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Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, also known as Ganryū Kojirō; c. 1585 – April 13, 1612) was a Japanese swordsman who may have lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is known primarily for the story of his duel with Miyamoto Musashi in 1612, where Sasaki was killed. Although suffering from defeat as well as death at ...
Vagabond (Japanese: バガボンド, Hepburn: Bagabondo) is a Japanese epic martial arts manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of the life of Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto , based on Eiji Yoshikawa 's novel Musashi .
This is a list of chapters for the Japanese manga series Vagabond, written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of the life of Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto , based on Eiji Yoshikawa 's novel Musashi .
Musashi Miyamoto grew up amidst the turn of two great eras. Mr. Inoue has taken the powerful Musashi who was sometimes called a 'beast' and drawn him as a vagabond. The artist brags about boldly challenging the national literary work of Eiji Yoshikawa, even so, the sense of speed that he creates is impressive.
Iemon finally reveals himself and calls on a genma, the former famous swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro who was killed by Musashi. He orders Sasaki to cut off Musashi's arms and legs, however, instead he severs Iemon's limbs so that he can focus on defeating Musashi without distraction.
Kanemaki Jisai is a featured character within the Japanese manga series Vagabond, in which he is a primary figure of the series' "Kojirō Arc", raising Sasaki Kojirō from his very birth and training him throughout the latter's early adulthood.
Ittōsai features in Takehiko Inoue's award-winning manga Vagabond, heavily featuring as a mentor-type character during the manga's 'Kojiro arc', but also appearing later to duel Miyamoto Musashi. [5] Ittōsai appears as a recruitable character in the game Inindo, produced by Koei for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. He will frequently ...
Musashi's rival, Sasaki Kojiro, can also be fought in the mission "Ganryu". In Live A Live, Ode Iou resurrects Musashi and uses him to distract Oboromaru. Onimusha Blade Warriors features Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi as bonus characters. Miyamoto Musashi is a playable character in Koei's Samurai Warriors 2 and Warriors Orochi.