Rurouni Kenshin
One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend. (Source: VIZ Media) Included one-shots: Volume 1: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (second one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls a "side-story") Volume 3: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (first one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls the "pilot") Volume 6: Sengoku no Mikazuki (Nobuhiro Watsuki's debut one-shot) Volume 28: Meteor Strike
Why this rank?
The series score blends every entry below, weighted by vote volume — see the full methodology. Each entry's page breaks its own score down per source.
| Entry | Score | Sources | Votes (weight) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rurouni Kenshin | 8.16 | 3 | 84,874 |
| Rurouni Kenshin: Yahiko's Reversed-Edge Sword | 7.31 | 3 | 6,325 |
| Rurouni Kenshin: Master of Flame | 7.28 | 3 | 2,121 |
Parts, ranked
Every entry of this series by aggregate score — the sub-ranking inside the ranking.
