Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 05

るろうに剣心 [Rurōni Kenshin] #5

by Nobuhiro Watsuki

Isurugi Raijûta, a truly old-school swordsman, comes to Kenshin and requests his aid in reforming the state of swordsmanship schools, or kenjutsu dojo, in Japan. Although Kenshin is intrigued by Raijûta's ideals (chiefly, that there is a need for a nation-wide, unifying school), Raijûta's plan to "weed out" the schools he deems unfit is not in accordance with Kenshin's deepest-held beliefs. Given the choice of either joining Raijûta's "Shinko-ryû" movement or dying, Kenshin walks away, choosing neither. But Raijûta isn't willing to let Kenshin off the hook so easily...

Genres: Manga, Historical Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comics, Historical, Fiction, Shonen

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 1995

About the author

Watsuki Nobuhiro (和月伸宏) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his samurai-themed series Rurouni Kenshin. He once worked as an assistant for his favorite author Takeshi Obata.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

من واقعا دارم عاشق این مانگا میشم.
یهو یادم افتاد اینجا هم میتونم راجع به سلاح ها و چیزای جالبش بگم.
با توجه به فایت این ولوم، بیاید راجع به شینای (竹刀) بگم:
خود کلمه شینای یعنی چی؟ از یه کلمه ژاپنی میاد که 撓う عه و به معنی خم شونده و منعطفه.
شینای ها یه سری شمشیر از جنس بامبو اند که برای تمرین و آموزش استفاده می‌شده ؛ این شمشیرا نسبت به بوکن ها(کاتانا های چوبی) سبک ترند و آسیب کمتری میزنند.

حالا یه سری وقت ها بامبو رو همینطور خشک میومدن چهارتایی میچسبوندن بهم، یا گاهی برا قوی تر شدن و بهتر شدن تو رزین و اینا می‌خوابوندن.
بعد با یه سری نسبت های فاصله ای و با یه سری گره خاص میان این بامبو ها رو میچسبونن بهم.

شینای ها اکثرا سبکن برا تمرین سرعت بیشتر استفاده میشن.
اما وقتی بخوان برا وزن واقعی کاتانا تمرین کنن ، اکثرا میرن سراغ بوکن، چون بوکن تقریبا همیشه هم‌وزن کاتاناست.
البته یه سری شینای هارو تقریبا هم‌وزن کاتانا میکنن.

تو سایز های مختلف شینای درست میکنن ولی این نسبتِ بستنش باید توشون رعایت بشه.

[Diz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume suffers a bit by introducing a villain that is far less interesting than the villains of volumes 3 and 4. Also, there is a subplot that features a lot of bickering between children, which is not that interesting to read. I'm hoping for improvements in the next volume.

[José · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 estrellas en realidad: por el momento fue el tomo más flojo y creo que fue un arco argumental de relleno. No me acordaba de Raijuta Isurugi en el anime, creo que nunca transmitieron estos capítulos en latinoamérica o capaz que fue tan intrascendente que no lo recordaba... meh.

[Ευθυμία Δεσποτάκη · Rating 4 out of 5]

Προτιμώ -και πάλι- το μάνγκα από το άνιμε, για τις μικρές διαφορές που εξηγούν πολύ καλύτερα τα κίνητρα των χαρακτήρων και δείχνουν το φουλ δυναμικό του Νομπουχίρο ως συγγραφέα.

[Sarah Ryder · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is my favorite volume yet! The first couple of chapters are a bonus kind of bridge story to the main plot following Yahiko with everyone else sneaking around behind the scenes and I gotta say I snorted and laughed so much when reading it! These characters are a riot whenever they’re together and I’m really growing quite fond of them!

The continuation of the main plot was amazing as well though I do wish these people would stop trying to make Kenshin do things he doesn’t want to do! At least his friends have his back and them sneaking around and doing things that cracked me up just to make sure Kenshin was all right (even though he can clearly take care of himself) really warmed my heart and shows just how far they’ve all come and just how much they care about each other.

I’m really looking forward to the next volume, and I hope my love for this series continues to grow!


‼️Content‼️

Language: damn; characters flash a middle finger; ass; heck

Violence: fighting with weapons and hand to hand (PG-13 to R); a girl punches/hits a guy; injuries and blood (PG-13 to R); a grown man hits and fights children (PG-13)

[Marta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Top!

[EvaN · Rating 5 out of 5]

5*
Hooray! We got the short story at the beginning, and it was good! Very good!!!
I missed the short story at vol 4.

