(July 2005)

Viz, 2003 Series
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Price
7.95 USD; 10.99 CAD
Pages
200
On-sale Date
2005-08-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Brand
Shonen Jump Graphic Novel
ISBN
1-59116-876-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781591168768
Editing
? [as G-2 Pro]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rurouni Kenshin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Matt Hinrichs
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Matt Hinrichs
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]
Cover Thumbnail for Rurouni Kenshin (Viz, 2003 series) #17
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Howling Laugh (Table of Contents: 1)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Hajime Saito; Aoshi Shinomori; Makoto Shishio; Yumi Komogata; Hoji Satojima
Synopsis
After defeating Kenshin, Shishio must take on both Saito and Sanosuke.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

Thread of Life (Table of Contents: 2)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Hajime Saito; Aoshi Shinomori; Makoto Shishio; Yumi Komogata; Hoji Satojima
Synopsis
Shinomori challenges Shishio, claiming his defeat of Kenshin is tainted.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

Double-Edged Flame (Table of Contents: 3)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Hajime Saito; Aoshi Shinomori; Makoto Shishio; Yumi Komogata; Hoji Satojima
Synopsis
Kenshin returns to the battle. He and Shishio renew the conflict, with Shishio dangerously overheating.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

Final Encounter (Table of Contents: 4)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Hajime Saito; Aoshi Shinomori; Makoto Shishio; Yumi Komogata; Hoji Satojima
Synopsis
Himura versus Shishio, round two.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

The Third Secret (Table of Contents: 5)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Hajime Saito; Aoshi Shinomori; Makoto Shishio; Yumi Komogata; Hoji Satojima
Synopsis
Shishio thinks he's countered Himura's secret move, but Himura has another secret move on top of that one.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

Shape of Love (Table of Contents: 6)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Hajime Saito; Aoshi Shinomori; Makoto Shishio; Yumi Komogata; Hoji Satojima; Kaoru Kamiya; Yahiko Myojin; Misao Makimachi; Seijuro Hiko; Nanji Kashiwazaki [as Okino]
Synopsis
Using Yumi as a human shield, Shishio strikes and wounds Kenshin.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

Duel of an Era (Table of Contents: 7)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Hajime Saito; Aoshi Shinomori; Makoto Shishio; Hoji Satojima; Kaoru Kamiya
Synopsis
During the battle, with both participants severely wounded, Shishio spontaneously combusts.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

The Passion of Hoji (Table of Contents: 8)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Hajime Saito; Aoshi Shinomori; Hoji Satojima; Sojiro Seta; Anji Yukyuzan
Synopsis
In a fit of madness, Hoji destroys Shishio's headquarters trying to take Kenshin and his band with him.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

Kyoto Epilogue: Fate of the Juppongatana (Part One) (Table of Contents: 9)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Hajime Saito; Aoshi Shinomori; Kaoru Kamiya; Yakiko Myujin; Misao Makimachi; Megumi Takani; Cho Sawagejo [as Sword-Hunter Cho]; Henya Kariwa; Saizuchi; Fuji; Honjo Kamatari; Anji Yukyuzan; Hoji Sadojima
Synopsis
In the aftermath of Shishio's death, Kenshin recovers and life gets back to normal. Sword-Hunter Cho, now with the Tokyo police, relates the fates of the Ten Swords who survived.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

Kyoto Epilogue: Fate of the Juppongatana (Part II) (Table of Contents: 10)

Rurouni Kenshin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Kenichiro Yagi (translation); Gerard Jones (English Adaptation)
Pencils
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Inks
Nobuhiro Watsuki; Hiroyuki Takei; Shinga Gin; Hiro Mashima
Letters
Steve Dutro
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Battosai Himura [as Kenshin Himura]; Sanosuke Sagara; Kaoru Kamiya; Yakiko Myujin; Misao Makimachi; Cho Sawagejo [as Sword-Hunter Cho]; Iwanbo; Sojiro Seta; Makoto Shishio; Yumi Komogata
Synopsis
Cho relates the details of Hoji's suicide in prison and the reasons behind it.
Reprints
  • from Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha, 1968 series) #?

Glossary of the Restoration (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Avery Gotoh ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
List of terms and their definitions specific to Japanese culture or to the Meiji Era of Japanese history.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rurouni Kenshin
  2. 1. Howling Laugh
    Rurouni Kenshin
  3. 2. Thread of Life
    Rurouni Kenshin
  4. 3. Double-Edged Flame
    Rurouni Kenshin
  5. 4. Final Encounter
    Rurouni Kenshin
  6. 5. The Third Secret
    Rurouni Kenshin
  7. 6. Shape of Love
    Rurouni Kenshin
  8. 7. Duel of an Era
    Rurouni Kenshin
  9. 8. The Passion of Hoji
    Rurouni Kenshin
  10. 9. Kyoto Epilogue: Fate of the Juppongatana (Part One)
    Rurouni Kenshin
  11. 10. Kyoto Epilogue: Fate of the Juppongatana (Part II)
    Rurouni Kenshin
  12. 11. Glossary of the Restoration
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