Reviews

As a fan of all things Rurouni Kenshin I was quite excited to see an updated two episode OVA remake of the Kyoto arc of the original series involving Shinshio Makoto as the bad guy, probably made to coincide with the release of the live action film. After all Rurouni Kenshin inspired me to take up martial arts.

I have to say I was left disappointed. Disregarding the fact that the two episodes were released so far apart, the first episode was good but the second felt rushed like the producers were trying to squeeze in as much as possible and as a result some of the story was different from the original series, the voice acting was lackluster and some of the characters just looked odd because of the modern animation techniques.

However, the main charge I would aim against this OVA is that by using modern animation techniques much of the charm of the original series was lost.

All in all an unworthy addition to the Rurouni Kenshin saga.

I gave this a 7 but it really is a fan's 7. I would imagine most would give it much lower,