Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
|---|---|---|---|
Name |
Kenshin Himura | Kenshin Himura |   |
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Shinta Himura | Shinta Himura | |
Alias |
Battousai the Manslayer | Hitokiri Battousai | |
Race |
Human | Human | |
Gender |
Male | Male | |
Age |
28 years(born June 20, 1849)(source: Rurouni Kenshin profiles by Nobuhiro Watsuki) | 28 years(born June 20, 1849)(source: Rurouni Kenshin profiles by Nobuhiro Watsuki) | |
Hair |
Red | Red | |
Eyes |
Lavender | Lavender | |
Height |
About 5'2" | 158 cm | |
Weight |
About 106 lbs | 48 kg | |
Blood |
Type AB | Type AB | |
Status |
Wanderer | Wanderer | |
Quote |
"Huh..."(play clip) | "Oro..."(play clip) | |
Voice |
J. Shanon Weaver(Samurai X OVA's and movie) | Suzukaze Mayo | |
· · · |
Richard Hayworth(Rurouni Kenshin TV series) | ||
Debut |
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Anime |
Rurouni Kenshin | Rurouni Kenshin | |
· · · |
Samurai X |
Last I checked, this character's cosplay outfit was available at Moon Costumes.
Kenshin is a gentle, polite man who lives at the Kamiya Dojo with Kaoru and Yahiko. He fought during the revolution as "Battousai the Manslayer", but vowed to Tomoe that he wouldn't be a manslayer after the Revolution, and so he became a wanderer. After 10 years, he met Kaoru and started to live at her place.
Kenshin has a peculiar style of speech in which he uses "gozaru," an extra modest form of the verb "to be." He also uses the "samurai" pronoun "sessha," which is supposed to be polite. He also prefers doing the laundry, cooking, and playing with Ayame and Suzume to fighting. However, when he needs to protect someone, he will fight, and well. He uses the Hiten Mitsurugi style, which revolves around predicting an opponent's moves. Pushed too far, however, and Kenshin will revert back to his former self, Battousai. It is easy to tell when this happens. First, his eyes glow amber. Then, his speech changes. He no longer uses the cute "de gozaru" or the polite "sessha," but the more masculine, vulgar "ore" instead.
Many people are after Kenshin, either for revenge or because he's "in the way." Many have tried to force him to become Battousai again, but only a couple of people have actually succeeded.
Kenshin Himura was born a peasant under the name Shinta, with no family name. Kogoro Katsura, the leader of the division he fought in during the Boshin War that gave him the family name of Himura, and Shinta was renamed to Kenshin by Seijuro Hiko after Hiko saved his life and took him as an apprentice.
Kenshin got the scar on his face from two different sources. The vertical portion he received first while fighting Tomoe's fiance, Kiyosato Akira. Then the horizontal scar was made by his betrothed. He was fighting someone, and as he was dealing the death stoke, she got in the way, and as she was dying in his arms, she picked up her dagger and added the line to make the cross. In the manga, the dagger was knocked from her hand and coincidentally made the cut.
Flag[admin]#41 - Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 9:48pm:
How old was he when Sakura, Kasumi, & Akame? Where they were massacred & which one gave the dialect as the sword when through their throat & heart? Basically how long did he train with Master Hiko, & how long w/the Ishin-Shishi? He became an assasinated @ 15 & a wanderer @ 18 wandering 10 yrs until present Rurouni Kenshin (Kaoru Kamiya,Yahiko Myoujin, Sanosuke Sagara, Megumi Tekani, Aoshi Shina Mori, the Oniwabanshuu, Misao Makimachi, Saito Hijime-w/Tokiyo(XD), Sojiro Seta, & Makoto Shishio etc. sorry can't remember any other semi-important characters) ... show more »
Flag[admin]#40 - Posted by Kenshin's anonymous friend on Monday, October 3rd, 2011 at 1:52pm:
I really think that Kenshin is a little to short. In the anime, he looks taller than 5'2''. I always thought he was closer to 5'6''.
Flag[admin]#39 - Posted by anime lover emily on Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 at 9:41pm:
right now im just started to watch samurai x its on philippine tv right now.. studio 23.
i never watch th e 1st episodes .. but i want to buy a dvd or wwatch it on youtube. so i can tottaly know the stor but is good and kenshin and that girl name i think kira theyr sweet
Flag[admin]#38 - Posted by I R Ninja on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 at 1:16pm:
is kenshin hot or is he hot i mean rlly ? :D but when i watched the anime (aftr reading the manga) i realized... the anime RUINED the manga. it makes the manga look like crap. and he doesnt refer to himself as 'i' or 'me' in the manga but he does in the anime. in the manga he calls himself 'this one' unless hes absoulutely pissed which happened only ONCE so far as i read which i only have like one more book to go if i remmbr right. :| just sayin... ... show more »
Flag[admin]#37 - Posted by Corry on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 at 5:15pm:
I love his eyes ^-^ and his burnt orange hair is uber awesome. His speech is adorable too~
Flag[admin]#36 - Posted by Kenshin Himura on Friday, August 5th, 2011 at 3:21pm:
oro?
Flag[admin]#35 - Posted by angle of darkness on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 at 12:03pm:
he's f*cking awsome i <3 kenshin
Flag[admin]#34 - Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 27th, 2011 at 10:01am:
His hair is not red it orange and red together a litte
Flag[admin]#33 - Posted by Michael Gilbert on Friday, February 25th, 2011 at 8:02pm:
this guy is F***'n awesome!!!!
Flag[admin]#32 - Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24th, 2011 at 2:00pm:
#31-i know u probably wont see this. HOWEVER, i just finished num 4 of those new big manga things their doin. and in it the said his master is 43 and kenshin is 28.