Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 8

Series: Rurouni Kenshin

Author: Watsuki Nobuhiro

Item Type: Paperback

Imprint: Viz Media

Release Date: 01/01/2005

ISBN: 9781591165637

The battle to decide the fate of Meiji-era swordsmanship has begun!

In the 11th year of Meiji, on the day marked in the Western calendar as May 14th, time once again begins to flow. The shocking midday murder of Department of Internal Affairs Chief eekubo a fait accompli, Kenshin leaves for Kyoto, scene of chaos and bloodshed--against the wishes of nearly everyone who knows him as the gentle "rurouni." Awaiting him there is Shishio Makoto, the hitokiri who replaced the cold-eyed assassin Himura Battesai who forswore further killing and took up the reversed-blade sakabate. But does Kenshin go to Kyoto for a duel...or for a death-match?!

In the 11th year of Meiji, on the day marked in the Western calendar as May 14th, time once again begins to flow. The shocking midday murder of Department of Internal Affairs Chief eekubo a fait accompli, Kenshin leaves for Kyoto, scene of chaos and bloodshed--against the wishes of nearly everyone who knows him as the gent