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るろうに剣心 [Rurōni Kenshin] #23
Samurai X 23: Jinchu
Action, romance, and historical intrigue help 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 Shonen Jump titles among fans to date. Himura Kenshin, once an assassin (or hitokiri) of ferocious power, now fights to protect the honor of those in need.
189 pages, Paperback
First published November 4, 1998
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Nobuhiro Watsuki
246 books424 followersWatsuki Nobuhiro (和月伸宏) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his samurai-themed series Rurouni Kenshin. He once worked as an assistant for his favorite author Takeshi Obata.
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November 27, 2025
4,75*
"You will not lay one finger on Kaoru-Dono!!"
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"You will not lay one finger on Kaoru-Dono!!"
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October 4, 2017
Kenshin versus Enishi! With their respective ultimate fighting techniques, their duel was dripping with drama. Enishi may have a legitimate reason going after Kenshin but blaming Kenshin for his sister's death got old very fast. Enishi trigerred the events that lead to her death. He could not discount his own culpability in that matter.
April 4, 2021
Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 23 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next ten chapters (197–206) of the on-going manga series.
Saitō Hajime goes to the Kamiya dojo to arrest Yukishiro Enishi, who has an organization that sells weapons. With Yatsume Mumyōi blocking him, Saitō confronts him. He easily defeats him, leaving Enishi as the only left warrior. Therefore, Enishi prepares to fight Himura Kenshin.
Using a powerful Chinese swordsmanship style, Enishi manages to fight at the same level of Kenshin. They then proceed to use their strongest technique, and Enishi succeeds in breaking the Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki. After Kenshin is knocked out, Enishi reveals his intention to kill Kamiya Kaoru to cause more pain to Kenshin. Kenshin then stands up and furiously attack Enishi. Before Enishi is defeated, Kujiranami Hyōgo ambushes Kenshin, allowing Enishi to find Kaoru.
This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It continues the Jinchū arc, which has Yukishiro Enishi, leader of the Six Comrades, reveal his true plans for Himura Kenshin, who just not want to kill him, but to make him suffer, by killing Kamiya Kaoru. The two of them fight with Enishi having the upper-hand, but was losing in the counterattack when he was rescued by Kujiranami Hyōgo to find Kaoru.
All in all, Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 23 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
Saitō Hajime goes to the Kamiya dojo to arrest Yukishiro Enishi, who has an organization that sells weapons. With Yatsume Mumyōi blocking him, Saitō confronts him. He easily defeats him, leaving Enishi as the only left warrior. Therefore, Enishi prepares to fight Himura Kenshin.
Using a powerful Chinese swordsmanship style, Enishi manages to fight at the same level of Kenshin. They then proceed to use their strongest technique, and Enishi succeeds in breaking the Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki. After Kenshin is knocked out, Enishi reveals his intention to kill Kamiya Kaoru to cause more pain to Kenshin. Kenshin then stands up and furiously attack Enishi. Before Enishi is defeated, Kujiranami Hyōgo ambushes Kenshin, allowing Enishi to find Kaoru.
This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It continues the Jinchū arc, which has Yukishiro Enishi, leader of the Six Comrades, reveal his true plans for Himura Kenshin, who just not want to kill him, but to make him suffer, by killing Kamiya Kaoru. The two of them fight with Enishi having the upper-hand, but was losing in the counterattack when he was rescued by Kujiranami Hyōgo to find Kaoru.
All in all, Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 23 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
May 23, 2018
Saya sedang dalam marathon menghabiskan siri manga Samurai ini. Dulu pernah disiarkan di tv3 (ke NTV7) sewaktu saya kecil.
Mujurlah bang Perewa membenarkan komik sebagai salah satu bacaan untuk Cabaran Bacaan 32 Buku. Banyak juga, ada dekat 28 naskhah yang menghimpunkan kesemua siri Rurouni Kenshin
Mujurlah bang Perewa membenarkan komik sebagai salah satu bacaan untuk Cabaran Bacaan 32 Buku. Banyak juga, ada dekat 28 naskhah yang menghimpunkan kesemua siri Rurouni Kenshin
July 21, 2017
My God, this was a good volume. How are Kenshin and crew gonna get out of this one?
