Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 13: A Beautiful Night

Created by Watsuki, who has also published a Kenshin spin-off in Japan, this bestselling 28-volume manga series has been translated in 14 countries worldwide. "Rurouni Kenshin" centers on the adventures of a wandering samurai in Meiji-era Japan, just as the country begins to reluctantly open its doors to Western influences in the mid-19th century. Rated for older teens. (Graphic Novels)
The battle to decide the fate of Meiji-era swordsmanship has begun!

Action, romance, and historical intrigue help make Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin, the tale of a wandering swordsman set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, one of the most popular Shonen Jump titles among fans to date. Himura Kenshin, once an assassin (or hitokiri ) of ferocious power, now fights to protect the honor of those in need.

The Great Kyoto Fire behind them (and casualties relatively slight), Kenshin and the others consider their next move. The Oniwabanshu may indeed be allies this time (Now there's a weird twist, as Sano says), but their leader, Shinomori Aoshi, is not. Is Kenshin truly, as it is claimed, the only one who can bring peace to the former Okashira or head of the Kyoto-based spy group...? Elsewhere, madman Shishio Makoto has made his own plans for Kenshin and the others, plans involving a man-to-man, death match-style battle to the finish...