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cynchickSo I've been reading a new manga, called Vagabond. I'd known about it for a while (its a bestseller,) but never got around to it until now and...Im loving it. Its a story about the life of Miyamoto Musashi - the man who wrote the Book of Five Rings, and widely recognized as the greatest samurai of all time, and one of the best swordsmen to ever live.
The story is really captivating, particularly if you like samurai/ martial arts/ traditional japanese genres. But I think what I love most about it is the artwork. Its so pretty. As an artist Im kind of in awe of the mangaka's skill and detail - Ive never seen a manga with so much hand drawn detail; from facial expressions to patterns on fabric to indivudual leaves in the trees. Gorgeous.Absolutely nothing is sloppy. (take lessons, Kishimoto...) Lookie: this, this, this. Lots of colored pages too, which I love. Anyway, its really good. I definitely recommend it, Flist.
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The story is really captivating, particularly if you like samurai/ martial arts/ traditional japanese genres. But I think what I love most about it is the artwork. Its so pretty. As an artist Im kind of in awe of the mangaka's skill and detail - Ive never seen a manga with so much hand drawn detail; from facial expressions to patterns on fabric to indivudual leaves in the trees. Gorgeous.Absolutely nothing is sloppy. (take lessons, Kishimoto...) Lookie: this, this, this. Lots of colored pages too, which I love. Anyway, its really good. I definitely recommend it, Flist.
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Date: 2009-06-24 08:21 am (UTC)Ueda was an interesting character to me too. He was a good man who went down the wrong path for the right reasons. What I really love about this series is Musashi's growth. Ive really come to admire him. Not to mention he's dead sexy. XD Also I think Kojiro is so beautiful...theres something about him that I just love. He reminds me of Itachi in a way...that lethal serenity. And the hair. Lol. Its funny because in real life, Kojiro was a very arrogant and somewhat cruel man. But in the manga I really like him.
Im still in awe of the mangaka's art skills.