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Massive manga collaboration bringing 100 years of Shueisha manga to Uniqlo T-shirts【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Jan 17, 2026
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Jujutsu Kaisen, Hunter x Hunter, and Rurouni Kenshin are all part of the kick-off to this century-mark celebration.

Japan
(anime • Captain Tsubasa • fashion • Gantz • Golden Kamuy • Hunter x Hunter • Jujitsu Kaisen • Kingdom • Kinnukiman • Kochikame • manga • Rurouni Kenshin • Saint Seiya • shirts • Shueisha • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • Weekly Shonen Jump • YuYu Hakusho)

Rurouni Kenshin creator’s poor health condition lead to indefinite manga hiatus

Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2024

After missing multiple issues, Nobuhiro Watsuki’s Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc is officially taking a break.

Japan
(anime • COK • manga • Nobuhiro Watsuki • Rurouni Kenshin)

Real-life Rurouni Kenshin katana forged based on sword of series’ most merciless villain【Photos】

SoraNews24
Feb 21, 2023

Kenshin vs. Shishio museum exhibit displays Sakabato and Mugenjin.

Japan
(anime • COK • Katana • manga • Mugenjin • museums • Rurouni Kenshin • Saito Hajime • sakabato • Seki • Shishio Makoto • SNJO • swords)

New Rurouni Kenshin anime TV series announced【Video】

Casey Baseel
Dec 20, 2021

Upcoming series’ title suggests it may be a remake of the original hit from the late ‘90s.

Japan
(anime • manga • Nobuhiro Watsuki • Rurouni Kenshin • video)

The trailer for the fourth live-action Rurouni Kenshin film has dropped!

Krista Rogers
Mar 16, 2021

Many believe these films are the best live-action adaptations of a beloved manga/anime series to exist.

Japan
(anime • film • Live action • manga • Meiji • movie • Nobuhiro Watsuki • Rurouni Kenshin • Rurouni Kenshin: The Final • Takeru Satoh • trailer)

Real-life Rurouni Kenshin reverse-blade katana now on display in Tokyo【Photos】

SoraNews24
Feb 16, 2021

Swordsmith who’s certified cultural asset of Japan forges anime ronin’s iconic weapon.

Japan
(anime • COK • Katana • manga • Rurouni Kenshin • sakabato • SNJO • swords)

Real-life Rurouni Kenshin reverse-blade sword to be displayed in Tokyo

Casey Baseel
Mar 9, 2020

The sakabato’s journey brings it to Japan’s eastern capital, just like the anime swordsman’s did.

Japan
(anime • cool • events • Katana • manga • Rurouni Kenshin • sakabato • swords)

Half-dozen of manga’s greatest creators have at-home drinking party, make one-of-a-kind artwork

Casey Baseel
May 10, 2019

Creators of One Piece, Naruto, and My Hero Academia got together at friend’s place to get tipsy, created piece of manga history while they were at it.

Japan
(anime • art • awesome • cool • Eiichiro Oda • illustration • manga • Masashi Kishimoto • My Hero Academia • Naruto • Nobuhiro Watsuki • One Piece • Riichiro Inagaki • Rurouni Kenshin • Shonen Jump • Weekly Shonen Jump)

Japanese netizens list their top 10 choices for ’90s anime remakes — What’s your pick?

Katy Kelly
Jan 18, 2019

Now that we’re two decades on from the ’90s, what shows would you like to see receive a modern day make-over?

Japan
(1990s • 90s • anime • Dragon Quest • Hana Yori Dango • nostalgia • ranking • Rurouni Kenshin • Slam Dunk • Yu Yu Hakusho)

Following artist’s child porn conviction, Rurouni Kenshin manga restarts in Japan, but not America

Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2018

This week, fans in Japan can once again read the adventures of the famous anime/manga swordsman, but things are different across the Pacific.

Japan
(anime • COK • crime • manga • Nobuhiro Watsuki • Rurouni Kenshin • Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc • scanda)

Creator of Rurouni Kenshin manga/anime avoids jail time in child pornography possession case

Casey Baseel
Mar 10, 2018

Tokyo court orders manga artist to pay startlingly small fine for possession of nude depictions of girls no older than 15.

