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Plot Synopsis

Ten years after the beginning of the Meiji Era, a wandering samurai came to Tokyo. This man, known as HIMURA Kenshin later on, ends up living in a Kamiya Kasshin dojo and teach kendo for a living.

However, his life is not as simple, as turmoils arise from time to time, unfolding his true nature as the famous Hitokkiri Battousai, the greatest killer of the Bakumatsu. However, vowing never to kill again, he tries as hard as he can not to draw his sword until the critical moment comes, and so far, manages to escape his bloody past.

Until the day when an old menace, in the form of Shishio Makoto, the successor to the Hitokiri Battousai, threatens the peace of the new Meiji Era. Shishio and his Juppon Gatana are ready to start a new revolution to correct the evils of Western influence, and forced Kenshin Himura, along with his new friends, once again raise his sword to protect their loved ones.

Credits: niomea

Story & Characters

When people ask me about Rurouni Kenshin...i usually have two words in my head..which i always say when tis anime is mentioned...and that is..."True Classic"...when it is to me in my opinion. When i first watched this anime...i was truly hooked on by the first episode. The story is basically about a rurouni...or a traveller..KENSHIN...(duh) haha...he is such an endearing character...many people have grown to like him as the anime series progresses...his appeal seem to be able to impress not only a female audience...male audience are drawn too. Simply because this anime showcases some of the more widely welcome themes...Skill, power, loyalty, love and even humour. This anime showcases many different arcs. Well, to me...the most enjoyable arc is actually the one of shishio makoto. Kenshin is truly a lovable character. He is drawn in such a way that he kinda looks like a girl, red long hair, small, short..BEAUTIFUL eyes. He looks like a harmless effeminate guy...but as soon as someone offends him or someone precious to him, they have to bear his wrath. For under that gentle cover is a ruthless murderer, highly skilled in swordmanship. As soon as he draws out his sword, all around him are bound to fall. However, another twist to the anime is, the fact that he carries a reverse blade katana. This ironically prevents him from killing as the blade doesn't cut flesh..(rather strange). The anime is flows on story after story of ken-san's encounters with opponents getting more and more powerful as the anime progresses. The filler episodes are however, SURPRISINGLY nice. Although many people can get irritated with filler episodes, it is a different story in RK. Kenshin earns himself three very reliable companions in this anime, namely, Myojin Yahiko, Sansuke Sagara and the lady in his life, Kaoru. The anime is filled with intrigueing twists and turns that keeps it's veiwers captured. Therefore, i encourage everyone to watch rurouni kenshin. It is truly a wonderful classic and i have confidence that it will not fail you despite being quite old.

Rating

10 (excellent)

Art

Nice nice nice nice!! haha...sorry about that, rurouni kenshin is ranked no.2 in my list of favourite animes beating around 60 titles. This anime is old. However, the art is still very beautiful. The males are drawn cool, sleek, clean and powerful. Many have grown to love not only the main character kenshin but also his other opponents. A couple hot favourites to mention is Shinomori Aoshi, Saito Hajime, Seta Soujiro, Myojin Yahiko, Sanosuke Sagara...the art is basically very traditional. One sad thing is, the costumes seldom, almost never shange. Thus, you just see the characters dressed the same way throughout the whole anime. The one facter that caught my eye in this anime is actually the eyes of the characters. They are by far, the most lively and full of expression compared to the many others i have seen. The eyes are able to show pain, determination, anger, vengeance and even madness. The backgrounds usually depict japan in its older days and they actually acurate enough to give us audiences a clear picture of the setting of japan at that time. I really liked the shrines, pathways, shophouses, dojos, rivers and enev the graveyard. The backgrounds do well in bringing out the characters intentions, actions, mood and feeling.

Rating

8 (good)

Sound

A very wide range indeed. Some are catchy, some are soothing and probably one or two of them rather horrible in my opinion. I managed to get my hands on almost every song in the anime, even the image songs. I loved most of the openings and closings as most of them are catching. However, one i particularly liked was namida shiteiru, sung by the seiyuu of ken-san herself. Oh yeah, i was rather surprised when i found out about this. Kenshinwas voiced by a female, come to think about, t actually explains why he sometime sounds like a lady eh?? No complains on the voicing though, that's because i watched the aime in it's original japanese sounds with english subtitles. The image songs match the characters very well. One of my favourite character is seta soujiro and the title of his image song is called innocent eyes.(i think??)
Very matching indeed. Thus, to all who have watched or intend to watch this anime, i encourage to try to get your hands on the songs in this anime as well. They will kinda grow on you after some time and they are truly endearing when you fall in love with this anime.

Rating

8 (good)

Presentation

"Oro??!!" As wierd as it sounds, this word/sound/expression is actually the source of humour in this anime. It is a famous word said by kenshin when there is a cofusion or something wierd has occurred. The filler episodes are the funny ones. There are many with Kouru on the verge of killing the three men for living off her without much contributions to the household except kenshin. Ken-san does HOUSEWORK!! It is side-splitting enough to see kenshin the greatest swordsmen wearing an apron or doing the laundry. One reason this anime is enjoyable is the fact that it isn't too heavy. As kenshin meets many opponents and get into many life-endangering battles, the anime does not bombard the audience with one death battle after another without any breather in between. In RK, we get small funny events happening in between every big event, that allows us audience a time to take a break from all the nail-biting we have to go through. Thus, we are able to sit back a relax during the anime without too many consecutive stresses through the whole anime. Concept of this anime if clear cut. We are not left hanging halfway with millions of questions in our head. Thus, once again, i hope i had put accross my point clearly that this is a good anime not to be missed by an anime fan in the world...muahaha

Rating

10 (excellent)

Final Verdict

9.33 (very good)

Reviewed by animefreakzzz, 2y 39wk ago