For a medium that was created in Japan, and sometimes pulls from the nation’s folklore, mythology, and historical past, anime about samurai are surprisingly few and much between. Samurai warriors, Ronin, with their signature armor and katanas, all characteristic closely throughout the medium, albeit alongside supernatural forces, magic, darkish powers, big mech fits, or all the above. Of the few historic samurai anime obtainable, there are a number of that stand head and shoulders above the remaining. Shinichiro Watanabe’s Samurai Champloo is a basic, however it’s extremely troublesome to search out on streaming. However, one of many best samurai anime, Rurouni Kenshin, is about to discover a new streaming house for brand new followers to get pleasure from.
Rurouni Kenshin, written by disgraced author and artist, Nobuhiro Watsuki, is ready within the Meiji period of Japan (1868-1912) and follows Hitokiri Battosai, a former murderer of the Bakumatsu, who abandons that life, beginning recent as a Ronin, and calling himself Kenshin Himura. Rurouni Kenshin has acquired two anime diversifications to this point. The primary was launched in 1996 to nice acclaim from followers, whereas the reboot anime was launched way more not too long ago in 2023. It’s this newest model that has discovered a brand new streaming house.
Season 1 of Rurouni Kenshin (2023) will stream on Netflix beginning Feb. 4. All 24 episodes of the primary season will drop without delay. The reboot anime acquired related reward when it was launched two years in the past, and the second season continues to be ongoing (and will be streamed on Crunchyroll). The official plot description reads:
“Within the period referred to as Bakumatsu, there was an ishin murderer referred to as Hitokiri Battousai; eleven years later he returned as a wandering swordsman, Himura Kenshin.”
‘Rurouni Kenshin’s Legacy
Rurouni Kenshin is without doubt one of the most beloved and best-selling manga of all-time. The sequence stands shoulder-to-shoulder with ’90s classics like Trigun, Sailor Moon, Slam Dunk, and Cowboy Bebop. The manga is the thirty fourth best-selling sequence of all-time, coming in behind Fairy Tail and Gintama, with roughly 72 million copies offered to-date.
The unique 1997 anime can also be thought-about to be a cult basic. Whereas the animation high quality leaves rather a lot to be desired, particularly by right this moment’s requirements, the extremely charming plot and timeless redemption arc has stored followers going again to the unique sequence time and time once more.
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Rurouni Kenshin‘s legacy is not with out some main controversy, although. We beforehand talked about that the creator, Nobuhiro Watsuki, is disgraced, and it’s for good purpose. In 2017, Watsuki was charged with possession of kid pornography, which he later admitted to after being arrested.
In an try to make up for Watsuki’s actions, Rurouni Kenshin voice actor, Howard Wang, promised to donate a lot of his wage from the present to charity. In a press release (through ComicBook.com), he stated, “To deal with the elephant within the room: Sure, I’m absolutely conscious of the crimes of the creator, and I don’t condone or help these actions in any method. As such, a portion of all my earnings for Kenshin are being donated to charity.”
Rurouni Kenshin
- Launch Date
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July 7, 2023
- Seasons
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2
- Variety of Episodes
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36+
- Studio
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Liden Movies
- Creator
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Nobuhiro Watsuki