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Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (剣心·緋村抜刀斎 Kenshin, Himura Battousai?, lit. "Kenshin, the Himura Battousai") is the 1st volume of the original Rurouni Kenshin manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki.

Summary[]

During the 11th year of Meiji (1878), a peaceful wanderer called Himura Kenshin, formerly known as the legendary Hitokiri Battōsai, arrives in Tokyo, where he meets Kamiya Kaoru whose kenjutsu dojo is in crisis as a murderer runs amok claims to be from that school. After investigating, Kenshin defeats the murderer using his sakabatō sword, which has a reversed blade, making it almost impossible to kill someone. When Kenshin decides to leave Tokyo, Kaoru offers him a place to live in her dojo. During his stay in the dojo, Kenshin rescues an orphan called Myōjin Yahiko from a group of yakuza and takes him to live and train in the dojo. A few days later, a fight merchant named Sagara Sanosuke is hired to attack Kenshin.

Chapters[]

  • Act 1. Kenshin ● Himura Battōsai (剣心·緋村抜刀斎?)
  • Act 2. Rurouni in the City (流浪人·街へ行く Rurōni Machi e Iku?)
  • Act 3. Tokyo Samurai]] (京府士族·明神弥彦 Tōkyō-fu Shizoku: Myōjin Yahiko?)
  • Act 4. Kasshin-ryū Reborn (活心流·再始動 Kasshin-ryū: Saishidō?)
  • Act 5. The Fight Merchant (喧嘩の男 Kenka no Otoko?)
  • Act 6. Face Off: Sagara Sanosuke (対決·相楽左之助 Taiketsu: Sagara Sanosuke?)
  • Special (1): Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story 1 (特別編① るろうに-明治剣客浪漫譚- Tokubetsuhen 1: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan-?)
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