Rurouni Kenshin (new TV series)
Rurouni Kenshin New TV series got announced today. Studio is Liden Films.
Teaser PV https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...-films/.180766 |
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I miss Judy and Mary.
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Wait doesn't Kaoru supposed to have a little brother... oh no wait that's Gintama. :heh:
I think the music department both opening and OST is a massive downgrade compared to the original, when Kenshin entered the dojo my mind was automatically playing the Kenshin theme and well it wasn't there. New voices are fine. Still looking forward to the rest though. |
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Then S2 will cover the Kyoto arc, or maybe they’ll even split that into two seasons if they want to take their time with it……. And then hopefully……FINALLY…….the Jinchuu arc! |
Pretty normal first episode. Like I feared, Battousai looked "cool" and not fearsome like the image he is supposed to carry. When you look at him, he should be sending chills down your spine. Felt lacking in few but important bits like the music and the voice acting too. Every time Kaoru talked, all I heard was Megumin. Takahashi Rie in way too many shows...
Episode 1 doesn't have the big fight as those are later on in the series but it just didn't seem to excite me in any way. The live action was leagues better. You know when that music hit, shit was about to go down. This might be good for those new to the show and not having watched the older one. |
So, the Reboot is more true to the Original Manga, compared to the 1996 Anime adaptation.
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Remakes are often more faithful to the source material
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I for one enjoyed this introductory episode quite a bit. If left me feeling relieved and a lot more optimistic about this adaptation. Yes, the music won't match that of the first anime, but I was already expecting that, since the original had one of the greatest soundtracks in anime history. And I still enjoyed the music in this episode, even if Kenshin's entrance theme couldn't hope to match that iconic track from 1996.
I like the new voices too so far, though I'll need to hear more of Saito's. And man, there were so many veteran seiyuu with secondary roles in this first episode. Wataru Takagi voices the first episode bad guy, a role he seems to get a lot haha, while the old guy was played by Cho, and last but certainly not least, the narrator turned out to be none other than Toshihiko Seki! Made me wonder why they didn't use him in the opening scene if they got a name like him. Quote:
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So this is a remake/retelling of the story?
I did not read the manga, only watched the 90s anime, for which I absolutely love the OST and most of the OP/ED - playing Sobakasu and TACTICS at the moment of writing this. First episode was nice. A good reminisce of the nostalgic anime I watched in my younger days. The art and color scheme seems...a bit lighter, comical or younger looking. Even Himura Battousai's "serious" looks are a bit more rounded, compared the sharper angular art style from back then. Nevertheless, I'm happy to see Rurouni Kenshin no longer be a rurouni. Here's to the start of the classic gang! |
It was faithful to the manga and that was about it. So far everything about this remake feels average.
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As someone that never read the manga and only saw the 1996 anime, I'm looking foward to a faithful adaptation and I'm reading that it was pretty faithful.
I enjoyed the first chapter. |
Well seeing Kenshin before and after the war and he just sheds a lot less blood
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I'm perfectly fine with this. The first episode approach for me is clearly meant to ease new viewers in rather than cater to those who grew up with the show in the late 90s, not that a lot of anime enthusiasts don't have at least some passing awareness of the story.
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