Viz Media announced that the ninth, and final, VizBig volume of the Rurouni Kenshin manga will include the English debut of a short-story. Few other details were announced, aside from the fact that the story will be fully colored.

The ninth VizBig volume of Rurouni Kenshin will be released on March 16, 2010. In addition to the new story, the volume will include the short story Yahiko no Sakabato.