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Vagabond   
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Type
Manga

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Associated Names
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Lãng Khách
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Latest Release(s)
v.1 c.2 by SVQ Scans over 3 years ago
v.1 c.1 by SVQ Scans over 3 years ago
c.325-327 by Imperial Scans over 8 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
37 Volumes (Hiatus)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

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Forum
9 topics, 67 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.9 / 10.0 (1841 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.86 / 10.0
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Last Updated
November 26th 2023, 5:09am


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Year
1998

Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)
Morning (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Viz (37 Volumes - Hiatus; print)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #401 increased(+141)
Monthly Pos #851 decreased(-14)
3 Month Pos #959 increased(+72)
6 Month Pos #1081 increased(+28)
Year Pos #1138 increased(+112)

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slow?  
by whitedahlia
September 24th, 2006, 2:17pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
I wonder if the people who think Vagabond is slow are English readers?
I've read the Japanese version up till vol 20 and didn't find the pace bothersome, it felt very 'right' for the depth of the content.
Since I coulnd't get my hands on the Japanese version from 21-24, I've read the English version.. and I've found the pace a little slow.
I personally think translations don't transfer the atmosphere/depth very efficiently... it's not the quality of the translators, it's just impossible to do so, which is a real shame...

... Last updated on September 24th, 2006, 3:23pm
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Already a classic  
by gjoerulv
August 30th, 2006, 7:42am
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0
As stated it's a bit slow, but not that slow. Allmost every manga with a deep story is slow so why complain? Did I mention the arts? It's magnificent!!
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Awesome  
by coldmilk
August 27th, 2006, 4:57am
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
It´s slow because that´s the way it is ...

Unique characters, great drawing, brutal fighting with much blood ... =)
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Good, but flawed  
by Anonymous
August 19th, 2006, 5:08pm
Rating: N/A
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This is a great manga, with only one flaw; its pacing. The art is great, the fights are great and the story is pretty interesting. The problem with the pacing is a result of its format. Manga are inherently slow, since it takes time to draw all those pages, as opposed to a book, which can be written within a year, and contain 30-40 manga volumes worth of material. The manga delves too deep into quasi-philosophical babbling, which has little impact on the story. Considering it's a manga, it would have been a better choice to get on with the story or squeeze more text into each page, instead of spending an entire volume reading about two guys facing off in the woods (where they spend half of the volume just staring each other down, while two spectators chat about various stuff). In another example, Musashi spends 5 whole chapters holding a sword over an old man's bed ridden body, with absolutely no progression. It could easily have been contained in one chapter, but the author basically wastes a lot of time that could be used to further the story.
That being said, the manga is still great. It's not as much of a problem if you can get your hands on all the volumes and read them consecutively, but it becomes a problem once you catch up to the japanese releases, and you're stuck with reading only a few chapters a week. I mean, would you really want to read a manga that spends two or three months just getting through a sequence that takes less than a minute in the manga?
Still, I can highly recommend this, and would gladly have given it a nine or ten if the pacing had been better.
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Good Seinen  
by Anonymous
August 14th, 2006, 4:28pm
Rating: N/A
One of the best seinen there is. Agree with Bettum though... It is a tiny bit slow. But the slowness is rewarded by character development!
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Great manga  
by Kaosu Rah
August 4th, 2006, 7:37pm
Rating: N/A
A must read, definitely.

-Rah
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Must Read  
by pokie
July 23rd, 2006, 10:39pm
Rating: N/A
Great art and great storytelling with some touches of humor. I find myself grinning at times while reading this. Inoue really delves into the characters, easily enabling the reader to lose him/herself to the story... Truly a great read.
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Absolutely amazing  
by Anonymous
July 19th, 2006, 2:12am
Rating: N/A
A masterpiece...dynamic characters, moving story, great action...Vagabond's got it all...
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very good manga  
by Anonymous
July 18th, 2006, 1:49am
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one of the best manga ever
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Great!!  
by Bettum
July 5th, 2006, 7:25pm
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Great manga. I love it. connsider it recommended. I didn't rate it 10 'cause it is a bit slow. But thats my impression so don't let it get to u.

Though action is some of the core in this manga, it should be suitable for anyone above 12. However the nudity and the sex could be a problem (at least in the states. Even the upper part of a woman is considered 18+ there lol). 15+ shouldn't be a problem. I would love reading this when I was 12 though.
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