Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 2, Vizbig Edition

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 2, Vizbig Edition by Nobuhiro Watsuki. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781421520742.

Change your perspective: get BIG Packed with action, romance and historical intrigue, Rurouni Kenshin is one of the most beloved and popular manga series worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, it tells the saga of Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, now a humble rurouni, a wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need. A Collection of Volumes 4 - 6! Shinomori Aoshi was once the leader of Edo Castles elite guard, the Oniwanbanshū. When the shōgunate was overthrown, Aoshi and his men were deprived of both home and purpose. All thats left to them now are their fighting skills, which theyve put to service as a mercenary guard for the industrialist Takeda Kanryū. However much sympathy Kenshin might feel for the Oniwanbanshū, hes sworn to stop Kanryūs corrupt plans. But in order to do so, hell have to defeat Aoshi, a shinobi prodigy and master of a deadly twin-sword style. Later, Isurugi Raijūta, a swordsman of incredible strength and ferocity, requests Kenshins aid in reforming Japans swordsmanship schools, to save them from their decline in the modern age. Although Kenshin is intrigued by Raijūtas ideals, hes disturbed by his increasingly brutal methods. Sanosuke runs into some trouble of his own when hes reunited with a member of the Sekihō Army--the doomed civilian-run unit that they both served in during the revolution--whos determined to exact revenge from the Meiji government.