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Rurouni Kenshin: Wandering Samurai
(1996–1999)
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Yûji Ueda | ... |
Sanosuke Sagara
(1 episode, 1996)
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Miki Fujitani | ... |
Kaoru Kamiya
(1 episode, 1996)
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Tetsuo Komura | ... |
Gohei Hiruma
(1 episode, 1996)
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Noriko Namiki | ... |
Suzume
(1 episode, 1996)
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Ikuya Sawaki | ... |
Koshijirô Kamiya
(1 episode, 1996)
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Yoku Shioya | ... |
Gensai Oguni
(1 episode, 1996)
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Mayo Suzukaze | ... |
Kenshin Himura (Hitokiri Battôsai)
(1 episode, 1996)
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Kaori Yuasa | ... |
Ayame
(1 episode, 1996)
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During the Bakumatsu (the final days of the Tokugawa government) in Japan, there was a merciless swordsman known as Hitokiri Battousai (Himura Kenshin), who fought alongside revolutionaries against the government. After the revolution, he suddenly disappeared and throughout the years became a legend. About ten years later, he is a wandering swordsman, who dedicates his life to helping and protecting people as a way to pay for all the lives he took during the revolution. This is the story of Kenshin, wandering swordsman, master of Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu style of sword fighting. His many adventures begin with his arrival at Tokyo and meeting Kamiya Kaoru, sword instructor and owner of a dojo... Written by Agent Neuman
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Country:
JapanRelease Date:
10 January 1996 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Kaoru Kamiya: How're you supposed to be related to our Kenshin?
Megumi Takani: Oh! Well, Ken-san is a VERY important person who's going to protect me. How are YOU related to him?
Kaoru Kamiya: Me? I'm...
Megumi Takani: I'm sure you couldn't be his lover. I mean, such a sweaty little girl can't be what Ken-san looks for in a woman.
Kaoru Kamiya: WELL, EXCUSE ME FOR SWEATING!
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Performed by Bonnie Pink (as Bonnie Pink)
Composition and Lyrics by Bonnie Pink (as Bonnie Pink)
Arranged by Tore Johansson
Ending Theme: Episodes 50-66
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Trivia
One of the main characters, Hajime Saitoh, was a real person. Saitoh was a swordsman for the Shinsen Gumi throughout the last days of the Bakufu (Shogunate) government and the fighting leading up to the Meiji Restoration. After the defeat of the Shogunate, he did obtain a job in a provincial police organization, where he spent his days before this death near the end of the century. See more »Quotes
[Kaoru is meeting Megumi for the first time]Kaoru Kamiya: How're you supposed to be related to our Kenshin?
Megumi Takani: Oh! Well, Ken-san is a VERY important person who's going to protect me. How are YOU related to him?
Kaoru Kamiya: Me? I'm...
Megumi Takani: I'm sure you couldn't be his lover. I mean, such a sweaty little girl can't be what Ken-san looks for in a woman.
Kaoru Kamiya: WELL, EXCUSE ME FOR SWEATING!
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Soundtracks
"It's Gonna Rain"Performed by Bonnie Pink (as Bonnie Pink)
Composition and Lyrics by Bonnie Pink (as Bonnie Pink)
Arranged by Tore Johansson
Ending Theme: Episodes 50-66
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This is one of the most memorable and most recognizable anime I know, with a cast of great characters and story lines and funny sub-plots, it's everything you'd want to see in an anime. It starts out as Kenshin Himura a wanderer in the Meiji era, ends with a kendo teacher Kaoru Kamiya, and he starts living with her, and eventually she finds out this is no ordinary traveler, this is Battousai, the slasher! An infamous samurai who killed a lot of people in his past. But finds him to be a sweet gentle man who is kind towards children, who wants to restore peace, and end his days as a slasher. Later more characters appear, Yahiko, and then Sanosuke, then Megumi. A great cast with very dark and dramatic backgrounds filled with tragedies. Every episode seems to give each character some background and info and their dark secrets. The soundtracks are also great, I love the one by L~Arc~Ciel in the latter episodes. The sword fighting is also cool, and unforgettable. But wait, a few characters portrayed or based on actual people, like Saitou Hajime and Aritomo Yamagata, oh my, I wonder if they were really like that in real life, I mean their personalities as seen here. Anyways recommended to all anime fans, and to non-anime fans who are not familiar with anime yet, forget Dragon Ball or Pokemon, watch this.