Back To Index Rurouni Kenshin 1: Legendary Swordsman
 Barnes & Noble During the fall of the Tokugawa regime in Japan, one swordsman led the way into the Meiji Era, leaving a trail of carnage behind him. People throughout the country feared this man and called him Battousai, or the Manslayer. However, as the Meiji imperialists rose to power, the Battousai mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Stories of the red-haired samurai with an X-shaped scar on his cheek spread, and the Battousai became a legend. Now, 15 years into the Meiji Era, a wandering samurai fitting the Manslayers description has appeared in Kyoto. Wielding a reverse-blade katana, the wanderer calls himself Kenshin; he has not only relinquished the name of Battousai but has also given up killing, embarking instead on a quest for peace and inner solitude. Finding a new home at the Kamiya School of swordsmanship, the wanderer gains the friendship of the assistant master of the school, the lovely Kaoru, as well the trust of many of the townspeople. As this reformed killer looks for a place within an increasingly Westernized Japan, he ultimately protects his new friends against the returning evils of the past and the corruption of the present the only way he knows how -- with his sword. This first collection includes the first four episodes of the Rurouni Kenshin series: "The Handsome Swordsman of Legend," "Kid Samurai," "Swordsman of Sorrow," and "Bad." Lewis Somoza ManaloCustomer ReviewsWrite your own online review >Number Of Reviews: 6 Average Rating: Showing 1-5 NextJacob (severed_head6@hotmail.com), just a regular guy., December 10, 2004 Rurouni KenshinThis is the romantic story of a Hitokiri (assassin)who fought his way to a new era. He became a legend and was known through the land as Hitokiri Battousai (Sword bearing Master assassin.) After the beginning of the new Tokugawa regime, Kenshin (real name, Shinto) gave up his a life as a Hitokiri and became a wanderer using a Sakabato (reverse Blade) to offer protection to people as a way to repent for his sins. This is a great series and I beleive it is the best! THank you Nobuhiro Watsuki! For writing this story!Also Recommended: Samurai Deeper Kyo, Inuyasha Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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