Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 20

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 20
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2011-08-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421546515

To build a new age, must one truly be mad enough to turn from the extreme justice that political allegiance requires? Deep in the Japanese countryside, far from the gore-spattered streets of the capital, a man who never knew what happiness was begins a new life as husband to a woman who claims to have nowhere else to go. If a man cannot fight to protect the woman he loves, what will become of the nation? Can one woman alone be enough to hold back the madness? -- VIZ Media

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 1

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 1
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2011-07-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421546094

One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with he coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend. -- VIZ Media

Rurouni Kenshin

Rurouni Kenshin
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: Gollancz
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2006
Genre: Assassins
ISBN: 9780575078451

Also a hit anime series, this book is a mix of historical detail, spectacular battles and romantic comedy.

Rurouni Kenshin (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 2

Rurouni Kenshin (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 2
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2008-05-27
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781421520742

Change your perspective: get BIG Packed with action, romance and historical intrigue, Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the saga of Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, now a humble rurouni, a wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need. A Collection of Volumes 4 - 6! Shinomori Aoshi was once the leader of Edo Castle's elite guard, the Oniwanbanshū. When the shōgunate was overthrown, Aoshi and his men were deprived of both home and purpose. All that's left to them now are their fighting skills, which they've put to service as a mercenary guard for the industrialist Takeda Kanryū. However much sympathy Kenshin might feel for the Oniwanbanshū, he's sworn to stop Kanryū's corrupt plans. But in order to do so, he'll have to defeat Aoshi, a shinobi prodigy and master of a deadly twin-sword style. Later, Isurugi Raijūta, a swordsman of incredible strength and ferocity, requests Kenshin's aid in reforming Japan's swordsmanship schools, to save them from their decline in the modern age. Although Kenshin is intrigued by Raijūta's ideals, he's disturbed by his increasingly brutal methods. Sanosuke runs into some trouble of his own when he's reunited with a member of the Sekihō Army--the doomed civilian-run unit that they both served in during the revolution--who's determined to exact revenge from the Meiji government.

Rurouni Kenshin (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 5

Rurouni Kenshin (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 5
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-03-17
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781421520773

Change your perspective: get BIG Packed with action, romance and historical intrigue, Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the saga of Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, now a humble rurouni, a wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need. A Collection of Volumes 13 - 15! As Shishio Makoto's Juppongatana warriors descend on Aoi-Ya and the Kyoto-based Oniwabanshū, Kenshin, Sanosuke, and Saitō Hajime take the fight right to Shishio's front door: his mountain stronghold. Sano tests both his fists and his powerful "Mastery of Two Layers" against the immovable Yūkyūzan Anji, the very person who taught him that technique. Saitō matches blades with the homicidal "Blind Sword" Usui, while Kenshin and Shinomori Aoshi resume their match, which was put on hold back in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Misao and her compatriots desperately try to turn the tide against a slew of Juppongatana fighters. With Yahiko and Kaoru getting in on the action, things begin to look slightly less insurmountable…and then the giant Fuji appears. Facing strength and skill that can literally reduce buildings into piles of kindling, Kenshin's weary friends may lose all hope. Is there a swordsman alive who can stand up to Fuji's horrific might?

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 10

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 10
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2011-07-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421546353

His sakabato broken in battle, Kenshin seeks out the man who forged it--Arai Shakkû--only to be turned away. Seikû, son of the legendary swordsmith, had for a time been continuing his father's work (the forging of katana, meant for killing), but has since given up that calling and spends his time making humble cooking knives. Respecting Seikû's wishes, Kenshin leaves without the desired blade...but not before Shishio's spies learn that Shakkû has forged one last sword. Meanwhile, Shishio arrives in Kyoto with orders for his ten generals or "Ten Swords" to join him and put into motion a plan to take over Japan. Chô, one of Shishio's "swords," learns early of Shakkû's final blade and determines to secure it at any cost. Now, armed only with his broken sakabatô, Kenshin must face Chô in battle... -- VIZ Media

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 19

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 19
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2005-10-04
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781591169277

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. It began with a sin, committed by Kenshin, back during his bloody days as hitokiri or a government-sanctioned slayer of men. Although stopping most of the assassins who still come seeking revenge should be easy enough, what of the innocent--Sanosuke and Yahiko (Kenshin's comrades), everyone at Akabeko Inn (Kenshin's friends), Kaoru (Kenshin's...?). For once there was another love in Kenshin's life, one which--given his nature--must by definition have been tragic. Can Kenshin escape the shades of his past, and find the will to fight for the real world--for the living--for reality?!

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 12

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 12
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2011-07-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 142154640X

As Kenshin continues his re-education at the hand of his master in Hiten Mitsurugi, Hiko Seijûrô, he looks back also to the first, early years of that training...including the moment in his life in which he changed his name to "Kenshin." Meanwhile, the remaining members of the Juppongatana , or "Ten Swords," arrive in Kyoto, while the first phase of Shishio Makoto's plan for Japan finally gets underway. While Misao and the Oniwabanshu plan how best to pool their resources to stop Shishio from setting Kyoto ablaze, Kenshin, Sano, and Saitô--now reunited--must consider their own next course of action. -- VIZ Media

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 15

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 15
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2011-07-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421546450

At the madman Shishio Makoto's headquarters, the long-delayed duel between Kenshin and Shinomori Aoshi concludes, while at Aoi-Ya, those left behind wage their own, desperate battle against Shishio's Juppongatana or "Ten Swords." The strength of one swordsman in particular seems monstrous, and defeat imminent...that is, until Kenshin's former Hiten Mitsurugi master, Hiko Seijûrô, takes the field. Will the respect of one warrior for another succeed where all else has failed? Elsewhere, Kenshin and Sôjirô cross swords at last. Although well-matched, Kenshin's victory is by no means certain... -- VIZ Media