I was a bit wary at first because many series with this late 90s style can turn out to be a nightmare, but this was the golden example of how to use it. The art is certainly stylistically older, but it’s still very good in that it’s for the most part rather proportional and precise. The end was also nicely wrapped up with an epilogue, so don't be worried about being left feeling like something was missing. But, this manga was not episodic or spontaneous, as many things were subtly hinted at earlier times. Transitioning from different arcs was a bit choppy in my opinion, as there was no be all end all plot at the beginning. Like any non-realistic fighting manga the battles could get slightly silly in going a bid over the top, but Rurouni Kenshin by no means has 'Dragon Ball Z syndrome' in that the enemies don't have to ridiculously outmatch the one before them and not all battles are won with strength alone. There are a lot of secret techniques and improbable moves. Separate battles were never too long that they became frustrating, in that perspectives switched between battles without staying on one for too long or jumping back and forth so frequently that both fights became boring.īut, if you're looking for realistic fighting, this is probably not for you as the battles are very shounen-esque in their fantasy elements. Rurouni Kenshin also balanced simultaneous fights very well, which I've seen is harder to do in manga. I was expecting the same but was thankfully relieved. Believe me, I read Samurai Deeper Kyo before this.
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It was a much more fun read than when a manga will have a full ten chapters on one fight. The fights in this manga were concise, made sense, and were entertaining. In my experience many action mangas have battles that are too long and drawn out. Rurouni Kenshin is an awesome story that started the late 90s trend of lovable goofs that turn out to be highly skilled legends. Now, together with his friends, he must fight the ghosts of his past if he wants the people he loves to have any kind of future.Ĭontains a side story called Yahiko no Sakabato. However, one man can only run from his past for so long, and it isn't long before Kenshin is forced to face the life he thought he'd left behind. As their relationship grows, they meet and make more friends (as well as enemies), and they grow accustomed to their life together. The young woman accepts the wanderer into her dojo, despite his secretive past, and the two become fast friends.
Ten years later, a young woman's life is saved when she happens upon a strange wandering swordsman named Kenshin. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend. 140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, man slayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji.