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Summary: The best!
Review: I love this book! The story of the legendary Samurai unfolds in this graphic novel. Showing 2 lives as they clash together for the first time. Follow the journey of Himura Kenshin as he shows his strength of the samurai of legend.
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Summary: JUST AWESOME
Review: I love this manga so much! It's shonen, but i'm a huge fan of shonen(Even though I'm a girl) so it dind't bother me that much. Currently, there are 11 vols. out and i have all of them. There are 28 vols. of RK, so i suggest u save ur money!(Hint: 12 is coming out next month!!!^_^) Also, after u read it, you'll never forget Kenshin's favorite pharse: "ORO!!!" LOL
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Summary: Awesome!!!!! PURE JOY to read
Review: I love this story. It has everything action,comedy,and some romance. I am not surprised that some people aren't satisfied by Viz's version, since I heard the same comment from Inuyasha fans on Viz's version of Inuyasha. I think the translation is fine. However, if you watched the anime on Cartoon Network, get ready to be surprised. Why? Because the manga is slightly different from the anime. And even if you never saw the anime, the manga by itself is terrific.
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Summary: The Best! A must have for fans that can't read Japanese.
Review: I loved reading this manga and had no problem with the translations or anything, though that may be that I have only seen Rurouni Kenshin on Cartoon Network and can't speak or read much Japanese. Many seem to be complaining about Viz's tranlation, but for people who cannot understand the orginal language, it is a must have for Kenshin fans. And even if translations was bad, the artwork is beautiful!
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Summary: finally.
Review: im one of those desperate fans who'd buy the manga even if they didnt have any dialogue at all, let alone some bad translations.. so yes, if you like the anime, you'll like this just as much. though i hate the fact that it gets released online a month before it does in actual stores. poop. btw, is the second one really gonna come out on november 26th??
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Summary: Kenshin's first real challenge.
Review: In the second volume, we learn a bit more about the nature of the hitokiri. What it means to be hitokiri is to give into killing, to become a murderer. In a sense, it's like the dark side. All the dark side is, is giving into anger and one's desire for power... Kenshin was a hitokiri, but his ideals kept him from turning into something like Jinne, the other hitokiri mentioned in the title.So with Jinne comes Kenshin's first "real" opponent. Kenshin's oath not to kill makes this fight more difficult because holding back against such a skilled opponent could mean his death. But Kenshin finds strength within his new friends and their shared friendship, but is it enough to defeat Jinne and still keep his vow? Well, you'll find out by reading it...=) In this volume, we also see a new technique from Kenshin's sword style, and it's freakin' awesome. Hehe.
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Summary: The best of the best
Review: Kenshin is one of the best animes out there. The manga has great character discritions that help you understand were they come from. If any one likes Kensin the anime, then the manga is a most have, and if you just like all anime, the manga is still fun to read.
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Summary: An excellent read, very entertaining
Review: Let me start off by saying, I have not seen the anime of Kenshin. The only thing having to do with the series that I have seen is the Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal DVD. So this is coming from the viewpoint of someone who isn't familiar with the general story, only up to what is in this volume of Rurouni Kenshin. First, some hard facts: Pages - 201 (Without the back advertisements) Chapters - 6 Kenshin - Himura Battosai
Rurouni in the City
Tokyo Samurai
Kasshin-Ryu Reborn
The Fight Merchant
Face Off: Sagara Sanosuke Other Stuff- The original one shot written 1 year before that was a prelude to Kenshin, "Rurouni: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story" Character Profiles Glossory of terms that appear in the manga Okay, now for the review!
