I like the OVAs the most. Trust and Betrayal is one of the best pieces of fiction I've ever seen, period. In fact, I would love to see a retelling of the series with that style. In other words: I'd love to see a seinen version of all the arcs; (almost) no humour. Also, the OVA that tells the ending is... wow. That really made me appreciate Kaoru's suffering. Reflections doesn't really try to adapt anything. What they did was showing you Kaoru's perspective of Kenshin suffering and also her role (and frustrations) as her wife. If you look at it that way, you enjoy it more.
You're not alone. It'd be cool to see Kenshin and other characters as normal human instead of superhuman. They are just more dedicated in learning sword fighting while others treat sword as an expensive golf clubs to show off haha Aside from Hiko chopping off bodies of thugs in the opening and Kenshin cut a trunk of wood during Kiheitai audition, T&B OVA is perfect.
My god, i watched this on Toonami right after school. Its funny, while my main show was DBZ, i always remember enjoying the animes that came before it. Yu Yu Hakusho was another great one
The very first anime series I ever watched were Rurouni Kenshin, DBZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Cowboy Bebop. Rurouni Kenshin holds a special place in my heart and I watch at least one Samurai X related work every year around the Christmas holidays. I just finished rewatching Trust and Betrayal for the twenty something time and now I want to re-live the entire series again!
I started watching the TV series and then went right to the manga. I love how the TV version's animation follows perfectly the mangaka's style, and wish the OVAs did the same.
Late 90's, ordered fansubbed tapes off this interesting thing called "the internet" after watching episode 12 at an Anime club we would visit every now and then. To be fair, the club was in another Province and pretty much required an overnight stay, so we would make a weekend of it. To this day, my favorite anime. Everything about the Kyoto Arc is fire (heh), I love all the characters involved because almost all of them are fleshed out so well. Soujiro's and Anji's backstories are heart wrenching and you can understand why they ended up on the path that they did... Damn, getting the urge to watch the Kenshin vs. Cho fight now.
totally agree. The way I finished the series was watching the 90s anime, minus some of the filler, then proceeding to read the manga from where the anime picked off. That way, I got those really awesome scores from the anime to play in my head while reading the manga. Man, the scores from RK were sick. I can listen to them all day.
I've been reading the manga, and I love that I can hear the Japanese seiyuu and musical score in my head as I read. Truly, the TV series is definitive.
My first video was a Kenshin guide, and one of my most recent videos aswell. Good to see the series getting the love it deserves. However I go more into the overall series, the multiple different adaptions, mangas and where they fit in the timeline etc.
Seeing as some 90’s-2000’s series are being revived recently (Fruits Basket, Bleach, Shaman King, etc.) what makes more sense is a complete reboot of the series, specially after the live-actions films came out to popular and critical praise.
@@devincasebeer4459 whatever we may think about the issue, the reality is that he has resumed working on the Hokkaido Saga since 2018, and that the issue has been put to rest, as far as Japanese law goes. Heck, the sole existence of this “new Kenshin anime Project” is proof enough that there is interest in the property, Watsuki’s affair not withstanding.
@@misterhimura036 with the way rent is, it's all I can afford. Last i heard, they were pulling all the live action Kenshin adaptations because of watsuki .
Fun fact: Here in Latin America we got the anime as Samurai X and all the serie was dubbed in Colombia, i mention the dub because when the movie was released it was dub in Mexico with a complete different cast despite sharing the same Samurai X name, and both OVAs series were never dubbed even when the anime was really popular here
Honestly, I don't understand why there was a New Kyoto Arc when it was already animated flawlessly in the TV series and there was the Jinchu arc just sitting there completed in manga form begging to be turned into anime. I'm hoping that this new series will animate Jinchu and Hokkaido in the same animation style as the TV series with all the same Japanese seiyuu and music composer. Perhaps it's a bit too much to ask for, but I just pray that it does the mangaka truly proud.
@@xStarlitBreathX If you look it up there are plenty of articles talking about the creator of Kenshin being arrested on CP charges and if memory serves correctly he was even convicted.
@@solaireofastora3 Yes, I'm aware of the CP charges. However, if the anime production company responsible for the "New Kyoto Arc" were totally judgmental and against the mangaka, they never would have made an adaptation of ANYTHING even remotely "Rurouni Kenshin." That's my point. If they created the "New Kyoto Arc" despite ostracising the mangaka over his actions, then that makes them extremely hypocritical.
