Like the Phantom Troupe, this band of villains aren’t all cut from the same cloth. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 07
Tto say Kyoto has a checkered history doesn’t begin to do it justice. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 06
It’s obvious where everyone is going to end up – Kyoto – but their journeys are a major component of the story. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 05
There are times when the purity of Kenshin’s pathos really gets to me, and this is one of them. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 04
Obviously, this is a watershed episode for Rurouni Kenshin. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 03
The true impact of Shishio Makoto on the story begins to be felt. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran – 02
I’m just going to tell myself it’s three cours until I know it isn’t. Read more
First Impressions – Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran
We’re revisiting what’s probably (along with Evangelion) the single-most formative story in animanga for me as a fan. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) – 24 (End) and Series Review
Rurouni Kenshin really begins from here, and one can’t judge this version of the series until it has a chance to show the best it has to offer. Read more
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) – 23
Ultimately, the real battle here is not between the Battousai and the Shinsengumi captain, but between the Battousai and the Rurouni. Read more