May 14, 2023
One of the weaknesses of the third act is that it's set up to be the most personal - it's Kenshin's personal reckoning with killing his own wife - but it's resplendent with impersonal fights.
The Juppongatana had good reason and interest to combat Kenshin. While all members were portrayed as morally misaligned, that worked due to their association with the even more misaligned Shishio. Together, they posed an aligned threat against our protagonist and crew. Then, the escalation to combat against Shishio after waiting volume after volume after volume... that was well-executed.
I cared about all these battles. I cared about the stakes. I cared about the climax. I cared about the result.
Launching into a several-volume sequence of battles "this soon" in the third arc is narratively weaker. The third arc has been going a while technically, but not event-wise. All that's happened is the Kenshin Krew returned home, had one party at Akabeko, learned of the existence of Enishi's Six Comrades in a smaller encounter, then waited ten days for this big encounter. That's not much narrative wait and payoff. While Kenshin's backstory was placed here, lengthening how many chapters are in this arc, there hasn't been enough action and growth in the present timeline to get payoff through a Mega Fite. The current Mega Fite feels... misplaced.
Watsuki stated that he wanted Enishi's "allies" to demonstrate poor morals. But that doesn't work for an arc that SHOULD be personal against Kenshin. Inui only interested in a big fight, Gein wanting to test his mechanical "dolls," none of those are personal against our heroes. I can't care about this many fights in a row when things like Inui vs. Sano are meaningless - swap Inui with any random musclehead, and the scope of victory would be the same. The two only MET in the last ten days... with no context... no history with one another... nothing but a shallow argument about fighting for more than being strong.
RuroKen is more a surface-level shounen, and I get that. Sometimes that's what makes it fun. I can turn off my brain and root for my clear good guys. However, when the philosophies of combatants blur together (Ex: most people's valuation of honor is the same. They care about finishing a fight to prove superior strength, always, caring nothing about self-preservation even when they'll die.), it's harder to care about dialogue and combat.
RuroKen never questions whether Kenshin is in the wrong or morally gray. We know Kenshin's past was dark, etc. but he's always presented with glowing This Is Your Lovable Protagonist patina. He's the ultimate defender of the weak. You're never meant to question in the narrative who you're rooting for. With the antagonists so easy to refute value-wise, we never get into the issue of taking revenge against an **assassin with a three digit body count**.
Even Enishi himself isn't getting my satisfactions met. Enishi being a revenge-crazed villain who will stop at nothing (even murdering Kenshin's current love interest) to take revenge on his dead sister... starts to feel not just stereotypical, but empty. That's the easy route out for making a Kenshin versus villain encounter.
First, reducing this encounter to one lost romantic interest is shallow after a hundred fifty chapters of obscurity wondering about Kenshin's complicated killer past. And his killer past *IS* more complicated than this one woman's death... so to just make it about a woman after all of Kenshin's values of protection, etc. is... eh. I liked Tomoe, I liked the flashback scenes, but I don't like this values reduction in the present timeline. Kenshin's sins are about more than one woman.
Second, you could make it more interesting if it felt like Enishi had a better point of exacting revenge against Kenshin. Make him less crazed, less sociopathic, more equal to Kenshin in moral footholds... and you'd have an interesting question about how Kenshin can atone for his past wrongs. Enishi is easily, easily, easily morally worse than Kenshin... so it doesn't feel like Kenshin is conquering anything personally or atoning for his wrongdoings by going against Enishi.
There would be more interesting ways of enacting JUSTICE (rather than REVENGE) in this arc against Kenshin's wrongs.
There's nothing objectionable or unfun in these last few volumes. Some of the characters are too "out there" for me (ex: Yatsume Mumyōi, unsubtly Venom in manga form), but none of the battles are worse than previous ones in RuroKen. And I did give a gasp near the end when . I'm having fun. But the flaws and missed opportunities are heavier here than the Kyoto Arc.