I'll start with the cover. I've seen 3 variations on the web so far. The one in Amazon's picture, which is downright ugly, the design that mangabits.com has for their review, and the mangabits one except the green is replaced with blue. The one from Amazon is the green one, which is not bad. It could have been better, but it could have been a lot worse. I actually like the jungle green floral pattern of the cover; it looks very "medieval" J. I particularly like the shot of Kaoru, the coloring of her face is very nice, but Kenshin's orange hair clashes with his red robe thing. I think the actual logo (The Rurouni kenshin with the sword in the middle) is cheesy, but meh, it's a small part. 6/10 I'm mixed with the artwork. I like the designs of the characters, and some of the backgrounds are very well done (I like that shot in the restaurant, pg 129, top panel, as it achieves being busy without giving me a seizure J But the battle scenes are most definitely not my favorites. They are shaded, with spray, and blast points that are supposed to show contact, but it managed to confuse, me, which is not a plus in my book. The artwork is almost grainy in some areas. That's not to say the artwork is bad to any extent, and it most certainly gets the job done. The characters wouldn't be half as loveable if they didn't have that individule quality about them that sets them apart and conveys their qualities. In fact I think it's something that Watsuki does very well, relaying the qualities of his characters through the artwork. The fight scenes could be better though. I've heard that the artwork gets a little better a few volumes in, so I'll give this one a tentative 8/10. Translation: I honestly don't see why people have a problem with the translation here. I actually LIKED (yes liked) the literal translation of Kenshin's speech, with him referring to himself as this one and all. I thought it set him apart (along with the Oros of course;). I admit, I do not know and have no real desire to learn Japanese, but I had no qualms about the "literal" translation. I liked how they kept the original titles on, instead of changing them to "Mrs." And "Lady", etc. They give you a glossary in the back if you have trouble. And I may be alone in saying this, but I prefer the translated sound effects. I don't know the Japanese sound effects, and having to look down at the subscripts would disrupt the general flow of the story and prevent me from "immersing" myself in it. No qualms here, in fact I really see nothing Viz could have done in one area to make it better without disturbing another area. 10/10 (YES, I said 10/10. Arrest me) Story: I love the story so far. I won't bother with a summary, as others have already provided that and I run short on words. The story is fun, with comedy, action, adventure, all that good stuff. The story is not only good, but *fun* to read. I especially look forward to when the Trust and Betrayal story is told, along with the Enishie ark, which I have heard only good things about. Of course we are still a long way off from that, but still. The manga is a hefty 28 volumes long, so be ready to commit if you like it! This particular volume leaves you at the beginning of what promises to be a good fight, and I can't wait until I get the chance to pick up the second volume. Another thing, this Volume doesn't lose any of its charm, even after 10 read-throughs (Save for Chapter 1). Of course no story is perfect, and even though its the introduction and is good for the first read, the first Chapter began to lose its appeal. 9/10 Extras: The extras are really nice in here. I liked the character profiles, which explain the idea for the chracters and the design motifs, but the real extra is of course the one shot "Rurouni: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story". While it is not on the same caliber as the actual Kenshin story, it is an entertaining read, and it is fun to see the original design for Kenshin and how his design progressed. The Glossary in the back is very handy. Big Fat 10/10 I believe that covers it. I love the Rurouni Kenshin story so far, and I like how Viz is handling the Translation. I think any person remotely interested in manga should get this, and it would be an excellent choice for someone just getting into manga. I give it 4/5 stars, and only because I cant do 4.5. Peace!
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Summary: The world of manga just got better!
Review: Manga is a thing that never ceases to amaze me. There are dozens of truly wonderful books out there just waiting for a future obsessed fan to find them! I've read tons and tons of manga, but Rurouni Kenshen really is a breath of fresh air.
The story of the traveling swordsman always interested me. They always would talk about kenshin in my magazine, shonen jump, so I figured that would be the new manga they were going to add in. I was SOO mad when I found out that they had chose hikaru no go instead of kenshin. Why they did a stupid thing like that, I'll never know. What's inportant tho is that I read Rurouni kenshin today, and it was to DIE for!!!
Now, I've never seen the anime myself, but i know it never could have lived up to the manga. It's amazing that it was so good in the very first novel, most of the time the first of something is just kinda good and gets better from there, but kenshin is soo good!!
The story is really interesting. Finally there's a hero with a secret that you actually know about, none of that "mysterious" crap, which is good sometimes but mostly is just plain frustrating! You just totally fall in love with Kenshin on the first page. He's a true walking contradiction in every way. He's a swordsman who is polite, gentle, and just plain clueless at times! Not to mention he practically looks like a teenager when in fact he's 28 years old. His little quirks are delightfull from his cute facial expressions to his adorable little "oro?". I just love absolutly everything about Kenshin!!
It's soo great to see that even after all the series I've read from practically every genre, there are still awesome series out there like Rurouni Kenshin. Tho I think it's pretty obvious that there IS no series quite like Kenshin, it's great in every single way!!
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Summary: Not bad Viz.
Review: Now I'm, not a big fan of Viz and I'm a huge fan of Rurouni Kenshin. So when I heard Viz has aquired rights to publish translated Kenshin manga here in the USA, My eyes rolled into the back of my head as I silently cursed the gods. I'm writing this to take back that curse because Viz has done a comendable job getting this series translated and brought to the USA. Aside from my only complaint which is what they did to the cover, I think this is fine. The translations are on mark, Kenshin still say's "oro?" and It's in Right to left format, The correct and only way manga should be read in my opinion. And in case anyone is wondering what the manga covers, if you've seen the anime, it covers episodes 1 and ends right near the end of 4 I believe. So check it out. You wont regret it.
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