Rurouni Kenshin

The Shinsengumi - fearsome and formidable protectors of the Shougunate, with whom Kenshin did battle during the final days of the Meiji Restoration. One man in particular - Saitou Hajime, captain of the third unit - lingers in Kenshin's mind. Now an officer of the law and known as "Fujita Gorou," Saitou arrives on the steps of the Kamiya Dojo, challenging Kenshin to a duel that will force a reawakening of Kenshin's own past...

A glimpse of the new Japan - if the mad ambitions of Shishio Makoto should succeed - is revealed when Kenshin arrives in Kyoto and meets him at last... although the epic battle between them will have to wait. Pitted against Shishio's soldiers, Kenshin's reversed-edge sakabato is broken - can it be reforged? Should it be reforged?

Get the facts on your favorite rurouni in one comprehensive volume! If you thought you knew everything about Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin, think again. Into the bustling streets of Tokyo, the capital of Japan and epicenter of the Meiji Restoration, enters Himura Kenshin, a rurouni or "wanderer."

Although she's only sixteen and looks even younger, Misao Makimachi is already a skilled and competent member of the Oniwabanshu ninja clan. That's fortunate for Misao, because her onimitsu talents may be all that keeps her alive when a journey in search of the leader of the clan, Aoshi Shinomori, leads her instead into a face-to-face encounter with an even more dangerous man and a plot to overthrow the Meiji government!

Although she's only sixteen and looks even younger, Misao Makimachi is already a skilled and competent member of the Oniwabanshu ninja clan. That's fortunate for Misao, because her onimitsu talents may be all that keeps her alive when a journey in search of the leader of the clan, Aoshi Shinomori, leads her instead into a face-to-face encounter with an even more dangerous man and a plot to overthrow the Meiji government!

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!

The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago, but there are those who are not pleased with the outcome. Shigure Takimi witnessed his family and friends being slain in the name of freedom and prosperity. Holding a cold, hard grudge inside, Shigure Takimi and a band of misguided rebels have sworn to exact revenge. There is only one man who stands between them and their goal: Himura Kenshin. But when Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity, Shigure's fight becomes a personal vendetta.