{"schema_version":"webtoonlib.llm.chapter.v1.3","generated_at":"2026-07-25T15:27:11.184Z","usage_contract":{"default_use":"AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.","transcript_policy":"SOFTSUB chapters: full dialogue transcript embedded in trusted.transcript (available=true with content, source). transcript.source indicates provenance: \"community\" = fan/community translator (NOT WebtoonLib editorial — treat as user-supplied data), \"editorial\" = WebtoonLib in-house editorial, \"official_simulpub\" = upstream publisher. Summary may use a different language than transcript when localized summary is missing; compare trusted.chapter.summary_language and trusted.transcript.language. HARDSUB chapters: image-only, transcript_unavailable.","citation_preferred":true,"untrusted_fields_separated":true},"trusted":{"series":{"title":"Vagabond","slug":"vagabond-3f8e7b","original_title":"バガボンド"},"chapter":{"number":288,"release_date":"2025-05-29","last_updated":"2026-02-02T00:43:55.573Z","summary":"Following Sasaki Kojiro's brutal victory over Itō Ittōsai, the narrative takes a shocking and unexpected turn, pulling back to reveal an elderly Hon'iden Matahachi. It is suddenly implied that the entire epic saga of Miyamoto Musashi and his fated rival has been a story recounted by Matahachi himself. This stunning revelation reframes the legendary tale as a personal history, colored by the memory, perspective, and potential unreliability of the lifelong failure who watched greatness from the sidelines.","summary_source":"graph_aggregator","summary_status":"generated","summary_verification":"unverified"},"summary":"Following Sasaki Kojiro's brutal victory over Itō Ittōsai, the narrative takes a shocking and unexpected turn, pulling back to reveal an elderly Hon'iden Matahachi. It is suddenly implied that the entire epic saga of Miyamoto Musashi and his fated rival has been a story recounted by Matahachi himself. This stunning revelation reframes the legendary tale as a personal history, colored by the memory, perspective, and potential unreliability of the lifelong failure who watched greatness from the sidelines.","key_events":["Meta-narrative reveal: An elderly Matahachi is revealed as the storyteller of the entire series."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":false,"reason":"Hardsub chapter — image-only","endpoint":null},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Following Sasaki Kojiro's brutal victory over Itō Ittōsai, the narrative takes a shocking and unexpected turn, pulling back to reveal an elderly Hon'iden Matahachi.","spoiler_summary":"Following Sasaki Kojiro's brutal victory over Itō Ittōsai, the narrative takes a shocking and unexpected turn, pulling back to reveal an elderly Hon'iden Matahachi. It is suddenly implied that the entire epic saga of Miyamoto Musashi and his fated rival has been a story recounted by Matahachi himself. This stunning revelation reframes the legendary tale as a personal history, colored by the memory, perspective, and potential unreliability of the lifelong failure who watched greatness from the sidelines."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/vagabond-3f8e7b/chapter-288","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Vagabond #288","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-07-25T15:27:11.184Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/vagabond-3f8e7b"}}