Samurai X, Outlaw Star, Zoids, Chaotic Century, Zoids New Century. Have been some of my favorites what a great time to be a teenager during those years.
Okay I'm not sure if this comment gonna get me any thumbs ups or thumbs down, so I'll say it clearly, you've given me a good scope assessment of how this near the 100 episodic series if I'm counting the ovas and films you mentioned there. I'm cool with the genres you told me Action, Adventure, Slice of life, comedy, romance and dark stuff etc.. Kenshin, Sagara, Yahiko and miss Kaoru I'm good 😊 🤔
I hated the ending to Reflection. Knowing how positive and upbeat the magna ending was...and then seeing the bleakness of this alternate ending. No thanks. It might have fit the world of the OVA universe, but it's at odds with RK as a whole.
Oh, God, I so agree. I hate when adaptations spit in the face of the creators. It's the entire reason that I'm intent to avoid the third OVA and try to erase from my mind the clips of it I have seen.
I have all of the anime works, the movie, trust betray and reflections dvd. Did not know there was a Kyoto crunch cut released in 2013. Absolutely love the Kyoto arc and everything is mostly mid imo. Really hope the new anime goes into the enishi arc
This was helpful. I loved the trust and betrayal OVAs but couldn’t get into the initial show. I’m just gonna skip to season 2 and see what that’s like.
Ive always wanted to get into this but could never seem to get past the first couple episodes in season one. Ima give it another shot now thanks for the heads up on all the filler!
Oh the manga right I'll start them(ken shin) the same way I went with Dragonball and FMA and go through the books 3in1 volume style from Amazon or WHSmith book online stores. 📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚😅
Here in Chile all the serie was called samuray X Thank you for your knowledge, ive seen the original serie and the ovas and i didnt know that it was half filler (i was a teen without todays internet)
ok, first, trust and betrayal, then 62-episode tv series, AVOID the third season, nothing much happens but fluff, but if you have much time, go for it. then watch the trust and betrayal prequel and then reflections where, which I say, the decisive ending occurs.
I watched samurai x trust and betrayal first, so I was extremely disappointed when I found out there was a series. Still watched it though😊 Samurai X Trust and Betrayal is my most favorite movie of all time.
same,I watched the ova first so now I'm afraid that my experience with the anime series gets worse because you can consider it as a spoiler,so after you watched it how was your experience with the anime??,do you think I must watch the anime even though I watched the ova first and it doesn't matter which one you watched first sorry if there are any faults in my comment because English is not my first language
I honestly didn't know about season 3 of the anime, I thought the show ended with the Kyoto arc. I saw coming back to it on crunchyroll that there were more episodes with Kaoru, I thought it was filler or OVA, I guess it was season 3. Also didn't know the manga had an arc after the Kyoto arc. I might end up getting the manga for that third arc. Kyoto was awesome, and I felt like Kenshin confronting his battosai successor was the perfect way to end the series and to atone for his sins.
Just a bit of feedback, put Watch Guide on the start of the title it gets croped in the notification, i tought it was a arc analysis and didn't click because i didn't want spoilers, only got aware it was a watchguide at discord, i bet other people didn't click because of that aswell
Just watched the trust and betrayal ova god damn i read vol 18 and 19 physically before that,they really did a great job with the ova. It was so good just as good as the manga ngl i even liked the animation.
I paused it to look at what episodes that he recommended because like him, I too, have done the same thing without actually knowing which episodes were filler. Looking back at what episodes I chose to introduce to people new to the show it appears that we are on the same page because every episode that he skipped were ones that I also skipped. Great minds!
Watched this years ago early into anime watching, never did go beyond season 2 and skipped the filler. Trust and Betrayal was a pretty morose yet beautiful experience and Reflections offered a unique perspective. Now that years later and a new series just around the corner, going to rewatch this and the movie cause I am interested to see what occurs during them and I have developed a love for filler since than. Usually provides an interesting expansion on the wider world in series, though as an aside is there any single note episodes I should avoid filler wise?
