to see more of Inoues drawing and philosophy)
Anyone know where to get a high quality digital version of Vagabond? My big print editions keep pulling a Merphy and I’m sure I’ve lost some pages.
I think my favorite fight was Musashi vs kojiro playing in the snow.
You cant help but try to be a better person after reading Vagabond.
I think you used to talk about Berserk on your channel. But yeah, I really hope you can finish Berserk and talk it with Dr Chase. I mean, it would feel completed if you already read two of big three seinen manga and wrap it up with Berserk. Of course the violance even against women and children that contain in this manga will become the obstacles or hurdles for the readers. But the struggle to overcome the trauma is the most beautiful part of the story. I really hope you made a discussion with Dr Chase for Berserk. Peace
I don't think she's ever talked about berserk
Miss complying wench please recomend me some books as a begginer .your big fan :)
You've been doing Vinland Saga and Vagabond, but you gotta do Berserk Merphy. It may be too dark for your liking, but Guts is one of the best protagonists you'll ever get to know. Same with the antagonist too