Rurouni Kenshin (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes vols. 1, 2 3
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- Create Date：2021-03-31 13:18:25
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Nobuhiro Watsuki
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Summary
The beloved landmark tale of a Meiji-era swordsman’s quest for redemption。
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 manga titles of all time。 Himura Kenshin， once an assassin of ferocious power， now fights to protect the honor of those in need。
One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto， with the coming of the American “Black Ships，” there arose a warrior who， felling men with his bloodstained blade， gained the name Hitokiri， or Manslayer！ His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive Meiji period。 Then he vanished and， with the flow of years， became legend。
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 manga titles of all time。 Himura Kenshin， once an assassin of ferocious power， now fights to protect the honor of those in need。
One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto， with the coming of the American “Black Ships，” there arose a warrior who， felling men with his bloodstained blade， gained the name Hitokiri， or Manslayer！ His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive Meiji period。 Then he vanished and， with the flow of years， became legend。
Reviews
Kristin
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I loved this series in high school but never got the chance to finish the manga， happy to see the big editions it gives me the chance to finally complete it before re-watching the anime。
Hannah
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I've loved this show for years now and had never gotten around to the manga。 Boy， was I surprised when I finally picked this up and discovered that I enjoy the manga even more than the show！ I've loved this show for years now and had never gotten around to the manga。 Boy， was I surprised when I finally picked this up and discovered that I enjoy the manga even more than the show！ 。。。more
Ricardo Noronha
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Given I am now willing to read more manga， I had to pick up Rurouni Kenshin。 Suffice to say， I wasn't disappointed！ I read through the 1st 3-in-1 volume easily， credit to the quality of the stories in it。 Sometimes I get the feeling that Kenshin is waaaaaaaaaay too goofy for a former Hitokiri Batousai， but perhaps there's a reasoning for it。 The thing I love the most about is the sword techniques we get to see/learn， especially Kenshin's Hiten Mitsuguri。 Can't wait to read Volume 2！ Given I am now willing to read more manga， I had to pick up Rurouni Kenshin。 Suffice to say， I wasn't disappointed！ I read through the 1st 3-in-1 volume easily， credit to the quality of the stories in it。 Sometimes I get the feeling that Kenshin is waaaaaaaaaay too goofy for a former Hitokiri Batousai， but perhaps there's a reasoning for it。 The thing I love the most about is the sword techniques we get to see/learn， especially Kenshin's Hiten Mitsuguri。 Can't wait to read Volume 2！ 。。。more
Christopher Funk
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I only really watched a couple of episodes of the anime and the ova before reading this。 Exceptional historical fiction。 I love that the author takes historical figures and fits them， just so， into the premise。 Very interested to continue the series！
Tim
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more like 3。5 stars， enjoyed all the historical notations throughout the book as well
ダンカン
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Rurouni Kenshin is probably one of the most fun reading mangas I came across since before the publication of Naruto。 If you haven't read it， this is one of the lightest but also the most interesting beginnings of a samurai action romantic epic classic ever drawn。 Set in the era of Meiji Restoration， a wandering samurai （Himura Kenshin） was mistaken as Hitokiri Battosai， a feared revolutionary warrior that kills thousands by Kamiya Kaoru， master of the Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu Dojo sword arts。 When disc Rurouni Kenshin is probably one of the most fun reading mangas I came across since before the publication of Naruto。 If you haven't read it， this is one of the lightest but also the most interesting beginnings of a samurai action romantic epic classic ever drawn。 Set in the era of Meiji Restoration， a wandering samurai （Himura Kenshin） was mistaken as Hitokiri Battosai， a feared revolutionary warrior that kills thousands by Kamiya Kaoru， master of the Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu Dojo sword arts。 When discovered as a harmless Rurouni， a scuffle between a fake Battosai reveals a past of who Himura really is。 Thus set a journey of an adventure romantic epic samurai of redemption and discovery of self。 This is a must read if you are into the first year of reading mangas。 Rurouni Kenshin is a light manga read that builds up the story to its own epic proportion filled with themes of redemption and forgiveness， strength and loss。 There are some moments of worthy mention of fighting sword arts in here and with interesting characters and light humor included， this is a must read。 I love the lightness of the artwork and the story flow really challenges the reader into wanting to know more and love of the characters that created this world based on history of Japan Meiji era。 Overall - I love Rurouni Kenshin and its well-crafted story。 If you haven't read it， be sure to pick this edition; it includes two rare short stories by Nobuhiro Watsuki 。。。more
