A single individual Vagabond volume is 5.60 in / 145 mm (w) x 8.10 in / 203 mm(h) x 0.50 / 15 mm(d) in size and 318g / 0.7 lbs in weight.A single Vagabond VizBig Edition volume is 5.70 in / 146 mm (w) x 8.60 in / 219 mm(h) x 1.90 in / 51 mm(d) in size and 1,225g / 2,7 lbs in weight.Well, the most noticeable difference between the Vagabond VizBig editions and the normal individual paperbacks is the size and weight of the volumes. How do the Vagabond Vizbig editions differ from the normal individual volumes? So, if you’re planning on going for the VizBigs please bear in mind that the only way to physically own volume 37 of the manga is by purchasing the individual edition.Ĭollected volumes aside, there exist 5 chapters of Vagabond, that haven’t yet been collected into a trade paperback (and can only be read illegally online in English) as the series has been on an indefinite hiatus since May 21, 2015. The VizBig editions of the manga are 12 in total and collect everything from volume 1 to volume 36 of the series. So, If you’re a newcomer to Vagabond and are keen on collecting this masterpiece, but don’t know which edition to go with, then this post is for you! How many volumes of the Vagabond manga are there?Ĭurrently, there are 37 individual volumes of the Vagabond manga that are available in English. Although both editions collect the entire unabridged story, one of them packs more features and is more worth your time than the other. This normally causes newcomers to the series to wonder which edition they should collect – the individual volumes or the 3-in-1 VizBig Editions.

The Vagabond manga has been serialized in English for more than 13 years now, so it should come as no surprise that there is more than one edition of it on the market (as is the case with many popular series). It’s based on the famous Japanese novel Musashi and follows the life and struggle of Japan’s most celebrated samurai – Miyamoto Musashi. Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue is unquestionably one of the greatest manga ever conceived, thanks to its brilliant writing and outstanding illustrations.

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