Second Samurai X OVA sucks, kills Kaoru's character and just terrible story. Excellent watch guide! Would honestly recommend watching the christian arc and the buried treasure mini arc, plus 2 of the hilarious filler episodes of season 3 of the 90's anime. Otherwise Season 3 is pretty bad overall. Also I am SO GLAD that we agree new kyoto arc is a piece of trash. As a sidenote I really enjoy the filler of season 1 cuz I like the characters and its really just the characters interacting in their everyday lives with little bits of growth (especially for Yahiko), I personally find that really enjoyable. Honestly think the visuals in Season 2 of the anime are so amazing that I prefer the anime over the manga for the kyoto arc specifically. Particularly one scene that was done incredibly in the anime that wasn't nearly as impactful as in the manga was the scene where Kenshin departs for Kyoto and says farewell to Kaoru. Like if you haven't seen the anime in a while I would reccommend you go back and watch that scene, the visuals and the soundtrack gives me CHILLS. The visuals aren't nearly as dramatic in the manga. Some of the Soundtrack for Season 2 was totally amazing. Overall think the manga and the anime are pretty much even, (manga having the slight edge pre-Kyoto arc and Dead even during Kyoto Arc).
There some scenes in the manga version of the Kyoto arc that are better like when Saito kills Usui, that part is more impactful in the manga, same when Anji tells his past to Sanosuke
Can we have your opinions on the live action adaptations? Are they in order? What do they cover? Do they cover the material accurately, and if not is it still stay true to the message or meaning?
Pretty bad imo, anime in live action is cringe. They don't tone it down, but keep it as exaggerated as possible in their acting so that makes it hard to believe as a film.
3:20 ITS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE!! Sometimes its done TO EIGHER IMPROVE,ADD THINSG THAT CREATOD COULDNT DUE TO SCEDULE,EDITORS INTERFIERENCES OR SIMPLY FORGOT and ALSO SEVES FOR FIXING STUFF IF NESSESARY. Its not soem secret that tehre are isnatnces where creators USED anime to FIX their work/manga or to chnage arcs from the manga or shift placements to better fit or be way more cohesive and to the point so they use anime to fix those things.Usualy it requiers mangaka to apraock or ask for that to happen BUT soletime sif there is a director with good head o its shoulders sometimes tey don even need an apraoch from managka or ask for references and guides but insetad just go and create additioan filler arcs soly to mor eproperly eigher expand on alredy set thinsg or simply see lack of focus on some side cahracters that later play biger part so to fix it they then procede to make additional flller arcs to ATLEAST give something to those side characters just so atelast people rememeebr their names.
I respect this, but you also kinda just brushed over great work in the OVAs and dismissing a great story in the “Samurai X” movies that anyone who enjoys who Kenshin is as a person. I do agree with the last garbage. Very excited about the new anime, hope it’s a full manga adaptation. Great work overall friend.
It sucks that nobuhiro watsuki (the creator of samurai x) is a pedophile and was arrested for all the child porn he owned it taints his work so much and I don’t think I’ll be able to support his new content as I don’t think he should be able to publish after what he did
@@fufumanfufuman2387 I respect that, it is in fact a sad and disgusting truth that has tainted such a loved story. As far as support goes, I understand that these animes are created by not only one man, but a slew of talented artists, I don't think that their talents should go in vain. We are all so torn by this.
@@humandarion that’s facts bro that’s the only reason my kenshin manga stays on my shelf and I continue to love the masterpiece that is kenshin however I will not continue to support the new content coming out and I’m ashamed people will still do business with such a diabolical human and let him profit of it which he can easily use to buy more child pornography
did ya also talk about which dub to watch cuz on hulu the dub is i watched called kaoru kori and kenshin kenshi and yahiko yoshi lmao ! i need to find the media blaster version that seems accurate
Japanese sub of RuroKen is, by far, superior. I do like many dubs, so I'm not anti-dub by any stretch. But the English dubs for RuroKen are soulless trash.
