Anonymous wrote:I have seen both Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X and even though everyone says they are the same they are not!! Rurouni Kenshin shows all of the battles Kenshin must go through in sagas while Samurai X goes through all the battles (meaning from the battle with Jin-E Udo/Kurogasa to the battle with Makoto Shishio to the battle with Enishi Yukishiro) in two hours. Not to mention the animation quality of Samurai x pales in comparison to the animation of Rurouni Kenshin.
It barely shows the battle with Shishio. Also, it's obvious that the animation is better, given that it's a newer series and was done by a different animation studio. Plus, the shorter the series, the more money that is spent on animation.
And Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X are the same series. Rurouni Kenshin is the TV series. Samurai X is just the English title for the OVA so you don't have to say "the Rurouni Kenshin OVA".
As for the third arc, the reason it's a piece of crap is because when Legend of Kyoto finished airing in Japan, the fans wanted more Kenshin. However, Watsuki's manga wasn't completed yet, so the TV series' screenwriters just made up their own storyline.
I've got the box sets of Wandering Samurai and Legend of Kyoto, the OVA box set and the movie. I'm a Kenshin fanatic (just look at my avatar).