The Juppongatana had good reason and interest to combat Kenshin. While all members were portrayed as morally misaligned, that worked due to their association with the even more misaligned Shishio. Together, they posed an aligned threat against our protagonist and crew. Then, the escalation to combat against Shishio after waiting volume after volume after volume... that was well-executed.
I cared about all these battles. I cared about the stakes. I cared about the climax. I cared about the result.
Launching into a several-volume sequence of battles "this soon" in the third arc is narratively weaker. The third arc has been going a while technically, but not event-wise. All that's happened is the Kenshin Krew returned home, had one party at Akabeko, learned of the existence of Enishi's Six Comrades in a smaller encounter, then waited ten days for this big encounter. That's not much narrative wait and payoff. While Kenshin's backstory was placed here, lengthening how many chapters are in this arc, there hasn't been enough action and growth in the present timeline to get payoff through a Mega Fite. The current Mega Fite feels... misplaced.
Watsuki stated that he wanted Enishi's "allies" to demonstrate poor morals. But that doesn't work for an arc that SHOULD be personal against Kenshin. Inui only interested in a big fight, Gein wanting to test his mechanical "dolls," none of those are personal against our heroes. I can't care about this many fights in a row when things like Inui vs. Sano are meaningless - swap Inui with any random musclehead, and the scope of victory would be the same. The two only MET in the last ten days... with no context... no history with one another... nothing but a shallow argument about fighting for more than being strong.
RuroKen is more a surface-level shounen, and I get that. Sometimes that's what makes it fun. I can turn off my brain and root for my clear good guys. However, when the philosophies of combatants blur together (Ex: most people's valuation of honor is the same. They care about finishing a fight to prove superior strength, always, caring nothing about self-preservation even when they'll die.), it's harder to care about dialogue and combat.
RuroKen never questions whether Kenshin is in the wrong or morally gray. We know Kenshin's past was dark, etc. but he's always presented with glowing This Is Your Lovable Protagonist patina. He's the ultimate defender of the weak. You're never meant to question in the narrative who you're rooting for. With the antagonists so easy to refute value-wise, we never get into the issue of taking revenge against an **assassin with a three digit body count**.
Even Enishi himself isn't getting my satisfactions met. Enishi being a revenge-crazed villain who will stop at nothing (even murdering Kenshin's current love interest) to take revenge on his dead sister... starts to feel not just stereotypical, but empty. That's the easy route out for making a Kenshin versus villain encounter.
First, reducing this encounter to one lost romantic interest is shallow after a hundred fifty chapters of obscurity wondering about Kenshin's complicated killer past. And his killer past *IS* more complicated than this one woman's death... so to just make it about a woman after all of Kenshin's values of protection, etc. is... eh. I liked Tomoe, I liked the flashback scenes, but I don't like this values reduction in the present timeline. Kenshin's sins are about more than one woman.
Second, you could make it more interesting if it felt like Enishi had a better point of exacting revenge against Kenshin. Make him less crazed, less sociopathic, more equal to Kenshin in moral footholds... and you'd have an interesting question about how Kenshin can atone for his past wrongs. Enishi is easily, easily, easily morally worse than Kenshin... so it doesn't feel like Kenshin is conquering anything personally or atoning for his wrongdoings by going against Enishi.
There would be more interesting ways of enacting JUSTICE (rather than REVENGE) in this arc against Kenshin's wrongs.
There's nothing objectionable or unfun in these last few volumes. Some of the characters are too "out there" for me (ex: Yatsume Mumyōi, unsubtly Venom in manga form), but none of the battles are worse than previous ones in RuroKen. And I did give a gasp near the end when . I'm having fun. But the flaws and missed opportunities are heavier here than the Kyoto Arc.
December 7, 2024
Emang ada kelompok masyarakat penggali emas di era bakufu Jepang yang melakukan praktek pemanjangan tubuh biar bisa menggali lubang dengan mudah? Tapi kalau dipanjangin gitu emang bisa kuat? Bukannya malah rapuh?