Man I loved this show, but I hate the way Hulu changed it from man slayer to the slasher. Really made it where I couldn’t watch it I wish Netflix would bring it back man
Oh My god, Shishio's death in the movie is so fucking STUPID,and I love RK being all over the top on it's fight with characters being able to turn stone to dust in one punch or creating vacuum with a swordstrike...but Shishio reataching his spliy head while gruntong is just...to much
Watch order and why Rurouni Kenshin: Trust/Betrayal - It explains everything as to why he is the way he is in the series. It also explains his issues with going back to Kyoto and fight Shishio. The Anime - This explains itself. Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture - Watch this somewhere after the Kyoto arc Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection - While it's not liked by most it's still a good watch. It's a different take on the cliche ending of Rurouni Kenshin. Extras Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc - Doesn't need to be watched to get anything new to the story As for your video it's decent, but misses on a lot of things. Like the New Kyoto Arc was a retelling from Misao's POV. Rurouni Kenshin wasn't cancelled, it just ended. The Reflections OVA is great but hated because it doesn't end Rurouni Kenshin in the cliche way that all the good guys live happily ever after. Trust/Betrayal was okayed by the creator of the series and even they stated it's a prequel to the anime.
Im sure the new tv series is a reboot of the manga. I know its for sure a reboot of the 90s series. I just hope they learn from its failure of a season 3 and make it true to the manga. Which i hope they do the same with Berserk. Because that was also magically
But then it would kinda ruin the story structure. The backstory should’ve just been in the Jinchu arc, the final arc of the series, like it was intended to.
if you want to see "female version of Kenshin"... Moribito: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit Battousei Balsa, similar to Battousei Kenshin, now seeks to save the same number of lives that she has taken, though she uses a spear, and damn, this is some of the best spear combat choreography of all time, there's only a few fight scenes, but they're really epic and insanely good (the main story/plot has to do with this supernatural stuff, which I find really lame, and it's a bit slow, as well, but once you get to learning about Balsa's past, and her fights and her master's, it's really good, and also has some good scenes between Balsa and the prince that she got stuck protecting, Bala's "mother" skills, are not "gentle", lol) (also, it has really really good music in it as well, and the art/animation still holds up very well, it's really good)
you are giving it too big shoes to fit. Serei no Moribito is its own thing and shouldn't be expected to compare to an all-time shounen classic like Rurouni Kenshin.
can we talk about how the author is a confirmed cp enjoyer? it’s just so jarring because his works are so good and wholesome, it really fucks me up man
I'm gonna be a sigma chad and wacth all fillers...even the last season!! I wacthed all naruto part 1 filler so I can handle it
I never skip a filler no matter how trash it may be sometimes (but the Star village filler episodes in og Naruto are goated)
I tried my best to watch all that Naruto filler but I just couldn’t handle it
Same
You watched OG Naruto fillers fully
Your power is too much truly something only a god could pull off
Same
I like the OVAs the most. Trust and Betrayal is one of the best pieces of fiction I've ever seen, period. In fact, I would love to see a retelling of the series with that style. In other words: I'd love to see a seinen version of all the arcs; (almost) no humour.
Also, the OVA that tells the ending is... wow. That really made me appreciate Kaoru's suffering. Reflections doesn't really try to adapt anything. What they did was showing you Kaoru's perspective of Kenshin suffering and also her role (and frustrations) as her wife. If you look at it that way, you enjoy it more.
You're not alone. It'd be cool to see Kenshin and other characters as normal human instead of superhuman. They are just more dedicated in learning sword fighting while others treat sword as an expensive golf clubs to show off haha
Aside from Hiko chopping off bodies of thugs in the opening and Kenshin cut a trunk of wood during Kiheitai audition, T&B OVA is perfect.
My god, i watched this on Toonami right after school. Its funny, while my main show was DBZ, i always remember enjoying the animes that came before it. Yu Yu Hakusho was another great one
The very first anime series I ever watched were Rurouni Kenshin, DBZ, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Cowboy Bebop. Rurouni Kenshin holds a special place in my heart and I watch at least one Samurai X related work every year around the Christmas holidays. I just finished rewatching Trust and Betrayal for the twenty something time and now I want to re-live the entire series again!
I started watching the TV series and then went right to the manga. I love how the TV version's animation follows perfectly the mangaka's style, and wish the OVAs did the same.
Late 90's, ordered fansubbed tapes off this interesting thing called "the internet" after watching episode 12 at an Anime club we would visit every now and then. To be fair, the club was in another Province and pretty much required an overnight stay, so we would make a weekend of it. To this day, my favorite anime. Everything about the Kyoto Arc is fire (heh), I love all the characters involved because almost all of them are fleshed out so well. Soujiro's and Anji's backstories are heart wrenching and you can understand why they ended up on the path that they did... Damn, getting the urge to watch the Kenshin vs. Cho fight now.
totally agree. The way I finished the series was watching the 90s anime, minus some of the filler, then proceeding to read the manga from where the anime picked off.
