Rurouni Kenshin
TV FINISHED WINTER 1996 94 eps 79%
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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.
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Studios:
Studio Gallop, Studio DEEN
Characters
Kenshin Himura
MAIN
VA: Mayo Suzukaze
Kaoru Kamiya
MAIN
VA: Miki Fujitani
Sanosuke Sagara
MAIN
VA: Yuuji Ueda
Yahiko Myojin
MAIN
VA: Miina Tominaga
Megumi Takani
SUPPORTING
VA: Mika Doi
Aoshi Shinomori
SUPPORTING
VA: Yoshito Yasuhara
Hajime Saitou
SUPPORTING
VA: Hirotaka Suzuoki
Misao Makimachi
SUPPORTING
VA: Tomo Sakurai
Seijuurou Hiko
SUPPORTING
VA: Shuuichi Ikeda
Soujirou Seta
SUPPORTING
VA: Noriko Hidaka
Souji Okita
SUPPORTING
VA: Akari Hibino
Makoto Shishio
SUPPORTING
VA: Masanori Ikeda
Souzou Sagara
SUPPORTING
VA: Hidehiro Kikuchi
Yumi Komagata
SUPPORTING
VA: Kanako Irie
Kamatari Honjou
SUPPORTING
VA: Junko Takeuchi
Jinpuu
SUPPORTING
VA: Takehito Koyasu
Houji Sadojima
SUPPORTING
VA: Hiroshi Takahashi
Sakata
SUPPORTING
VA: Keisuke Yamashita
Staff
Nobuhiro Watsuki
Original Creator
Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Director
Noriyuki Asakura
Music
Ryuuzou Shirakawa
Planning
Kenji Shimizu
Planning
Mitsuhisa Hida
Producer
Kouji Kaneda
Producer
Hideki Hamasu
Character Design (eps 1-66)
Fumie Muroi
Character Design (eps 67-94)
Masami Hagiwara
Art Director (eps 67-94)
Nobuto Sakamoto
Art Director (eps 1-66)
Masato Yokoi
Color Design (eps 1-66)
Reviews
audivr6
Rating: 55 (66 votes)
A must-watch shounen classic despite it's issues
Kuma187
Rating: 12 (62 votes)
Watch Sword of the Stranger instead
Alduin
Rating: 12 (24 votes)
The beauty of redemption stories
bboyoatsnrice
Rating: 6 (9 votes)
It’s ballsy, fun, and has that late 90s aesthetic and whimsy that had me hook, line, and sinker.
Stats
Average Score
79
Mean Score
79
Popularity
84,113
Favourites
2,225
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 5826
PLANNING: 32409
COMPLETED: 36395
DROPPED: 3837
PAUSED: 5646
Score Distribution
10: 113
20: 57
30: 131
40: 264
50: 891
60: 1738
70: 5040
80: 8217
90: 6499
100: 3720
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