Rurouni Kenshin (manga)
Alternative title:
Kenshin (German)
Kenshin Le Vagabond (French)
Kenshin, el Guerrero Samurai (Spanish)
Kenshin, Samurai Vagabondo (Italian)
Kenshin: O Samurai Errante (Portuguese)
Ruroken
Rurouni Kenshin, Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (Japanese)
Samurai X (Portuguese)
Samurai X : La vida de un espadachín en la era Meiji (Spanish)
Бродяга Кэнщин (Russian)
روروني كنشين (Arabic)
るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪満譚― (Japanese)
神劍闖江湖 (Chinese (Taiwan))
바람의 검심 (Korean)
Themes:
assassins,
atonement,
Bakumatsu,
conspiracy,
historical,
idealism,
martial arts,
Meiji,
politics,
redemption,
revenge,
samurai,
swordplay,
tragedy
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
During the violent era known as the Bakumatsu, there was an Ishin assassin known only as the Hitokiri Battousai, whose skill and brutality became near legendary in the age of Restoration he helped to build. However, as the time of fighting drew to a close, he vanished without a trace, only to resurface eleven years later as a wandering swordsman, Himura Kenshin. Now staying at a kenjutsu dojo maintained by a fiery-tempered woman named Kamiya Kaoru, and surrounded by newfound friends like the streetfighter Sagara Sanosuke, ex-samurai's son Myoujin Yahiko, and the shrewd doctor Takani Megumi, he seeks to carry out his vow to protect the weak without killing in order to atone for the lives he's taken. It's not long, though, before this vow is put to the test, and the shadows of his past return to haunt him and everyone he holds dear.
User Ratings:
1253 ratings have been given [details]
Number of tankoubon:
28
Number of pages:
180
Volumes:
#01. Kenshin - Himura Battousai
#01. The Meijin Romantic Story
#02. Two Hitokiri
#03. A Reason to Act
#04. Two Conclusions
#05. Meiji Kenjutsu Patterns
#06. No Need for Worry
#07. May 14, 1878
#08. Along the Meiji Toukaidou
#09. Arrival in Kyoto
#10. Teacher and Student of Mitsurugi
#11. Prelude to Destruction
#12. Great Kyoto Fire
#13. A Beautiful Evening
#14. The Promised Time is Now
#15. A Giant Man vs. A Super Man
#16. Divine Providence
#17. Conclusion - The One Who Decides the Era
#18. Is the Cross-Shaped Scar Still There?
#19. Illusion and Reality
#20. Reminiscence
#21. And So the Times Flowed
#22. Three-Sided Battle
#23. Consciousness of Crime and Punishment
#24. End of the Dream
#25. Truth
#26. A Man's Back
#27. An Answer
#28. Toward a New Era
Chapter titles: We have 259
Vintage:
1994-04-12 to 1999-09-20 (Shonen Jump, 1994 #19 - 1999 #43)
2003-10-07 to 2006-07-04 (North America)
2003-12-22 to 2005-12-23 (México)
2004-07 (German "Kenshin Kaden Guidebook")
2005-11-01 (English "Profiles" Artbook)
Release dates: We have 316
Official website:
Links: We have 10
Trivia: We have 3
Review:
Rurouni Kenshin GN 18 (Oct 2, 2005)
News: Show:
Rurouni Kenshin Gets New TV Anime by Liden Films (Dec 19, 2021)
Rurouni Kenshin Series Gets New Novel on July 2 (May 14, 2021)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2019 (First Half) (May 29, 2019)
Top-Selling Comics in Japan: February 2019 (Mar 26, 2019)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 18-24 (Mar 5, 2019)
Interest:
Eiichiro Oda and Nobuhiro Watsuki Interview Included in Rurouni Kenshin Exhibition Catalog (Mar 9, 2020)
Save the Meiji Government at Rurouni Kenshin Escape Game (Aug 24, 2019)
Comedy Reality Show to Recreate Famous Manga/Anime Scenes (Jan 15, 2013)
Rurouni Kenshin Inspires New PSP Game This Summer (May 1, 2012)
Daily Video: Manga Art Evolution (Oct 8, 2010)
Press Releases:
Other articles: Show:
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Bye Bye Mr. Battousai (Jun 27, 2006)
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Publisher: Shueisha |
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Associate Managing Editor: Albert Totten
Design: Matt Hinrichs (vol. 14-28)
Director of Licensing & Acquisitions: Rika Inouye
Editor-in-Chief: Hyoe Narita
Editorial Director: Alvin Lu
Interior Design: Matt Hinrichs (vol. 13)
Lettering: Steve Dutro
Production manager: Noboru Watanabe
Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi
Touch-up Art: Steve Dutro
VP of Marketing: Liza Coppola
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Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Editor: G2 Pro (vol. 17-18)
Licensed by: Viz Media
Online Distribution: MANGA Plus
Publisher: Gollancz Manga (UK)
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Publisher: Seoul Cultural |
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Licensed by: Glenat (France) |
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Consultant: Enric Piñeyro (Spain)
Lettering: Albert Agut (Spain)
Operations Manager: Enrique Espinosa (Grupo Editorial Vid)
Publishing Director: Carlos Francisco Jiménez (Grupo Editorial Vid)
Responsible Editor: Teresa Ponce Torres (Grupo Editorial Vid)
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Production: Editorial Ivréa
Publisher:
Editorial Ivréa (Argentina) Glénat España (Spain) Grupo Editorial Vid (México) Panini Comics (Spain; since 2012)
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Glénat España)
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Publisher: Edizioni Star Comics |
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Publisher: Egmont Manga & Anime |
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Publisher: Glénat Benelux |
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Translation: Zbigniew Kiersnowski |
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Publisher: Egmont Polska |
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Edition: Rui Santos (Portugal)
Graphic Adaptation: Ana Lopes (Portugal)
Proofreading: Maria Luísa Candeias (Portugal)
Subtitling: Nuno Murjal (Portugal)
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Distributor: Viz Media Europe (Portugal)
Imprint: Guide (Portugal)
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Translation: Magnus Johansson |
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Serialized In: Shonen Jump Sweden |
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Licensed by: Tong Li Publishing Co., Ltd. |
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