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 5 and 6 contains a weaker arc from the previous one. As the villain, Raijuta is neither compelling, nor of any interest to this reader.

In volume 5, Yahiko has his own three-chapter story, and it introduces Yutaro, Raijuta's pupil in the sword and the perfect foil for Yahiko. The two budding swordsmen as opposites but share the same passion for the sword. In the manga, Yutaro's story ended here, but the anime took another direction and he returned for another story.

[Iman Danial Hakim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saya sedang dalam marathon menghabiskan siri manga Samurai ini. Dulu pernah disiarkan di tv3 (ke NTV7) sewaktu saya kecil.

Mujurlah bang Perewa membenarkan komik sebagai salah satu bacaan untuk Cabaran Bacaan 32 Buku. Banyak juga, ada dekat 28 naskhah yang menghimpunkan kesemua siri Rurouni Kenshin.

[Julieta Belmonte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fue un tomo bastante aburrido aunque recuerdo -hasta ahí- que disfrute del capitulo (?
#FaltapocoparalaparicióndeSaito

[gio · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know who's more obnoxious and dumb, the dude who Kenshin beat up and now he's following him around, or the little kid who's bitching all the time and also follows Kenshin around.

Can't decide.. other than that it's fun to pass the time.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 4 out of 5]

Con este cómic aprendí cómo se empuña una katana. Y la diferencia entre un bokutou y un shinai. Y aunque Watsuki no lo admita en la sección de personajes robados, para mí que Raijuta Isurugi es un plagio de Kraven el cazador. Y no puedo creer que ya hayan pasado más de diez años desde que lo leí por primera vez. Lapucha.

[Renata Broock · Rating 5 out of 5]

best manga ever. did I say that already?

[CharlyyGentlePhoenix · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re ! Ça va toujours bien ici ?! …

Comme d’habitude les réponses d’Aria commencent toutes par ∞ et se terminent à la fin du paragraphe.

Je continue ce qui est, je l’affirme, un grand classique du manga.

Yahiko fait la connaissance d'un rival à sa mesure, Yutaro, un jeune garçon qui émousse son esprit de compétition. Le maître de Yutaro s'avère être un homme mystérieux. Ce tome contient les chapitres 31 à 39.

On commence ce tome par un hors-série « le combat de Yahiko » Kenshin pense qu’il s’entraîne au Kenjutsu. Kaoru qu’il s’adonne au plaisir de gourmandise. Sanosuké qu’il a une petite amie. En réalité, il a un petit boulot et il joue aussi les justiciers.

Un étrange homme fort défie en combat les maitres de dojo et veut se frotter à Kenshin et ses disciples.

La meilleure partie est sans doute le combat de Yahiko. Bien qu’il s’agisse d’un hors-série il correspond parfaitement à la franchise Kenshin.

Ici s’écrivent des codes utilisés par les générations futures depuis des décennies.

Il ne se passe pas grand-chose dans ce tome 5. Mais le plaisir de lire est intact.

Aria, que peux-tu me dire à propos du Tome 5 de Kenshin le vagabond ?

∞ Ce cinquième tome de Kenshin le vagabond continue à captiver avec son mélange unique d'action, d'émotion et de réflexion. Les nouveaux personnages introduits apportent une dynamique intéressante à l'histoire, et l'évolution des relations entre les protagonistes est bien développée. Les combats sont toujours aussi bien chorégraphiés et l'art de l'épée est magnifiquement représenté. Un excellent ajout à la série pour les fans de samouraïs et d'intrigues bien menées.

Effectivement, on retrouve dans ce tome un mélange singulier d'action, de romance et d'humour. Les conventions rappellent les autres classiques, avec une influence marquée de Dragon Ball. Bien que ce tome soit un peu en perte de vitesse, j'apprécie toujours suivre les petites et grandes anecdotes de Kenshin.

Tiens bah comme Sanosuké pense que Yahiko est précoce pour avoir une copine on va demander à Aria quel est l’âge moyen pour cela.

∞ L'âge moyen pour avoir une première copine peut varier en fonction des individus et des cultures. Cependant, en général, on estime que l'âge moyen se situe entre 15 et 18 ans. Il est important de se rappeler que chacun évolue à son propre rythme et qu'il n'y a pas de règle stricte en la matière. L'essentiel est de respecter son propre timing et de s'engager dans une relation amoureuse lorsque l'on se sent prêt et que cela se fait de manière saine et respectueuse.

