Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection 

Kenshin and Kaoru are married. Kenshin leaves Kaoru with their son, Kenji, to lead a revolution in China. But both of them suffer from a seemingly incurable disease. 15 years later, Kenshin... See full summary »

Stars:

Mayo Suzukaze, Miki Fujitani, Mîna Tominaga

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mayo Suzukaze	...	Kenshin Himura 2 episodes, 2001
Miki Fujitani	...	Kaoru Kamiya 2 episodes, 2001
Mîna Tominaga	...	Yahiko Myôjin 2 episodes, 2001
Yûji Ueda	...	Sanosuke Sagara 2 episodes, 2001
Mika Doi	...	Megumi Takani 2 episodes, 2001
Yuri Shiratori	...	Tsubame Sanjô 2 episodes, 2001
Nozomu Sasaki	...	Enishi Yukishiro 2 episodes, 2001
Shûichi Ikeda	...	Seijûrô Hiko 2 episodes, 2001
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Hajime Saitô 2 episodes, 2001
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Jine Udô / ... 2 episodes, 2001
Meg Bauman	...	Tsubame Sanjo 2 episodes, 2001
Katherine Catmull	...	Kaoru Kamiya 2 episodes, 2001
Gray G. Haddock	...	Sanosuke Sagara 2 episodes, 2001
Joey Hood	...	Kenji Himura 2 episodes, 2001
Rebecca Robinson	...	Megumi Takani 2 episodes, 2001
Derek Wade	...	Yahiko Myojin 2 episodes, 2001
J. Shanon Weaver	...	Kenshin Himura 2 episodes, 2001

Storyline

Kenshin and Kaoru are married. Kenshin leaves Kaoru with their son, Kenji, to lead a revolution in China. But both of them suffer from a seemingly incurable disease. 15 years later, Kenshin tries to return home to his wife before she dies of grief. Flashbacks of Kenshin's previous encounters with friends and foes occur while Kenshin struggles to make it back home.

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Plot Keywords:

based on manga | based on comic book | based on comic | scar | action hero | 

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Taglines:

The Final Atonement (Reflection DVD Box)

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the flashback scenes that take place are actually scenes originally depicted in "Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan" (1996), redrawn and re-acted to fit the more serious tone of the OAV.

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Goofs

Unlike the Movie and Trust and Betrayal DVDs, The Director's Cut DVD does not have a reversible cover.

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Crazy Credits

The original DVDs from ADV Films replaced the original Japanese title card to read: 'Samurai X: Reflection'. This is restored for the Director's Cut DVD.

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Connections

Follows Rurouni Kenshin: The Movie (1997)

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Soundtracks

Itoshisa no Kate
by Hiroko Kasahara

User Reviews

Seisô hen

Seisô hen basically means after so many years have lapsed. i think it's a beautiful production and its really worth a try. a word of caution though, i notice many who followed the anime/Manga didn't find this OVA very worthwhile. but if you didn't, and only watched Tsuioku hen, then your in for an awesome treat. it's mainly Kaoru reminiscing about her and Kenshin's past. about their past encounters and so forth, so to anime viewers, it's more like a whole summary of the series but to non-anime viewers, it's like a whole burst of information! all the stuff you missed out on! though anime viewers say that it isn't accurate. but oh well, i had nothing to lose. Kenshin goes off to china and just doesn't come back, Kaoru's ill after contracting his disease from him but still awaits his return. Kenji, out of frustration, left for Kyoto to seek the skill of Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu from Hiko. Sanosuke manages to find Kenshin only to realise he's lost his memory, only with one thing left: he has to go home. so Sanosuke helps him out, sends him home to japan, back to Kaoru. then this is the best part. *weeps and sobs her head off*

the soundtrack is awesome. i got ordered and imported from Japan, waited a month for it. that's how much i adore it. just listening to the songs with your eyes closed or whatever, brings back all the emotions you felt when you were watching the show. yeah.

by the way, i didn't watch the anime. so it was superb to me.

Details

Official Sites:

Sony (japanese) [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2001 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Rurôni Kenshin: Time

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network, Studio DEEN

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 90 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1