That way, I got those really awesome scores from the anime to play in my head while reading the manga.
Man, the scores from RK were sick. I can listen to them all day.
I've been reading the manga, and I love that I can hear the Japanese seiyuu and musical score in my head as I read. Truly, the TV series is definitive.
Exactly. 😁
My first video was a Kenshin guide, and one of my most recent videos aswell. Good to see the series getting the love it deserves. However I go more into the overall series, the multiple different adaptions, mangas and where they fit in the timeline etc.
Seeing as some 90’s-2000’s series are being revived recently (Fruits Basket, Bleach, Shaman King, etc.) what makes more sense is a complete reboot of the series, specially after the live-actions films came out to popular and critical praise.
Unfortunately, i dont think that's possible, given what came out about watsuki...
@@devincasebeer4459 whatever we may think about the issue, the reality is that he has resumed working on the Hokkaido Saga since 2018, and that the issue has been put to rest, as far as Japanese law goes. Heck, the sole existence of this “new Kenshin anime
Project” is proof enough that there is interest in the property, Watsuki’s affair not withstanding.
@@devincasebeer4459 Do you live under a rock or what? In december was announced a new anime
@@misterhimura036 with the way rent is, it's all I can afford. Last i heard, they were pulling all the live action Kenshin adaptations because of watsuki .
Fun fact: Here in Latin America we got the anime as Samurai X and all the serie was dubbed in Colombia, i mention the dub because when the movie was released it was dub in Mexico with a complete different cast despite sharing the same Samurai X name, and both OVAs series were never dubbed even when the anime was really popular here
Honestly, I don't understand why there was a New Kyoto Arc when it was already animated flawlessly in the TV series and there was the Jinchu arc just sitting there completed in manga form begging to be turned into anime.
I'm hoping that this new series will animate Jinchu and Hokkaido in the same animation style as the TV series with all the same Japanese seiyuu and music composer. Perhaps it's a bit too much to ask for, but I just pray that it does the mangaka truly proud.
Probably because the creator was arrested on CP charges
@@solaireofastora3 I don't think so. If that were the case, I doubt very much they'd have touched anything the mangaka had created.
@@xStarlitBreathX If you look it up there are plenty of articles talking about the creator of Kenshin being arrested on CP charges and if memory serves correctly he was even convicted.
@@solaireofastora3 Yes, I'm aware of the CP charges. However, if the anime production company responsible for the "New Kyoto Arc" were totally judgmental and against the mangaka, they never would have made an adaptation of ANYTHING even remotely "Rurouni Kenshin." That's my point. If they created the "New Kyoto Arc" despite ostracising the mangaka over his actions, then that makes them extremely hypocritical.
Kenshin vs Makoto Shishio is one of my favorite anime fights ever.
I love the 90s series, it is perfect.
Yesss
Samurai X, Outlaw Star, Zoids, Chaotic Century, Zoids New Century. Have been some of my favorites what a great time to be a teenager during those years.
With the epic Departure OST in the background! I love Rurouni Kenshin! I lol'ed when you described the New Kyoto Arc.
Okay I'm not sure if this comment gonna get me any thumbs ups or thumbs down, so I'll say it clearly, you've given me a good scope assessment of how this near the 100 episodic series if I'm counting the ovas and films you mentioned there.
I'm cool with the genres you told me Action, Adventure, Slice of life, comedy, romance and dark stuff etc..
Kenshin, Sagara, Yahiko and miss Kaoru I'm good 😊 🤔
I hated the ending to Reflection. Knowing how positive and upbeat the magna ending was...and then seeing the bleakness of this alternate ending. No thanks. It might have fit the world of the OVA universe, but it's at odds with RK as a whole.
Oh, God, I so agree. I hate when adaptations spit in the face of the creators. It's the entire reason that I'm intent to avoid the third OVA and try to erase from my mind the clips of it I have seen.