Enishi ternyata bisa mengatasi jurus Amakakeru Hirameki-nya Kenshin. Tapi Kenshinnya juga kekuatan bertahannya menggila karena marah gara-gara Enishi mau membunuh Kaoru.
Enishi ternyata udah jahat alami sejak lama. Pas di Shanghai dia membunuh keluarga Jepang yang sudah menolongnya dengan tulus. Tapi aneh. Separah apa kondisi Shanghai sampai perbuatan Enishi nggak diganjar sama polisi? Emang rekan bisnisnya keluarga itu bakal diam saja liat si Enishi menguasai kekayaan keluarga itu begitu saja?
Dan rasanya cara penceritaan di Samurai X makin telling. Agak bosen sih semua-semua dijelaskan via dialog verbal terus.
Enishi ternyata bisa mengatasi jurus Amakakeru Hirameki-nya Kenshin. Tapi Kenshinnya juga kekuatan bertahannya menggila karena marah gara-gara Enishi mau membunuh Kaoru.
Enishi ternyata udah jahat alami sejak lama. Pas di Shanghai dia membunuh keluarga Jepang yang sudah menolongnya dengan tulus. Tapi aneh. Separah apa kondisi Shanghai sampai perbuatan Enishi nggak diganjar sama polisi? Emang rekan bisnisnya keluarga itu bakal diam saja liat si Enishi menguasai kekayaan keluarga itu begitu saja?
Dan rasanya cara penceritaan di Samurai X makin telling. Agak bosen sih semua-semua dijelaskan via dialog verbal terus.
February 26, 2025
The battles rage on! The villain of this issue appears to be a Wolverine from the era in which he has become more feral. One could also say that this character is more based off of Ripclaw who was created by Marc Silverstri and his Image book Cyber Force. As we know, Nobuhiro Watsuki has loved using characters from comics such as X-men. Act 200 which is in this volume is named “The Destined Duel” and it is very appropriate for what is happening. This long-awaited battle is as intense as to be expected, but I find myself while the story works to close up loose ends feel as if this portion of the story was and still is an “add on” from the original vision that Watsuki had. This volume leaves you in a cliff-hanger state that you NEED to read the next volume. No way you can leave yourself wondering what the path forward is…volume 24 is essential!
May 30, 2020
Alright, so given that Manga is more of an ongoing story split into arcs that are in no way split up between volumes. I'm going to be reviewing story arc by story arc. This will then be copy and pasted throughout all of the 28 Volumes of the Manga. Also, let's get this out of the way. This is 1. A Reread and 2. Spoiler Warning I won't be directly recapping, but I will use points to describe my thoughts and feelings.
Tokyo Arc - Acts/Chapters 1-47 - Rating: 8/10
-A great start for a historical fiction. A bit on the nose, but I generally find with historical fictions you have to pretend that no one knows what time period you're talking about so it's nearly unavoidable.
-Great character work. Each Character introduced in Kenshin's gang are examples of how the war has hurt these people. This reflects on Kenshin as he was a key figure in the war that caused all these people that he growing to love, pain. Whether it's Yahiko who lost his parents to draft of war. Or Sanosuke who joined the rebellion and through political means lost his captain and the person he admired most. Or even Kaoru, who attempts to run a dojo in a time when Swords are forbidden by the government. All of these are monumental in Kenshin's redemption from the wrongs he has committed.
-My issue is moreso in how these conflicts come up. They seem very much villain of the week story. And most Shonens are when they initially start and I understand that. Some do it great. (Yu Yu hakusho) some do it terribly (Reborn) I think RuroKen does it OKAY. There are a lot of conveniences and Kenshin is the type of character who can nearly fix everything at any point because he's Kenshin and he outclasses the people they face.
-This arc is really split into 4 mini arcs. Beginning 6/10. Sanosuke Arc 9/10. Jin-E Arc 7/10. Oniwanbanshu arc 10/10
The Kyoto Arc - Acts/Chapters 48-151 - Rating: 9/10
-Phenomenal Arc. Kenshin must tackle with the concept of whether he can keep his oath against a man who is arguably his better. The man who replaced him as Hitokiri. Shishio Makota.
