Watsuki Nobuhiro 和月伸宏

Rurouni Kenshin
るろうに剣心
serialized on Shounen Jump,
28 volumes @ Y400
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The story of the wandering swordsman Himura Kenshin (hence the name of the manga), formerly known as 'Hitokiri Battousai' (Mancutter Battousai), now fighting against injustice. Kenshin is incredibly gifted in the art of swordsfighting. Even though he carries a reversed blade sword, he succeeds in defeating all his enemies. The story begins in the eleventh year of the Meiji "restoration" period.

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Rurouni Kenshin Hiden [Rurouni Kenshin Hidden Collection]
artbook
serialized on Shounen Jump,
deluxe 1 volume @ Y764
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Softcover, 200 pages, 24 color.

Kenshin Kaden
artbook
1 volume @ Y1000
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Softcover, 164 pages, 32 color pages. Official Fan Book.

Gun Blaze West
serialized on Shounen Jump,
3 volumes @ Y?

Unsuccessful series that got canned after 3 tankoubon.

Gun Blaze West, set in 1785 in Illinois, which I was unaware ever had that one street desert town cliche, though to his credit it is surrounded by forest. Has not made a favorable impression on me so far, I'm afraid; like Kenshin, it starts with mooks and comedy, but unlike Kenshin, there aren't any characters I instantly like. There's a chick, but she looks like she doesn't swallow, and this unshaven dude named Marcus, who gets the crap kicked out of him and steals his food. He's a decent shot, but is hampered since this kid had his gun. The kid is probably the basic problem here. Yahiko survived all the scrappy kid problems by being so weirdly intense, and then winning. While I respect Nobuhiro for pistol whipping a nine year old like, 15 times in a single issue, it doesn't exactly make me give a shit about the little loser. I want to root for the main characters, not cover my eyes in embarrasment as they pathetically loose. {EIR}