Worth Reading Vagabond?

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So I know it's critically acclaimed, but would you recommend it knowing it will likely never be continued?
 

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I personally think its not worth reading works that the author himself clearly doesn't give a shit about. You will never get any sort of conclusion to it. So why bother?
 

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Not for another 10 years tbh. The author clearly has no interest in finishing it rn
 

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Art is amazing

Read Blade of the Immortal instead, on behalf of me
 

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I personally think its not worth reading works that the author himself clearly doesn't give a shit about. You will never get any sort of conclusion to it. So why bother?
The conclusion is pretty well set in stone at this point.

I say read it. The first 100+ chapters or so are excellent
 

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The conclusion is pretty well set in stone at this point.

I say read it. The first 100+ chapters or so are excellent
Yeah because the work is an adaption of an older Japanese story. Personally I say this while agreeing that Vagabond is an excellent adaption both artistically and story wise. But man, the author does not care about it.
 

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I agree, and it can certainly be seen in the last 80+ chapters or so. It's a strange manga where I'd recommend only reading up to a certain point. I'd still say it's worth it
 

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Its art is definitely worth checking out (inarguably top tier in the medium) and the story is pretty good for the first few arcs. However, it's probably not worth checking it out if desiring a conclusion (though, as someone who's also read A Song of Ice and Fire, I doubt that's a major problem :king ).
As far as character studies on Miyamoto Musashi as an individual though, I'd say you'd be better off looking into his actual writings such as Gorin no Sho, which provide a level of depth and well-roundedness that Vagabond is currently lacking in Musashi as it's only now venturing into his acquisition of true wisdom (assuming it ever gets continued).
 

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I'm planning on reading it as well, as soon as I finish Vinland Saga.
 
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