Status: Complete (4 episodes)
Premise: This is the story of a samurai assassin who while fighting to overthrow a corrupt regime finds something worth fighting for.
Thoughts: This anime is one of the best samurai titles I have seen blending bloody action with deep character development without becoming gratuitous. It is also one of the most fluid fighting animations I have witnessed in that it does not resort to freeze frame to give a sense of speed nor does it play up the fighting, it is quick and brutal but never over the top.
Prose: Action, character, plot, animation it has it all and is a true gem.
Cons: The dubbing lacks a certain amount of accuracy, which kind of threw me off at first. It may actually be better to watch it in the subbed format, it gives it a certain feel....
-Notes: THERE IS A DUB, it took me 2 episodes to find it but there is one. This is actually the OVA to the series of Rurouni Kenshin which is a long running series in its own right, the thing is that I HATED the other series. Between the 2 series they change art styles and it becomes a happy go lucky party with friends type anime that completely threw me at first, I never finished it. Rely you should watch the full anime first and then re-visit this one as a kind of "how he became this way" prequel, but to be completely honest this OVA is by far the best part of the series and can be viewed on its own and still be extremely enjoyable.
8/10 (Let the blood rain fall)
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