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Summary: Amidst the chaos of Bakumatsu, a hitokiri (assassin) known as hitokiri battosai appeared. He killed many men and at the end of the crucial battle of Toba-Fushimi, he dissappears, turning into a legend. Years later in the 11th year of the Meiji, a rurouni (wandering swordsman) by the name of Kenshin Himura arrives in the midst of Tokyo. Having sworn to never kill again, he wields a sakabato (a reverse blade sword), using it only to protect those in need.
Series Title: Rurouni Kenshin (るろうに剣心)
Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Publisher: Viz Media
Type: Shonen
Total Volumes: 28 volumes, fully released in Japan and the United States
Rating: Teen
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Summary: The series begins with an introduction to Edward & Alphonse Elric, “alchemists” who through the use of alchemy, can transmute matter into another shape or form. After an attempt to recreate their dead mother, Alphonse loses his entire body and Edward loses his left leg. In order to save his brother from death, Edward places Alphonse’s soul within a suit of armor at the sacrifice of his right arm. Edward and Alphonse set out afterwards in search of the philosopher’s stone in hopes of restoring themselves to their original bodies.
Series Title: Full Metal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師)
Author: Hiromu Arakawa
Publisher: Viz Media
Type: Shonen
Total Chapters: Still in progress, 41 chapters released in America 66 released in Japan.
Rating: Teen
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