Rurouni Kenshin

TV anime2023–

2 seasons1 announced47 episodes aired

Original: mangaNobuhiro Watsuki

Suggested reading (English · VIZ Media): Season 2 ends at Ep 23. Continue with Vol. 13. As of 2026-10-07, the original manga is complete at Vol. 28. The English edition (VIZ Media) has reached Vol. 28.

Ten years have passed since the end of Bakumatsu, an era of war that saw the uprising of citizens against the Tokugawa shogunate. The revolutionaries wanted to create a time of peace, and a thriving country free from oppression. The new age of Meiji has come, but peace has not yet been achieved. Swords are banned but people are still murdered in the streets. Orphans of war veterans are left with nowhere to go, while the government seems content to just line their pockets with money.

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Book language

EditionVIZ Media

Season 1

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24 episodesJul 2023 – Dec 2023

Anime ends at: Ep 24
Read next: Vol. 8manga · English · VIZ Media

After the 2023 first season (24 episodes), continue the original manga from volume 8, where the journey to Kyoto begins. These are the original 28-volume edition’s numbers.

Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 8

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1 side entryRecapreading notes

Rurouni Kenshin -Tokyo Prologue-Recap2 episodesSep 2024 – Oct 2024These two recap episodes summarize the first season. Use the first season’s reading point; they do not establish a separate continuation.

Season 2

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23 episodesOct 2024 – Mar 2025

Anime ends at: Ep 23
Read next: Vol. 13manga · English · VIZ Media

After Kyoto Disturbance (episodes 25–47), continue the original manga from volume 13. Start at the beginning of the volume to bridge the overlap with the anime’s final episodes; the Kyoto arc is still unfinished at episode 47. These are the original 28-volume edition’s numbers.