Japan
(anime • crime • manga • Nobuhiro Nishiwaki • Nobuhiro Watsuki • Rurouni Kenshin • scandal)

Rurouni Kenshin creator’s child porn case fallout continues with movie broadcasts cancelled

Casey Baseel
Nov 23, 2017

It’s story may be one of redemption, but the film adaptations of the hit anime/manga aren’t being cut any slack.

Japan
(anime • Live action • manga • movies • Nobuhiro Nishiwaki • Nobuhiro Watsuki • Rurouni Kenshin • scandal)

Creator of Rurouni Kenshin anime/manga admits to possession of child pornography

Casey Baseel
Nov 22, 2017

Nobuhiro Watsuki tells police “I liked girls between the ages of upper elementary school students to about the second year of junior high.”

Japan
(anime • crime • manga • Nobuhiro Nishiwaki • Nobuhiro Watsuki • Rurouni Kenshin • scandal)

Rurouni Kenshin mobile game announced for release this spring alongside new series arc

Meg Murphy
Feb 22, 2017

You can preregister for the game now!

Japan
(manga • Rurouni Kenshin • smartphone game • video games)

Rurouni Kenshin sumi-e prints are the most wanted holiday gifts on our wish list

KK Miller
Dec 17, 2016

Turns out the tales of Battousai the Manslayer make for great ink paintings.

Japan
(Hajime Saitou • Himura Kenshin • Makoto Shishio • Rurouni Kenshin • shopping • sumi-e)

Manga hit Rurouni Kenshin gets spinoff miniseries starting this month

Casey Baseel
Nov 3, 2016

Creator Nobuhiro Watsuki takes readers back to Japan’s Meiji period for a tale of criminals and treasure.

Japan
(anime • manga • Rurouni Kenshin)

8 Japan-related events to look forward to in 2016!

Amy Chavez
Jan 4, 2016

There’s a lot to look forward to in the Year of the Monkey—Here are just a few of the top Japan-related events you won’t want to miss in 2016!

Japan
(2016 • AnimeJapan • comic con • dolphins • Godzilla • Rurouni Kenshin • Scorsese)

Can’t make it to the Rurouni Kenshin musical in Japan? Preview video gives a taste of the action

Casey Baseel
Oct 30, 2015

We recently took a look at the first photos of the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin stage musical cast in costume, and looking at the comments for that article, more than a few fans of the hit anime and manga franchise are wishing they see the show in person. But if a trip to the Takarazuka theater in Tokyo or Hyogo Prefecture doesn’t fit into your schedule, there’s still a way to get a taste of the all-female performing troupe’s live-action spectacle, as the theatre company has released a preview video of the cast showing off their fighting moves and crossing swords!

Japan
(anime • Live action • manga • musical • plays • Rurouni Kenshin • takarazuka)

Rurouni Kenshin comes to picture-perfect life as photos of stage musical’s cast are released

Casey Baseel
Oct 21, 2015

Adapting anime to live-action is an extremely difficult venture. It’s not impossible, though, and one of the few icons of Japanese animation to make the transition smoothly is Himura Kenshin, hero of samurai saga Rurouni Kenshin.

The swordsman with the scarred face and soul has three successful live-action films under his belt, and this winter Japan’s all-female Takarazuka stage troupe will be raising the curtain on its own Rurouni Kenshin musical. Opening night is still a ways off, but the first photos of the cast in costume have been revealed, and gender-flipped or not, it’s hard to imagine a closer likeness for Kenshin himself than Takarazuka’s.

Japan
(anime • Live action • manga • musicals • plays • Rurouni Kenshin)

All-female Takarazuka Revue set to perform Rurouni Kenshin musical early next year

Krista Rogers
Jun 22, 2015

In early 2016, the beloved Rurouni Kenshin series will be getting its first musical adaptation by the Takarazuka Revue, Japan’s all-female musical theater troupe! If you’re a fan of the manga and singing, check out when and where the musical will be performed and start planning accordingly.