The Rurouni Kenshin Companion:The Unoffical Guide (Mysteries & Secrets) [Paperback]

Kazuhisa Fujie (Author), Walt Wyman (Author), Walter Wyman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mysteries and Secrets Revealed! | Publication Date: March 10, 2005

Mysteries and secrets, and the legends and history behind TV's top anime show and the #1 rated anime series on Cartoon Network. Here's an action-packed story of old Japan featuring master swordsman Kenshin Himura. Fifty pithy Q and A's explain the art and life story of the animated hero, his friends and foes -- everything you ever wanted to know about this popular series! Authentic and fun, the book has 100 illustrations and sidebars detailing the wackier side of Rurouni Kenshin. This is the latest addition to the popular anime series, Mysteries and Secrets Revealed.

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About the Author

Kazuhisa Fujie is a writer born in Tokyo. When not penning books on anime, he is reporting on the newest games and electronics. This is his fourth title in the Mysteries and Secrets Revealed! Series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: DH Publishing (March 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932897119
• ISBN-13: 978-1932897111
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,216,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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DH Publishing is Tokyo's #1 publisher of Japanese pop culture books for the English speaking world. DH Publishing's goal is to introduce non-Japanese readers to the many facets of Japan's vibrant pop and underground cultures.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Earth-Shattering or Revelatory, June 15, 2010

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This review is from: The Rurouni Kenshin Companion:The Unoffical Guide (Mysteries & Secrets) (Paperback)

If you've read the manga and/or watched the anime, you will not learn anything new from this "companion." It offers brief summaries of characters (main and secondary) and supposed trivia and little known facts. I read the whole thing last night and, aside from it giving cross-references and what seems like cheat sheets to characters and styles, there's really nothing of substance here that is anything revelatory for the typical rabid Rurouni Kenshin fan. Frankly, it reads like cliff notes for elementary/jr. high set school.

For the same price, if your collection isn't completed yet, buy a VizBig volume of the manga (buy them all, actually). The manga is still the first and best source of RK and the art is amazing (many pages are beautifully colored and just jump off the page). I can't believe 3 volumes in 1 is under $13! Money better spent on the manga than on this RK Companion, in my opinion.