-The jupponganta, the villain group of this ark are all well designed and each one makes perfect sense why they would follow Shisho. Whether they love, respect or just want to kill him. Each one feels like a tough nit group. As for Shishio himself. He's one of those cool villains. I understand why he is and why he's so charismatic. But as far as being an actual villain. He doesn't do much. I think that's to his benefit. His whole concept is realistic in terms of, he has a time limit to how long he can fight. Which is why he created the jupponganta. But that doesn't make him still do so little in the story besides sit and wait for Kenshin to show up. My only real gripe.
-Kenshin conquers all of his fears and redeems himself completely towards the government by stopping the man that replaced him. Mastering Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu and finally allowing his friends to help him. It's a profound and beautiful arc that makes Kenshins character shine.
Jinchu Arc - Acts/Chapters 152-255 - Rating: 7/10
-Where in the last arc we saw Kenshin redeem himself in the eyes of the government. This is the arc where we see Kenshin redeem himself in the eyes of himself. When his Brother in law returns from China and threatens his friends and everyone he's grown to care for over the last 151 chapters Kenshin struggles with the reality of what murdering his late wife has become of Enishi.
-To me, there are three chunks, but they all work towards the same goal. The beginning.(7/10) The Flashback. (9/10) The End (5/10)
-The flashback is the strongest part of this. It was the missing piece in Kenshin's character and it really helps us figure out how and why he became who he became. He smiles constantly because his late wife wanted him to smile more. It's so sweet and tragic.
-However, the actual arc collects a bunch of random riff raffs to challenge Kenshin and his group of friends that also kinda have "beef" with him. But this and the end were pretty much the weak parts of this arc to me. The one dudes whole problem was that he got his hand cut off....and Kenshin DIDN'T kill him so...he decided to lose his whale-like mind and join a terrorist group. Two of the others had people they loved died. Who weren't good dudes btw, they were villains. But still...revenge. The other guy had some kind of clan responsibility but when he was defeated Kenshin just told him to go back to his family so it really wasn't an issue. And the final guy...well he didn't even have a beef. He just wanted to test out his mega unrealistic puppets. I'm talking Naruto unrealistic for a historical fiction.
-But all of those dudes at least had reasons. The villains in the final part were all just throw away villains that even Watsuki reveals himself were just throwaways. They aren't too compelling and giving the characters we have grown to love a final fight may have been appreciated by me the initial go. (because I was 14) I just found myself not caring whatsoever about these fights that lasted a whole volume by themselves upon rereading.
Overall, Rurouni Kenshin is a fantastic historical fiction centered around fantastic real life historical individuals. It's ability to write honest, true characters of the time period makes me remember them and I truly found so much more good in this series with the reread. The biggest issues this series has is staying consistent and opting to expose it's lack of authenticity for grenade launchers. Overall 8/10
Tokyo Arc - Acts/Chapters 1-47 - Rating: 8/10
-A great start for a historical fiction. A bit on the nose, but I generally find with historical fictions you have to pretend that no one knows what time period you're talking about so it's nearly unavoidable.
-Great character work. Each Character introduced in Kenshin's gang are examples of how the war has hurt these people. This reflects on Kenshin as he was a key figure in the war that caused all these people that he growing to love, pain. Whether it's Yahiko who lost his parents to draft of war. Or Sanosuke who joined the rebellion and through political means lost his captain and the person he admired most. Or even Kaoru, who attempts to run a dojo in a time when Swords are forbidden by the government. All of these are monumental in Kenshin's redemption from the wrongs he has committed.
-My issue is moreso in how these conflicts come up. They seem very much villain of the week story. And most Shonens are when they initially start and I understand that. Some do it great. (Yu Yu hakusho) some do it terribly (Reborn) I think RuroKen does it OKAY. There are a lot of conveniences and Kenshin is the type of character who can nearly fix everything at any point because he's Kenshin and he outclasses the people they face.
