Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 1 (Vizbig Edition)

Spotted this little gem at Walden book store. Nearly 600 pages for $16 is one heck of a bargain. The idea of these big releases is brilliant and am looking forward to the first 'Vizbig' release of Inuyasha which is slated to be released in November this year. I highly recommend this series both manga and anime to any fans. Highly enjoyable.

I was looking for a manga about samurais. I'm glad I decided to try this one out. It's awesome! I really like the art. In some manga that I've purchased the fight scenes are sometimes hard to make out and are a little confusing. But in this one they are very detailed and you can tell what's going on. It is also very funny. I love the character Kenshin. He's kind of a goof but he's really cool too. His goofy-ness doesn't over power his coolness (kind of like Vash in Trigun, although Vash is pretty cool too). I like that in this edition they have some extra stories at the end of the book. I am definitely going to purchase the rest of this series. I recommend it to anyone looking for a cool/funny samurai manga.

Everything about this is great. Besides the story, which mixes action and comedy in the right amount, the printing and paper quality is SO much better than most "normal" manga. With artwork this beautiful, you need it to be larger so you can really drink in the details and immerse yourself in the story. I only wish more manga were printed in this high quality format. Plus it's cheaper than buying them individually in an inferior format! Now if they'd only release them quicker...I hate waiting to see what happened next!

As a dabbler only in the manga field I was familiar with the ttile but decided based on the price, this was a good try out book. I was not wrong!! Defintly worth your money as you get alot of story for the money. Actually cheaper than buying the individual books. Printed on strong paper with a handful of color pages at the front this is a compact beautiful apckage with a great starting story and I intend to buy all of the VIZBIG editions!

Applauds should be given to Viz for taking a step in this direction, we can only hope they add more series to their VizBig line up! In this book, you get the first three volumes of the series (Vol I: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story, Vol II: The Two Hitokiri, and Vol III: A Reason to Act). Pages 11 - 32 are in full color, which adds another dimension to the story, I was sad the color had to end. The last few pages also give us some wonderful color pictures from the original volumes, without text. We also get 2 end of volume specials, the first occurs a year before the series begins and the second is, as the author describes, sort of the 'pilot' episode of Rurouni Kenshin, where the details are a bit different than the actual story, but it's still the Rurouni we all love! The size of the book allows us to look at the detail a bit better. Another feature I noticed was page numbers, which are great if you lose your place. If you're new to the series, I recommend buying this version over the original 3 volumes as you get more for your money.