Genres: action, comedy, drama Themes: historical, martial arts, politics, samurai, swordplay Objectionable content: Significant Plot Summary: Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape. Number of episodes: 95 Vintage: 1996-01-10 to 1998-09-08
Genres: action, comedy, drama, romance Themes: assassins, atonement, Bakumatsu era, conspiracy, factions, historical, idealism, martial arts, Meiji era, ninja, politics, redemption, revenge, samurai, swordplay, tragedy Objectionable content: Significant Plot Summary: Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape. Number of Episodes: 24 Vintage: 2023-07-06
That’s why Kenshin wasn’t as good as it could have been IMO, because while it explored the depths of Shishio’s character it did so with the constant, never-challenged assumption that he was “evil” and that Kenshin was inherently and incontrovertibly “good”. Kenshin as a franchise lacks for a moral grey area, or even for the idea that Kenshin might, at some point, lose a meaningful fight.
Anyhow, I haven’t paid much attention to this, since it’s an Aniplex release. Is there any news on its dub? Is it any good? Misao wasn’t exactly a great or even interesting character so I’m concerned about anything from her perspective.
We just want to let you know that, at the request of the licensor, the subtitle and audio features on the Rurouni Kenshin ~ New Kyoto Arc BD are locked.