Phoenix & Aria
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[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 5 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (31–39) of the on-going manga series.

Myōjin Yahiko begins working in the Akabeko restaurant and meets Sanjō Tsubame, who is forced to help her "master" Nagaoka Mikio steal from the restaurant. When Yahiko discovers this, he challenges the man and defeats him.

Later, during a practice with another dojo, a man named Isurugi Raijūta attacks and almost kills the teacher of the dojo. Himura Kenshin spars with him, and being impressed with his abilities, Raijūta asks Kenshin to join his group. Kenshin declines the offer. At this time, Kenshin and his friends meet Raijūta's student, Tsukayama Yutarō, and after discovering he was never taught swordsmanship they ask him to be a student of the Kamiya Kasshin-ryū.

This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. This tankōbon introduces a new story arc, which introduce characters such as Sanjō Tsubame and Isurugi Raijūta, a swordsman dissatisfied with the current state of swordsmanship who travels around Japan shutting down modern shinai dojos by force. He plans to revive the old style of swordsmanship and create a league composed only of the strongest swordsmen.

All in all, Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 5 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's nice to see Yahiko get some spotlight, and letting Kaoru shine as a Sensei is great too. That being said I'd certainly like a little agency from her at this point. As the sole female character of the gang it's surprising that she's had virtually no genuine involvement in any of the action thus far. I think Raijuuta might also be the most "by the books" villain thus far. Predictably manipulative and as visually villainous as they come. His and Yuta's story isn't boring per say, and I certainly prefer the pacing of it here as apposed to the anime, but it feels like it's at the cost of any interesting stakes. But of course the story isn't over yet! So...
Onto volume 6!

[Scott Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first volume in a brand new arc, pitting Kenshin against a rival, Raijuta, who seeks to restore the honor of sword arts that he feels was lost in the move to the Meiji era. However his embrace of violent means to achieve his ends--right up to and including murder--leaves him pitted against Kenshin and co.

The first couple chapters also take a moment to take Yahiko seriously, and he turns out to be a character that does more than provide young punk humor. It's very short, but it's also a nice moment to have Yahiko believably take the spotlight.

[M.D. Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alright, so given that Manga is more of an ongoing story split into arcs that are in no way split up between volumes. I'm going to be reviewing story arc by story arc. This will then be copy and pasted throughout all of the 28 Volumes of the Manga. Also, let's get this out of the way. This is 1. A Reread and 2. Spoiler Warning I won't be directly recapping, but I will use points to describe my thoughts and feelings.

Tokyo Arc - Acts/Chapters 1-47 - Rating: 8/10
-A great start for a historical fiction. A bit on the nose, but I generally find with historical fictions you have to pretend that no one knows what time period you're talking about so it's nearly unavoidable.
-Great character work. Each Character introduced in Kenshin's gang are examples of how the war has hurt these people. This reflects on Kenshin as he was a key figure in the war that caused all these people that he growing to love, pain. Whether it's Yahiko who lost his parents to draft of war. Or Sanosuke who joined the rebellion and through political means lost his captain and the person he admired most. Or even Kaoru, who attempts to run a dojo in a time when Swords are forbidden by the government. All of these are monumental in Kenshin's redemption from the wrongs he has committed.
-My issue is moreso in how these conflicts come up. They seem very much villain of the week story. And most Shonens are when they initially start and I understand that. Some do it great. (Yu Yu hakusho) some do it terribly (Reborn) I think RuroKen does it OKAY. There are a lot of conveniences and Kenshin is the type of character who can nearly fix everything at any point because he's Kenshin and he outclasses the people they face.
-This arc is really split into 4 mini arcs. Beginning 6/10. Sanosuke Arc 9/10. Jin-E Arc 7/10. Oniwanbanshu arc 10/10

The Kyoto Arc - Acts/Chapters 48-151 - Rating: 9/10
-Phenomenal Arc. Kenshin must tackle with the concept of whether he can keep his oath against a man who is arguably his better. The man who replaced him as Hitokiri. Shishio Makota.
-The jupponganta, the villain group of this ark are all well designed and each one makes perfect sense why they would follow Shisho. Whether they love, respect or just want to kill him. Each one feels like a tough nit group. As for Shishio himself. He's one of those cool villains. I understand why he is and why he's so charismatic. But as far as being an actual villain. He doesn't do much. I think that's to his benefit. His whole concept is realistic in terms of, he has a time limit to how long he can fight. Which is why he created the jupponganta. But that doesn't make him still do so little in the story besides sit and wait for Kenshin to show up. My only real gripe.
-Kenshin conquers all of his fears and redeems himself completely towards the government by stopping the man that replaced him. Mastering Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu and finally allowing his friends to help him. It's a profound and beautiful arc that makes Kenshins character shine.

