AI no Idenshi – 12 (End)
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「旅立ち」 (Tabidachi)
“Departure”
When the reckoning up of 2023 in anime comes around, this series is going to demand serious consideration.
Rurouni Kenshin 2023 – 13
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「死闘の果て」 (Shitou no Hate)
“Battle’s End”
Megumi frankly gets a better deal than she deserves here, but that just puts the onus on her to do the right thing with it.
AI no Idenshi – 11
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「トゥー・フィー」 (To~uu fī)
“Tou Fui”
One of the themes of this series, I think, is “the more things change, the more they stay the same”.
Rurouni Kenshin 2023 – 12
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「御頭・四之森蒼紫」 (O-kashira・Shinomori Aoshi)
“Okashira – Aoshi Shinomori”
I can’t but think of Dylan Thomas as I watch these two rage against the dying of the light.
AI no Idenshi – 10
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「来るべき世界」 (Kitarubekisekai)
“The World to Come”
If science can’t provide salvation, isn’t it human nature to seek it elsewhere?
Rurouni Kenshin 2023 – 11
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「壮烈の般若・創痍の式尉」 (Souretsu no Hannya・Sōi no Shikijōu)
“Savage Han’nya – Honorable Shikijou”
One thing that can be said about Rurouni Kenshin is that it gets increasingly unconventional as it progresses.
AI no Idenshi – 09
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「正しい社会」 (Tadashī shakai)
“A Proper Society”
So-called fiction is often the most truthful thing there is.
Rurouni Kenshin 2023 – 10
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「動く理由」 (Ugoku Wake)
“A Reason to Act”
Structurally speaking, it’s with the Oniwabanshuu that the series starts to take on its final form.
AI no Idenshi – 08
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「告白」 (Kokuhaku)
“Confession”
Some anime succeed largely because they don’t try too hard, and this is one of them.
Rurouni Kenshin 2023 – 09
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「御庭番強襲」 (Oniwaban Kyōshū)
“The Oniwabanshu Strike”
The Oniwabanshuu arc makes for an interesting acid test.