Category: Rurouni Kenshin

「明治剣客浪漫譚 第零幕 前」 (Meiji Kenkaku Roman Tan Dai Rei-maku Zenpen)
“Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story: Act Zero – Part One”

Yes, it’s canon.

「津南と錦絵」 (Tsunan to Nishiki-e)
“Tsunan & Nishiki Paintings”

There are many different paths Kenshin could have chosen to express his dismay over the state of the world and his role in it.

「左之助と錦絵」 (Sanosuke to Nishiki-e)
“Sanosuke & Nishiki Paintings”

Most of the events depicted in the series were instigated be people scarred in one way or another by the Boshin War.

「決着」 (Ketchaku)
“Settling the Score”

There are so many things that make Kenshin exceptional, but the hard truth is that the most exceptional thing is the number of people he’s killed.

「理想の男」 (Risou no Otoko)
“The Ideal Man”

Damn five minute episodes…

「その男・雷十太」 (Sono Otoko Raijuuta)
“That Man – Raijuta”

This was the first episode where I’d say the ’23 version flat-out thrashed the ’96.

「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.

「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.

「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.

「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.