Rurouni Kenshin- The Close of the Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story

[R. Zion]

To commerate my just having obtained Vol. 26 of Rurouni Kenshin, I've decided to open a grand thread for discussion of this and the subsequent 2 volumes to come in the series.

For my browsing, 26 looks like it'll be a great tale. I'll post my thoughts in a day or so after I finish reading it.

[That Dude]

I'll be buying 26 sometime soon.

[Radical Dreamer]

Ah, to have money again...XD; Seriously, if I can't buy this one soon (got to get a job, haha), I will be going to the bookstore to plant myself in the manga aisle to read it. XD I need my Kenshin fix!

[ChristianKitsune]

I has read SCript translations...but I want to see the artwork..
I have up to vol 25... I CANT wait till I get the others!!

[Godly Paladin]

How many are left?

[MasterDias]

26 out of 28 have been released.

[Sai]

I bought 26 yesterday. I'm sad, I don't want Ruro Ken to end.

[R. Zion]

Yeah, it'll be like saying goodbye to an old friend. Of course, we also have the Kenshin Kaden and Yahiko's Sakabato to look forward to.

[Sai]

Kenshin Kaden.....? I have heard of Yahiko's Sakabato though.

[R. Zion]

Kenshin Kaden is basically a fanbook that was published after the end of the manga that includes artwork, interviews and a short manga telling what happened to all of the main characters as of Meiji 15.

One thing I found interesting in my research was that in the interview with Watsuki something about an unpublished 'Hokkaido arc' was mentioned. Hopefully the Kaden will be one of the things we'll get when things are wrapped up.

[rii namuras]

(I still can't believe I haven't finished volume ten yet... dumb interlibrary loan/infrequent visits to the bookstore.)

(Needless to say, once I get caught up, I'll be ready twenty-six. )

[Shao Feng-Li]

http://the-oro.com/kk_lay.php?x=multi/kaden

[Phantom_Sorano]

If you wanna finish the series, watch Samurai X...I saw it last night....IT IS SO SAD!!!

[Shao Feng-Li]

Oh and the magic isn't quite over... Come August we'll have Buso Renkin!

[R. Zion]

I just got and finished Vol. 27 tonight.

My initial impressions...

[spoiler] Overall, I wasn't entirely impressed with Vol. 27. The battles with the Su Shin were rather dull and Woo went down like the worm he is. These five characters just felt flat to me. Yahiko's fight was probably the best out of this group...but maybe that's just because I enjoy seeing Yahiko test him mettle.

Also, I thought the battle between Kenshin and Enishi was interesting and all, but it was hard to follow everything that was going on, movement wise.[/spoiler]

And, is it just me or does the translation seem somewhat...'awkward'... at times?

[Radical Dreamer]

I just bought and read vol. 26 yesterday (oooh, I'm so behind! T_T), and LOVED it! [SPOILER=Volume 26]I love how Tomoe ended up being the one to tell Kenshin about Kaoru, through a dream. Also, I wish we could see more of Sano's family. XD They're all so great! I love his little sister, she cracked me up!

I also love how Hiruma Gohei and his brother showed up again, along with "Pork Bun" from the Kurogasa incident! XD I was rolling with laughter when Sano took out the Hiruma brothers...twice! [/SPOILER]

Now, if I can only get my hands on 27 and 28...I'm almost there!

[That Dude]

I'm just waiting for volume 28 to come out.

[Togira Ikonoka]

yes i just read number 27 of rurouni when is 28 coming out? that and im also hooked on bleach.

[Ichigo_89]

yes i just read number 27 of rurouni when is 28 coming out? that and im also hooked on bleach.

I believe Kenshin 28 drops on July 5th! Won't be long now...

[ChristianKitsune]

I ordered it! I hope it will be in soon!!

BUSO RENKIN! I hope that will be good!!

[CDLviking]

It's already out in some stores. I've already got it.

[heatherjanae35]

I am only to the 6th one... I need to read the 7th still. I went to borders with my friend and I was all excited to read number 7... but when I got there, the only book missing was.... NUMBER 7! I mean they had loads of other ones. Like they had multiple copies of each one... but the only one they were missing was the one I needed... I was so sad. lol.

[Radical Dreamer]

Well, you keep looking forward to number 7! It's one of my favorite volumes, and it's the volume that kickstarts the true awesomeness of the seires. Enjoy it when you do find it! ;D

[ChristianKitsune]

ahhh yes! Volume 7! WOW! It was so long ago when I read it!! haha I remember reading it in school..and a really snobby girl in my class was like "OMGOSH! Was that an H WORD?! And is that stuff blood?"

and I was like. "Uhhh...yah..sure.!"

[Radical Dreamer]

ahhh yes! Volume 7! WOW! It was so long ago when I read it!! haha I remember reading it in school..and a really snobby girl in my class was like "OMGOSH! Was that an H WORD?! And is that stuff blood?"

and I was like. "Uhhh...yah..sure.!"

Hahaha, that's funny! I remember volume 7 being...[SPOILER]the first volume where I was really on the edge of my seat, as to whether Kenshin would turn back into Battousai or not. Such a great volume! And the ending still gives me a lump in my throat! Fantastic![/SPOILER]

Anyways, I read volume 27 yesterday!! KYA! [SPOILER=Volume 27 and below (particularly, 21)]Asdf!! Ryumeisen!! I NEED to see this!! I seriously can't wait for volume 28 to come out! I have a friend who is borrowing this series from me, and she just got to the part where Tomoe is killed...I can't WAIT till she reads the rest of it! XD Anyways, all the battles in 27 were SO cool!! Aoshi's in particular...He's just so awesome! I loved every page! [/SPOILER]

I need to read 28! SOON! o_o

[R. Zion]

Ryumeisen...

[spoiler] Is definately not something I was expecting, but it's a logical and actually quite a brilliant move that would generally be relatively weak against an opponent except in this case.[/spoiler]