Rurouni Kenshin

[Sanosuke]

Here is the excerpt from Wikipedia


Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (るろうに剣心 明治剣客浪漫譚, Rurōni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan?)[1] is a manga series written and illustrated by Japanese manga artist Nobuhiro Watsuki with an anime adaptation. The story is set during the early Meiji period in Japan. The English-language versions of the OVAs as well the film is released as Samurai X, although the original title was included in the DVD releases. The series tells the story of an assassin named Himura Kenshin, who was known as the Hitokiri Battōsai [Hitokiri (Man Killer) Battōsai (Sword Master or Battoujutsu master)]. Kenshin later grieves for all the lives he has taken, and vows that he will never kill again.

The manga originally appeared in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from September 2, 1994, to November 4, 1999, and the completed work consists of 28 tankōbon volumes. The United States release of the manga has been completed by Viz Media. Rurouni Kenshin is subtitled "Wandering Samurai" in some English releases, as a rough translation of "Rurouni."

Writer Kaoru Shizuka has written an official Rurouni Kenshin novel titled Voyage to the Moon World. The novel has been translated by Viz and distributed in the United States and Canada.

Now, the setting as you can tell is from a bit older, still usage of swords but the sword play imho is alot better. Here's the plot overview. . .

Plot overview

The story starts with Kenshin meeting Kaoru in Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Kaoru is in pursuit of a man who claims to be the Battousai, and at first believes Kenshin is the man, but after seeing Kenshin's clumsiness and "sakabato" ("reverse blade sword"), she decides he can't possibly be the legendary manslayer. The actual culprit turns out to be a former student of the Kamiya dojo who seeks revenge after being expelled. Kaoru is captured and held captive by the fake Battousai, but Kenshin appears on the scene, reveals that he is the real Battousai, and proceeds to defeat both the fake and his gang without killing any of them. He uses a powerful, ancient style of swordsmanship known as "Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu." When offered a place at the dojo, Kenshin decides to temporarily stop being a Rurouni and stay at the dojo, starting the first of three manga arcs.

Hope ya guys like it as much as I have and still do!

[koustik kill]

I thought it was a good anime but kind of slow moving.  It is a good one to watch though.

[L]

Rurouni Kenshin is a continuation from Samurai X, about the exact same person.... nuff said

[Dood]

Yeah i think samurai x was kind of better but i liked how kenshin is on the anime rurouni kenshin

[L]

His MUGEN character's awesome too...

[koustik kill]

Samuri X was better but I watched both.

[Inuyasha]

I watched it a while ago, and I liked it when I watched it a lot.

[fushiclay]

Rurouni Kenshin is my also in my top five.  My order is Bleach, Tenchi Muyo, Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Inuyasha.  It was also one of the best animes out there.  I would recommend any of the above five to anyone out there.  It will be very much worth your time to watch them all.

[Sanosuke]

Rurouni Kenshin is my also in my top five.  My order is Bleach, Tenchi Muyo, Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Inuyasha.  It was also one of the best animes out there.  I would recommend any of the above five to anyone out there.  It will be very much worth your time to watch them all.

ooh, great post fushiclay! I forgot all about Tenchi Muyo. Its been so long so its kinda hard to remember the story line, but I remember that I do like it

I'm not sure what order my fav's fall into, but there are a lot of good ones out there. Btw, if any of you guys are a bit old school like me, anyone remember Lodus Wars or the original Gundam Wing? Both were very good!

[Dood]

All i remember is the original gundam wing! haha and beyblade 

[L]

If you want me to make a list of the animes i know... its gonna take alot of time... i swear....

[Sanosuke]

Nah, there's no need to make a full list. LW and GW were the 2 original anime's I was ever introduced to, was curious if anyone remembered those

[IcHiGo]

how amyn episodes is Samurai X, and btw I just finsihed watching Rk, pretty  amazing show, they shoulda kept making episodes for it

[Sanosuke]

Hrm, I cannot recall exactly how many episodes Samurai X had. I've watched so many anime's since then....I know there was Samurai X, the Rurouni-Kenshin deal (3 seasons long), and then the OVA's which were pretty good too. I watched the OVA's and Samurai X on YouTube.com but apparently it's not possible anymore (damn youtube!!) so I'd say best bet is to look it up on Wikipedia.com, they usually say how many episodes or seasons there were.

[fushiclay]

Rurouni Kenshin is by far the best Feudal (sp?) Era based anime out there.  Loved it.