
Vagabond
Vagabond shares the Action, Adventure genres and similar themes: Swordplay, Historical, Samurai.
The 12 best manga like Rurouni Kenshin — also known as mangas like Rurouni Kenshin — that readers recommend next.
If you loved Rurouni Kenshin, you're in for a treat. This Action, Adventure, Romance manga (1994) is beloved for its Swordplay, Historical, Samurai elements, and the titles below share that same DNA — handpicked based on community votes, overlapping genres, and thematic similarities. Each recommendation is ranked by reader affinity on AniList.

るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-
One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend. (Source: VIZ Media) Included one-shots: Volume 1: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (second one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls a "side-story") Volume 3: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (first one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls the "pilot") Volume 6: Sengoku no Mikazuki (Nobuhiro Watsuki's debut one-shot) Volume 28: Meteor Strike
One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Me...
Rurouni Kenshin has 259 chapters.
Rurouni Kenshin belongs to the Action, Adventure, Romance genres.
The top manga similar to Rurouni Kenshin include Vagabond, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Gin Tama. These share key genres and themes with Rurouni Kenshin.