Rurouni Kenshin

About Rurouni Kenshin

Ten years have passed since the end of Bakumatsu, an era of war that saw the uprising of citizens against the Tokugawa shogunate. The revolutionaries wanted to create a time of peace, and a thriving country free from oppression.

Rurouni Kenshin is an action-adventure and animation series that airs on Fuji TV and Iwate Menkoi Television. The series is filed under samurai, assassin, meiji period, and shinsengumi.

Since July 2023 it has reached one season of 47 episodes. It is still in production.

Soma Saito appears as Kenshin Himura (voice), Rie Takahashi as Kaoru Kamiya (voice), Taku Yashiro as Sanosuke Sagara (voice), and Makoto Koichi as Yahiko Myojin (voice). The story is adapted from a manga. It was produced by dentsu and Fuji Television Network.

In the United States it streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, and Hulu. Rurouni Kenshin, Dororo, and Blue Miburo make useful companions to Rurouni Kenshin, all filed under bakumatsu and bushi. TMDB voters put it at 8.3 out of 10 across 153 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.