What it is about
Rurouni Kenshin debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 1300 on April 12, 1994. Created by Nobuhiro Watsuki, it is set during the Meiji Restoration in Japan and follows Himura Kenshin, a legendary assassin who has vowed never to kill again. With 28 volumes and 255 chapters, Rurouni Kenshin is one of the defining manga of the 1990s. Its debut issue also carried Kochikame, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Dragon Ball.
ActionHistoricalSamuraiDrama
Its story in the Jump
3 sagas, from its first chapter to its last one in the Weekly
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DebutChapter 1WSJ No. 1300 · April 12, 1994See that issue →
- 1994 · Ch. 1–31 · 31 issuesTokyo Arc
- 1994–1997 · Ch. 32–167 · 140 issuesKyoto Arc
- 1997–1999 · Ch. 168–255 · 92 issuesJinchu Arc
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Final chapterChapter 255WSJ No. 1562 · September 20, 1999See that issue →
Main characters
With their birthday: share it with any of them?
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June 20, 1849June 20 Kenshin Himura緋村剣心
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July 20, 1859July 20 Sanosuke Sagara相楽佐之助
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Kaoru Kamiya神谷薫
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Yahiko Myojin明神弥彦
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Makoto Shishio志々雄真実
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February 18February 18 Hajime Saito斎藤一
Character data: AniList
Character birthdays
4 characters from Rurouni Kenshin, month by month
Next birthday: Hajime Saito, February 18
in 114 days
Kenshin Himura
Sanosuke Sagara
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