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Release dates:

1994-09-02 (Japanese volume 1)

1994-12-02 (Japanese volume 2)

1995-02-03 (Japanese volume 3)

1995-04-04 (Japanese volume 4)

1995-06-02 (Japanese volume 5)

1995-08-04 (Japanese volume 6)

1995-10-04 (Japanese volume 7)

1995-11-25 (Taiwan volume 01)

1995-12-01 (Japanese volume 8)

1996-01-10 (Taiwan volume 02)

1996-02-02 (Japanese volume 9)

1996-02-25 (Taiwan volume 03)

1996-04-04 (Japanese volume 10)

1996-05-20 (Taiwan volume 04)

1996-06-04 (Japanese volume 11)

1996-06-15 (Taiwan volume 05)

1996-08-20 (Taiwan volume 06)

1996-09-04 (Japanese volume 12)

1996-11-20 (Taiwan volume 07)

1996-12-02 (Japanese volume 13)

1997-01-15 (Taiwan volume 08)

1997-03-04 (Japanese volume 14)

1997-03-20 (Taiwan volume 09)

1997-05-01 (Japanese volume 15)

1997-05-20 (Taiwan volume 10)

1997-07-04 (Japanese volume 16)

1997-07-20 (Taiwan volume 11)

1997-09-20 (Taiwan volume 12)

1997-10-03 (Japanese volume 17)

1997-11-20 (Taiwan volume 13)

1997-12-04 (Japanese volume 18)

1998-01-05 (Taiwan volume 14)

1998-02-04 (Japanese volume 19)

1998-03-10 (Taiwan volume 15)

1998-05-01 (Japanese volume 20)

1998-05-15 (Taiwan volume 16)

1998-07-03 (Japanese volume 21)

1998-07-10 (Taiwan volume 17)

1998-08-10 (Taiwan volume 18)

1998-09-02 (Japanese volume 22)

1998-09-23 (French Volume 1)

1998-11-04 (Japanese volume 23)

1998-11-11 (French Volume 2)

1998-11-25 (Taiwan volume 19)

1999-01-20 (French Volume 3)

1999-02-04 (Japanese volume 24)

1999-02-10 (Taiwan volume 20)

1999-03-24 (French Volume 4)

1999-04-02 (Japanese volume 25)

1999-05-01 (French Volume 5)

1999-05-10 (Taiwan volume 21)

1999-06-20 (Taiwan volume 22)

1999-07-02 (Japanese volume 26)

1999-07-07 (French Volume 6)

1999-08-20 (Taiwan volume 23)

1999-09-03 (Japanese volume 27)

1999-09-22 (French Volume 7)

1999-11-04 (Japanese volume 28)

1999-11-05 (Taiwan volume 24)

1999-11-17 (French Volume 8)

1999-12 (Spanish Volume 1)

1999-12 (Spanish Volume 2)

2000-01 (Spanish Volume 3)

2000-01-19 (French Volume 9)

2000-01-20 (Taiwan volume 25)

2000-03 (Spanish Volume 4)

2000-03 (Spanish Volume 5)

2000-03-01 (French Volume 10)

2000-04-20 (Taiwan volume 26)

2000-05 (Spanish Volume 6)

2000-05-31 (French Volume 11)

2000-07 (Spanish Volume 7)

2000-07 (Spanish Volume 8)

2000-07-10 (Taiwan volume 27)

2000-07-30 (French Volume 12)

2000-09 (Spanish Volume 10)

2000-09 (Spanish Volume 9)

2000-09-05 (Taiwan volume 28)

2000-09-12 (French Volume 13)

2000-10 (Spanish Volume 11)

2000-11-30 (French Volume 14)

2001-01-10 (French Volume 15)

2001-03-14 (French Volume 16)

2001-05-23 (French Volume 17)

2001-07-03 (French Volume 18)

2001-09-25 (French Volume 19)

2001-10 (German Volume 1)

2001-11 (German Volume 2)

2001-11-13 (French Volume 20)

2001-12 (German Volume 3)

2002-01 (German Volume 4)

2002-01-15 (French Volume 21)

2002-02 (German Volume 5)

2002-03 (German Volume 6)

2002-04 (German Volume 7)

2002-04-17 (French Volume 22)

2002-05 (German Volume 8)

2002-06 (German Volume 9)

2002-06-18 (French Volume 23)

2002-07 (German Volume 10)

2002-07-10 (Italian Volume 16)

2002-08 (German Volume 11)

2002-08-10 (Italian Volume 17)

2002-08-27 (French Volume 24)

2002-09 (German Volume 12)

2002-09-06 (Italian Volume 18)

2002-10 (German Volume 13)

2002-10-10 (Italian Volume 19)

2002-11 (German Volume 14)

2002-11-10 (Italian Volume 20)

2002-12 (German Volume 15)

2002-12-02 (French Volume 25)

2002-12-10 (Italian Volume 21)

2003-01 (German Volume 16)

2003-01-09 (Italian Volume 22)

2003-02 (German Volume 17)

