Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 5: The State of Meiji Swordsmanship

by Nobuhiro Watsuki

Book Overview

The battle to decide the fate of Meiji-era swordsmanship has begun

Action, romance, and historical intrigue help make Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin, the tale of a wandering swordsman set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, one of the most popular Shonen Jump titles among fans to date. Himura Kenshin, once an assassin (or hitokiri ) of ferocious power, now fights to protect the honor of those in need...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159116320X
• ISBN13: 9781591163206
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12

Customer Reviews

Real close to the good stuff.

Rurouni Kenshin is one of the best mangas of all time. Its funny, romantic, and has some of the best action and characters of all time. The manga is much better than the anime since it moves along quickly to the Legend of Kyoto saga against, but it does have Volume 5. I love the whole series but this one part seems tedious. But despite that its still awesome. It revolves around the appearance of Raijuta, a swordsman who feels that the old ways of the samurai have died out, and its time for a new way of teaching sword. Kenshin, representing the old style needs to prove that there is still value in the old ways. Thats not the best plot synopsis, but its generally OK. The real reason to get excited about this volume is how close it is to Volume 7. In the sequence of the manga series, Vol. 7 is where Saito Hajime is introduced to the plot, and the Legend of Kyoto saga begins. I own that volume in Japanese and I will attest that it is the high point of the series. I also know that Volume 6 was recently released so that just means even less time before this masterpiece of Japanese manga comes out. The Romantic Meji Swordsman, Rurouni Kenshin is probably the very best you can do as far as mangas go. Volume 5 isn't that important to the over all plot but is still a five star read. Read it and marvel at Nobuhiro Watsuki's storytelling skills. Oro!

Aoshi-sama is the best!!!!

I love the Kenshin manga and the Kenshin anime. It's my favorite next to Yu Yu Hakusho. I seriously recommend for evryone to read this even if have seen the anime because it is different and certain characters look better in the manga.

Impossible to resist!

Seriously, how can anyone not like Rurouni Kenshin? I mean, it's got something for everyone-romance, comedy, action, history-what's not to like? The plot of these books is extremaly interesting, you never get bored and I am DYING to get the next one as soon as it comes out! This series is about the swordsman Himura Kenshin, formerly known as Hitokiri Battosai (Battosai the Manslayer) As a hired assasin, he helped bring about the Meiji age and end the Bakumastu. Now, however, he uses no sword but a sakabatou (reverse blade) that can't kill anyone. He took to living as a rurouni (wanderer) but all that changed as he was confronted one day by Kamiya Kaoru, female instructor of Kamiya Kashin-ryu. Want to know what happens? You'll need a lot of commitment and a lot of money to find out, because the only downside to this series is that the whole story totals into a whopping 28 books! But if you're going to get into manga at all, this is definately a series worth buying!

Impossible to put down!

Seriously, how can anyone not like Rurouni Kenshin? I mean, it's got something for everyone-romance, comedy, action, history- what's not to like? The plot of these books is extremaly interesting, you never get bored and I am DYING to get the next one as soon as it comes out. Totally addictible and kicks the butt of second-rate action manga like Yu-gi-oh, Dragonball, and Yu-yu-hakusho!

Kenshin rocks!

Rurouni Kenshin was one of the first anime I ever watched and one of the first manga I ever read to and they don't save best for last, Kenshin rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!