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Otaku USA e-News Flashback 2012: Your faithful editor and film reviewer pops out of a theater in Tokyo's Roppongi neighborhood and heads to a cafe next door to pen his review of the new Rurouni Kenshin film, by which he is not particularly impressed. While …Read more »
The latest anime acquisition out of Sentai Filmworks is Rurouni Kenshin ~ New Kyoto Arc , the new adaptation of Kenshin's most popular story arc. Current plans include releasing the OVA through digital outlets and on bilingual DVD and Blu-ray in 2013. New Kyoto Arc …Read more »
If the prospect of more Rurouni Kenshin has you all jazzed, look no further than the first trailer for the upcoming Shin Kyoto-Hen OVA for some brief relief. The first part will debut in Japanese theaters on December 17 in advance of its home video …Read more »
Funimation will be releasing the first film in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin trilogy in the US as Rurouni Kenshin: Origins , with screenings scheduled for August 8-10. With less than a month to go, Funimation busted out a new subtitled trailer promoting the feature's upcoming …Read more »
Funimation announced plans to bring the live-action trilogy of Rurouni Kenshin films to home video, starting with the first entry—localized for North American release as Rurouni Kenshin: Origins —this fall. The Takeru Satoh-lead trilogy will continue after that with home video releases of Rurouni Kenshin: …Read more »
It’s 2015! A big Happy New Year and akemashite omedetougozaimasu to you guys. It’s been another fun year of blogging all things otaku here at e-News, and we thought we’d take this January 1st to take a look back at some of the most memorable …Read more »
Rurouni Kenshin is a story of redemption: whether a man who has killed hundreds can gain forgiveness and work for peace. Kyoto Inferno and The Legend Ends , films two and three in the live action Rurouni Kenshin series are themselves a kind of redemption …Read more »
Following up on the first two live-action Rurouni Kenshin films—the second of which we most recently reviewed here —the third and final adaptation is nearly in Japanese theaters. Set to debut on September 13, Rurouni Kenshin Densetsu no Saigo-hen ( Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends …Read more »
Another reason for residents of the Southland to go about their day humming Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.”: 2014’s LA EigaFest will host the American premieres of both the live-action Lupin III and Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno films. You lucky dogs. The 4th annual LA …Read more »
A new preview is here for the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film sequels, Kyoto Inferno and The Legend Ends . Thanks to the adaptation's official channel, we have an English-subtitled look at both, also previewing band ONE OK ROCK's theme song "Mighty Long Fall." The first …Read more »
Keishi Otomo's pair of live-action Rurouni Kenshin film sequels—based on the manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki—are set to premiere in Japanese theaters later this year. Takeru Sato reprises his lead role as Himura Kenshin, and "the craziest enemy" arrives as the antagonist in the first sequel, …Read more »
It's been a while since we got a look at the live-action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga, starring Takeru Satō as Kenshin Himura. Thankfully, NTV show ZIP! has us covered with a brief new clip . You'll have to sit through a bit …Read more »
With a release date set for August 25, 2012, we still have a while before the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film even hits Japanese theaters. In the meantime, we've got our first look at lead actor Takeru Sato ( Kamen Rider Den-O , Beck ) in …Read more »
Think you know the story of the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin film? Think again. The story of Rurouni Kenshin: The Final will differ from the original manga, says Takeru Satoh, who stars in the film. Satoh, who plays Kenshin, revealed the news at an event this …Read more »
The two upcoming live-action Rurouni Kenshin films, originally set for this year, are set to hit screens in Japan next year. Now, thanks to a fresh teaser trailer, we know exactly when. The Final slashes its way on-screen April 23, followed by The Beginning on June …Read more »
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