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Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The acting in this movie is really good.

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (released in North America, Canada and various other countries as 'Rurouni Kenshin' and in various Asian countries as 'Samurai X') is a ninety five episode television series based on the manga written and drawn by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The anime series was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi.While not as violent and bloody as the OVA, this TV series features light-hearted comedy and action instead. The characters are funny and the animation style is cartoonish and doesn't take itself too seriously. The version aired on some TV channels but the DVDs are uncut and uncensored. If you can, BUY THIS SERIES! :) This has a lot of action and comedy and drama. You will be very happy you did! I give Rurouni Kenshin a 7/10

(Hiten Mitsurugi is Kenshin's signature technique to anyone who hasn't seen this btw) This tale of our legendary swordsman Kenshin Himura aka Battousai will be considered one of the best and timeless animes of all time. Its a good combo of a story and action for all anime-lovers of any sex or age. Meet Kenshin, our red-haired traveller from Edo (whose physical features make him look younger than his age which is 29) who carries with him two distinct marks: one, his X-shaped scar on his left cheek, and two, his reversed-blade sword. The series tells the journey of Kenshin along with his friends (Kaoru, Yahiko, Sanosuke, and Megumi ) in his quest for a reformed life. Haunted by his past, he sought the ways of a new beginning. Rectifying the mistakes he committed during the time he was still known as the highly-feared Battousai during the Tokugawa era, he vowed to use his reversed-blade sword to defend the oppressed. In his desire to fulfil his promise of making up for the lives he ended, his new life wasn't easy. Along the way he meets new people, new friends, new enemies. Personally, the highlight of the series for me was the Makoto Shishio saga. Its a good sequence of episodes to build a vengeful opponent, with his team of henchmen and then proceeding to be the battle that might cost him his life and his promise.The series involves multi-dimensional characters and unsubtle themes. Story, humor, and action has been well-balanced in this series that's why it's not boring yet substantial. Friendship, love, compassion, betrayal, morality, revenge, reformation, politics, name it. They're all on Rorouni Kenshin. With some humor(as is usual in most animes) and excellent swordfights, this anime will hold your attention. Some might find this your typical man-trying-to-reform type and the usual good-vs-evil concept but still..the series has its charm to keep you watching. It is one of my most favourites and you could ask me in 20 years time, I'll say the same.

First off, Rurouni Kenshin is a show that involves an assassin that was once feared all over the city of Kyoto, Japan in 1864. His blade carved through the Shogunate and his bloody work earned him the nickname Battousai,the Manslayer (Hitokiri Battousai). Then a tragedy happened which made him quit his bloody work and disappear until eleven years into the Meiji came. The once ruthless and heartless assassin was now a gentle and kind 28 year old man with a reversed-bladed sword (Sakabatou) at his side. He uses the blade to protect as many people as he can to repent for the murders he created in his past. Now comes the story. Basically Kenshin Himura, Battousai, meets new friends that help him become more human, somewhat, and give him a place to live in the world instead of being wanderer.Now to my review of the show. Rurouni Kenshin is by far one of the best anime series I have seen. It doesn't have magic or some gay energy crap. It only has sword fighting and life conflicts, political or personal. Yeah, I know it has moves that cannot be performed by anybody, but that's basically the style of anime, except for some. The story is great since it's based on a real life era and also has people in the series that once existed, such as Hajime Saitou and Souji Okita and Okubo. Even Kenshin is based off of a real life person. The plot isn't like "Oh, I guess I'll go off fight someone and win again and stop them from taking over the world again." It's has more personal stories involved in it. For instance Soujirou Seta was taught that the strong live and weak die at a very young age and Kenshin is trying to persuade him that this is not true. This leads to a mental break down of Soujirou and leads him to realize things a little bit more. Someone once said that the dialog carries on, but it does this because the people are debating basically on a mature issue and this is what makes this anime far from the rest (Even though the first arc didn't really have this since it was made way back). It doesn't just have the two fighters running into each other and fighting nonstop. No, they discuss their beliefs and try to end it without fighting if possible to make things better.The dubbing is a lot better than a lot of other shows such as Dragonball Z or those kind of shows. In those shows they just keep saying "Look at his power!!!" or "Super Saiyan!!!". Rurouni Kenshin has a more mature approach such as "This is the only way that I can escape the wrongs that I have done" "If you stay alive then you can repent for what you have done, however if you die then it's all over. You'll never find your family if you die." or something like that.Now the animation improves as the series goes on, such as the Wandering Samurai is not a well animated as the Kyoto Arc.This is my first review by the way and if you do like Rurouni Kenshin, then you should check out Samurai X which tells the story of Kenshin as the assassin and ten years after the Rurouni Kenshin series. By the way...Kenshin was 17-18 when he was known as the Battousai.Now, if you want to just get a quick look at the show I recommend to watch the Kyoto Arc (Episodes 28-63 or somewhere around there)for a better time. Also, the mummy guy is not a zombie or mummy as a lot of people think. He has bandages on because his skin was severely burnt when the Choshu Clan tried to kill him so he needs to wrap up in them.

Rurouni Kenshin (the OAVs and Movie are known as Samurai X) tells the story of a wanderer named Kenshin, who used to be called Hitokiri Battousai (Hitokiri means Assassin) during the Japanese civil war, and is now trying to make up for his past and all his murders by helping those in trouble with his reverse-blade sword and by using his powerful technique called Hiten-Mitsurugi Ryu to battle oppressors of freedom and justice, yet struggling with himself and his own murdering self. During the series Kenshin joins others in his quest: Kaoru Kamiya, a young orphan girl who became tutor of the Kamiya-Kashin Ryu Kendo style; Sanosuke Sagara, a mercenary who used to bear the name Zanza and fights just with his incredibly powerful fists; Yahiko Myojin, a young boy who was rescued by Kenshin from a band of thieves and now a pupil on Kaoru's dojo; and Megumi Takani, a female doctor who was rescued by Kenshin from a band which forced her to make a lethal drug. Together they all fight those who oppress the weak while they seek their destiny as well happiness and redemption.My rating: 9/10 the Meji era of Japan may not be for everyone, or maybe some people just don't like the face Kenshin acts like a idiot in this.Rating PG 13: Nothing to bad except a little blood.