I have all of the anime works, the movie, trust betray and reflections dvd. Did not know there was a Kyoto crunch cut released in 2013. Absolutely love the Kyoto arc and everything is mostly mid imo. Really hope the new anime goes into the enishi arc
I Love This Anime Series 🧡😳
This was helpful. I loved the trust and betrayal OVAs but couldn’t get into the initial show. I’m just gonna skip to season 2 and see what that’s like.
pretty hilarious and informative, i was planning on watch Ruruoni Kenshin and this really helps!
Another great video that fully explains everything! Thanks man.
Yo I forgot about the Rurouni Kenshin movie and I'd seen it before. Good video my guy. New Kyoto Arc will forever be known as a dumpster fire.
Ive always wanted to get into this but could never seem to get past the first couple episodes in season one. Ima give it another shot now thanks for the heads up on all the filler!
Oh the manga right I'll start them(ken shin) the same way I went with Dragonball and FMA and go through the books 3in1 volume style from Amazon or WHSmith book online stores. 📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚😅
Here in Chile all the serie was called samuray X
Thank you for your knowledge, ive seen the original serie and the ovas and i didnt know that it was half filler (i was a teen without todays internet)
ok, first, trust and betrayal, then 62-episode tv series, AVOID the third season, nothing much happens but fluff, but if you have much time, go for it. then watch the trust and betrayal prequel and then reflections where, which I say, the decisive ending occurs.
I watched samurai x trust and betrayal first, so I was extremely disappointed when I found out there was a series. Still watched it though😊 Samurai X Trust and Betrayal is my most favorite movie of all time.
same,I watched the ova first so now I'm afraid that my experience with the anime series gets worse because you can consider it as a spoiler,so after you watched it how was your experience with the anime??,do you think I must watch the anime even though I watched the ova first and it doesn't matter which one you watched first
sorry if there are any faults in my comment because English is not my first language
I honestly didn't know about season 3 of the anime, I thought the show ended with the Kyoto arc. I saw coming back to it on crunchyroll that there were more episodes with Kaoru, I thought it was filler or OVA, I guess it was season 3. Also didn't know the manga had an arc after the Kyoto arc.
I might end up getting the manga for that third arc. Kyoto was awesome, and I felt like Kenshin confronting his battosai successor was the perfect way to end the series and to atone for his sins.
Hey dope video need one like this for bleach
I didn't even know about the newer one with the Shishio head thing lolol
You’re better off lol
You are phenomenal. See you at the top!
Just a bit of feedback, put Watch Guide on the start of the title
it gets croped in the notification, i tought it was a arc analysis and didn't click because i didn't want spoilers, only got aware it was a watchguide at discord, i bet other people didn't click because of that aswell
Thanks for the heads up! Changing it
Go watch the new 2023 samurai x anime right now. It has no filler. And I hope this time we finally get a good ending to this legendary goat anime
Just watched the trust and betrayal ova god damn i read vol 18 and 19 physically before that,they really did a great job with the ova. It was so good just as good as the manga ngl i even liked the animation.
I have the quickest guide.
After the stuff with the mummy swordsman is over stop watching and read the manga.
Yeah, pretty much.
Thanks it helps my chimp level smartness
I paused it to look at what episodes that he recommended because like him, I too, have done the same thing without actually knowing which episodes were filler. Looking back at what episodes I chose to introduce to people new to the show it appears that we are on the same page because every episode that he skipped were ones that I also skipped. Great minds!
also rurouni kenshin have one of the best life action adaptation unlike most of anime life action
Watched this years ago early into anime watching, never did go beyond season 2 and skipped the filler. Trust and Betrayal was a pretty morose yet beautiful experience and Reflections offered a unique perspective. Now that years later and a new series just around the corner, going to rewatch this and the movie cause I am interested to see what occurs during them and I have developed a love for filler since than. Usually provides an interesting expansion on the wider world in series, though as an aside is there any single note episodes I should avoid filler wise?
