Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal

Original title: Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku romantan - Tsuioku-hen

TV Mini Series
1999
TV-MA
30m

IMDb RATING

8.6/10

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Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal (1999)

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Anime Samurai Shōnen Action Adventure Animation Drama History Romance

In the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.In the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.In the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.

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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

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Trivia
Although the of Kenshin's life depicted in this OVA series was also detailed in the original manga, the TV series "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan" (1996) never mentions Tomoe by name, but Hiko does mention ask Kenshin about his lost love at Tomoe's gravesite in Kyoto. The only characters aside from Kenshin that also appear in the TV series are Saito, Hiko, and assumedly Shishio (the unnamed assassin).

Quotes
Kenshin: It's better that I do not know why they should die. Doing so would disrupt my concentration.

Crazy credits
The original DVDs from ADV Films replaced the original Japanese title card to read: 'Samurai X: Trust' and 'Samurai X: Betrayal'. This is restored for the Director's Cut DVD.

Alternate versions
The original DVDs from ADV Films feature the original 4 OVA episodes on two DVDs. These episodes were later combined into a Director's Cut DVD.

Connections
Featured in Anime Network Commercial 1 (2004)

Soundtracks
Quiet Life
by Taku Iwasaki

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10/10

its really heartbreaking!!!

What you would call me if i say there is no true love? ...A fake? a fool?

i was watching the ninja scroll OVA before this ...halfway down the line i got bored with all the mechanical gadgets used extensively in the scroll . I felt disappointed , and decided to quit it.

Then, i just thought .."lemme check this so called kenshin as well" (sarcastically). To my amazement i was glued to my seats after experimenting the first few minutes . what a score ! man o man. what a storyline..boy o boy! what a scenic..girl o girl!

Believe me . i was so touched by the movie that i missed my dinner !

i wonder how people make such movies that can take your soul away..