I think it started when I saw the movie "Shichinin no Samurai" by Arira Kurosawa. I did a little research about samurais and Musashi took my special attention. What I most admire about him is that all his life he pursued improving not only his skills and methods but seeking for a path of life with a philosophical approach. Another thing that made me so fascinated about him is that he made a lot of mistakes, like anyone does, but he had a strong mindset and was humble enough to grow a lot from it. If you happen to be interested on his story, I strongly recommend you to read his biography or his book (Gorin no Sho) or even watch a movie or documentary about him. He was an intriguing human being. (It is just my perception of the things I've read so, sorry if it doesn't make sense >.<)
I've read the romances by Eiji Yoshikawa. I've read the story of his life by William S. Wilson, I do not have all the volumes of Vagabond but I do own a few and I have in my bookshelf The book of the five rings (Gorin no Sho). Yep, you can tell I'm a big fan. Finding that a manga of my favorite genre (shonen ai and yaoi) would bring him up, makes me very very happy... If someone happens to know other manga that talk a little about him too, please advise me
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