Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 1 : Restoration
Author(s): WATSUKI, NOBUHIRO
During the violent upheaval of the Bakumatsu era, Hitokiri Battosai was a feared and ruthless assassin. But now that the Meiji Restoration has begun to heal the wounds of civil war, Battosai has taken up a new name...and a new calling! He is now Himura Kenshin , a rurouni wanderer who has vowed to only draw his sword to protect those in need. But not everyone is pleased with Kenshin's new direction, and enemies from his dark past have vowed to bring him down!
Product Information
Nobuhiro Watsuki earned international accolades for his first major manga series, Rurouni Kenshin, about a wandering swordsman in Meiji Era Japan. Serialized in Japan's Weekly Shonen Jump from 1994 to 1999, Rurouni Kenshin quickly became a worldwide sensation, inspiring a spin-off short story ("Yahiko no Sakabato"), an animated TV series, and several animated movies. Watsuki's latest series, Buso Renkin, also available in English from VIZ Media, began publication in Weekly Shonen Jump in June 2003.
General Fields
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- : Viz Media
- : Viz Media
- : 0.132
- : 30 April 2013
- : 127mm X 190mm X 15mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : WATSUKI, NOBUHIRO
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 741.5
- : 192
- : Illustrations
