Good night, everyone! We have another
edition of manga of the week here! The chosen one is Rurouni Kenshin, by Nobuhiro
Watsuki <3
Goodreads’
description:
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 hundred and fifty years ago in Kyoto, amid the flames of revolution,
there arose a warrior, an assassin of such ferocious power he was given the
title Hitokiri: Manslayer. With his bloodstained blade, Hitokiri Battosai
helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu period and end the reign of the shoguns,
slashing open the way toward the progressive Meiji Era. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years
became legend.
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...
Why I think it’s a worth-reading: the history behind this manga saga is very
accurate. It’s a very fun and nice way of understanding a bit how things were
in Japan at that time, with so many changes going on in the country. I also
read this title for the first time when I was a kid (I miss those times that I
didn’t have anything to do besides playing and reading .-.) and a lot of other
times since then. But I have to warn the more lazy ones: the series has 28
volumes, plus some especial ones :)
That’s it! Thanks for reading! Have
you read Rurouni Kenshin? :D
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