Author: Watsuki, Nobuhiro
Published: San Francisco: Viz Media 2013, c1994
Published: San Francisco: Viz Media 2013, c1994
Set in Japan during the Meiji Restoration time
period, one former ruthless assassin Hittokiri Battosai, transforms himself as
the protector to those in need and changes his name to Himura Kenshin. While
wandering around, he comes across a charming swords-woman. Her late father’s school
of swordsmanship is taken over by a westernized arms maker. Himura Kenshin
helps the woman and her young orphan friend, drawing attention to himself and
making enemies with some insane villains, who are hell bent to take him down.
The story line is action-packed and fast paced, however amusing in tone unlike
other novels of the wandering samurai genre.
Publisher’s
Weekly: “The
original Rurouni Kenshin was a very popular manga, anime, and live-action film
property, and this “rebooted” version serves as a tie-in to the latest
live-action film.”
Goodreads: “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.”