On Crunchyroll, the 90s anime only shows 94 episodes instead of 95, idk if you made a mistake or they just missing an episode.
episode 95 is only on the dvds of the original rurouni kenshin anime and episode 95 is rather boring so you are not missing much
@@Chaosic ok ty
@@SlishySlasher your welcome
Second Samurai X OVA sucks, kills Kaoru's character and just terrible story. Excellent watch guide! Would honestly recommend watching the christian arc and the buried treasure mini arc, plus 2 of the hilarious filler episodes of season 3 of the 90's anime. Otherwise Season 3 is pretty bad overall. Also I am SO GLAD that we agree new kyoto arc is a piece of trash. As a sidenote I really enjoy the filler of season 1 cuz I like the characters and its really just the characters interacting in their everyday lives with little bits of growth (especially for Yahiko), I personally find that really enjoyable. Honestly think the visuals in Season 2 of the anime are so amazing that I prefer the anime over the manga for the kyoto arc specifically. Particularly one scene that was done incredibly in the anime that wasn't nearly as impactful as in the manga was the scene where Kenshin departs for Kyoto and says farewell to Kaoru. Like if you haven't seen the anime in a while I would reccommend you go back and watch that scene, the visuals and the soundtrack gives me CHILLS. The visuals aren't nearly as dramatic in the manga. Some of the Soundtrack for Season 2 was totally amazing. Overall think the manga and the anime are pretty much even, (manga having the slight edge pre-Kyoto arc and Dead even during Kyoto Arc).
There some scenes in the manga version of the Kyoto arc that are better like when Saito kills Usui, that part is more impactful in the manga, same when Anji tells his past to Sanosuke
hey ryan, maybe can you review manga adaptations of marvel and dc?
For reals though, there needs to be much more of this type of info for anime
I'm already on season 3 it's a bit of a chore I had to stop to finish inuyasha season 1. But of RK season 2 was so good it's hard to come back from.
Well i got samurai x the movie. When netflix delivered dvds.
gonna check this out
I remember getting the Samurai X movie when I was a kid and being disappointed it wasn’t the same voice actors as from the show lol.
Can we have your opinions on the live action adaptations? Are they in order? What do they cover? Do they cover the material accurately, and if not is it still stay true to the message or meaning?
Pretty bad imo, anime in live action is cringe.
They don't tone it down, but keep it as exaggerated as possible in their acting so that makes it hard to believe as a film.
SO to be clear. There is noo proper anime version (manga ad) for the ending of Kenshin?
3:20 ITS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE!! Sometimes its done TO EIGHER IMPROVE,ADD THINSG THAT CREATOD COULDNT DUE TO SCEDULE,EDITORS INTERFIERENCES OR SIMPLY FORGOT and ALSO SEVES FOR FIXING STUFF IF NESSESARY.
Its not soem secret that tehre are isnatnces where creators USED anime to FIX their work/manga or to chnage arcs from the manga or shift placements to better fit or be way more cohesive and to the point so they use anime to fix those things.Usualy it requiers mangaka to apraock or ask for that to happen BUT soletime sif there is a director with good head o its shoulders sometimes tey don even need an apraoch from managka or ask for references and guides but insetad just go and create additioan filler arcs soly to mor eproperly eigher expand on alredy set thinsg or simply see lack of focus on some side cahracters that later play biger part so to fix it they then procede to make additional flller arcs to ATLEAST give something to those side characters just so atelast people rememeebr their names.
"Interested that I am!"
I respect this, but you also kinda just brushed over great work in the OVAs and dismissing a great story in the “Samurai X” movies that anyone who enjoys who Kenshin is as a person. I do agree with the last garbage. Very excited about the new anime, hope it’s a full manga adaptation. Great work overall friend.
It sucks that nobuhiro watsuki (the creator of samurai x) is a pedophile and was arrested for all the child porn he owned it taints his work so much and I don’t think I’ll be able to support his new content as I don’t think he should be able to publish after what he did
@@fufumanfufuman2387 I respect that, it is in fact a sad and disgusting truth that has tainted such a loved story. As far as support goes, I understand that these animes are created by not only one man, but a slew of talented artists, I don't think that their talents should go in vain. We are all so torn by this.
@@humandarion that’s facts bro that’s the only reason my kenshin manga stays on my shelf and I continue to love the masterpiece that is kenshin however I will not continue to support the new content coming out and I’m ashamed people will still do business with such a diabolical human and let him profit of it which he can easily use to buy more child pornography
Im confused I've seen Samurai OVA episodes but how is it a prequel if it cover later chapters?
“The best way to experience Rurouni Kenshin: The manga” lmao this is me trying to help my friend get into Berserk
Dang I really liked the Kenshin movie (samurai x the movie) but the ova movie will always be number one in my book.
