Action, romance, and historical intrigue come together in Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki, the story of a wandering samurai set during the Meiji Restoration period. Himura Kenshin, once a killer with immense power, now fights to protect the honor of those in need. When the former captain of the Shinsengumi, Saito Hajime, appears at the entrance of the Kamiya dojo, he challenges Kenshin to a duel that will force Kenshin to relive his past. Soon, Kenshin departs for the troubled Kyoto, against the wishes of nearly everyone who knows him as the gentle rurouni. Is Kenshin going to Kyoto for a duel... or for a fight to the death?