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“Former assassin Himura Kenshin becomes a wandering protector, facing enemies from his violent past.”
Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration
るるろうに剣心 -特筆版-
7.15
7,397 rank · 4,795 readers · 28 favorites
Shounen
Historical
Samurai
Action
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Synopsis
Former assassin Himura Kenshin becomes a wandering protector, facing enemies from his violent past.
During the violent upheaval of the Bakumatsu era, Hitokiri Battosai was a feared and ruthless assassin. But now that the Meiji Restoration has begun to heal the wounds of civil war, Battosai has taken up a new name…and a new calling! He is now Himura Kenshin, a rurouni wanderer who has vowed to only draw his sword to protect those in need. But not everyone is pleased with Kenshin’s new direction, and enemies from his dark past have vowed to bring him down! (Source: VIZ Media)
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- 8 “Esse mangá é um universo alternativo muito bom. Eu definitivamente curti as mudanças e vale a pena para quem gosta de Rurouni Kenshin. Mas eu não recomendo para quem não conhece a obra original,...”
- 9 “Rurouni Kenshin: Tonkuhitsu-ban (or Restoration) is not just an update of the original series, it is a re-telling as a kind of parallel story. Restoration retells the very beginning of Rurouni...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published May 2012 – Jun 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18875 catalog