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Rurouni Kenshin Smartphone Game's Video Reveals Spring Release (Updated)
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Shishio as characters in the game, and reveals the game's spring release date.
The game's official website is currently accepting pre-registrations for both iOS and Android versions. The tagline on the official website reads "I will cut open a path to the future with my sword."
Watsuki will draw a new arc for his Rurouni Kenshin manga set in Hokkaido, which will launch this spring.
Watsuki and his wife Jump SQ. magazine in November and December.
The manga tells the story of a new character named Ashitarō Hasegawa, who had been held in a Tokyo prison for committing a certain crime. After being released, he encounters Aran Inoue, a boy his age, as well as a mysterious girl who had been waiting for Ashitarō's release.
The manga's second chapter revealed that the manga's true name is "Rurouni Kenshin Hokkaido-hen Jomaku: Ashitarō Zenka Ari" (Rurouni Kenshin Hokkaido Arc Prologue: The Criminal Ashitaro).
published the prequel in English in December.
Watsuki first launched his Rurouni Kenshin manga in Takarazuka Revue.
Watsuki previously published a Rurouni Kenshin spinoff manga in 2014 titled "Honō wo Suberu -Rurouni Kenshin: Uramaku-" (Controlling Flame -Rurouni Kenshin: Hidden Chapter-) that focused on how Shishio Makoto and Yumi Komagata met.
Update: The game launched in Japan on March 15 on Google Play and the iTunes Store.
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