Rurouni Kenshin

Name: Rurouni Kenshin
Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Rating: 8.531
Cast: Mayo Suzukaze, Miki Fujitani, Mina Tominaga, Yuji Ueda, Mika Doi

1996

★★★★☆ 8.5/10

📺 3 Seasons

🎬 94 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 JA

⏱️ 25 min/episode

Action & AdventureAnimationComedy

The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.

Seasons

Season 1

1996 • 27 Episodes

A mysterious wanderer known as Kenshin is taken at the Kamiya Kasshin Dojo, a martial arts school run by a young woman named Kaoru.

Season 2

1996 • 35 Episodes

A persistent nightmare comes true when Kenshin's old enemy, the former leader of a shadowy anti-Royalist organization, is hired to assassinate him.

Season 3

1997 • 32 Episodes

Back at home, Kaoru works to restore the dilapidated dojo, while Kenshin encounters a wise old fisherman who teaches him an important lesson about love.