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Rurouni Kenshin
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mayo Suzukaze
Kenshin Himura (voice)
94 eps
Miki Fujitani
Kaoru Kamiya (voice)
94 eps
Mina Tominaga
Yahiko Myoujin (voice)
94 eps
Yuji Ueda
Sanosuke Sagara (voice)
94 eps
Mika Doi
Megumi Takani (voice)
94 eps
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Hajime Saitô (voice)
94 eps
Tomo Sakurai
Makimachi Misao (voice)
94 eps
Yoshito Yasuhara
Aoshi Shinomori (voice)
94 eps
Noriko Hidaka
Sojiro Seta (voice)
35 eps
Yoku Shioya
Gensai (voice)
94 eps
Masanori Ikeda
Makoto Shishio (voice)
35 eps
Shozo Iizuka
2 eps
Junko Takeuchi
2 eps
Mayumi Tanaka
9 eps
Chieko Honda
2 eps
Yoshisada Sakaguchi
2 eps
Kazuhiro Nakata
2 eps
Hochu Otsuka
1 eps
Yasunori Matsumoto
4 eps
Hiroko Kasahara
4 eps
Takehito Koyasu
5 eps
Yuri Shiratori
3 eps
Akio Nojima
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Rurouni Kenshin actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Rurouni Kenshin reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 94 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
19989 episodes
Best episode · S00E04 Trust & Betrayal: Act 3 - The Previous Night at the Mountain Home
Season 1 · Complete
Wandering Samurai
199627 episodes
8.5IMDbBest episode · S01E14 Save a Small Life: The Challenge of the Beautiful Doctor, Megumi
Season 2 · Complete
Legend of Kyoto
199635 episodes
7.7IMDbBest episode · S02E22 The Wolf Destroys the Eye of the Heart: The Fierce Attack of the Zero Stance Gatotsu
Season 3 · Complete
Tales of the Meiji
199732 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S03E17 Kaishu Katsu and Kenshin: The Destiny of Two Men Who Survived the Revolution
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S00E02
Trust & Betrayal: Act 1 - The Man of the Slashing Sword
This is the story of how Kenshin came under the wing of Soujiro Hiko the 13th, and how Kenshin became a manslayer.
- Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi
- Written by Masashi Sogo
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E09
New Kyoto Arc: Act 2 - The Chirps of Light
S00E08
New Kyoto Arc: Act 1 - Cage of Flames
S00E06
Reflection: After So Many Years Have Lapsed (1)
S00E07
Reflection: After So Many Years Have Lapsed (2)
S00E05
Trust & Betrayal: Act 4 - The Cross-Shaped Wound
- Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi
- Written by Masashi Sogo
S00E04
Trust & Betrayal: Act 3 - The Previous Night at the Mountain Home
- Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi
- Written by Masashi Sogo
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Michiru ShimadaWriter
- Masashi SogoWriter
- Akemi OmodeWriter
- Yoshiyuki SugaWriter
Direction
- Shunji YoshidaDirector
- Nobuhiro TakamotoDirector
- Kazuhiro FuruhashiDirector
- Takashi KobayashiDirector
- Naoto HashimotoDirector
- Shinichiro AokiDirector
Where to watch
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