Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal

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

TV Mini Series
1999
TV-MA
30m

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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

soundtrack rules as well...

I used a method once to determine whether a movie/video worth watching or not; the soundtrack! If it's able to evoke certain mind picture, then I'd check the video. This is one where such would work wonder. Compared to the TV episodes, the OVA use full classical theme instead of pop or electronic (there's a reason why every great/grand movie soundtrack is done in classical). If the soundtrack catched you, be sure to check the entire OVA. Whenever you listen to the soundtrack afterwards, the images will stick with you and the soundtrack will keep its echo