ajaygee asked this question about Musashi:
For those who have read Musashi as well as Taiko, which would you recommend reading first?
Xil It depends on your preference. Do you prefer starting from the very beginning, understanding the foundation of the world, the characters, the area, an…moreIt depends on your preference. Do you prefer starting from the very beginning, understanding the foundation of the world, the characters, the area, and the culture? Do you prefer starting from any point, wondering what could have happened before, and then delving into that world before it all happened where you started? Eiji Yoshikawa's works, Musashi and Taiko, aren't backed off of one another, but they do share the same world in chronological order.

It is entirely up to you, but Musashi comes second in the chronological order but was published first, while Taiko was published second and comes first in the chronological order.

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