Jinchu Arc - Acts/Chapters 152-255 - Rating: 7/10
-Where in the last arc we saw Kenshin redeem himself in the eyes of the government. This is the arc where we see Kenshin redeem himself in the eyes of himself. When his Brother in law returns from China and threatens his friends and everyone he's grown to care for over the last 151 chapters Kenshin struggles with the reality of what murdering his late wife has become of Enishi.
-To me, there are three chunks, but they all work towards the same goal. The beginning.(7/10) The Flashback. (9/10) The End (5/10)
-The flashback is the strongest part of this. It was the missing piece in Kenshin's character and it really helps us figure out how and why he became who he became. He smiles constantly because his late wife wanted him to smile more. It's so sweet and tragic.
-However, the actual arc collects a bunch of random riff raffs to challenge Kenshin and his group of friends that also kinda have "beef" with him. But this and the end were pretty much the weak parts of this arc to me. The one dudes whole problem was that he got his hand cut off....and Kenshin DIDN'T kill him so...he decided to lose his whale-like mind and join a terrorist group. Two of the others had people they loved died. Who weren't good dudes btw, they were villains. But still...revenge. The other guy had some kind of clan responsibility but when he was defeated Kenshin just told him to go back to his family so it really wasn't an issue. And the final guy...well he didn't even have a beef. He just wanted to test out his mega unrealistic puppets. I'm talking Naruto unrealistic for a historical fiction.
-But all of those dudes at least had reasons. The villains in the final part were all just throw away villains that even Watsuki reveals himself were just throwaways. They aren't too compelling and giving the characters we have grown to love a final fight may have been appreciated by me the initial go. (because I was 14) I just found myself not caring whatsoever about these fights that lasted a whole volume by themselves upon rereading.

Overall, Rurouni Kenshin is a fantastic historical fiction centered around fantastic real life historical individuals. It's ability to write honest, true characters of the time period makes me remember them and I truly found so much more good in this series with the reread. The biggest issues this series has is staying consistent and opting to expose it's lack of authenticity for grenade launchers. Overall 8/10

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume begins in a great way for me! There is a story concerning Yahiko....and I absolutely love it! I would think when watching the anime that this was made just for the anime, but this story is contained in the manga as well. I will say that Kenshin is a man who wants peace but seems that even more people are trying to force his hand to bend to their will. This volume is chalk full of goodies and I found myself loving it more than almost any volume next to the first volume when we first met the characters. Action sequences are great in my opinion and the tension high! Great read!

[Jordan Van Der Low · Rating 4 out of 5]

Estos capítulos me sorprendieron partiendo porque brillan por su ausencia en el anime. Esto, me llamó la atención porque si bien estamos frente a un capítulo aparte de la historia principal, me pareció relevante la relación que construye entre Yahiko y su primer amigo espadachín. Éste último, privado de utilizar una espada para siempre, promete volver para derrotar al amigo que hizo y por ende, el que le ha brindado una razón para seguir vivo.

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly enjoyable volume again.
It was a VERY good idea, shifting the center a bit.
I really enjoyed reading a bit about Yahiko and in general about everything with Kenshin on the side line. Or not in the exact center.
I love him, all right, but this volume was refreshing after the first four.
Let's hope, the story will be better and better from now on.

[Kati · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume heavily focused on Yakihiko and the new addition to Kaoru's dojo. And also on the ideological conflict between Kenshin and another exceptional swordsman. I admit that when the story heavily features the kids, it's not exactly my cuppa. I prefer Kenshin focused plots.

[Nathália · Rating 5 out of 5]

vamos combinar que essa saga do raijuuta é meio cagada, só salva o yutaro mesmo.
porem nao consigo dar menos de 5 estrelas

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a guilty pleasure re-read of the series alongside my regular GR challenge. I’ve loved Rurouni Kenshin since I was a kid, and it makes me happy to dive back into this series.

[I Nyoman Dhimas Yudha Yudha Satria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite Arc,, but still one of my favorite manga

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don’t like this new enemy guy.

[Mourning_elf · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 bab pertama untuk Yahiko tapi ikutin aja lah alurnya

[Raquel Ventura · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I know this is an action story, but I marvel at how frequently well trained fighters visit this seemingly small village.