Composer:
Noriyuki AsakuraCast:
Mayo Suzukaze, Miina Tominaga, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Mika Doi, Miki Fujitani, Yūji Ueda, Akio Ōtsuka, Ikue Ōtani, Ken'ichi Ogata, Kenjirō Tsuda, Mayumi Tanaka (more)Episodes(95)
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A Wish Unrequited: Kenshin Departs (E31)
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Change Tears to Courage: Kaoru Kamiya's Choice (E32)
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For the Title of Strongest: Aoshi's New Conflict (E33)
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The Girl Bandit: Misao Makimachi's Hidden Side (E34)
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Conquered Village: The Grasp of Shishio's Hands (E35)
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Across the Boundary Between Edo and Meiji: Kenshin and Shishio Face to Face! (E36)
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Shock! The Reverse-Blade is Broken: Sojiro's Tenken verses Kenshin (E37)
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Sanosuke's Secret Training: The Challenge of Anji the Destroyer (E38)
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The Creator of the Reverse-Blade Sword: Shakku Arai's Final Swing (E39)
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A Killer Without Mercy: Fight to the Death Against the Cho of the Juppongatana (E40)
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The Ultimate Technique of the Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Reunion with a Mentor, Seijuro Hiko (E41)
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The Formation of an Alliance: The Day When Aoshi Joins with Shishio (E42)
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Between Life and Death: Master the Ultimate Technique, Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki! (E43)
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A Decisive Battle Like Violent Waters: The Strongest Troop Juppongatana (E44)
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As if to Fly: Stop the Launch of the Battleship Purgatory! (E45)
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Purgatory Bursts into Flames: The Destiny of Makoto Shishio (E46)
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Crash! The Lethal Punch, Futae no Kiwami: The Fist of Sanosuke Screams! (E47)
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Reborn to Salvation: The Beginning of Anji’s New Life (E48)
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The Wolf Destroys the Eye of the Heart: The Fierce Attack of the Zero Stance Gatotsu (E49)
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The Promised Time Has Come: Aoshi and Kenshin Fight Again (E50)
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Wake Up Now! Ignore Your Wounds and Fight to the Finish (E51)
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To Make a Miracle: The Battle at the Aoiya (E52)
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The Giant Versus Superman: Like an Arrow Shot at a Time of Despair (E53)
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Hiten versus Shukuchi (E54)
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The Tragedy of a Stormy Night (E55)
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A Duel With an Extreme Moment (E56)
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Two Men at the End of an Era (E57)
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The Age Chooses Shishio? (E58)
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Not Out of Luck! (E59)
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The Man Who is Chosen for Victory (E60)
Plots(1)
The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. How-ever, many survivors from the time of Revolu-tion still lived, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era. (official distributor synopsis)
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It has been a relatively long time since I watched Rurouni Kenshin, so hopefully, I will remember my impressions correctly. The problem with Rurouni Kenshin was that I only saw it after the brilliant Gintama, which I thought set new standards for action-packed anime entertainment, which were quite high. I first watched it with virtually minimal knowledge of any other anime series. From what I recall, I quite liked the characters. My favorite was, of course, Kenshin and then his partner Sagara Sanosuke; I enjoyed watching them very much. The main female protagonist (Kamiya Kaoru) did not score very highly with me, and I preferred Takani Megumi, who I found much more mature and feminine. The bad guys were mostly very good, and I had a very good feeling about them, too; they kept me entertained and interested. As far as the narrative is concerned, the beginning was very good. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and enjoying their fights and interactions with each other, even though it started to lose its momentum as time went on. By the end, I was just watching this anime series because I already knew that the final denouement would come in the movies. As far as the humor is concerned, I must admit that I had fun, especially with Kenshin and his saying "oro" and the expression with which he usually accompanied it. I remember that. Certainly, some of the jokes were not very brilliant, and sometimes it was almost childish. However, it was still fun, although, unlike Gintama mentioned earlier, I did not have endless fits of laughter, and therefore I will only describe the humor as laudable. I enjoyed the fight scenes, which I think the anime's creators did very well and had the right atmosphere and level of suspense. The soundtrack was also great. Otherwise, the second reason I could not award this five stars was that compared to the Rurouni Kenshin movies, I found the movies much more suspenseful, emotional, serious, and interesting than the anime series. The anime series was quite entertaining, even though it rarely provoked any deep thought or even a strong emotional stirring in me. I did not experience anything where I would be like "wow." However, I do remember the pleasant smile I got when Kenshin announced to Kaoru (I think it was after returning from Kyoto) "Tadaima." I am not going to say that there were no interesting moments, I really enjoyed some of the arcs, like the New Kyoto Arc, even though the intensity of the experience could not match those of Rurouni Kenshin movies or even some of the story arcs from Gintama as mentioned earlier, in my opinion. Summing up, my overall impression of Rurouni Kenshin was enjoyable; I was entertained, and I will definitely watch it again one day. However, the anime series was missing something to really count it as a very strong experience and therefore to include it among the things I loved most, in so I ended up with a very pleasant 8.3/10. ()