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title: "Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, Vol. 1"
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# Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, Vol. 1

**Brand:** nobuhiro watsuki
**Price:** ¥6648
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- **What is this?** Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, Vol. 1 by nobuhiro watsuki
- **How much does it cost?** ¥6648 with free shipping
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Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, Vol. 1

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    love the art work but the rehashed story lines ......
  

*by R***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2015*

I'm a fan of the series, well fan is a bit of an understatement. I have all the manga books and when I came across this one I was excited. the storylines are different but the artwork is top notch, I quite enjoyed the slight tweaks to everyones charters and look's.I think if Watsuki had had a longer run then this reboot would have been allot better. but as it is I think too much was packed into too shot a time and it suffers for this.But if your just looking for a bit of fun then this is a nice accompaniment  to your collection. I enjoyed it myself but then I'm able to not let the differences from he original to the new cloud my judgment on the matter. I enjoyed the artwork, the fight screens and the charters.Yes there's too much packed in and it's not a patch on the original series but it's a fun read that i enjoyed  :)

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good fun
  

*by A***A on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 July 2013*

As a huge fan of Rurouni Kenshin, back in the days (more than 10 years ago!!!), I was obviously excited/nervous with the news of a live-action movie. Fortunately the movie was amazing, and with the resurgence of interest Watsuki agreed to draw a little movie-companion version of Rurouni Kenshin.And that is what this is. This is not canon, or a replacement. This is a sort of "alternate universe" Kenshin, loosely related to the movie (and I mean loosely), in Watsuki's new style.Having re-read the full manga recently, I have to admit to not being a big fan of Watsuki's new drawing style, but that's obviously a personal preference, and doesn't reflect too much on my opinion of this volume. What does reflect the 3 stars is the pace and structure of the story. Probably because of its conception as a bit of a lark to go with the movie, it feels rushed, poorly developed, and the story doesn't flow (it sort of stutters along) as well as it could between scenes. As for the characters, Watsuki seems to switch awkwardly from trying to make Kenshin "harder" and more "comedic" than originally. This results in a Kenshin that feels "off" from the original character.If this was a new manga, I'm not sure how successful it would be (not very, I'm guessing). As a curio to add to the Kenshin universe, it's fine. But the movie is, funnily enough, more in keeping in style and feel with the canon Kenshin that this.In conclusion, enjoy this for what it is, but don't expect too much out of it.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Kenshin Rebooted
  

*by K***I on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2014*

I cannot help compare these comics to the originals. They are work is good but I have to say I am not a fan of the fight scenes they seem to be shown in a blur with smudges for the point of impact. The story seem to be rushed, also I am not really a fan of having finishing the volume with a prequel. That could just be me as I hate prequels. However it is annoying have a cliff hanger than a prequel set 5 days before the main story started. The main thing I do like about this volume is that Kenshin is less of a clown when he is not in his fighting persona. Sanosuke as well seems to have jumped a little in his evolution as he has already mastered the 2 layer attack before his first fight with Kenshin. He mentions he lean it from a monk. This is an example of how this is rushed was 3 volumes of the originals and skill learned later on by the characters as they faced greater challenges are squeezed into on. An ok summary and reboot but I prefer the originals.

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