Vagabond

Honiden Matahachi

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Hedonist and childhood friend of Musashi. Assumes Sasaki Kojiro's identity after a dying Tenki entrusts Kojiro's swordsmanship certificates to him. Later, after coming into contact with the genuine Kojiro, begins to identify himself as Sasaki Koujiro, an ...

Miyamoto Musashi

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584 1645) or Shinmen Takezo (his birth name) at a very young age embarked on a journey to become the strongest samurai only after being exiled from his own village. Musashi is the son of a samurai family, whose father was one of...

Sasaki Kojirou

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The legendary archrival of Miyamoto Musashi. Raised by Kanemaki Jisai, after he is found as a baby in casket, floating on the ocean.He develops an intense attachment to swords and fencing at an early age, possessing an almost preternatural ability to reac...

Akemi

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Akemi is a young 15-year old thief girl, living with her mother Oko and selling any weapons they gather from battlefields. She wanted to leave with Takezo, but instead went with Matahachi and Oko to Kyoto, where she became Seijuros woman....

Gion Toji

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One of the senior disciples who appears to be Yoshioka Seijūrōs right-hand man or at least, follows him around. Arrogant. Vowed to hunt down Musashi as a self-proclaimed assassin for the Yoshioka school. Considered to have a refined bloodthirst by ...

Gon

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After finding out from Takezo that Matahachi left Miyamoto village and the Battle of Sekigahara to be with a random lady, Osugi is shocked and in disbelief. Once Otsu and Musashi left the village, Osugi goes on a mission to find Otsu and Musashi and take ...

Gonnosuke Musou

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A young samurai that Sasaki Kojiro encountered on his trip after leaving his master....

Hidetsuna Kamiizumi

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The sublime master of old ages, the one with the philosophy on marcial arts and ideological sword. He was the Inei Houzouins and Yagyu sekishusai muneyoshis master....

Honiden Osugi

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Osugi Honiden is the adoptive mother of Matahachi Honiden. She loves her son and ignores his bad side. She hates Musashi and Otsu and tries her bet to destroy them. She dies of an illness....

Houzouin Inei

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An elderly Buddhist monk, Hōzōin Inei is the retired founder of the Hōzōin spear technique. Quirky and wise by nature, Inei helps and trains Miyamoto Musashi in order to give Inshun -- the second-generation master of the Hōzōin spear technique -- the valu...

Igaya Koun

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A soldier in the battle of sekigahara who tries to get to Osaka to serve his master....

Inshun

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Originally named Shinnosuke Mitsuda, he witnessed the death of his father and mother Saya at the hands of a bandit at an early age. He was renamed to Inshun by Inei. A child prodigy in spearmanship, Inshun withdrew within himself desi...

Itou Ittousai

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Founder of the Itto-ryu school of sword fighting. Before establishing his own style, Ittousai is said to have studied a variant of the Chujo-ryu style of sword fighting under Kinemaki Jisais instruction. He was a mentor of Sasaki Kojiro for a short time a...

Joutarou

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A young orphan boy and Miyamoto Musashis first disciple. He is called Taro-chin by Otsuu.(Source: Vagabond Wiki)...

Jurozaemon Miike

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One of the ten swordsman of the Yoshioka....

Kanemaki Jisai

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Raised Sasaki Kojiro from a small child. In his past he was instructor to Itou Ittousai....

Koetsu Honami

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Takes care of Musashi after a fight that left him injured. Inspired by the real life craftsman by the same name. ...

Magaki Ichizou

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Soldier in the battle of Sekigahara and compaion of Koun and Sadakore....

Oko

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She is the mother of Akemi. She had an affair with Matahachi, creating conflict with his fiance Otsu. Her husband was murdered....

Orin

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Daughter of the family that helped care for Sasaki Kojirou when he was a child....

Otsuu

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Childhood friend of Takezou and Matahachi. Otsuu was raised by Matahachis family and arranged to marry Matahachi. Plans go awry when Matahachi runs off after the Battle of Sekigahara with Okou to Kyoto. Angry at Matahachi, Otsuu refuses Granny Honidens of...

Rindo

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Daughter of Shishido Baiken. After her fathers death by the hands of Tsujikaze Kohei, she lived with him and taught him the art of Chain and Sickle. Their relationship isnt clear....

Sadakore

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Sadakores squad reaches the mountain summit, but they find a threatening Kojiro, who has been running and fighting for days without sleep, food nor drink. The squad follows the plan and Sadakore stays to fight Kojiro. Sadakore dominates the fight with his...

Sekishusai Yagyu

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Leader of the Tokugawa clan and master of the Shinkage-ryū fighting style.He Holds Musashi off with a backscratcher while bedridden and completely saps Musashi of his will to fight without even being fully conscious at the time, the encounter turns into ...

Shinmen Munisai

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Munisai Shinmen is the father of Miyamoto Musashi. He was a renowned samurai but was very strict. He is seen to have treated his son harshly while growing up....

Shishido Baiken

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Originally named Tsujikaze Kohei.Born in 1580 in the Fuwa village and younger brother of Tsujikaze Tenma. His mom tried to kill him by pushing him off a waterfall the same way she did to Tsujikaze Tenma, however, Tenma kills her and takes Kōhei under his ...

Takuan Soho

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A Zen Buddhist monk, specifically, representative of the Rinzai sect. In 1610, he was appointed as abbot of the main temple, Daitokuji. Takuan is known for his brute honesty and meticulously perceptive personality, which was sought after by monks, swords...

Taoru Shusaku

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Tenki Kusanagi

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Kojiros childhood best friend. After loosing a battle to Kojiro when they were kids, they grew to have a permanent friendship. Tenki trained under Kojiros father, Jisai Kanemaki, but was never able to match Kojiro in swordsmanship. After Kojiro left with ...

Tsujikaze Tenma

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A brigand and head of a gang of free-booters that periodically visits Okō and takes whatever worthwhile she has acquired. He killed Akemis father (Okōs husband), his own mother, and is later killed by Takezō after the Battle of Sekigahara....

Ueda Ryouhei

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Yoshioka Seijuurou

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Seijuurou Yoshioka is the head of the Yoshioka School in older Kyoto and the brother of Denshichirou Yoshioka. At a young age, he was considered an incredibly skilled swordsman and a prodigy with Inshun Hozoin stating that Seijuurou was his equal in duell...

Yoshioka Denshichiro

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Seijuurou's younger brother, though completely dedicated to his swordsmanship. Blames the school's dwindling reputation on account of Seijuurou's cavorting. He fought with Musashi at Rengeoin temple....