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During the violent upheaval of the Bakumatsu era, Hitokiri Battosai was a feared and ruthless assassin. But now that the Meiji Restoration has begun to heal the wounds of civil war, Battosai has taken up a new name...and a new calling! He is now Himura Kenshin , a rurouni wanderer who has vowed to only draw his sword to protect those in need. But not everyone is pleased with Kenshin’s new direction, and enemies from his dark past have vowed to bring him down! -- VIZ Media

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The tale of InuYasha, a mystical half-demon, and Kagome, a schoolgirl transported back in time from present-day Tokyo, is one of anime's biggest hits. Set in Japan's ancient Era of Warring States, when demons and magic ruled, InuYasha is the story of a quest to find the shards of the broken Shikon jewel, and by doing so bring peace to the land and love to the protagonist and his modern-day princess. 192 pages packed with secrets, subplots, character traits, hidden meanings, behind-the-scenes gossip and little-known facts, The InuYasha Experience opens up a whole new world that anime fans never knew existed. Find out who did what when and why in one of the most popular anime ever released on either side of the Pacific! The Inuyasha Experience is the fifth title in the popular Mysteries and Secrets Revealed! series, all-new anime guides compiled in Tokyo by hard-core fans of Japan's best-loved anime. Other titles in the series include Gundam, Dragon Ball Z, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Lupin III, and YuYu Hakusho. Book jacket.

One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with he coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend. -- VIZ Media

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