2003-02-10 (Italian Volume 23)

2003-02-19 (French Guide Book 1)

2003-02-19 (French Volume 26)

2003-03 (German Volume 18)

2003-03-10 (Italian Volume 24)

2003-04 (German Volume 19)

2003-04-02 (French Volume 27)

2003-04-10 (Italian Volume 25)

2003-05 (German Volume 20)

2003-05-10 (Italian Volume 26)

2003-06 (German Volume 21)

2003-06-10 (Italian Volume 27)

2003-07 (German Volume 22)

2003-07 (Spanish Volume 28)

2003-07-01 (French Guide Book 2)

2003-07-10 (Italian Volume 28)

2003-07-16 (French Volume 28)

2003-08 (German Volume 23)

2003-09 (German Volume 24)

2003-10 (German Volume 25)

2003-10-07 (English Volume 1)

2003-11 (German Volume 26)

2003-11-26 (English Volume 2)

2003-12 (German Volume 27)

2003-12 (German Volume 28)

2003-12-22 (Mexican Volume 1)

2004-01-14 (English Volume 3)

2004-03-17 (English Volume 4)

2004-03-18 (Mexican Volume 2)

2004-04-16 (Mexican Volume 3)

2004-05-14 (Mexican Volume 4)

2004-05-19 (English Volume 5)

2004-06-04 (Mexican Volume 5)

2004-06-25 (Mexican Volume 6)

2004-07-16 (Mexican Volume 7)

2004-08-03 (English Volume 6)

2004-08-06 (Mexican Volume 8)

2004-08-27 (Mexican Volume 9)

2004-09-17 (Mexican Volume 10)

2004-10-08 (Mexican Volume 11)

2004-10-12 (English Volume 7)

2004-10-29 (Mexican Volume 12)

2004-11-09 (English Volume 8)

2004-11-19 (Mexican Volume 13)

2004-12-07 (English Volume 9)

2004-12-11 (Mexican Volume 14)

2005-01-01 (Mexican Volume 15)

2005-01-11 (English Volume 10)

2005-01-23 (Mexican Volume 16)

2005-02-02 (English Volume 11)

2005-02-12 (Mexican Volume 17)

2005-03-05 (Mexican Volume 18)

2005-03-15 (English Volume 12)

2005-03-26 (Mexican Volume 19)

2005-04-15 (English Volume 13)

2005-04-16 (Mexican Volume 20)

2005-05-15 (English Volume 14)

2005-06-04 (Mexican Volume 21)

2005-06-15 (English Volume 15)

2005-07-02 (Mexican Volume 22)

2005-07-15 (English Volume 16)

2005-07-30 (Mexican Volume 23)

2005-08-02 (English Volume 17)

2005-08-27 (Mexican Volume 24)

2005-09-06 (English Volume 18)

2005-09-30 (Mexican Volume 25)

2005-10-04 (English Volume 19)

2005-10-28 (Mexican Volume 26)

2005-11-08 (English Volume 20)

2005-11-25 (Mexican Volume 27)

2005-12-06 (English Volume 21)

2005-12-23 (Mexican Volume 28)

2006-01-10 (English Volume 22)

2006-02-07 (English Volume 23)

2006-03-07 (English Volume 24)

2006-04-04 (English Volume 25)

2006-05-02 (English Volume 26)

2006-06-06 (English Volume 27)

2006-07-04 (English Volume 28)

2006-07-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 1)

2006-07-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 2)

2006-08-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 3)

2006-08-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 4)

2006-09-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 5)

2006-09-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 6)

2006-10-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 7)

2006-10-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 8)

2006-11-02 (Japan kanzenban volume 09)

2006-11-02 (Japan kanzenban volume 10)

2006-12-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 11)

2006-12-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 12)

2007-01-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 13)

2007-01-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 14)

2007-02-02 (Japan kanzenban volume 15)

2007-02-02 (Japan kanzenban volume 16)

2007-03-02 (Japan kanzenban volume 17)

2007-03-02 (Japan kanzenban volume 18)

2007-04-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 19)

2007-04-04 (Japan kanzenban volume 20)

2007-05-02 (Japan kanzenban volume 21)

2007-05-02 (Japan kanzenban volume 22)

2007-07-16 (Hungarian Volume 1)

2008-01-01 (English VizBig Edition Volume 1)

2008-01-22 (Hungarian Volume 2)

2008-03-21 (Taiwan complete edition volume 01/22)

2008-04-01 (English VizBig Edition Volume 2)

2008-04-10 (Taiwan complete edition volume 02/22)

2008-04-19 (Hungarian Volume 3)

2008-05-21 (Taiwan complete edition volume 03/22)

2008-05-21 (Taiwan complete edition volume 04/22)

2008-07-01 (English VizBig Edition Volume 3)

2008-07-11 (Hungarian Volume 4)

2008-08-28 (Taiwan complete edition volume 05/22)

2008-08-28 (Taiwan complete edition volume 06/22)

2008-11-07 (Taiwan complete edition volume 07/22)

