Contains volumes 1, 2, and 3

The beloved landmark story of a swordsman from the Meiji era in search of redemption. Action, romance, and historical intrigue 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 manga titles of all time. Himura Kenshin, once an assassin with terrible power, now fights to protect the honor of the needy.

Himura Battosai was once an assassin with terrible power during the violent upheaval of the Bakumatsu era. But as the Meiji Restoration heals the wounds of the civil war, Battosai takes on a new name and a new calling. As Himura Kenshin, he fights only to protect the honor of the needy.