Rurouni Kenshin restoration.
Watsuki, Nobuhiro,author,illustrator.
Based on (work):Watsuki, Nobuhiro.Rurouni Kenshin.1994
"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!"--Page [4] of cover.
Rated T for teen.
Copyright date is for the original Rurouni Kenshin manga series.
New work. "To celebrate the upcoming live action movie, Nobuhiro Watsuki, the original creator of RURUNI KENSHIN...reinvented his classic manga with all-new twists and turns"--Viz Media press release, May 21, 2012.
Reads from right to left, front to back.
"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!"--Page [4] of cover.
Rated T for teen.
Swordsmen
Rogues and vagabonds
Adventure and adventurers