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From Viz: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. 30b72

Vol 1 includes the pilot Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story 1.
Vol 3 includes the pilot Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story 2.
Vol 6 includes the prequel Crescent Moon in the Warring States.
Vol 28 includes the epilogue Yahiko's Reversed-Edge Sword and the oneshot Meteor Strike.

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Type

Manga

Related Series

Rurouni Kenshin - Tokuhitsuban (Alternate Version)

Rurouni Kenshin Ibun: Ashitarou Zenka Ari (Sequel)

Rurouni Kenshin (Novel) (Side Story)

Rurouni Kenshin Uramaku - Honoo o Suberu (Prequel)

Associated Names

Kenshin (WATSUKI Nobuhiro)

Kenshin - Samurai vagabondo

Kenshin Le Vagabond (French)

Kenshin, el guerrero samurái

Lãng khách Kenshin

Rurouni Kenshin: Una historia romántica de un espadachín de la era Meiji

Rurōni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Rōman Tan-

Samurai X

Бродяга Кэнсин

Րուրոունի Կենշին

الرحال كينشين

ซามูไรเพนจร

るろうに剣心

るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-

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Ascension

HAO

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Status in Country of Origin

28 Tankoubon Volumes (Complete)
22 Kanzenban Volumes (Complete)
14 Bunkoban Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (1996/2023) / Vol 19, Chap 165 (Trust & Betrayal) / Vol 8, Chap 62 (New Kyoto Arc)

Ends at Vol 18, Chap 151 (1996 EP 62) / Vol 21, Chap 179 (Trust & Betrayal) Skips Chap 171 / Vol 17, Chap 147 (New Kyoto Arc) Heavily abridged / Vol 13, Chap 106 (2023 S2)

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Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (2025 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.67 / 10.0

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Last Updated

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Spriggan

Kamui-Den Dai-2-bu

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Author(s)

Watsuki Nobuhiro

Artist(s)

WATSUKI Nobuhiro

Year

1994

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

MANGA Plus

Viz (28 Volumes & 9 Omnibuses - Complete)

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Rurouni Kenshin Gets New TV Anime by Liden Films

3 years ago

New Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Film In the Works

6 years ago

Is the 1st season of the anime faithful to the manga?

8 years ago

Nobuhiro Watsuki Draws 2-Chapter Rurouni Kenshin Spinoff

9 years ago

how does it hold up to today's shounen heavy hitters?

12 years ago

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All-time favorite manga

by zero9345
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This series is probably my all-time favorite manga of them all. All the s have been drawn nicely and well-done. The story is also very good. I really do enjoy Watsuki Nobuhiro work.

... Last updated 18 years ago

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Amazing

by itachi159159
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Rurouni Kenshin is the best manga out there. It's just awsome. The characters are all awsome, and the plot never gets boring. It's a page turner. The ending wasn't what I think it should have been but it was still good. A warning though, don't watch the Rurouni Kenshin movie Reflections

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GREAT!!

by palabasa
18 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

this is indeed a legend among the mangas..the character development wa sgreat and the plot was awesome too.. the artwork was not revolutionary but still, it was commendable. yeah it is a bit cheesy sometimes, typical of a shounen, but the overall combination of humor, action, romance and moral lessons were awesome..

I was saddened at the ending, as they parted ways and as i parted with them..i really did not want it to end yet.. i was actually surprised that the anime has the greater number of arcs than the manga..this one got only two arcs and the arcs about the underground christians and the one where they fought the knights and the other ninjas were not here..

... Last updated 18 years ago

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Amazing.

by Seperations
18 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

This is one of the best mangas I've read so far. The art, especially the scenery is spectacular. The characters have interesting pasts and they develope so much throughout the series. (The bad guys too!)

The action scenes can become a bit too long and drawn out, but the they are drawn and depicted wonderfully.

The plot is wonderful and the mangaka really captures the esence or the Meiji Era.

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Rurouni Kenshin

by angelkurisutin
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

In my opinion, this is one of the greatest manga series of all time. The plot is original and there's a nice balance between the fighting and the character interaction. I love all of the characters, and the best thing about this series is the development. I don't think there was a single character that hadn't changed by the the end of the manga (except maybe Tae-san ^_~). I loved the development of Yahiko the most. He improved in every fight and was very mature by the end of the manga. My only regret was that the two extra stories at the end weren't included in the VIZ manga books... ><

... Last updated 17 years ago

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a good manga but childish

by darkgenio
18 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

Well, it is a good manga. But in my opinion the good characters are boring, the plot is repetitive and I consider this a manga for teens. Anyway art is very good and Saitou the Wolf is one of the best characters in all mangas i read. It gets a 7.
Anyway, try to read Blade of The immortal, and this one will look like kids stuff - kidding, it's a matter of tastes 😉

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Great

by Xeronia
18 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

This is one of my favorite mangas of all time. The story is powerful, comic, and entertaining. It is also meaningful at the same time. The greatest thing about this is the character development, and how they all grow to what they were meant to be.

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Gotta own the volumes

by FullMetalHearts
18 years ago

Rating: N/A

This is one my my top 5 mangas, I own all volumes in "nearly-perfect" condition XD

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was obsessed

by tenshikagami
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

one of my all time favorites. the art during the kyoto arc was superb and i just fell in love with (most) of the characters (both protagonists and antagonists). a complaint? the change in style during the jinchuu (revenge) arc. but other than that, love it!

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Anime is good

by sukanime
18 years ago

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I have see the anime and is great, than i read the manga, and it great too.
if you like it, you must see the anime too.

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