The release date for the English version of 'Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 01' by
Nobuhiro Watsuki is Oct 2003. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Packed with action, romance and historical intrigue,
Rurouni Kenshin
is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the saga of Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, now a humble rurouni, a wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need.
A warrior and assassin of such fierce force emerged in Kyoto during the fires of revolution 150 years ago that he was dubbed Hitokiri: Manslayer. Hitokiri Battosai's bloodstained sword helped bring an end to the shogunate's rule and the violent Bakumatsu era, paving the way for the progressive Meiji Era. After that, he disappeared and turned into a legend as the years passed.
In the 11th year of Meiji, in the middle of Tokyo, the tale begins. Himura Kenshin, a humble rurouni, or wandering swordsman, comes to the aid of Kamiya Kaoru, a young woman struggling to defend her father's school of swordsmanship against attacks by the infamous Hitokiri Battosai. But neither Kenshin nor Battosai are quite what they seem...