Rurouni Kenshin (2023)

What is Rurouni Kenshin (2023)?

Rurouni Kenshin (2023) revisits the core manga story with a renewed focus on the reputation of a feared swordsman whose name survived into legend. The historical backdrop gives the series a strong sense of transition, balancing violence from the past with the uncertainty of a changing age. Its approach is direct and dramatic, anchored in legacy and the weight of former deeds.

Re-adaptation of the main manga series. One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend. (Source: VIZ Media)