The new anime is more precise with the manga though the anime in the 90's has the better soundtracks.
did ya also talk about which dub to watch cuz on hulu the dub is i watched called kaoru kori and kenshin kenshi and yahiko yoshi lmao ! i need to find the media blaster version that seems accurate
I never understood the anime's take on the Raijuta arc. Would that be considered filler(ish)?
Kind of but close enough
Watched the whole series ngl
Great!!!
This anime shaped my life. Not influenced it, it was my life.
Real
The manga is absolute firrreeee
If it's the new adaptions.they are going to figure out how to make it t for toddlers.and mess it up.
unfortunately, 'Samurai XXX' is already in use, it's a (old) "H"... lol
7:13 This non-canon movie is not that bad. The story is pretty decent.
sub or dub?
Japanese sub of RuroKen is, by far, superior. I do like many dubs, so I'm not anti-dub by any stretch. But the English dubs for RuroKen are soulless trash.
The Dub is spectacularly done. Especially Kenshin’s voice actor. I would most definitely go with it.
@@xStarlitBreathX I couldn’t disagree more. The English Dub for the original series is spectacular in my opinion.
I respect your opinion completely, despite disagreeing. :) I just love the sub to pieces, and Mayo Suzukaze's voice IS Kenshin, to me.
I've seen all of this
love that shit
Dbz tenchi muyo! Yu yu Hakusho and this was my anime every day
I really want to do a video on Tenchi
Man I loved this show, but I hate the way Hulu changed it from man slayer to the slasher. Really made it where I couldn’t watch it I wish Netflix would bring it back man
Man I read the novels. I heard the anime was a mixed bag
Does the kenshin live action films tell a complete retelling of the manga?
Yes. Some things are changed/cut out but more or less it gives you a basic version of the story
Claymore rewiew?
I am subscribed and you got my like
Oh My god, Shishio's death in the movie is so fucking STUPID,and I love RK being all over the top on it's fight with characters being able to turn stone to dust in one punch or creating vacuum with a swordstrike...but Shishio reataching his spliy head while gruntong is just...to much
"Ahk Zuhk Zehn"
Ova is the best
Watch order and why
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust/Betrayal - It explains everything as to why he is the way he is in the series. It also explains his issues with going back to Kyoto and fight Shishio.
The Anime - This explains itself.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture - Watch this somewhere after the Kyoto arc
Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection - While it's not liked by most it's still a good watch. It's a different take on the cliche ending of Rurouni Kenshin.
Extras
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc - Doesn't need to be watched to get anything new to the story
As for your video it's decent, but misses on a lot of things. Like the New Kyoto Arc was a retelling from Misao's POV. Rurouni Kenshin wasn't cancelled, it just ended. The Reflections OVA is great but hated because it doesn't end Rurouni Kenshin in the cliche way that all the good guys live happily ever after. Trust/Betrayal was okayed by the creator of the series and even they stated it's a prequel to the anime.
Im sure the new tv series is a reboot of the manga. I know its for sure a reboot of the 90s series. I just hope they learn from its failure of a season 3 and make it true to the manga.
Which i hope they do the same with Berserk. Because that was also magically
both 90s serries and trust and betrail
The OVA would be first...
But then it would kinda ruin the story structure. The backstory should’ve just been in the Jinchu arc, the final arc of the series, like it was intended to.
if you want to see "female version of Kenshin"...
Moribito: Guardian of the Sacred Spirit
Battousei Balsa, similar to Battousei Kenshin, now seeks to save the same number of lives that she has taken, though she uses a spear, and damn, this is some of the best spear combat choreography of all time, there's only a few fight scenes, but they're really epic and insanely good
(the main story/plot has to do with this supernatural stuff, which I find really lame, and it's a bit slow, as well, but once you get to learning about Balsa's past, and her fights and her master's, it's really good, and also has some good scenes between Balsa and the prince that she got stuck protecting, Bala's "mother" skills, are not "gentle", lol)
(also, it has really really good music in it as well, and the art/animation still holds up very well, it's really good)
you are giving it too big shoes to fit. Serei no Moribito is its own thing and shouldn't be expected to compare to an all-time shounen classic like Rurouni Kenshin.
can we talk about how the author is a confirmed cp enjoyer? it’s just so jarring because his works are so good and wholesome, it really fucks me up man
Thanks for the vid but I'mma just read the manga
Season 3 is boring