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Summary: One of the best, with spectacular... Everything!
Review: Ever since I first heard of Hitokiri Battousai... I've loved it. This volume contains the battle with Sano (One of my favorites) and the fight with Jinei, 2 of the best until you get to the Kyoto chapter. The background music is beautiful and the fight scenes are intense. The subtitles are wonderfully done, though the did "over-translate" to simplify things. I highly recommend this to any anime fan!
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Summary: Amazing anime series - this probably contains episodes 5-8
Review: Himura Kenshin - otherwise know as the "hitokiri batousai" was a professional assassin during the war that brought forth the Meiji era in Japan. Near the end of the war he disappeared. Kenshin became a "rurouni" (wanderer), using a "sakaba tou" (reverse-edged blade) to protect people. The series starts 11 years after the start of the Meiji period in Japan and traces Kenshin's adventures from there.The series is historically correct in many aspects :). I absolutely fell in love with this series - a wonderful plot that ties episode to episode together. You can not get better plots than this. I don't wish to give it away but it is certainly not a series aimed at children; it contains much politics concerning the building of the new government and much evil done during the war to establish the new government, amazing fights (descriptions of certain moves & weapons in fights are real and accurate :)) and wonderful characters. There are many lighthearted & funny moments but in a way that fits in with the story and the characters. Again, plot is incredible in this story. The characters are extremely well developed and the background music is absolutely amazing. The artwork is also incredible. Specific to episodes 5 - 8. At this point some of the main characters are still being introduced but by no means boring introductions. The middle two episodes is a great little story with incredible fight scenes which makes a very important point. That said. I do hope you try it out. I do not think you can be disappointed :).
Rating:
Summary: Amazing anime series - this probably contains episodes 5-8
Review: Himura Kenshin - otherwise know as the "hitokiri batousai" was a professional assassin during the war that brought forth the Meiji era in Japan. Near the end of the war he disappeared. Kenshin became a "rurouni" (wanderer), using a "sakaba tou" (reverse-edged blade) to protect people. The series starts 11 years after the start of the Meiji period in Japan and traces Kenshin's adventures from there. The series is historically correct in many aspects :). I absolutely fell in love with this series - a wonderful plot that ties episode to episode together. You can not get better plots than this. I don't wish to give it away but it is certainly not a series aimed at children; it contains much politics concerning the building of the new government and much evil done during the war to establish the new government, amazing fights (descriptions of certain moves & weapons in fights are real and accurate :)) and wonderful characters. There are many lighthearted & funny moments but in a way that fits in with the story and the characters. Again, plot is incredible in this story. The characters are extremely well developed and the background music is absolutely amazing. The artwork is also incredible. Specific to episodes 5 - 8. At this point some of the main characters are still being introduced but by no means boring introductions. The middle two episodes is a great little story with incredible fight scenes which makes a very important point. That said. I do hope you try it out. I do not think you can be disappointed :).
Rating:
Summary: Stroke of Luck
Review: I always have been a big anime fan, and one day I just happened to be at my good friends house, and her sister brought home this DVD for us to watch. Neither of us had ever heard of it before, but we gave it a shot. Lucky thing that we did! We both fell head over heels in love with this DVD, as it flawlessly combines humor, action, a great storyline, and characters you can really share some empathy with! So if you're looking for something interesting and easy-to-follow, I greatly recommend Rurouni Kenshin. If you have Cartoon Network, they play the series on Toonami every weekday.
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Summary: Stroke of Luck
Review: I always have been a big anime fan, and one day I just happened to be at my good friends house, and her sister brought home this DVD for us to watch. Neither of us had ever heard of it before, but we gave it a shot. Lucky thing that we did! We both fell head over heels in love with this DVD, as it flawlessly combines humor, action, a great storyline, and characters you can really share some empathy with! So if you're looking for something interesting and easy-to-follow, I greatly recommend Rurouni Kenshin. If you have Cartoon Network, they play the series on Toonami every weekday.
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Summary: Some very cute and romantic episodes!
Review: I love this show so much, and if I am correct in assuming that this volume contains Kenshin's fight with Jine... these are probably the best pre-Kyoto episodes! Kenshin's character development is great in this part, you see both his romantic side and his Battousai side for the first time (Battousai being, basically, his killer side... no time for lengthy translation notes!) These episodes definitely set the stage for the serious conflicts Kenshin will face later... if you see nothing else this year, or decade, or lifetime, you must see Kenshin!
