Top 4 in Top 10 extremely dark but attractive manga.
- Author: Inoue Takehiko.
- Genre: Dark, Psychological, Action, Samurai, History.
- Plot: Vagabond depicts the tragic and dark life of the protagonist, a wandering swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in the context of Japanese feudal society transitioning from the Warring States period to the Edo period, when the era of the samurai was dying. The story happens when there is a major turning point in Japanese history that causes Musashi to break his dream of becoming a self-made man, and then define himself along the path of a lonely client. In addition, the work also mentions Sasaki Kojirou, the famous swordsman for his duel on Ganryuu Island, and many other swordsmen in Musashi's life.