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Book Review

6 Lessons Learned from Himura Kenshin

Rurouni Kenshin manga

Kenshin teaches more than kenjutsu.

Of course you can learn plenty of things from manga! Reading is always an educational journey, and though comic books employ more drawings vis a vis words, it is a visually aided education nonetheless.  From something as rich and action-filled as the history-based romantic story of Rurouni Kenshin, you can pick up nuts of knowledge such as the different ways a sword can maim you, names of Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu techniques, and specialty sweets in Kyoto.

I’ve learned the following things too:

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Movie Review

Review: Samurai X Marks the Spot

Rurouni Kenshin Live Action

Rurouni Kenshin Live Action

If after more than 10 years and your heart still spikes at news of a favorite story coming to life in the big screen, you know it is love. The strategically scarred samurai was part of a childhood marked by the first Asian wave—together with Ghost Fighter, Hana Yori Dango, Oguri Shun and Arashi. Kenshin’s shojo-shonen mix story though was a special kind of personal obsession, so it was with a special kind of anxiety too that I held my breath for the film.

Showing exclusively in SM Cinemas for a limited run, the Rurouni Kenshin live action movie brings to the big screen one of the most beloved stories in all of manga-dom. Warner Brothers Japan gives comic book geeks a movie they have forgotten they wanted, and I see no good gained in stalling the announcement that it was a virtually perfect transition.

Kenshin Meets Kaoru's Sword

Kenshin Meets Kaoru’s Sword

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