Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration
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Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration (Japanese: るろうに剣心 -特筆版-, Hepburn: Rurouni Kenshin Kinema-ban, lit. "Rurouni Kenshin: Cinema Version") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It is a remake of his Rurouni Kenshin series, and served to promote the then upcoming live-action film released in August 2012. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square from May 2012 to June 2013 and collected into two tankōbon volumes.
Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration | |
るろうに剣心 -特筆版- (Rurouni Kenshin Kinema-ban) | |
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Genre | Adventure, martial arts[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Nobuhiro Watsuki |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics SQ. |
Magazine | Jump Square |
English magazine | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | May 2, 2012 – June 4, 2013 |
Volumes | 2 |
In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English-language release and serialized it on their digital magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. The two volumes were released in June 2013 and January 2014. Critical response to the manga has been positive, with praise focused on its fight scenes, though the narrative in general was the subject of mixed opinions, with critics either finding it too light or dark based on the fight scenes. Nevertheless, Watsuki's art was the subject of praise, including his character designs and fight sequences.