<b>The battle to decide the fate of Meiji-era swordsmanship has begun!</b> <p/>Action romance and historical intrigue help make Nobuhiro Watsuki's <b> Rurouni Kenshin</b> 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 <i> hitokiri </i>) of ferocious power now fights to protect the honor of those in need. <p/>The Great Kyoto Fire behind them (and casualties relatively slight) Kenshin and the others consider their next move. The Oniwabanshu may indeed be allies this time (Now <i> there's </i> a weird twist as Sano says) but their leader Shinomori Aoshi is not. Is Kenshin truly as it is claimed the only one who can bring peace to the former <i> Okashira </i> or head of the Kyoto-based spy group...? Elsewhere madman Shishio Makoto has made his own plans for Kenshin and the others plans involving a man-to-man death match-style battle to the finish...