2008-11-17 (Taiwan complete edition volume 08/22)

2008-12-07 (Hungarian Volume 5)

2008-12-23 (English VizBig Edition Volume 4)

2008-12-26 (Taiwan complete edition volume 09/22)

2009-01-12 (Taiwan complete edition volume 10/22)

2009-02-10 (Taiwan complete edition volume 11/22)

2009-02-18 (Taiwan complete edition volume 12/22)

2009-03-04 (Taiwan complete edition volume 13/22)

2009-03-04 (Taiwan complete edition volume 14/22)

2009-03-17 (English VizBig Edition Volume 5)

2009-04-02 (Taiwan complete edition volume 15/22)

2009-04-17 (Taiwan complete edition volume 16/22)

2009-05-17 (Hungarian Volume 6)

2009-05-18 (Taiwan complete edition volume 17/22)

2009-06-01 (Taiwan complete edition volume 18/22)

2009-06-16 (English VizBig Edition Volume 6)

2009-06-22 (Taiwan complete edition volume 19/22)

2009-07-06 (Taiwan complete edition volume 20/22)

2009-07-22 (Taiwan complete edition volume 21/22)

2009-08-07 (Taiwan complete edition volume 22/22)

2009-09-16 (English VizBig Edition Volume 7)

2009-12-02 (French kanzenban volume 1)

2009-12-12 (Hungarian Volume 7)

2009-12-15 (English VizBig Edition Volume 8)

2010-01-13 (French kanzenban volume 2)

2010-03-16 (English VizBig Edition Volume 9)

2010-03-31 (French kanzenban volume 3)

2010-04-24 (Hungarian Volume 8)

2010-05-19 (French kanzenban volume 4)

2010-07-21 (French kanzenban volume 5)

2010-09-22 (French kanzenban volume 6)

2010-10-02 (Hungarian Volume 9)

2010-11-24 (French kanzenban volume 7)

2011-01-26 (French kanzenban volume 8)

2011-03-23 (French kanzenban volume 9)

2011-05-15 (Hungarian Volume 10)

2011-05-18 (French kanzenban volume 10)

2011-07-20 (French kanzenban volume 11)

2011-09-21 (French kanzenban volume 12)

2011-10-15 (Hungarian Volume 11)

2011-11-30 (French kanzenban volume 13)

2012-01-18 (Japan bunkoban volume 1)

2012-01-18 (Japan bunkoban volume 2)

2012-02-17 (Japan bunkoban volume 3)

2012-02-17 (Japan bunkoban volume 4)

2012-02-22 (French kanzenban volume 14)

2012-03-16 (Japan bunkoban volume 5)

2012-03-16 (Japan bunkoban volume 6)

2012-04-15 (Hungarian Volume 12)

2012-04-18 (French kanzenban volume 15)

2012-04-18 (Japan bunkoban volume 7)

2012-04-18 (Japan bunkoban volume 8)

2012-05-18 (Japan bunkoban volume 10)

2012-05-18 (Japan bunkoban volume 9)

2012-06-13 (French kanzenban volume 16)

2012-06-15 (Japan bunkoban volume 11)

2012-06-15 (Japan bunkoban volume 12)

2012-07-18 (Japan bunkoban volume 13)

2012-07-18 (Japan bunkoban volume 14)

2012-08-22 (French kanzenban volume 17)

2012-10-17 (French kanzenban volume 18)

2013-02-06 (French kanzenban volume 19)

2013-03-20 (French kanzenban volume 20)

2013-05-08 (French kanzenban volume 21)

2013-07-17 (French kanzenban volume 22)

2013-10-26 (Hungarian Volume 13)

2014-07-20 (Hungarian Volume 14)

2014-12-15 (Hungarian Volume 15)

2015-10 (Portugal, Volume 1: Himura-Kenshin Battousai)

2015-10-20 (Hungarian volume 16)

2016-02 (Portugal, Volume 2: Dois Assassinos)

2016-06 (Portugal, Volume 3: Os Motivos do Kenshin)

2016-09 (Portugal, Volume 4: Dois Finais)

2016-12 (Portugal, Volume 5: A Esgrima na Era Meiji)

2016-12 (Portugal, Volume 6: Despreocupados)

2017-06-21 (Portugal, Volume 7: 14 de Maio do 11.º Ano da Era Meiji)

2017-09-21 (Portugal, Volume 8: Na Estrada Toukai da Era Meiji)

2018-01-25 (Portugal, Volume 9: Chegada a Quioto)

2018-05-15 (Portugal, Volume 10: Mestre e Discípulo)

2018-07-20 (Portugal, Volume 11: Abertura da Destruição)

2019-02-07 (Portugal, Volume 12: O Grande Icêndio de Quioto)

2019-08-05 (Portugal, Volume 13: Uma Noite Esplêndida)

2020-02-17 (Portugal, Volume 14: O Momento da Promessa)

2021-02-18 (Portugal, Volume 15: O Gigante contra o Super-Humano)

2021-09 (Portugal, Volume 16: A Providência)

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