Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
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Title |
Rurouni Kenshin(TV episodes) | Rurouni Kenshin(るろうに剣心) |   |
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Samurai X(OVA episodes) | ||
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Samurai X: The Motion Picture | Requiem for the Meiji Restoration Patriots | |
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Rurouni Kenshin: Romance of a Meiji Swordsman | Rurouni Kenshin: Romance of a Meiji Swordsman(るろうに剣心 明治剣客浪漫譚)(Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan) | |
Released |
95 TV episodes, 6 OVA episodes, 1 movie | 95 TV episodes, 6 OVA episodes, 1 movie | |
Dates |
Mar. 17, 2003(TV) | ||
Company |
AnimeWorks, Bang Zoom! Ent.(Rurouni Kenshin), A.D. Vision(Samurai X) | Studio Gallop/Fuji TV | |
Creator |
Nobuhiro Watsuki | ||
Director |
Kazuhiro Furuhashi | ||
Genre |
Martial Arts, Drama, Eastern Fantasy | Martial Arts, Drama, Eastern Fantasy | |
Characters |
-- listed below -- | -- listed below -- |
Last I checked, this anime was available on DVD at Anime Nation and Amazon, and on VHS at Amazon.
Rurouni Kenshin is about a man named Himura Kenshin who was once an assassin called "Battousai the Manslayer." He fought in the revolution and was believed to be the strongest imperialist. However, due to a horrible incident, he put away the sword that kills and decided he would never kill another human being, no matter what. He took up a reverse-blade sword. This way, even though he used the impressive Hiten Mitsurugi style, he could protect others without killing.
Ten years after he starts wandering, he meets a girl named Kamiya Kaoru who mistakes him for a man who calls himself "Battousai the Manslayer" and is killing people in the name of the Kamiya Kasshin style. Kaoru attacks Kenshin, thinking he is this person, since he carries a sword. However, she quickly learns that he is not the one she is looking for.
Later, she is fighting with the "real" Battousai, who injures her and is about to kill her when Kenshin jumps in the way and quickly carries Kaoru to safety. She lets him stay the night at her place, and he accepts. The next day, she is attacked again, when Kenshin appears. He defeats the man and tells him the Battousai doesn't use the Kamiya Kasshin style, but he uses the Hiten Mitsurugi style. Kaoru realizes that Kenshin really is Battousai, but she tells him she doesn't care about his past. Kenshin decides to stay at the Kamiya dojo. Later, a boy named Yahiko comes to live with them, and they also meet new people such as the lady doctor Megumi, the freeloader Sanosuke, the brooding Aoshi and high-spirited Misao, and the merciless Saitou.
Rurouni Kenshin focuses on how Kenshin affects other people's lives, and how they affect his. It also sends messages such as "no matter how many sins you commit, you can still repent". It deals with the problems Kenshin has with his "no kill" policy, and how he finds solutions to them.
I would rate this PG-13 for violence. There's also quite a bit of language and some very brief nudity in a couple of episodes, but it's not very detailed. Also, there is tobacco usage as well as drinking in a few episodes. The English localization is toned down, with the nudity and swearing removed.
Flag[admin]#5 - Posted by Annoyed_Shika on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 9:52pm:
I remember watching this anime when I was younger. This is better than Bleach.
Flag[admin]#4 - Posted by Gomicia on Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 7:09am:
I luv this anime soooooooo much! it is the 4th longest anime dat i hav ever watched. i luv the way Kenshin defeats people with a reverse blade sword. he is my fav character, then it is Soujiro Seta, and then follows the other people.
Flag[admin]#3 - Posted by Marksman00048 on Friday, October 1st, 2010 at 5:20am:
The best anime I have EVER watched. ^_^
Flag[admin]#2 - Posted by saya-chan otonashi on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 11:01pm:
I love Kenshin Himura! He's handsome.............
Flag[admin]#1 - Posted by (*)arua(*) on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 at 7:33pm:
awsome show