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Rurouni Kenshin

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Rurouni Kenshin

Tv·Finished·Winter 1996

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

Score: 79%
Episodes: 94
Runtime: 25m
Members: 90.5K

Overview Episodes Cast Staff Community Related

Synopsis

The story

Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape.

ActionAdventureComedyDramaRomance

Episode guide

94 episodes

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01Kenshin - Himura BattosaiUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

02Tokyo Samurai - Yahiko MyojinUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

03Kasshin-ryu - RebornUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

04The Fighter for Hire - Sanosuke SagaraUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

05And Then, AnotherUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

06KurogasaUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

07The Two HitokiriUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

08Beauty on the RunUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

09The Oniwabanshu StrikeUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

10A Reason to ActUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

11Savage Han'nya - Honorable ShikijoUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

12Okashira - Aoshi ShinomoriUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

13Battle's EndUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

14Yahiko's BattleUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

15That Man - RaijutaUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

16The Ideal ManUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

17Settling the ScoreUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

18Sanosuke & Nishiki PaintingsUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

19Tsunan & Nishiki PaintingsUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

20Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story, Act Zero Part OneUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

21Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story, Act Zero Part TwoUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

22Resurrection of the WolfUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

23The Wolf's FangsUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

24Meiji 11, May 14thUnwatched · AiredCrunchyroll

25Episode 25Unwatched · Aired

26Episode 26Unwatched · Aired

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94Episode 94Unwatched · Aired

Characters & voices

500 credited

Kenshin Himura

Main

Mayo Suzukaze

Kaoru Kamiya

Main

Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Sanosuke Sagara

Main

Yuuji Ueda

Yahiko Myojin

Main

Wendee Lee

Megumi Takani

Supporting

Mika Doi

Aoshi Shinomori

Supporting

Terrence Stone

Hajime Saitou

Supporting

Kirk Thornton

Misao Makimachi

Supporting

Philece Sampler

Seijuurou Hiko

Supporting

Richard Epcar

Soujirou Seta

Supporting

Noriko Hidaka

Souji Okita

Supporting

Mona Marshall

Makoto Shishio

Supporting

Steven Blum

Souzou Sagara

Supporting

Steve Staley

Yumi Komagata

Supporting

Wendee Lee

Kamatari Honjou

Supporting

Junko Takeuchi

Jinpuu

Supporting

Takehito Koyasu

Houji Sadojima

Supporting

Dave Mallow

Sakata

Supporting

Keisuke Yamashita

Production staff

500 credited

Mayo SuzukazeTheme Song Performance (ED2)

Takanori NishikawaTheme Song Performance (OP3)

Sandy FoxTheme Song Performance (OP; English)

Yuuji MitsuyaRecording Director (eps 67-94)

Nobuhiro WatsukiOriginal Creator

Michiko YokoteScript (ep 22)

Takeshi MoriStoryboard (eps 83, 86, 91)

Akemi OmodeScript (eps 79-82, 89)

Haruo SotozakiKey Animation (eps 47, 52, 56, 60, 62, 77, 83, 90, 93)

Mamoru HosodaStoryboard (eps 8, 18, 24, 29, 40, 43)

BONNIE PINKTheme Song Composition (ED5)

BONNIE PINKTheme Song Lyrics (ED5)

BONNIE PINKTheme Song Performance (ED5)

Mitsuo IsoKey Animation (OP1)

Yoshiyuki SugaScript (eps 4, 5, 8-11, 13, 15, 16, 23, 24, 28, 29, 32, 35-40, 45, 50, 51, 57-62, 64-66, 77, 78, 83-88)

L'Arc~en~CielTheme Song Performance (ED4)

Noriyuki AsakuraMusic

Akitarou DaichiStoryboard (ep 3)

Kazuhiro FuruhashiDirector

Kazuhiro FuruhashiStoryboard (eps 1, 30, 31, 52, 56, 60, 62, 66, 78, 85, 89)

Themes & motifs

AniList community tags

SwordplayTheme-Action97%

Martial ArtsTheme-Action90%

SamuraiCast-Traits85%

HistoricalSetting-Time82%

HeterosexualTheme-Romance80%

ShounenDemographic78%

Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast62%

CultivationTheme-Fantasy60%

TsundereCast-Traits56%

PoliticsTheme-Other50%

TravelTheme-Other20%

Love TriangleTheme-Romance20%

Community pulse

90.5K members

Score spread

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Watch status

Current6,443

Planning35,087

Completed38,975

Dropped4,074

Paused5,896

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Series map

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-henPrequel · Ova Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Seisou-henSequel · Ova Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku RomantanAdaptation · Manga Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no RequiemSide Story · Movie Rurouni Kenshin: Special TechniquesSide Story · Special Rurouni Kenshin: Review SpecialSide Story · Special Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Shin Kyoto-henSide Story · Ova Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Rurou no Saihate - Hi to Ruri no Kizuna wa Shiosai no Uchi niSide Story · Ova Rurouni Kenshin DVD-BOX Special EndingAlternative · Special Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023)Alternative · Tv Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku RomantanAlternative · Novel

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What viewers say

500 community reviews

A must-watch shounen classic despite it's issues

@audivr657/68 helpful

Watch Sword of the Stranger instead

@Kuma18712/67 helpful

The beauty of redemption stories

@Alduin12/24 helpful

It’s ballsy, fun, and has that late 90s aesthetic and whimsy that had me hook, line, and sinker.

@bboyoatsnrice6/9 helpful

At a glance

Format: Tv
Episodes: 94
Duration: 25 minutes
Status: Finished
Aired: Jan 10, 1996 — Sep 8, 1998
Season: Winter 1996
Studio: Studio Gallop
Source: Manga
Origin: Japan
Licensed: Yes
Mean score: 79%
Favourites: 2,591

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#2highest rated

#2most popular

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