-This arc is really split into 4 mini arcs. Beginning 6/10. Sanosuke Arc 9/10. Jin-E Arc 7/10. Oniwanbanshu arc 10/10
The Kyoto Arc - Acts/Chapters 48-151 - Rating: 9/10
-Phenomenal Arc. Kenshin must tackle with the concept of whether he can keep his oath against a man who is arguably his better. The man who replaced him as Hitokiri. Shishio Makota.
-The jupponganta, the villain group of this ark are all well designed and each one makes perfect sense why they would follow Shisho. Whether they love, respect or just want to kill him. Each one feels like a tough nit group. As for Shishio himself. He's one of those cool villains. I understand why he is and why he's so charismatic. But as far as being an actual villain. He doesn't do much. I think that's to his benefit. His whole concept is realistic in terms of, he has a time limit to how long he can fight. Which is why he created the jupponganta. But that doesn't make him still do so little in the story besides sit and wait for Kenshin to show up. My only real gripe.
-Kenshin conquers all of his fears and redeems himself completely towards the government by stopping the man that replaced him. Mastering Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu and finally allowing his friends to help him. It's a profound and beautiful arc that makes Kenshins character shine.
Jinchu Arc - Acts/Chapters 152-255 - Rating: 7/10
-Where in the last arc we saw Kenshin redeem himself in the eyes of the government. This is the arc where we see Kenshin redeem himself in the eyes of himself. When his Brother in law returns from China and threatens his friends and everyone he's grown to care for over the last 151 chapters Kenshin struggles with the reality of what murdering his late wife has become of Enishi.
-To me, there are three chunks, but they all work towards the same goal. The beginning.(7/10) The Flashback. (9/10) The End (5/10)
-The flashback is the strongest part of this. It was the missing piece in Kenshin's character and it really helps us figure out how and why he became who he became. He smiles constantly because his late wife wanted him to smile more. It's so sweet and tragic.
-However, the actual arc collects a bunch of random riff raffs to challenge Kenshin and his group of friends that also kinda have "beef" with him. But this and the end were pretty much the weak parts of this arc to me. The one dudes whole problem was that he got his hand cut off....and Kenshin DIDN'T kill him so...he decided to lose his whale-like mind and join a terrorist group. Two of the others had people they loved died. Who weren't good dudes btw, they were villains. But still...revenge. The other guy had some kind of clan responsibility but when he was defeated Kenshin just told him to go back to his family so it really wasn't an issue. And the final guy...well he didn't even have a beef. He just wanted to test out his mega unrealistic puppets. I'm talking Naruto unrealistic for a historical fiction.
-But all of those dudes at least had reasons. The villains in the final part were all just throw away villains that even Watsuki reveals himself were just throwaways. They aren't too compelling and giving the characters we have grown to love a final fight may have been appreciated by me the initial go. (because I was 14) I just found myself not caring whatsoever about these fights that lasted a whole volume by themselves upon rereading.
Overall, Rurouni Kenshin is a fantastic historical fiction centered around fantastic real life historical individuals. It's ability to write honest, true characters of the time period makes me remember them and I truly found so much more good in this series with the reread. The biggest issues this series has is staying consistent and opting to expose it's lack of authenticity for grenade launchers. Overall 8/10
January 31, 2019
Watsuki continues to produce a masterpiece volume by volume. While the last story may represent the ultimate external conflict Kenshin could have faced--I've read many reviews that hold that opinion and I find it hard to argue with--the ultimate test for any "master" is always her or his lesser nature, the elements of humanity that challenge and drag on any human ambition/talent. Having Kenshin face that makes this an appropriate follow on to what came before, even as it externalizes the battle through the presence of these characters from Kenshin's past.
April 22, 2023
So we finally get the big fight between Kenshin and Enishi and it is pretty cool as Enishi does fight with something unique that fits his character as he has combined Japanese sword style with Chinese sword style and it is pretty cool. Also I do like their are a couple of twists in the fight as we learn that he does fight dirty which again fits.
January 9, 2019
Sheer Brilliance!
