Kaze Hikaru volume 6 really shined for me. The book starts out strong with Watanabe's representation of the 'Ikedaya Incedent' and Okita's collapse. Then, that's followed by the tensions of the Okita/Kamiya/Saito triangle and Kamiya's dilemma when Kondo asks her to be his successor. There was a lot of action and story packed into a single volume and while it's not a portion of the story a reader could come into cold, I think it's one of the best single volumes to date. ( )