Rurouni Kenshin - Blog Posts
keshin was on of my childhood crushes
I'm dieing of laughter right now. This is very funny.😂
I keep seeing this meme and was told to draw mu comfort characters, but neither of them kill, so...
Hating my father be damned, the man can pick an anime
kudos to youshikibis' Blog.
DL link: http://youshikibi.com/one-ok-rock-35xxxv-2015-02-11/
Review: Rurouni Kenshin Trilogy (2012-2014)
Overall rating: 9.0 of 10
Rurouni Kenshin, adapted from popular manga and anime of the same name (popularized in North America and Indonesia as Samurai X, referring to his cross-shaped scar), tells the story of one skilled assassin from Japan’s Bakumatsu Era who turned into a wandering pacifist, helping people along the way and vowed to never kill anyone again.
The live action trilogy consists of Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman-tan (titled simply Rurouni Kenshin in the English world) which was released in 2012, followed by two-parter Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto taika-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: Tokyo Inferno) and Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no saigo-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends), both released in 2014. I just binge-watched all of them so it made more sense to me to do a comprehensive review of the trilogy. Besides, I just thought it’d be just a tad boring to read me raving about Takeru Sato (who played the titular character) three times over.
The biggest accomplishment these movies achieved, aside from hiring the right director for obvious reasons, was casting Takeru Sato as Kenshin Himura the Manslayer Battosai. Kenshin Himura was a difficult character to get right. He was a small, unassuming, baby-faced, soft-spoken person who had the weight of all Japan on his shoulders and swordsmanship skill of a god. Not only Sato looked exactly like how Kenshin would look like in real life, he was able to play just about every range of Kenshin’s in the most unobtrusive way, from Kenshin’s trademark goffiness, kindness, to his restrained composure, deafening sadness and powerful regret, and the bombastic rage that he eventually let out. Every once in a while he lets out quiet words of wisdom that are so excessively true your heart breaks, because you know it took a great deal of pain and mistakes to be able to say them.
The rest of the casts were great too, each one of them dissolved nicely into the characters that we have come to know and love from the manga and anime (I never read the manga, admittedly). Animes in particular are difficult to adapt into live action because animes in general operate in a wholly different reality. Jinei Udoh’s and Shishio’s powers weren’t exactly realistic, for example, but director Keishi Ohtomo was able to make them at least plausible. Even small things like clothes, hair, and behaviors of characters from animes might be harder to translate from animation into live action but Rurouni Kenshin was able to bring them come to life with grace.
The film was also absolutely beautiful to watch. The colors and cinematography were absolute striking, and so was the fighting scenes. Each of the fights are fluid, absolutely clear and delightful to watch, and definitely captured the magic of samurai fights that we have come to expect.
But the truth is, the three movies weren’t created equal. The first movie did a great job at introducing and sucking us into its world, for reasons above. TL;DR It was a great origin movie of a compelling character, surrounded by a hoard of interesting supporting characters. But more intellectually, what I really appreciated from this particular movie is that they hit the tone right with the violence. They were dirty, they were bloody (not overly so that it’s unwatchable) but enough to bring home the fact that killing, no matter the cause, is an ugly thing to do.
I found Kyoto Inferno to be the weakest installment. Shishio was a brilliant arc in the manga and anime, partly because they spent considerable amount of time building into the arc. The movie had such little time to tell its story in comparison that it was understandable that it would not have the same effect, but TL;DR I also found the film to have problematic pacing, and it felt particularly heavy and overwrought.
That said, The Legend Ends was brilliant. It started as the slowest of the bunch, and I appreciated the change of pace (without resorting to spoilers I'll just say it was refreshing to see someone who looks down on Kenshin for once). I have to say it built up nicely into the climax though, so don’t worry, it was every bit as intense as the others and the fights were every bit as exciting. TL;DR The Legend Ends was a very focused movie, especially compared to Tokyo Inferno, and that’s why I found it to be the best.
If I had to assign individual ratings for each film, I maybe would give them 9.0, 8.0, and 9.5 respectively (and a completely unscientific overall rating of 9.0). Collectively, they were such a great adaption that if you’re a Rurouni Kensin fan by any means, you maybe should watch them.
"You can die at any time, but it's living that takes real courage." Kenshin
Today's drawings. Rewatching "Rurouni Kenshin", got inspired and practiced at the same time😅😉
Kaoru is not my favorite character, but I wanted to draw her.🦝
Why Tumblr eats photo quality?! 😩
I felt the need to make this, it also makes me laugh so hard this is my "Anime characters in Red" alignment chart
I also am aware that I'm revealing what era of anime I was around for which for some reason feels more intimate than me just telling you all my secrets
Kenshin Himura.
AKA Battousai the Aku slasher.
Battousai the Aku slayer.
Battle Cats collab with Rurouni Kenshin, AKA Samurai X.
Sanosuke Sagara vs Sanosuke Sagara.
Battle Cats.
Rurouni Kenshin collab.
Amazing list any fan should see
90s anime
my brain hit me over the head with this image and now I will subject you to it too
ohhh, boy... this one's a doozy and has kinda been talked to death, but it bears repeating...
long story short, not only was the man accused of having pictures of naked kids in his house, but only got off with a fine of 200000¥.
despite not having been into the series before this entire thing was revealed, I still feel betrayed.
I really love the Rurouni Kenshin manga, which is why I encourage people getting into it to pirate the everloving shit out of it ^_^
I really love the Rurouni Kenshin manga, which is why I encourage people getting into it to pirate the everloving shit out of it ^_^
From Katana to Sakabattou - Kenshin and his swords
Rurouni Kenshin Live Action Movies 2012-2021
“Ima made arigatou, soshite sayonara.”
“Once again, I will be a wanderer.”
“But you really make it rain blood”
“So you are the hitorkiri…”
Rurouni Kenshin -Tsuiokuhen (1999)
Samurai X: The Beginning (2021)
Kenshin’s growing trust in Tomoe.
Kenshin as Battousai in Samurai X: The Beginning.
Top 10 Junko Takeuchi Roles: INPO
10. Takuya Kanbara - Digimon Frontier
9. Mokuba Kaiba - Yu-Gi-Oh
8. Cure Rouge - Yes! Precure 5
7. Naruto - Naruto
6. Rika Minami - High School of the Dead
5. Noel - Claymore
4. Gon Freecs - Hunter X Hunter 1999
3. Kamatari Honjo - Rurouni Kenshin
2. Sabo (Young) - One Piece
1. Red - Pokémon: Origins
Top 10 Anime Redheads (Men): INPO
10. Touga Kiryu - Revolutionary Girl Utena
9. Kenshin Himura - Rurouni Kenshin
8. Eijiro Kirishima - My Hero Academia
7. Rin Matsuoka - Free!
6. Battler Ushiromiya - Umineko no naku no koro ni
5. Aya - Weiss Kreuz
4. Daisuke Niwa - D.N. Angel
3. Patrick Colasour - Gundam 00
2. Spirit Albarn - Soul Eater
1. Kurama - Yu Yu Hakusho
Top 10 Shonen Jump Anime Protagonists: INPO
10. Pegasus Seiya - Saint Seiya
9. Son Goku - Dragon Ball Z
8. Gon Freecss - Hunter x Hunter
7. Izuku Midoriya - My Hero Academia
6. Monkey D. Luffy - One Piece
5. Kenshiro - Fist of the North Star
4. Light Yagami - Death Note
3. Kenshin Himura - Rurouni Kenshin
2. Yoh Asakura - Shaman King
1. Yusuke Urameshi - Yu Yu Hakusho