Damn five minute episodes… Read more

This was the first episode where I’d say the ’23 version flat-out thrashed the ’96. Read more

He may decline to teach Yahiko (or anyone else) Hiten Mitsurugi-ryuu, but Kenshin is quite serious about teaching him how to be an honorable man. Read more

Megumi frankly gets a better deal than she deserves here, but that just puts the onus on her to do the right thing with it. Read more

I can’t but think of Dylan Thomas as I watch these two rage against the dying of the light. Read more

One thing that can be said about Rurouni Kenshin is that it gets increasingly unconventional as it progresses. Read more

Structurally speaking, it’s with the Oniwabanshuu that the series starts to take on its final form. Read more

The Oniwabanshuu arc makes for an interesting acid test. Read more

Ah, yes – now we’re into the meat of the story. Read more

This was a crucial part of the story to get right, and this adaptation really did. Read more