Rurouni Kenshin Complete Edition, Volume 18
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Summary
Rurouni Kenshin Complete Edition is the complete edition reorganized and supplemented by the manga artist Nobuhiro Watsuki from the original Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story, running to 22 volumes and including the serialized main text, additions, and author commentary. This is Volume 18 of the complete edition; the subtitle is taken from "Takani Megumi," and the content as a whole falls in the climax of the Jinchū arc: to take revenge on Himura Kenshin, Yukishiro Enishi plans and launches the operation called "Jinchū," leading the "Six Comrades" into a death struggle with Sagara Sanosuke, Myōjin Yahiko, Saitō Hajime, and others before appearing in person, wielding a Japanese sword made in China, the "wadō," and employing "wadō techniques," driven by the resentment that his sister Yukishiro Tomoe was killed by Kenshin, to launch his "ultimate revenge, the true meaning of Jinchū" against Kenshin. This volume advances through such confrontations and conflicts and is one of the most tense stretches near the end of the series. The complete edition reorganizes the artwork and text overall from the original, so it can be read for following the threads of the Jinchū arc or kept as a collector's edition for revisiting this Meiji swordsman story.
Editor's review
若是从连载时代一路追下来的读者，完全版第18册是绕不开的一卷：京都篇结束之后短暂的平静在这里被打破，雪代缘带着“人诛”登场，剑心过往的伤口再一次被掀开，而不再只是“被斩”的故事，更是“能否被原谅”的叩问。和月伸宏在这一段的笔力相当集中——左之助、弥彦、斋藤各自出战的安排稳住了群像，倭刀术与逆刃刀的对位也让招式比的不只是强弱。完全版比单行本多出的部分主要体现在画面修正与原稿质量上，纸张与开本更接近收藏规格，跨页与战斗分镜在纸上看得更清楚。需要说明的是，这是整个系列的第18册，并非从零开始的故事，若此前没读前面的卷，直接翻这本容易被人物与恩怨绕晕；但若手上正好缺这一环，它确实是补全完整版必收的一本。
Who it's for
A good fit for
- 已在追《浪客剑心》系列、缺完全版第18册的读者
- 喜欢明治时代背景与剑术对决的漫画读者
- 打算整套收藏完全版22册的漫画爱好者
- 对人诛篇、雪代缘登场情节有印象、想重温的读者
Not a good fit for
- 从未读过《浪客剑心》、打算从零开始的读者
- 偏好轻松日常、不接受复仇与暴力打斗题材的读者
- 只想看动画、不在意纸本收藏的读者
Reading tips
- 建议先读完全版第16、17册，理清京都篇尾声与人诛篇开端的衔接。
- 阅读时留意雪代缘的动机与剑心的过去，两者互为镜像，是本篇的关键。
- 对战段落可放慢看分镜与招式说明，和月伸宏的动作设计是本书看点之一。
- 读完可翻阅卷末作者解说，了解完全版加笔与连载时的差异。
FAQ
这一册是整套《浪客剑心》还是其中一本？
这是《浪客剑心 完全版》22册中的第18册，单独一本，内容处于“人诛篇”高潮阶段，并不是整套装的合集。
没读过前面几册能看懂吗？
情节上会吃力。本册登场人物与恩怨都建立在前面卷的铺垫之上，建议至少先读完全版第16、17册，或先看京都篇再进入这一册。
完全版和普通单行本有什么区别？
完全版由和月伸宏重新编排，画面经过修正，部分内容有加笔，并附作者解说，开本与装帧更偏收藏规格，全套共22册。
这一册的副标题为什么是“高荷惠”？
完全版各册按主题设副标题，本册中文版资料标注的副标题为“高荷惠”，与完全版整体按主题分册的编排方式有关，正文主线仍是人诛篇。
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