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Summary:

"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 theoretical guide to military strategy still used today. But the path to enlightenment in feudal era Japan was fraught with peril. At seventeen years of age, Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezō--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezō finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war. Takezō's vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal. At this crucial crossroads in Takezō's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way"--Cover flap, volume 1.

Author/Creator:

Inoue, Takehiko , author, artist

Contributors:

Yoshikawa, Eiji, 1892-1962

Oniki, Yuji , translator

Dutro, Steve , letterer

Languages:

English
Japanese

Language Notes:

Item content: English
Translated from (original): Japanese

Main Work:

Bagabondo [by Inoue, T.] (English)

Related Works:

Graphic novelization of: Miyamoto Musashi [by Yoshikawa, E.] (English)

Related Series:

Viz signature

Subjects:

Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645 — Comic books, strips, etc.

Samurai — Comic books, strips, etc.

Japan — History — Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 — Comic books, strips, etc.

Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645

Tokugawa period, Japan, 1600-1868

Samurai

Swordsmen

Japan

1600-1868

Comic books, strips, etc.

Genres:

Graphic novels

History

Manga

Historical fiction

General Notes:

"Based on Eiji Yoshikawa's Musashi"--Colophon, volume 1.
"Three in one"--Cover.
"Originally published in Japan in 1999 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo"--Colophon, volume 1.
Printed to be read right to left in its original Japanese format.
Translated from the Japanese.
Media Arts Festival Award Winner, 2000
Kodansha Award for Best Manga Recipient, 2000
Tezuka Osamu Culture Award Winner, 2002

Physical Description:

12 volumes : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

PN6790.J33 I66813 2008

ISBNs:

9781421520544 (v. 1)
1421520540 (v. 1)
9781421522449 (v. 2)
1421522446 (v. 2)
9781421522456 (v. 3)
1421522454 (v. 3)
9781421522463 (v. 4)
1421522462 (v. 4)
9781421522470 (v. 5)
1421522470 (v. 5)
9781421522807 (v. 6)
1421522802 (v. 6)
9781421522814 (v. 7)
1421522810 (v. 7)
9781421522821 (v. 8)
1421522829 (v. 8)
9781421523132 (v. 9)
1421523132 (v. 9)
9781421529158 (v. 10)
1421529157 (v. 10)
9781421549293 (v. 11)
1421549298 (v. 11)
9781421573342 (v. 12)
1421573342 (v. 12)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2018297504

OCLC Numbers:

1077578781