This volume was so good that my heart was literally feeling as it came to a close. I found myself shouting. It feels amazing to continue to the next volume of this series. I can't wait to read the next volume.
This volume was so good that my heart was literally feeling as it came to a close. I found myself shouting. It feels amazing to continue to the next volume of this series. I can't wait to read the next volume.
August 16, 2021
Excellent. Much better than the live-action movie. The live-action was such a disappointment!!! I know you can't compare between the two, but given it was supposed to adapt this arc, I admire the effort but I think the live-action failed to adapt this story.
April 11, 2023
"Someone is actively trying to kill you and you need to get gone yesterday!
"Okay but I think it's more important I stay near my would be killer so I can watch him come at me."
??? More japanese-style-angst logic?
"Okay but I think it's more important I stay near my would be killer so I can watch him come at me."
??? More japanese-style-angst logic?
July 14, 2017
This is a guilty pleasure re-read of the series alongside my regular GR challenge. I’ve loved Rurouni Kenshin since I was a kid, and it makes me happy to dive back into this series.
September 15, 2017
Rurouni Kenshin is one of my favorite animes and manga. Quite enjoyable.
October 15, 2018
Pertarungan terseru terjadi di tankoubon ini.!!! Keduanya begitu luar biasa. Kenshin vs Enishi !!!!
March 13, 2019
This fight isn't as good as some of the others before it.
April 12, 2020
No, Enishi, the answer is number two.
May 24, 2021
The battle of Kenshin vs Enishi begin
October 15, 2021
The biggest cliffhanger so far.
July 6, 2023
There’s a reason why we humans shouldn’t judge. And anyone that judges is basically claiming to be the ALL. And we gotta remember we are only human 🗡️❤️🔥🩸
October 21, 2024
It’s nice to see Saito in action again. The main storyline involving Enishi is compelling, but I’m not enjoying it as much as Shishio’s arc. I’m having a tough time buying into Enishi’s prowess.
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December 26, 2016Today's post is on Rurouni Kenshin volume 23 by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It is 208 pages long and is published by Shonen Jump. The cover has Kenshin in front and Kaoru in the background. It is the twenty-third volume in the long running series. You have to have read the first twenty-two in the series to understand the story. The intended reader is someone who likes historical stories, manga, and interesting characters. There is no foul language, no sex, but some violence in this series. The story is told from third person close following different characters. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- In order to discover more about the relationship that binds Kenshin and Enishi, Saitô Hajime makes a surprise appearance at Kamiya Dojo--only to find the aftermath of Kenshin, Sanosuke, and Yahiko's desperate life-or-death battles with Enishi's cabal of fighters. One member of the "Six Comrades" remains standing--the mysterious and deadly Yatsume Mumyôi. Will the strength of Saitô's Gatotsu be enough to fell this freakish warrior-of-the-shadows?!
Review- Saitô's fight like all his other ones is short but it is great. Saitô and Kaoru have an interesting conversation as Kenshin and Enishi are fighting. Of course Saitô is not going to help her if Enishi comes for her but he does warn her to run. Kenshin and Enishi's fight is very interesting. Enishi learned to fight with a style that was designed to defeat samurais. But Enishi underestimates Kenshin's love for Kaoru and Kenshin keeps fighting when he should be down. But the volume ends with Kaoru facing Enishi alone. The fight scenes were great fun and I cannot wait to see where the plot is going from here.
I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
From the back of the book- In order to discover more about the relationship that binds Kenshin and Enishi, Saitô Hajime makes a surprise appearance at Kamiya Dojo--only to find the aftermath of Kenshin, Sanosuke, and Yahiko's desperate life-or-death battles with Enishi's cabal of fighters. One member of the "Six Comrades" remains standing--the mysterious and deadly Yatsume Mumyôi. Will the strength of Saitô's Gatotsu be enough to fell this freakish warrior-of-the-shadows?!
