Vagabond, Volume 26

Takehiko Inoue / Eiji YoshikawaCosmos Books Ltd.2007

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Chapters
10
Series
Vagabond
ISBN
9789882153899

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Featured Fiction Film and TV Tie-Ins Lone ProtagonistPath of GrowthHistorical ComicComicsLate Warring StatesJapanese MangaInk Wash StyleKodansha

Summary

Vagabond is a young-adult manga created by Takehiko Inoue, adapted from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi. Set between the late Sengoku period and the early Edo period, it tells the coming-of-age story of Shinmen Musashi (later renamed Miyamoto Musashi), from a defeated soldier on the battlefield of Sekigahara to the heights of swordsmanship. Serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Morning since 1998, it has won the Kodansha Manga Award, the Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Division Award, and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize. This is Volume 26, continuing the section in which Musashi infiltrates Yagyu Castle and meets Yagyu Sekishusai, and unfolding his death match with the Yoshioka school in Kyoto: he charges alone into a siege of more than seventy Yoshioka disciples, his surprise attack succeeding but his strength gradually failing in the relay of duels. Between battles the narrative intercuts views of early morning, fields, and ordinary people's lives, marking the book's turning point from "winning fame by the sword" to "seeking the Way through the heart." This volume collects chapters 225 to 233, a Chinese translation by Hong Kong's Tianxia Publishing, released in step with Kodansha's original Japanese Volume 26.

Editor's review

很少有漫画能像《浪客行》这样，把“杀”与“不杀”的挣扎画到如此细密。第26卷正是全书的分水岭之一：武藏此前一场场比试、一次次惨胜所积累的“强”，在这一卷里第一次显得如此有限——他要面对的不是一个剑术高手，而是七十余名怀着复仇心的吉冈弟子。井上雄彦刻意放弃速度线，用毛笔的浓淡与人体结构描绘群战，每一格都像水墨画。更动人的是战斗间隙的静：清晨的炊烟、被踩过的田地、旁观者平凡的一天，与血腥形成令人心悸的反差。画到这个阶段，井上已经不再满足于讲一个武士怎样变强，而是追问“强大”之后要往哪里去。对收藏者来说，天下出版的第26卷保留毛笔题字的封面设计与彩版分色传统，是补全整套书时不容跳过的一册；对第一次接触本系列的读者，它也足以让人理解，为什么这部作品会被称作漫画中的视觉文学。

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Reading tips

  1. 建议先读第25卷，掌握武藏潜入柳生城的前情，再进入本卷的吉冈决战。
  2. 精读战斗分镜时可留意画面中的留白与题字节奏，井上的“静”往往比“动”更关键。
  3. 读完本卷不妨暂停一两天，再续读第27卷，体会武藏由胜负转向内心求索的转折。
  4. 收藏者可对照讲谈社日文原版第26卷，比较天下版的分色与印刷差异。

About the publisher

Cosmos Books Ltd.

The publishing direction of Cosmos Books Ltd. can be seen from the 52 titles in the database, covering mainly comics and cartoons, wuxia novels, and literary fiction, with some presence in art, film and television, and children's books. Its representative titles are the Vagabond series drawn by Takehiko Inoue, of which volumes 2, 3, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, and 24 are included, suggesting a sustained, series-based approach to long-running manga works. Among its authors, Eiji Yoshikawa appears alongside Inoue, indicating some connection between manga adaptations and their source novels. Overall, the publisher's profile leans toward visual storytelling and genre fiction, balancing popular reading with artistic appreciation. Because public information is limited, its founding background, location, and full publishing scope cannot be confirmed; the above is based only on the titles in the database.

Contents

  1. Chapter 225: Musashi and the Seventy-odd Men
  2. Chapter 226: The Yoshioka's Intent
  3. Chapter 227: Lone Army
  4. Chapter 228: Muddy Melee
  5. Chapter 229: Torrent
  6. Chapter 230: Dim Yellow Sky
  7. Chapter 231: Exhaustion
  8. Chapter 232: Life
  9. Chapter 233: There Is Always a Way
  10. Takehiko Inoue's Behind-the-Scenes Feature on Vagabond

FAQ

《浪客行》和《浪人剑客》是同一部作品吗？ 是。日文原名《バガボンド》（Vagabond），台湾尖端出版社译作《浪人剑客》，香港天下出版及内地常见译名为《浪客行》，内容为同一部井上雄彦改编自吉川英治《宫本武藏》的漫画，本条目指香港天下出版的第26卷。
第26卷包含哪些内容？ 本卷收录第225至233话，主体是武藏与吉冈一门的决战：他单枪匹马闯入七十余名吉冈弟子的包围，突袭得手却陷入车轮战逐渐力竭，战斗间穿插普通人的日常片段。卷末另附井上雄彦的制作秘话。
这一卷是香港版还是台湾版？ 本条目信息对应香港天下出版（国际）有限公司的中文版，ISBN为9789882153899。台湾尖端出版社版本名为《浪人剑客》，译者游若琪，是另一独立版本，两版的ISBN与译名均不同。
没读过前25卷能直接看第26卷吗？ 可以读懂单场战斗，但会错过大量人物关系与心境铺垫，例如柳生一门与武藏的接触、吉冈一门的恩怨，都建立在此前情节之上，建议至少从第20卷前后补起。
《浪客行》完结了吗？ 没有。作品1998年起连载，2015年5月宣布无限期休刊，单行本出至第37卷，日本国内累计发行量已突破6000万册。第26卷属于中段，后续故事仍未完结。

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About the author

Takehiko Inoue Author

Takehiko Inoue is a Japanese manga artist whose work spans manga, art, and film and television, with titles often classified under manga and cartoons, art, and fine fiction. The library holds 64 of his works, including Slam Dunk (31 volumes), the complete edition of Slam Dunk (24 volumes), and the new reorganized edition, as well as Vagabond volumes 3, 31, and 37. Judging from the subjects visible in the collection, Slam Dunk follows high school basketball and centers on young players' growth and team dynamics, with brisk pacing and vivid characters; it is widely read among Chinese-language readers and has been adapted into animation and other screen forms. Vagabond turns to historical and martial-arts material, with quieter, weightier art and storytelling, showing the author's range across different subjects. Public information on his biography, nationality, and dates of birth and death is limited, so no speculation is offered here.

Eiji Yoshikawa Author · Japan · 1892–1962

Eiji Yoshikawa (1892–1962) was a native of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and a leading author of Japanese popular literature, hailed as a “national writer.” After leaving school early, he worked as a printer and a shipyard worker, among other jobs, while continuing to educate himself. He entered the literary world in 1914 and later became known for his historical novels. His works are mostly drawn from Japanese and Chinese history, and he excelled at portraying personal growth and the sweep of an era within a framework of historical fact, in a style that is accessible and deeply engaging. His major works include Musashi, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The New Taiko Chronicles, Kuroda Josui, and Minamoto no Yoritomo. This library holds 46 of his works, including several volumes of the Three Kingdoms series and the complete Musashi. His historical novels have long enjoyed a wide readership and have had a significant influence on the development of Japanese popular literature.