Synopses & Reviews
A glimpse of the new Japan if the mad ambitions of Shishio Makoto should succeed is revealed when Kenshin arrives in Kyoto and meets him at last...although the epic battle between them will have to wait. Pitted against Shishio's soldiers, Kenshin's reversed-edge sakabato is broken - can it be reforged? Should it be reforged? For time has once again begun to flow, and violence once more washes over the land. Although Kenshin has abandoned the ways of the hitokiri and has sworn to take life no longer, a new assassin has now arisen-one whose taste for blood and thirst for power is far greater than that of Kenshin ever was....
Synopsis
The battle to decide the fate of Meiji-era swordsmanship has begun
Action, romance, and historical intrigue help make Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin, the tale of a wandering swordsman set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, one of the most popular Shonen Jump titles among fans to date. Himura Kenshin, once an assassin (or hitokiri ) of ferocious power, now fights to protect the honor of those in need.
A glimpse of the new Japan if the mad ambitions of Shishio Makoto should succeed is revealed when Kenshin arrives in Kyoto and meets him at last...although the epic battle between them will have to wait. Pitted against Shishio's soldiers, Kenshin's reversed-edge sakabat is broken--can it be reforged? Should it be reforged? For time has once again begun to flow, and violence once more washes over the land. Although Kenshin has abandoned the ways of the hitokiri and has sworn to take life no longer, a new assassin has now arisen--one whose taste for blood and thirst for power knows no bounds...
Synopsis
In keeping with the original Japanese format, this book reads from back to front and from right to left.
Description
- A 28-volume manga series -- over 4.5 million copies in accumulated sales in Japan!
- Translated in 14 countries worldwide -- manga available for the first time in English and the most requested title by readers in recent Viz history.
- Volumes 1-4 debuted as the best-selling manga in the U.S. (Bookscan).
- Anime series currently airing on Cartoon Network -- also inspired a movie and OAV series, currently available in English, sometimes under the title Samurai X.
- Line of Kenshin figures available, as well as import figures.