TV series
Rurouni Kenshin
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1996-01-10
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 94 episodes
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Production
- Studio Deen, Gallop, Fuji Television Network, SPE Visual Works, SME Visual Works
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Mayo Suzukaze as Kenshin Himura (voice)
- Miki Fujitani as Kaoru Kamiya (voice)
- Mina Tominaga as Yahiko Myoujin (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Sanosuke Sagara (voice)
- Mika Doi as Megumi Takani (voice)
- Hirotaka Suzuoki as Hajime Saitô (voice)
- Tomo Sakurai as Makimachi Misao (voice)
- Yoshito Yasuhara as Aoshi Shinomori (voice)
- Yoku Shioya as Gensai (voice)
- Noriko Hidaka as Sojiro Seta (voice)
- Masanori Ikeda as Makoto Shishio (voice)
- Mayumi Tanaka
Creators and crew
- Kazuhiro Furuhashi - Director
- Makoto Sokuza - Director
- Akira Shimizu - Director
- Nobuhiro Takamoto - Director
- Shunji Yoshida - Director
- Naoki Hishikawa - Director
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