Who is Nobuhiro Watsuki, creator of Rurouni Kenshin?

Who is Nobuhiro Watsuki

Mixing action-packed sword fights with nuanced historical settings and a pacifist protagonist seeking redemption, Rurouni Kenshin sold over 72 million copies worldwide.

和月伸宏 Born 1970

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2 series, from the first to the last

Rurouni Kenshin

1994–1999Writer & Artist

Rurouni Kenshin

In Meiji-era Japan, Kenshin Himura, a legendary assassin sworn never to kill again, wanders with a reverse-blade sword protecting others.

28volumes

255chapters

15times it opened the magazine

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Rurouni Kenshin debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 19 · 1994, on sale April 12, 1994. That same issue also carried Kochikame, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Dragon Ball. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 255, ran in No. 43 · 1999 (September 20, 1999), after 5 and a half years of serialization.

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Buso Renkin

2003–2005Writer & Artist

Buso Renkin

Kazuki dies saving a girl, who brings him back with a kakugane, an alchemic alloy that turns him into a warrior against homunculi.

10volumes

79chapters

2times it opened the magazine

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Buso Renkin debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 30 · 2003, on sale June 23, 2003. That same issue also carried Kochikame, One Piece and Naruto. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 79, ran in No. 21 · 2005 (April 25, 2005), after almost 2 years of serialization.

Full series page Vol. 1

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