Vagabond

growing up in the late 16th century shinmen takez, sengoku era japan? is shunned by the neighborhood villagers as a devil kid because of his violent and wild character. running far from house having a fellow lad at age 17, takezo joins the toyotomi military and the tokugawa clan to battle in the battle of sekigahara. on the other hand, the tokugawa win a smashing success, resulting in almost three hundred years of shogunate rule. his buddy and takezo find a way to survive the conflict and later vow to do amazing things with their lives. yet, after their paths different, takezo should change his title and his character so that you can escape an ignoble death and becomes a wanted criminal. vagabond is a japanese manga series illustrated and written by takehiko inoue. it describes a fictionalized accounts of the life span of japanese swordsman miyamoto musashi, centered on the novel musashi of eiji yoshikawa. note: won the kodansha manga award for best general manga and the 24th kodansha manga award in the general category in 2000. won the tezuka osamu cultural prize in 2002 and was nomination for the 2003 eisner award in the best writer/artist category.