Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
るろうに剣心
2012JapanLanguage: jaDirected by Keishi Otomo★ 7.5
Available in English: subtitled
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
Themes and style
Tone
hopefulmelancholictensedark comedy
Pacing
escalatingepisodicslow build to explosion
Story
journeysurvivalpursuitrebellion
Emotion
redemptionguiltsacrificefiguring out who you areloyalty under pressure
Themes
life under oppressionfamily wounds passed downclass and moneynational identity
Feel
catharticcrowd pleaserrewatchablefun scary
Violence
moderate