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Summary: An RK DVD full of action
Review: If you didn't think the first DVD didn't have much fighting scenes, wait until you see this one. You get to see Kenshin fight Zanza(Sano) and Himura Battousai fight Udoh Jineh. There is also lots of comedy in this one too.
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Summary: For Friends
Review: Kenshin Himura, once known as The Battosai (manslayer), was a killer in service of the Japanese rebellion against the Shogunate. In that most turbulent of times Kenshin made a name for himself as the single most deadly swordsman of the era. Now Kenshin has turned his back on that, refusing to kill again, and, armed with a reverse-bladed sword, seeks to defend those who are oppressed or threatened. The inner tragedy and betrayal that motivates Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) are told for the time. We quickly come to understand that the rakish, violent swordsman has a great deal of genuine worth. Kenshin uses both his ability to fight and his ability to reach past barriers to find this value and turn the bitter warrior into a friend. The next tale is the counter-story to Sanosuke's. This time another killer in the Imperial cause has let the joy of killing and bloodshed overwhelm him. Jinei has lost his humanity, and goes about killing politicians and public figures. When Jinei discovers the presence of Kenshin he issues his challenge, one that endangers Kaoru and threatens to turn Kenshin back into the killer he once was. In the final episode, a cliffhanger, we meet the beautiful Megumi. Sought by the city's Yakuza, Megumi literally catapults herself into Kenshin's arms. Hardly an innocent herself, Megumi maneuvers Kenshin and his friends into a deadly confrontation with the Oniwaban, a group of ninja and esoteric killers. With spectacular results. For all the violence that is a part of this series, they touch a deep chord. Kenshin's fierce determination to never kill again is matched by the close bond he forms with his friends. We see a man at peace with the arduous process of remaking himself, with little of the false pride that marks many of his fellow swordsmen. This combination of strong characters, a good story, and excellent graphic work makes this a must series.
Rating:
Summary: For Friends
Review: Kenshin Himura, once known as The Battosai (manslayer), was a killer in service of the Japanese rebellion against the Shogunate. In that most turbulent of times Kenshin made a name for himself as the single most deadly swordsman of the era. Now Kenshin has turned his back on that, refusing to kill again, and, armed with a reverse-bladed sword, seeks to defend those who are oppressed or threatened. The inner tragedy and betrayal that motivates Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) are told for the time. We quickly come to understand that the rakish, violent swordsman has a great deal of genuine worth. Kenshin uses both his ability to fight and his ability to reach past barriers to find this value and turn the bitter warrior into a friend. The next tale is the counter-story to Sanosuke's. This time another killer in the Imperial cause has let the joy of killing and bloodshed overwhelm him. Jinei has lost his humanity, and goes about killing politicians and public figures. When Jinei discovers the presence of Kenshin he issues his challenge, one that endangers Kaoru and threatens to turn Kenshin back into the killer he once was. In the final episode, a cliffhanger, we meet the beautiful Megumi. Sought by the city's Yakuza, Megumi literally catapults herself into Kenshin's arms. Hardly an innocent herself, Megumi maneuvers Kenshin and his friends into a deadly confrontation with the Oniwaban, a group of ninja and esoteric killers. With spectacular results. For all the violence that is a part of this series, they touch a deep chord. Kenshin's fierce determination to never kill again is matched by the close bond he forms with his friends. We see a man at peace with the arduous process of remaking himself, with little of the false pride that marks many of his fellow swordsmen. This combination of strong characters, a good story, and excellent graphic work makes this a must series.
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Summary: kenshin is amazing!
Review: Kenshin is one of the best fighting anime kinda video that i've seen so far. it is nothing like that lame Dragon Ball Z. kenshin is amazing, he actually uses real-life sword technique. by the way, kenshin, is the story about a young samurai named Kenshin who by a twist of fate ends up living in a Dojo. then he gets in to troubles and some guys want to kill him, or some band of samurais want to kill him to prove themselves or something like that. the drawings are great and the plot is well thought and sophisticated (it makes sense) yet easily followed.
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