Vagabond 24

Informationen zum Autor Takehiko Inoue was born in Kagoshima prefecture in 1967. His first major success -- the hugely popular 31-volume long basketball manga SLAM DUNK -- sold over 100 million copies worldwide and catapulted him into the top ranks of Japanese manga artists. Besides manga! Inoue also worked on character design for the Playstation basketball game ONE ON ONE. Klappentext In Tokunaga-era Japan! a new government has just taken power and the land is in disarray. Amidst the turmoil! a young man sets out on a journey seeking spiritual enlightenment by way of the sword. Adapted from the fictionalized biography "Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa! this graphic novel depicts the life and times of real-life "sword saint" Miyamoto Musahi (1584-1645). Zusammenfassung by Takehiko Inoue On the eve of his duel with the leader of the greatYoshioka School, Musashi takes a step back to reflect upon his past in order toacquire a higher level of understanding and awareness. However, a chanceencounter with deaf-mute swordsman Sasaki Kojiro provides an impromptu previewof what will become the most infamous duel in the annals of Japanese history.Rating: M

Product details

• Authors: Takehiko Inoue, Takehiko Inoue, Rinko Ueda
• Assisted by: Takehiko Inoue (Illustration)
• Publisher: Viz Media USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 16
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2007
• EAN: 9781421508276
• ISBN: 978-1-4215-0827-6
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 205 mm x 15 mm
• Series: VAGABOND TP
• Subject: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire