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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (るろうに剣心明治剣客浪漫譚 Rurōni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan^?)^[1] is a manga series written and illustrated by Japanese manga artist Nobuhiro Watsuki with an anime adaptation. The story is set during the early Meiji period in Japan. The English-language versions of the OVAs as well the film is released as Samurai X, although the original title was included in the DVD releases. The series tells the story of an assassin named Himura Kenshin, who was known as the Hitokiri Battōsai [Hitokiri (Man Killer) Battōsai (Sword Master or Battoujutsu master)]. Kenshin later grieves for all the lives he has taken, and vows that he will never kill again. Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Macedonia TV (Greek: ÎœÎ±ÎºÎµÎ´Î¿Î½Î¯Î± TV, Makedonia TV) is a Greek national television network, based in Thessaloniki. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The following is a list of episodes from the anime Rurouni Kenshin. ... Studio Gallop is a Japanese animation studio. ... Aniplex Inc. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Aniplex Inc. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A.D. Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is a Houston, Texas based international multimedia entertainment company, active in home video production and distribution, broadcast television, theatrical film distribution, merchandising, original productions, magazine and comic book publishing and is the largest anime company in North America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... Studio DEEN (ã‚¹ã‚¿ã‚¸ã‚ªãƒ‡ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒ³) is a Japanese company that produces anime. ... Aniplex Inc. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Aniplex Inc. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A.D. Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is a Houston, Texas based international multimedia entertainment company, active in home video production and distribution, broadcast television, theatrical film distribution, merchandising, original productions, magazine and comic book publishing and is the largest anime company in North America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... Studio DEEN (ã‚¹ã‚¿ã‚¸ã‚ªãƒ‡ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒ³) is a Japanese company that produces anime. ... Aniplex Inc. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Aniplex Inc. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A.D. Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is a Houston, Texas based international multimedia entertainment company, active in home video production and distribution, broadcast television, theatrical film distribution, merchandising, original productions, magazine and comic book publishing and is the largest anime company in North America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Mangaka ) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ... Self Portrait Nobuhiro Watsuki , born May 26, 1970) is a Japanese mangaka, best known for his samurai-themed series Rurouni Kenshin. ... â€œAnimÃ©â€ redirects here. ... The Meiji period ), or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of Emperor Meiji, running, in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July 1912. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Original Video Animation ), abbreviated OVA ), is a term used for anime titles that are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theaters. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... BattÅjutsu ) is a Japanese term meaning techniques for drawing a sword. ...

The manga originally appeared in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from September 2, 1994, to November 4, 1999, and the completed work consists of 28 tankōbon volumes. The United States release of the manga has been completed by Viz Media. Rurouni Kenshin is subtitled "Wandering Samurai" in some English releases, as a rough translation of "Rurouni." Shueisha ) is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 17 2007 (Japanese version), featuring Luffy of One Piece on the cover JUMP SHOP Osaka Shop. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... TankÅbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... Viz Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a major American anime, manga and Japanese entertainment company formed by the merger of Viz, LLC, and ShoPro Entertainment. ...

Writer Kaoru Shizuka has written an official Rurouni Kenshin novel titled Voyage to the Moon World. The novel has been translated by Viz and distributed in the United States and Canada.

Plot overview

The story starts with Kenshin meeting Kaoru in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Kaoru is in pursuit of a man who claims to be the Battousai, and at first believes Kenshin is the man, but after seeing Kenshin's clumsiness and "sakabato" ("reverse blade sword"), she decides he can't possibly be the legendary manslayer. The actual culprit turns out to be a former student of the Kamiya dojo who seeks revenge after being expelled. Kaoru is captured and held captive by the fake Battousai, but Kenshin appears on the scene, reveals that he is the real Battousai, and proceeds to defeat both the fake and his gang without killing any of them. He uses a powerful, ancient style of swordsmanship known as "Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu." When offered a place at the dojo, Kenshin decides to temporarily stop being a Rurouni and stay at the dojo, starting the first of three manga arcs.

Characters

Usage note: Character names are given in Japanese order with the given name after the family name. The English anime uses the Western order (family name after the given name) while the English manga uses the Japanese order. Rurouni Kenshin, the English-language manga logo This page describes the minor/supporting characters of the anime and manga Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X and the enemies Kenshin battles throughout the series. ...

Nobuhiro Watsuki, in each tankōbon, details the creation of the characters, as well as the influences he had for the characters' personality and design. Influences include historical figures (prominently seen with members of the Shinsengumi) and fictional sources including X-Men and Marvel characters, and SNK video games characters, mainly Samurai Shodown and Last Blade ones. TankÅbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... The Shinsengumi (Japanese: æ–°é¸çµ„ or æ–°æ’°çµ„) were a special police force of the late shogunate period. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... â€œSNKâ€ redirects here. ... Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits in Japan), or SS for short, is the name of a fighting game series by SNK. It is considered to be the premier 2D weapons fighter, and is one of the best-known video games created by SNK. This series also started SNKs reputation for... The Last Blade (月華の剣士: Gekka no Kenshi), or LB for short, is a series of video games created by SNK. The game takes place during the Bakumatsu era of Japan, and also has a take on Japanese mythology. ...

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Media

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Rurouni: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story

A prototype series titled Rurouni: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story^[2] first appeared as a pair of separate short stories published in 1992 and 1993 in the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump Special. Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version) Weekly Shonen Jump (é€±åˆŠå°‘å¹´ã‚¸ãƒ£ãƒ³ãƒ— ShÅ«kan ShÅnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ...

The story released in the first manga features an earlier version of Himura Kenshin helping a wealthy girl named Raikōji Chizuru. Chizuru would later be the prototype for Rurouni Kenshin's heroine, Kamiya Kaoru. Chizuru also makes a cameo in the Seishouhen OVA with Kenji in the final scene. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Kamiya Kaoru (ç¥žè°· è–« Kamiya Kaoru), known in Western-order (Kaoru Kamiya) in the English anime, is a fictional character in the anime and manga Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X. Her Japanese seiyÅ« is Miki Fujitani and her English voice actors are Dorothy Elias-Fahn in the TV series and Katherine Catmull in...

The second story, which though released second in the manga format was indeed the first 'Rurouni' one-shot, has Kenshin saving the Kamiya family's dojo from a corrupt crime lord who seeks to marry the family's oldest daughter, Megumi (later to become Takani Megumi), with the aid of her younger siblings, Kaoru and Yahiko (the heir to the Kamiya dojo, later to become Myojin Yahiko). While Kaoru and Yahiko's characters are similar to their incarnations in Rurouni Kenshin, Megumi's personality is distinctly different as she is more timid and submissive than her eventual incarnation in the series, and Watsuki has noted her personality from that part has been transferred to the character of Sekihara Tae. A headshot of Takani Megumi from the Rurouni Kenshin anime series. ... Myōjin Yahiko (明神 弥彦 Myōjin Yahiko), known in Western order (Yahiko Myojin) in the English anime, is a fictional character in the anime and manga Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X. In the Spanish-language version of the anime, he is known as Yoshi. ... Rurouni Kenshin, the English-language manga logo This page describes the minor/supporting characters of the anime and manga Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X and the enemies Kenshin battles throughout the series. ...

Rurouni Kenshin

In 1994, Watsuki created an ongoing version that was published in Shonen Jump until its conclusion in 1999. The manga consists of 28 tankōbon volumes. The storyline of Kenshin is divided into three storyline arcs: Tokyo, Kyoto, and the Jinchū (人誅編 Jinchū-ban^?). The Jinchū arc (also known as the "Ending Arc", "Revenge Arc", and sometimes spelled "Jinchuu Arc") was not animated, except for the parts about Kenshin's background which formed one of the OVAs released. Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version) Weekly Shonen Jump (é€±åˆŠå°‘å¹´ã‚¸ãƒ£ãƒ³ãƒ— ShÅ«kan ShÅnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ... This article is about the year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Kyoto ) is a city in the central part of the island of HonshÅ«, Japan. ...

The Jinchū arc contains a large amount of Himura Kenshin's backstory including the meeting of his first wife, (Yukishiro Tomoe), and the events that resulted in his infamous cross-shaped scar. The story arc is primarily focused on characters from Kenshin's years spent as the Hitokiri Battōsai, who seek revenge against him for his past actions. The Jinchū arc also has a stronger romantic theme to it. Yukishiro Tomoe (é›ªä»£ å·´), known in Western order (Tomoe Yukishiro) in the English anime, is a fictional character in Nobuhiro Watsukis popular anime and manga series Rurouni Kenshin, otherwise known as Samurai X. Tomoe is splattered with blood while witnessing a battle between Kenshin and an assassin dispatched to kill him. ...

Yahiko no Sakabatō

In 2000, it was followed up by Yahiko no Sakabatō (弥彦の逆刃刀 ("Yahiko's Reversed-Edge Sword")^?), which Viz released in the September 2006 edition of Shonen Jump. The story follows the character of Myojin Yahiko, who reluctantly accepts an assignment to teach at the Kikuhara Kasshin Shintō style dojo. At the dojo, Yahiko finds that Midori, the daughter of the dojo's master, and three students are being held hostage by a criminal, Mutō Kaname, and his followers. Yahiko quickly defeats Mutō and a police officer, Lieutenant Kitaki, who attacks Mutō with the blind belief that all criminals must be executed for the sake of the Meiji era. Yahiko returns to the students and subjects them to harsh training for the rest of his duration at the dojo. Myōjin Yahiko (明神 弥彦 Myōjin Yahiko), known in Western order (Yahiko Myojin) in the English anime, is a fictional character in the anime and manga Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X. In the Spanish-language version of the anime, he is known as Yoshi. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 17 2007 (Japanese version), featuring Luffy of One Piece on the cover JUMP SHOP Osaka Shop. ...

He returns to Tokyo at the end of the month and then takes off to the Akabeko restaurant to visit Sanjō Tsubame, not knowing the whole trip was planned by Kenshin for Yahiko to become stronger.

Kenshin Kaden

An encyclopedia (164 pages), including Haru ni Sakura, detailing the fates of all of the Rurouni Kenshin characters. Cyclopedia redirects here. ...

Haru ni Sakura is six pages long and in full color. The story takes place years after the manga's conclusion, when Kenshin and Kaoru have married and have a young son, Kenji. Many of the series' major characters who have befriended Kenshin reunite (or otherwise reveal their current whereabouts) with him in a spring picnic.

Rurouni Kenshin kanzenban

In July of 2006, the Japanese publishers of Rurouni Kenshin released the long-awaited kanzenban edition. Each Rurouni Kenshin kanzenban volume features a new cover, and there's also a color panel inside the book that is new art as well. The Rurouni Kenshin kanzenban is slated to run 22 volumes (as opposed to the original 28 Tankōbon each book will contain more chapters than the basic editions), with two coming out monthly. As a bonus, the Rurouni Kenshin kanzenban will include "Yahiko no Sakabato", an extra story that ran in Shonen Jump and was never collected into a book in Japan. TankÅbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ...

Novels

Originally from Shueisha's Jump j-Books. Voyage to the Moon World is an original story (that was later adapted in the anime), but the rest are adaptations of manga and anime stories. Only Volume 1 has been translated into English so far.

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Anime

The television series was split into three approximate seasons, with the first 27 episodes generally following the Tokyo Arc, episodes 28-62 closely following the Kyoto Arc, and episodes 63-95 being "filler" non-manga based episodes designed so that Watsuki could have more time to finish the Jinchuu plot so it could be animated. The anime series slid from high popularity (after the Kyoto Arc because of all the "filler" episodes) to eventual cancellation before the Jinchū/Revenge Arc could be animated. The anime series began airing on Japan's Fuji TV on January 10, 1996 and ended on September 8, 1998. It was produced by Aniplex (formerly SPE Visual Works) and Fuji TV, and was animated from episode 1 to 66 by Studio Gallop, whereas the episodes from 66 onwards were animated by Studio Deen. The TV series was later licensed in North America by Media Blasters. The following is a list of episodes from the anime Rurouni Kenshin. ... The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Aniplex Inc. ... The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... Studio Gallop is a Japanese animation studio. ... Studio DEEN (ã‚¹ã‚¿ã‚¸ã‚ªãƒ‡ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒ³) is a Japanese company that produces anime. ... Media Blasters is a corporation in New York City that translates, packages, and dubs anime and live action films for home video release. ...

The animated series enjoys immense popularity worldwide, and although designed primarily for young male fans, its detailed exploration of emotion and relationships attracts many young female followers as well.

Movie

A movie, Samurai X: The Motion Picture , known in Japan as Ishin Shishi he no Requiem (―維新志士への鎮魂歌 Requiem for the Ishin Patriots^?)^[3] which tells a story where Kenshin meets a samurai who was very close to a man Battosai murdered in the war. The samurai is trying to start a revolution to overthrow the Meiji government.

OVAs

The OVA series, which features a number of historical characters, attempts to be more realistic and accurate than the TV series, which begins as a romantic comedy but evolves into a period drama. The OVA made use of live footage spliced with animation cells giving the series a different feel than straight animation. Both OVAs were re-released internationally in "Director's Cut" forms that spliced the separate "episodes" together into continuous movies, as well as adding some extra footage. The order of musical cues in both director's cut OVAs were significantly lessened and altered, although the tracks themselves were not altered or omitted. Image File history File links Kenshin_Apothecary. ... Image File history File links Kenshin_Apothecary. ... Interior of an apothecarys shop. ...

The first OVA series, Samurai X: Trust and Samurai X: Betrayal, collectively known in Japan as Tsuiokuhen (追憶編 Recollection^?) and later edited into a movie as Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal -Director's Cut, was set during the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate and telling of Kenshin's childhood and teenhood. Only a few characters from the TV series appear in this OVA, namely Kenshin, Kenshin's master Hiko Seijuro (Seijuro Hiko in the English anime), and Saitō Hajime (Hajime Saito in the English anime), as well as a cameo by Makoto Shishio in silhouette at the end. The OVA mainly depicts the life of Kenshin as Battosai and his time with his first wife, Tomoe. Kenshin is nine years old at the beginning and eighteen years old at the end of the OVA. A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (å¾³å·å¹•åºœ) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ... This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. ... Hiko Seijuro Hiko Seijuro XIII ) is Himura Kenshins master in the anime/manga series Rurouni Kenshin. ... Saito Hajime (Fujita Goro) SaitÅ Hajime (æ–Žè—¤ä¸€ SaitÅ Hajime) (February 18, 1844 - September 28, 1915) was born in Edo, Musashi Province (now Tokyo). ... Makoto Shishio(å¿—ã€…é›„çœŸå®Ÿ) is a fictional character from the manga and anime series Rurouni Kenshin. ...

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Sakabatō

The sakabatō (逆刃刀, lit. reverse-blade sword) is the main weapon of the character Himura Kenshin. It was created by Nobuhiro Watsuki as an original weapon that represents Kenshin's unwillingness to kill.

On a normal katana, the outwardly curved side of the sword is sharp, while the inwardly curved side of the sword (棟, mune) is blunt. In contrast, the sakabatō has the cutting edge on the inwardly curved side of the sword. The sakabatō is able to break other katana while fencing because the outward side is blunt, so the edge is more bold and it could damage the sharp edge sword.

Although the origin of the sakabatō is the cause of some confusion amongst fans, Watsuki has stated in an interview that the sakabatō was his creation. There is no record of reverse-bladed katana ever having been used historically in Japan and there is no existing school of swordsmanship that employs them. However, since the manga was published, non-functional sakabatō have been produced for purchase by collectors and fans.

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Notes and references

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Yukishiro Tomoe (é›ªä»£ å·´), known in Western order (Tomoe Yukishiro) in the English anime, is a fictional character in Nobuhiro Watsukis popular anime and manga series Rurouni Kenshin, otherwise known as Samurai X. Tomoe is splattered with blood while witnessing a battle between Kenshin and an assassin dispatched to kill him. ... Rurouni Kenshin, the English-language manga logo This page describes the minor/supporting characters of the anime and manga Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X and the enemies Kenshin battles throughout the series. ... For other uses, see Samurai (disambiguation). ... The Shinsengumi (Japanese: æ–°é¸çµ„ or æ–°æ’°çµ„) were a special police force of the late shogunate period. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Meiji period ), or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of Emperor Meiji, running, in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July 1912. ... Saito Hajime (Fujita Goro) SaitÅ Hajime (æ–Žè—¤ ä¸€) (February 18, 1844 - September 28, 1915) was the captain of the third troop of the Shinsengumi, and one of the few core members who survived the numerous wars of the late shogunate period, // Saito was born in Edo, Musashi Province (now Tokyo). ... The Four Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu (å¹•æœ«å››å¤§äººæ–¬ã‚Š) was a term given to four samurai during the Bakumatsu era in Japanese history. ... Summary: The Ishin Shishi were so called patriots who helped start the Meiji period in Japanese history and who were at odds with the anti-imperialist, pro-bakufu Shinsengumi police force. ... In Japan Three great nobles are figured playing an important role in the Meiji restoration. ...

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