Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Samurai X, Sengoku no Mikazuki, Crescent Moon in the Warring States, Crescent Moon Over a Country At War, Meteor Strike Japanese: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- English: Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story More titles InformationType: Manga Volumes: 28 Chapters: 259 Status: Finished Published: Apr 12, 1994 to Sep 21, 1999 Genres: Action, Drama Themes: Historical, Samurai Demographic: Shounen Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly) Authors: Watsuki, Nobuhiro (Story & Art) StatisticsScore: 8.541 (scored by 48,792 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #1232 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #144 Members: 100,092 Favorites: 7,207 Resources |
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Mar 8, 2008 VK11 Recommended As we move closer and closer to the next decade, it seems like we keep on getting farther and farther away from amazing samurai stories. With possibly the recent exemption of Samurai Champloo and Gintama (which, to be fair, aren't your typical Meiji era samurai story, there seems like an apparent lack of new series that features your traditional Japanese samurai. Well, new series that are actually entertaining and interesting to read. The mid-90's and the turn of the century saw the unveiling of many great series (most still ongoing) like Vagabond and Blade of the Immortal, which truly define and really ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 23, 2009 callosum Recommended Summary - Great manga with good action, great characters and an excellent plot. Action - the swordsmanship scenes are well-drawn and the fights are pretty exciting. The reasoning behind the techniques is also explained and it kinda makes sense, at least in the context of a manga where the characters can leap many times their own height into the air. Characters - wow, almost all the characters are well-developed and have a good back story to them. There is almost no one who is genuinely good or evil - everyone has a reason they developed the way they did. This is one of the ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 30, 2011 Eyzi Mixed Feelings Funny I mean sure i kinda like kenshin at first but as the story progresses he becomes increasingly annoying and unrealistic as he continues his wow not to kill people. I mean you could massacre all of his friendly honoured opponents with a machine gun, laugh in his face about smuggling opium, kidnap his loved one to help him make opium and he still wouldnt kill your ass for it. I hate him for that because it makes him seem weak, there is always a line that you dont cross and if you do cross it you are supposed to get killed for it. When someone ... Read more Open Gift Report More stacks Interest StacksBest Mangas of all Time by Yabuki47 47 Entries·332Restacks Plot-driven manga with moderate romance elements by Kick7394 17 Entries·6Restacks Long-Running Battle Shounen Manga (1) by phantomic109 50 Entries·23Restacks More recommendations |
| is Kenshin alive at the end of the manga?? [Spoiler] neel_senpai - Jul 30 | 12 replies | by BipulGamer07 »» Nov 17, 6:03 PM | |
| Poll: Rurouni Kenshin Chapter 255 Discussion TuzoAnime - Mar 20, 2010 | 31 replies | by Gros »» Oct 3, 5:56 AM | |
| Poll: Rurouni Kenshin Chapter 6 Discussion Ston3_FreeN7 - Nov 3, 2010 | 5 replies | by DiosKalato »» Sep 25, 7:34 AM | |
| Poll: Rurouni Kenshin Chapter 3 Discussion YRFdez - Jan 31, 2011 | 7 replies | by PlasticRobot »» Sep 5, 7:40 AM | |
| What drew you to this manga and what made you finish it? Sagepool - Jul 3 | 16 replies | by Otaku_4511 »» Jul 8, 6:54 AM |
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