Review- Saitô's fight like all his other ones is short but it is great. Saitô and Kaoru have an interesting conversation as Kenshin and Enishi are fighting. Of course Saitô is not going to help her if Enishi comes for her but he does warn her to run. Kenshin and Enishi's fight is very interesting. Enishi learned to fight with a style that was designed to defeat samurais. But Enishi underestimates Kenshin's love for Kaoru and Kenshin keeps fighting when he should be down. But the volume ends with Kaoru facing Enishi alone. The fight scenes were great fun and I cannot wait to see where the plot is going from here.
I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
May 13, 2024
Saitō's Intervention
Saitō arrives at the Kamiya dojo to confront Enishi and his weapon-selling organization, only to be obstructed by the formidable Yatsume. Undeterred, Saitō swiftly defeats Yatsume, leaving Enishi as the sole remaining adversary.
The Battle of Equals
Kenshin and Enishi engage in a fierce duel, with Enishi's mastery of a powerful Chinese swordsmanship style proving to be a formidable match for Kenshin's skills. As they unleash their strongest techniques, Enishi succeeds in breaking Kenshin's signature move, the Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki, leaving Kenshin vulnerable.
A Desperate Stand
In a desperate bid to protect Kaoru from Enishi's wrath, Kenshin rises once more, fueled by fury and determination. However, just as victory seems within reach, Kujiranami's ambush throws the battle into chaos, jeopardizing Kenshin's mission to save Kaoru and bring an end to Enishi's reign of terror.
Saitō arrives at the Kamiya dojo to confront Enishi and his weapon-selling organization, only to be obstructed by the formidable Yatsume. Undeterred, Saitō swiftly defeats Yatsume, leaving Enishi as the sole remaining adversary.
The Battle of Equals
Kenshin and Enishi engage in a fierce duel, with Enishi's mastery of a powerful Chinese swordsmanship style proving to be a formidable match for Kenshin's skills. As they unleash their strongest techniques, Enishi succeeds in breaking Kenshin's signature move, the Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki, leaving Kenshin vulnerable.
A Desperate Stand
In a desperate bid to protect Kaoru from Enishi's wrath, Kenshin rises once more, fueled by fury and determination. However, just as victory seems within reach, Kujiranami's ambush throws the battle into chaos, jeopardizing Kenshin's mission to save Kaoru and bring an end to Enishi's reign of terror.
July 14, 2008
Rurouni Kenshin is the second manga that I ever finished reading. I like the drawing style a lot and thought that the plot was pretty good. The thing that I liked about this manga was that there are several people and events in here (such as Saito Hajime, Katsura Kogoro, etc.) that were real/ did happen and I enjoyed looking up said people and events and finding out the historical facts. The manga is also a good read.
September 9, 2009
Volume 23 is a significant improvement for Watsuki, whose series has essentially idled for the previous four volumes. The main reason is that it actually brings the protagonist and antagonist together on a meaningful level, subtracting the gimmickry of previous issues.
I'm optimistic that Watsuki will finish the series on a high note.
I'm optimistic that Watsuki will finish the series on a high note.
March 9, 2013
Holy crap this was a good volume!
The battle between Mumyōi and Kenshin actually is fought with Saitō. I LOVED Mumyōi and wish we could have had more of the fight. When it ended, Enishi finally came down from his hot air balloon and began a battle with Kenahin. We also learn his true intension of invoking his revenge on Kaoru. This is the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers!
The battle between Mumyōi and Kenshin actually is fought with Saitō. I LOVED Mumyōi and wish we could have had more of the fight. When it ended, Enishi finally came down from his hot air balloon and began a battle with Kenahin. We also learn his true intension of invoking his revenge on Kaoru. This is the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers!
September 10, 2008
This volume is pretty exciting. Of course, it doesn't help that I know what's to come and am on the edge of my seat waiting for it. The fights this volume are interesting, as is the reappearance of A Certain Character. All the fighting is starting to drag, though. And the dubious "science".
October 20, 2008
Not only was this an action packed series, but it was also full of great historical information. I learned so much about Japan's history by reading this series. Watsuki managed to throw in a nice amount of romance as well. All in all, it was a great fun read that kept me wanting more.
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