Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, Vol. 1

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By Nobuhiro Watsuki

Series: Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration

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Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, Vol. 1 offers a condensed retelling of the beloved samurai tale set during the tumultuous Bakumatsu era. Once feared as the deadly assassin Hitokiri Battosai, Kenshin has embraced a new identity as a rurouni wanderer who vows to protect the innocent without taking lives. As the Meiji Restoration begins to heal Japan's wounds, Kenshin must confront enemies from his dark past who seek to destroy him.
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A condensed retelling of the beloved samurai tale—one of the best-selling manga series of all time—released in conjunction with a new live-action movie.

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!

Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, Vol. 1 by Nobuhiro Watsuki is a thrilling journey back to a time of change and redemption, exploring themes of peace and justice through the eyes of its iconic hero.

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By Nobuhiro Watsuki

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781421552316

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 June 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 132g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Rurouni Kenshin, which has found fans not only in Japan but around the world, first made its appearance in 1992 as an original short story in Weekly Shonen Jump Special. Later rewritten and published as a regular, continuing Jump series in 1994, Rurouni Kenshin ended serialization in 1999 but continued in popularity, as evidenced by the 2000 publication of Yahiko no Sakabatô (Yahiko’s Reversed-Edge Sword) and the 2015 publication of Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration in Weekly Shonen Jump. The series has also inspired novels, anime and films. Watsuki is also the author of the popular series Buso Renkin, published by VIZ Media.