140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, man slayer! 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.... more>>

Ten years later, a young woman's life is saved when she happens upon a strange wandering swordsman named Kenshin. The young woman accepts the wanderer into her dojo, despite his secretive past, and the two become fast friends. As their relationship grows, they meet and make more friends (as well as enemies), and they grow accustomed to their life together.

However, one man can only run from his past for so long, and it isn't long before Kenshin is forced to face the life he thought he'd left behind. Now, together with his friends, he must fight the ghosts of his past if he wants the people he loves to have any kind of future.

Contains a side story called Yahiko no Sakabato. <<less

Contains several pages of information and pictures related to Kochikame.... more>>

The volume also contains several crossover drawings from other authors, an omake about an interview with the author of Kochikame, and 5 crossover chapters.

1. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo×Golgo 13

2. Kankichi Ryotsu VS Lupin Sansei

3. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo×Kinnikuman

4. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo×DRAGON BALL

5. Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo - Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar - Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Taizou Mote King Saga - Maison Du Penguin <<less

It is the 16th year of the Meiji era. Five years have passed since Kenshin Himura stopped the uprising of Makoto Shishio. Though the flames of his budding revolution were extinguished, the scars left in its wake are still felt across Japan. Remnants of his group—though scattered—still exist. Some have found peace while others continue to fight.... more>>

After a remaining faction tried to revive the revolution, Shishio's old sword fell into the hands of Ashitarou Hasegawa, an orphan boy who has never known a home. The conflict also leaves both Aran Inoue, a 16-year-old half-Japanese, half-American boy, and a mercenary girl named Asahi Kubota with a hefty price to pay off, with nowhere else to go. But luckily for these individuals, the Kamiya dojo has always been a place to accept wanderers without prying into their pasts.

The three are keen to start fresh, so when two members of Asahi's former clan show up demanding her return, Asahi refuses and things start to get ugly. In the midst of the chaos, the clan members drop a package containing a picture of dojo proprieter Kaoru Kamiya's presumably deceased father and his location—Hakodate, Hokkaido. With only this information, the members of the Kamiya dojo embark on an adventure across the sea in the hopes of finding news about Kaoru's father and the reason he is being targeted.

was republished as the prologue in Vol 1. <<less

Talk about being at the wrong place at the wrong time! High school student Kazuki Muto had no clue what he was in for when he rescued damsel in distress Tokiko from a monster known as a "homunculus." Disguised as humans—who actually eat humans—homunculi are malevolent creatures that affix themselves to people's brains, and once fully grown, the only thing that can annihilate them is a weapon called Buso Renkin!.... more>>

Follow the adventures of Kazuki after he discovers that it was actually Tokiko who saved his life by implanting a kakugane—an alchemical device that transforms into a busou renkin—to replace his heart.

Note: Volume 10 includes the pilot story Embalming —Corpse and Bride— along with liner notes for both it and Busou Renkin. <<less

A story based on the concept of Frankenstein. The late scientist Victor Frankenstein's papers on the creation of a "frankenstein" are being put to use, and Fury Flatliner, motivated by revenge, sets out to kill them and their creator.... more>>

Note: Volume 10 of includes the pilot story Embalming —Corpse and Bride— along with liner notes for both it and Busou Renkin. <<less

Young Ashitarou has just been released from prison, serving a sentence from dine-and-dashing. However, it appears he is not completely free of his past, as it is not long after his release he is pursued by a dangerous group of people that seek the "treasure" that he possesses. Could there be more to Ashitarou's past and his crimes?... more>>

Follow Ashitarou and his companion, Aran Inoue, as they show you the next stage in the world of Rurouni Kenshin.

Was republished as the prologue in Vol 1 of . <<less

To celebrate the upcoming live action movie, Nobuhiro Watsuki reinvents the classic Rurouni Kenshin manga with all-new twists and turns.... more>>

Action, romance, and historical intrigue abound in Rurouni Kenshin, the tale of a wandering swordsman during Japan's chaotic Meiji Restoration. Join Kenshin, Kaoru, Yahiko, and others as they take up their swords once again! <<less

The special focus on the meeting of Shishio Makoto and and his significant other, Yumi Komagata.... more>>

The manga also details how Shishio formed the Juppongatana, his organization of warriors and assassins that he recruits in an attempt to overthrow the Japanese government in the original Rurouni Kenshin manga. <<less

Another short story taking place in the Embalming universe.... more>>

Note: Volume 10 of includes the pilot story Embalming -Dead Body and Bride- along with liner notes for both it and Busou Renkin. <<less

19th century, America - Legend has it that in the far West lies a sacred land called Gun Blaze West, and only the strong are... more>> able to set foot in that land. Viu Bannes, a cheerful and persistent boy, aspires to become a gunshooter and yearns to travel to the West to test his strength. He befriends a vagabond, Marcus Homer, and they both decide to set off on a journey to find Gun Blaze West. Thus an exciting journey to the West begins... <<less

A full-colour oneshot about the adventures of the prince of Yamato and hero of numerous battles, popularly known as Yamato Takeru...

One day, teenager Nakai Kunta meets a ghost in the school. The girl, Houzuki Yuzu cannot rest in peace until her corpse is found – and it’s up to Nakai to solve the mystery of its whereabouts…... more>>

Note: This is one of Watsuki’s earliest works, published in Hop Step Award Selection vol. 6. The artwork, plot and style totally differ from his later works.

Oneshot from volume 6 of the Hop ☆ Step Award Selection (ホップ☆ステップ賞SELECTION) <<less