Topic: Rurouni Kenshin (Read 16107 times)

monkey · « **Reply #20 on:** May 13 2005, 04:50 am »

really ? well most characters i like have done both, i guess i havn't seen many who have done either good or bad. most i seen do both. and that makes sense becase we all do good and bad things so it makes it more realistic and we kind of associate with the fact he's trying to make up for something terrible he has done in the past.

Ruby Chan · « **Reply #21 on:** May 13 2005, 04:55 am »

In the first episode of the anime, they showed a clip of him killing all the people, and wreathed his figure in flame...if that doesn't say bad boy....then I don't know what does.

monkey · « **Reply #22 on:** May 13 2005, 05:21 am »

Quote from: Ruby Chan on May 13 2005, 04:55 am

In the first episode of the anime, they showed a clip of him killing all the people, and wreathed his figure in flame...if that doesn't say bad boy....then I don't know what does.

.. uh ... i know, thats why i said that

Ruby Chan · « **Reply #23 on:** May 13 2005, 05:24 am »

Sorry, I was answering bluetopaz...I hadn't refreshed my page, so ur post didn't show up. One of the many reasons I like Kenshin is also that he doesn't boast about his skills - when he was locked up in the first epi for accidentally seeing the girl in the bath, he escaped without problem.

monkey · « **Reply #24 on:** May 13 2005, 05:30 am »

ah yes i remmember the first episode now, yea it was good. and for some reason that just reminded me of an episode of inuyasha when kagome got attacked by a huge guy who was controlled by some bird o.O

Arcademan · « **Reply #25 on:** May 13 2005, 10:40 am »

Quote from: bLuetopaz on May 13 2005, 04:49 am

erm.. in the earlier manga or anime.. did they ever show the bad side of Kenshin?

In the manga series, they did show flashbacks of his old Hitokiri Battosai days, as also in the anime.

bLuetopaz · « **Reply #26 on:** May 14 2005, 07:08 am »

'hitokiri battosai' is lone killer or lone ranger?

Shinigami Zero · « **Reply #27 on:** May 14 2005, 09:07 am »

Hitokiri is what they called swordsmen who worked as assassins, I believe.

Battousai, as he reveals in the battle against that one dude who could paralyze people, represented his supreme mastery of Battou Jutsu(you know, when they start the attack with the blade still in the sheath).

At least, I believe that's correct.

Eriol · « **Reply #28 on:** May 14 2005, 01:09 pm »

Yup!!It is and he lives from after the end of Meiji era where the gov't in Japan is very terrible.BTW,I watched also RK even it is an English or Tagalog dubbed in my country and they shown 10 episodes in Monday-Wednesday-Friday only!!!

Ruby Chan · « **Reply #29 on:** May 14 2005, 06:33 pm »

I think they made some OVAs out of these great series, and sold them on DVD under 'Samurai X', giving them corny names like Betrayal......which ruined the series in my opinion. They skipped loads of the plot.

By the way.....I watched a music vid, and Kenshin held a sword to a black haired girl's neck, and there was later a clip of her dying on the ground - she lifted her sword, and scarred Kenshin's cheek with that cross....

who was she?

monkey · « **Reply #30 on:** May 14 2005, 11:46 pm »

Quote from: Ruby Chan on May 14 2005, 06:33 pm

I think they made some OVAs out of these great series, and sold them on DVD under 'Samurai X', giving them corny names like Betrayal......which ruined the series in my opinion. They skipped loads of the plot.

its an OVA, NOT the series, i think the OVA was awesome, you have to watch it before you judge, and it's NOT the series, its an Original Video Animation. keep that in mind next time.

MysticMog · « **Reply #31 on:** May 16 2005, 12:28 pm »

Watched majority of episodes before I got fed up and read summaries for the rest. The series is at its top during the Shishio and Juppongatana arch, then it goes down hill. I suggest watching it though to the end of the Shishio arch at the very least, its very addictive to watch (Up to episode 63) then just read summaries for the rest if you really are curious what happens at the end. One more things, Shinomori Aoshi rules!!

Arcademan · « **Reply #32 on:** May 16 2005, 12:39 pm »

Quote from: MysticMog on May 16 2005, 12:28 pm

Watched majority of episodes before I got fed up and read summaries for the rest. The series is at its top during the Shishio and Juppongatana arch, then it goes down hill. I suggest watching it though to the end of the Shishio arch at the very least, its very addictive to watch (Up to episode 63) then just read summaries for the rest if you really are curious what happens at the end. One more things, Shinomori Aoshi rules!!

The Shishio arc was the highlight...the final two story arcs were just plain lousy IMO...it's almost like they were stretching for a storyline...

monkey · « **Reply #33 on:** May 16 2005, 12:46 pm »

Quote from: Arcademan on May 16 2005, 12:39 pm

The Shishio arc was the highlight...the final two story arcs were just plain lousy IMO...it's almost like they were stretching for a storyline...

could it be that they were forced to (or were pleaded to) by the fans for more story so they just trued to make more stuff up but failed ?

Arcademan · « **Reply #34 on:** May 16 2005, 02:29 pm »

That could be a possibility. The Christians trying to take over Japan wasn't too bad but the Black Knights arc wasn't great and the ending was horrible. The final story arc had to do with mystic stuff...dragon lines through the Earth and mind-control...felt out of place. My two cents...

Ruby Chan · « **Reply #35 on:** May 17 2005, 06:27 am »

Umm...about my other post....does anyone have any idea who the woman is?

Eriol · « **Reply #36 on:** May 19 2005, 10:42 pm »

Hmmm....I know her name and it was Tomoe 'cause I just read the summary of the OVA!!

Sayora Chan · « **Reply #37 on:** August 10 2005, 03:00 am »

I watched to whole series and the OVA. The series was great, except that the last episode was wierd, it looks like it was just tacked on, to avoid complaints that the series stopped.

I didn't like the OVA at all, I think it was because I had seen the entire series first, so the change was unwelcome.

Star · « **Reply #38 on:** August 10 2005, 07:07 am »

oh i didn't notice this thread was here! ack!! *bad star*
I love Kenshin! (he used to be my fav until i discoverd Fai!)
Sanosuke is cool!
I have seen only what they have shown here in the us (i taped most episodes) I have lots of the books (need to get more) I even painted Kenshin in art class! lol
(Wastsuki thank you for creating this awesome Manga)

Hira · « **Reply #39 on:** August 10 2005, 12:21 pm »

Quote from: Eriol on May 19 2005, 10:42 pm

Hmmm....I know her name and it was Tomoe 'cause I just read the summary of the OVA!!

Oh god, Tomoe... I liked her... she has much better personality than Kaoru-chan with that femme- fetale role she played...

For those who didn't watch the OVA, pleeeease watch the OVA, it tells you how Kenshin got his cross- scars...

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