Carol
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I used to love Rurouni Kenshin back when I was a teenager， and I remember watching the anime， learning all the songs， and pretending I could wield a sword too。 I had never read the manga though， it never occurred to me to buy it， until now。 Problem is that， this series is rather old， so now I'm having troubles getting stuff， mangas included。Thank goodness， I found the first 4 3-in-1 volumes at a comic store so I get to finally read about it。 And I gotta say， I love the drawings， they're so amazi I used to love Rurouni Kenshin back when I was a teenager， and I remember watching the anime， learning all the songs， and pretending I could wield a sword too。 I had never read the manga though， it never occurred to me to buy it， until now。 Problem is that， this series is rather old， so now I'm having troubles getting stuff， mangas included。Thank goodness， I found the first 4 3-in-1 volumes at a comic store so I get to finally read about it。 And I gotta say， I love the drawings， they're so amazing。 Kenshin looks so much more handsome。 It is very similar to the anime as well。 There are a few variations here and there， like how Kenshin helps Kaoru keep the dojo。 The doctor and his nieces aren't in the manga， they are apparently something from the anime alone。 And a few details with Yahiko also vary。 Nevertheless， you can still appreciate the same story， the ideals of doing what is right， of fighting for what you believe in and for your friends and loved ones。 This is a very uplifting series for me， and I do love it very much。 。。。more
Rebecca
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4。5/5
RG
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I was reccomended this by a friend after wanting something with samurai。 I was bit apprehensive as I heard this had a romantic element。 Dont let that put you off。Volume 1 introduces us to the main characters。 Its a little slow， but the artwork and action scenes are amazing。 It really picks up towards the latter end of this volume。 Volume 2 was the best of the bunch。 Great fight scenes， the plot really kicks in and the development of the characters really does go up a notch。 However， I felt volum I was reccomended this by a friend after wanting something with samurai。 I was bit apprehensive as I heard this had a romantic element。 Dont let that put you off。Volume 1 introduces us to the main characters。 Its a little slow， but the artwork and action scenes are amazing。 It really picks up towards the latter end of this volume。 Volume 2 was the best of the bunch。 Great fight scenes， the plot really kicks in and the development of the characters really does go up a notch。 However， I felt volume 3 fell into the typical manga stereotypes， of new villain turns up， good guy fights them away。 I knoe thats what shonen manga was all about but something was missing as compared to volume 2。 The story arc still developed but a little slower this time。 I really did enjoy the historical aspect at times， although not sure if accurate at all。Good fun fantasy samurai action manga。 Would reccomend for anyone wanting a good read。 。。。more
Selena
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So。。。 this one is torn by this manga。 This volume is good， better than I remember it being。 Since I don't know if Goodreads has changed their policy on talking about the "real world"， I'll leave that stuff in the comments so my review doesn't get removed。Rurouni Kenshin is the story of a wandering samurai who is a holdover from a previous age。 He ends up wandering into the life of Kaoru Kamiya， a woman who runs a dojo and is determined to find the guy who has been killing using her family's swor So。。。 this one is torn by this manga。 This volume is good， better than I remember it being。 Since I don't know if Goodreads has changed their policy on talking about the "real world"， I'll leave that stuff in the comments so my review doesn't get removed。Rurouni Kenshin is the story of a wandering samurai who is a holdover from a previous age。 He ends up wandering into the life of Kaoru Kamiya， a woman who runs a dojo and is determined to find the guy who has been killing using her family's sword style。 Stuff happens， and now Kenshin is living under Kaoru's roof， saving people from bad guys and other historical hold overs。The art is functional， and the battles are interesting （if short）。 It's a shounen manga with good characters and dynamics that feel more at home in a shoujo manga， if not for the battles-to-the-death-or-concussion every few chapters。Will I keep reading with those "real world" problems I mentioned？ Probably。 I grew up on Kenshin， and I want to see how this whole thing ends。 。。。more
Galadrielė
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☆4。75/5☆ ▪Plot 4。75/5▪Details 4。75/5▪Characters 5/5▪Romance 5/5▪Logic 4。75/5▪Artwork 5/5▪Enjoyment 5/5Nothing to say。 Only good things about it！First physical copy of manga to our collection。 ♡
Tamara
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