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Rurōni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan is a manga and anime series created by mangaka Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story is set during the early Meiji Period in Japan. The series tells the story of an assassin named Kenshin Himura, who was known as the Hitokiri Battousai ("Man slayer - Master of the Sword"). Kenshin later grieves for all the lives he has taken, and vows that he will never kill again. The manga originally appeared in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from September 2, 1994 to November 4, 1999, and the completed work consists in 28 volumes. The US release of the manga has been completed by VIZ Media. Rurouni Kenshin is subtitled "Wandering Samurai" in some English releases, as a rough translation of "Rurouni". Writer Kaoru Shizuka has written an official Rurouni Kenshin novel titled Voyage to the Moon World. The novel has been translated by VIZ Media and distributed in the US and Canada.

Technical File:

Genre: action, Historical drama, Fantasy, Samurai

The manga:

Authored by: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: Shueisha
Original run: September 2, 1994 to November 4, 1999
Number of volumes: 28

TV Series:

Directed by: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Studio: Studio Gallop (episodes 1 to 66), Studio Deen (remaining episodes), SPE Visual Works
Network: Fuji Television, Animax
Original run: January 10, 1996 to September 8, 1998
Number of episodes: 95

Movie - Samurai X: The Motion Picture / Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi no Requiem

Directed by: Hatsuki Tsuji
Studio: Studio Gallop, SPE Visual Works
Released: December 20, 1997
Runtime: 90 min

OVA - Samurai X: Trust & Samurai X: Betrayal / Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku Hen

Directed by: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Studio: Studio Gallop, SPE Visual Works
Number of episodes: 4
Released: 1999

OVA - Samurai X: Reflection / Rurouni Kenshin: Seisô Hen

Directed by: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Studio: Studio Gallop, SPE Visual Works
Number of episodes: 2
Released: December 12, 2001

Thanks to en.wikipedia.org for these information