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Author:

Watsuki, Nobuhiro.

Title:

Rurouni Kenshin :. [Vol. 2] : Meiji swordsman romantic story / story & art by Nobuhiro Watsuki ; [English adaptation, Gerard Jones ; translation, Kenichiro Yagi ; touch-up art & lettering, Steve Dutro.].

Edition:

VIZBIG ed.

Publisher:

VIZ Media,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

577 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Swordsmen--Japan--Fiction.
Honor--Fiction.
Heroes--Fiction.
Tokyo (Japan)--History--1868-1912--Fiction.
Japan--History--Meiji period, 1868-1912--Fiction.
Adventure fiction.
Historical fiction.
Graphic novels.
Romance comic books, strips, etc.
Manga.

Other Authors:

Yagi, Kenichiro, tr.
Jones, Gerard, 1957-

Notes:

First published in Japan in 1994 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--P. facing t.p. "Three in one"--Cover. Translated from the Japanese. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format.

Contents:

Dual conclusions -- The state of Meiji swordsmanship -- No worries.

Summary:

Shinomori Aoshi, ex-leader of Edo Castle's elite guard, works as mercenary guard for an industrialist, and Kenshin must fight him to stop Kanryu's plans and assist the ferocious Isurugi Raijuta in reforming Japan's swordsmanship schools during the modern era.

ISBN:

1421520745
9781421520742

Locations:

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)