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.

Kenshin’s battle with Raijuta to decide the fate of Meiji Era swordsmanship is coming to a head. One fact is quickly becoming apparent: Raijuta will stop at nothing to ensure the supremacy of his own school of sword-fighting! Reunited with a member of the former Sekiho Army–that doomed civilian unit–Sanosuke runs into trouble of his own. Old alliances are challenged when a plan to topple the current government by any means necessary is shared…and as his friend puts it, Sano’s either in, or in the way. Plus a bonus installment containing the first story Nobuhiro Watsuki ever published!