RUROUNI KENSHIN 05 PA – NOBUHIRO WATSUKI

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. Isurugi Raijuta, a truly old-school swordsman, comes to Kenshin and requests his aid in reforming the state of swordsmanship schools, or kenjutsu dojo, in Japan. Although Kenshin is intrigued by Raijuta s ideals (chiefly, that there is a need for a nation-wide, unifying school), Raijuta s plan to weed out the schools he deems unfit is not in accordance with Kenshin s deepest-held beliefs. Given the choice of either joining Raijuta s Shinko-ryu movement or dying, Kenshin walks away, choosing neither. But Raijuta isn t willing to let Kenshin off the hook so easily…