Seinen Vagabond by Inoue Takehiko

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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

you think he just want to fool us?
maybe, but I'm not betting anything :p
 
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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

Ittosai's style maybe?
Yes, hiding an arm is a nice plan for sure. The opponent loses focus. Even Musashi was shocked when he realized that xD
 
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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

Maybe, it's also a pose of swordsman (habit might have something to do with this :p), or it's just habit :XD
 
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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

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Maybe, it's also a pose of swordsman (habit might have something to do with this :p), or it's just habit :XD
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Yes, it appears to be a good strategy too.
Imagine yourself fighting a man who has one hand and suddenly he strikes you with the other that just grew lol.

Way to go Ittosai (my fav char so far ^^)
 

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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

Maybe he lost his right arm .
If u take a look here u'll notice that he is right handed here too ... if we compare it to this pic, He really look like a man who lost his right arm! cuz when doing that pose we usually keep the balance by putting the right arm on the knee !!!
 
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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

That's pretty scary idea :/
But I still think that Ittosai is hiding his hand. Maybe he developped this new style lately. The pictures where he actually showed his right hand are a little old.

But man, I think you may be right -_-
 

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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

does inoue sensei use water colour?
 

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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

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does inoue sensei use water colour?
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Sometimes. If i recall there was a full chapter in water colour. Pretty artsy. I think there is also a book with various Vagabond artwork in water colour.
In either cases, variety is always good. It adds a lot to this manga.
 
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Vagabond Vol 32 (Chap 279 - 287) Discussion

chapter 279 is out, and it been a while (I saw it in the morning)
 

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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

Heh, so Musashi was wondering the same thing... but LOL at the ending.

The funny thing about "the circle" is, I'm actually reminded of a thread mentioning a similar concept (as a bubble) in Shotokan karate, and on the second page someone points out that the circle/bubble and "reading intent" concepts are both found in Japanese swordsmanship.
 

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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

Musashi sure is in tune with the spiritual world... :)
I'm getting a bit nervous here. Ittousai can do a lot of damage and the circle technique is not going to work this time.
Also, where is the missing part of the first colourspread? I'm hoping that the other swordsman is Kojiro.
 

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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

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Musashi sure is in tune with the spiritual world... :)
I'm getting a bit nervous here. Ittousai can do a lot of damage and the circle technique is not going to work this time.
Also, where is the missing part of the first colourspread? I'm hoping that the other swordsman is Kojiro.
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The first page is from the cover of the magazine, so I don't think there is another part to it. At least, there wasn't anything in the raws.
 
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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

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Also, where is the missing part of the first colourspread? I'm hoping that the other swordsman is Kojiro.
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Well, looks like your question is answered with the 280 raws. That is to say, its cover page matches with the 279 cover page. (working on it btw)

edit: Got on a roll here; finished a rough translation. We should get it out soon. (the raws are sort of lower quality then normal, so it might take some more work from our cleaners, ergo might take a little bit)
 
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Re: Vagabond 278 Discussion / 279 Prediction Thread

Ah! So it was a cover! ^^'
And it really is Kojiro... I miss his interaction with Musashi, they look so peacefull here.
 
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Re: Vagabond 278 - 279 Discussion / 280 Prediction Thread

Hmm, something is going on with MH. They've removed all the english Vagabond material (including all our releases of it) and say:
Uploaded releases are disabled for this Manga due to (current) licensing issues. MangaHelpers administration are aware of this and are following up on the issue with relevant parties.
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Maybe they got a C&D or something. I wish MH would elaborate a little on the issue in their notice. Let's hope the license holders aren't cracking down.
 

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Re: Vagabond 278 - 279 Discussion / 280 Prediction Thread

Mmm, weird. I don't see the morale issue as long as you buy the paper book once it's out in your country, but that might still cause legal issues, so who knows ?
Maybe you could just post a translation for the moment ?

As for the chapter : good one. I had a doubt about what Itto really did, but a closer look at the last two pages shows two things : 1) his right hand is still there 2) he didn't draw, he just punched or pushed Musashi (or did a trick with his hand, like hitting a vital point or whatever).

It seems Musashi reached the point when it's no need to draw (well he drew, but changed his mind), and as he's crippled, the fight is meaningless. Might by why Ittosai didn't draw either, but just did "something" with his hand. Anyway had Ittosai used his hand to draw his sword, it'd have given Musashi one second or so to react and adapt.
The teaching here might be something like "the point is winning, the sword is just a way, any way would do".
 
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Re: Vagabond 278 - 279 Discussion / 280 Prediction Thread

This is a bit of a tangent from Vagabond per se, but relevant nonetheless:
What we'll do is just not upload 280 here and link out from this forum to our site with the release (I guess maybe I'll link from there to an online reader since MH is the normal reader we have linked). Vagabond is under Kodansha which has apparently been banned on MH.
 
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Re: Vagabond 280 Discussion / 281 Prediction Thread

What are those sounds on the last page? It's the last best hint for which of a few possible scenarios we're going to see.
 

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Re: Vagabond 280 Discussion / 281 Prediction Thread

It sucks that this is being removed from MH but I understand the licensing issue.
Is there any way we can read 280 online? I'll be surfing the web with my ipod for the next 3 months. Thanks yall.
 
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