This is has been impressing me more and more, the way they follow the manga beat for beat is great.

@RealLifeRyan

11 ай бұрын

That’s the best part of the experience for me for me. Seeing the manga adapted faithfully

man, kenshin really was a character building anime of our youth, 90s power😁

@RealLifeRyan

11 ай бұрын

It truly did shape my character in many ways

I'm very excited for the future of this new reboot. They've been delivering so far, and I feel that it'll be a Hunter X Hunter case where some might prefer the 90's version visually, but the new version will overall be the better adaption in the end.

@thewanderingsamurai1150

11 ай бұрын

That’s a fair claim, but visual presentation/direction really does go a long way and making something better and bringing it to life. HxH 2011 was still extremely well directed, just a different style than the 90s version. This was the best episode so far and I hope they can keep this up, but the portrayal hasn’t felt all the way there for me. Still enjoying it and have hope!

@666slateran666

11 ай бұрын

90s version is overrated lol

@ChieftainHawke

11 ай бұрын

@@666slateran666 hunter x hunter or kenshin? kenshin 90s was only good in kyoto arc. the beginning was ok, but slowed down after oniwanban,

@666slateran666

11 ай бұрын

@@ChieftainHawke talking about kenshin. I prefer yu yu Hakusho vastly more than generic anime protag Gon in HunterxHunter.

@dwightsmith3815

11 ай бұрын

@@666slateran666 generic anime protag Gon? Oh Boy

When Sanosuke flunged his Zanbato across Gohei's face...i was damn sure he split his face into two...😂🥶

Been waiting for this upload since I finished the episode and can tell by the title that you and I are in agreeance here. 100% sold on this new Kenshin anime! Might not have that perfect OST from the 90's but it knows what it is doing here. Also huge shout out to Kenshin's VA, honestly other than the visual representation of the more narrowed eyes when he kind of leans into the "Battosai" part of himself the VA has been absolutely NAILING changing his voice from the usual soft, playful and kind hearted tone it normally is to cold, ruthless and ready to end you tone when he has the Battosai flip. The animators are nailing the action, the directing is great and the OST is still good.

@RealLifeRyan

11 ай бұрын

True, Kenshin’s voice actor has been killing it and I never really mentioned that yet. Also curious if any of the OG cast for the English dub will return

I've been very impressed with how good this series has been. I feel like I can reasonably raise my expectations moving forward and not feel like I'm going to be disappointed.

Now we wait for Jinei(Kurogasa) Udo

If you think about it the real villians are actually the government i mean almost every antagonist kenshin faced has something done to him by the government even jine was an assassin working for a government politician

@RealLifeRyan

11 ай бұрын

Real

I think the OST was solid in this episode, and so was the storyboarding and the script, but the animation wasn't as good as in the last episodes, and there were two things I didn't really like: 1. How the fuck did Kenshin defeat Kihee? It looked like -as someone already said- a DBZ blast of energy 2. The scene on which Kaoru wouldn't be able to run from Gohei's bad intentions was kind of silly; I know It was in the manga but in the context of an animated series it felt weird. Aside from that I think it's probably my favorite episode so far, very faithful to the manga and it was entertaining and exciting. Jinei's introduction was cold 👌

@RealLifeRyan

11 ай бұрын

I agree with your points. And yeah I wasn’t expecting the post credit tease to be such a dope introduction to him! Have hope for the next few eps now

@Snzn18

11 ай бұрын

The getting weak in the Knees thing was a typical thing that happens in anime and manga back in the days. The Rurouni spin on it is that yes it still does happen but funny enough Kaoru admits how stupid it is and since she can't run any she might aswell be the one that holds back the end and Yahiko should be the one who runs.

Thank you so much for reviewing this anime I feel like not a lot of people are doing it and I find it so sad because this story deserves it , I have been waiting for who knows how many years for more RK content and its har finding it good quality commentary or reviews about it so I thank you and im gonna subscribe so keep the reviews coming!

I feel like you have some nostalgia goggles for the 90s anime. This is by far superior imo

@thewanderingsamurai1150

11 ай бұрын

How

@666slateran666

11 ай бұрын

@@thewanderingsamurai1150 It's manga accurate for one. The voice acting is better as well

@thewanderingsamurai1150

11 ай бұрын

@@666slateran666 Manga accuracy doesn’t equal better

The funniest/clunkiest part was when in the Manga he throws rocks to the old man, in this remake it looked like he shot dbz ki blasts.

Very much agreed. I was very sceptical but these few episodes have given me some of those feels I had when watching the og as a kid. For now it’s pretty ok imo. Music is still meh though.

Been loving the Kenshin content Ryan. Always nice to see someone who shares my same enthusiasm for this franchise.

Great episode. I watched both versions and i think the 2023 did it better.

It was GLORIOUS. can't wait for the next episode 🔥

Raise the taxes? Wasn't Sekiho Army spreading the news about how the taxes are gonna be halved, but the government realized they don't have the money to go through with that, and decided to frame that idea on Sekiho Army, just to stay on people's good side... People won over by Sekiho Army with the false promise that Imperialists made.

@RealLifeRyan

11 ай бұрын

You’re right! I said it backwards, my bad

@PetarBladeStrok

11 ай бұрын

@@RealLifeRyan nah don't worry man. Your content is amazing!

Shit's shaping up to be the brotherhood of rrk

The Ruisyusen Kenshin uses on Kihei is like he's being electrocuted. 😂😂😂😂

personally im loving the adaption so far i honesly like it more than the 90s but I agree new music in future seasons would be amazing additon but Ryan saw your comic video and did you get a new computer? just noticed your ram and just wondered if did your pc spec and monitor.

The only reason why I don't think this is as good as the 90s series it's because of the art direction and music. And I realise this might be my own bias talking. With the music, I can articulate my reasoning a bit better. I think the original anime had one of best OST in anime ever. In a sense that it has a wide variety of intruments/style that has this marching/military feel, but also has deeply mechacolic/dark AND happy music that perfectly translate and enchance the storytelling of each scene. There is nothing wrong with the music in the new anime, it's perfectly fine, and I even like some of the tracks choices here, but it doesn't really stand out. Now, the visuals are a bit tricker. Because I feel that this super clean artstyle ALMOST works with tone Kenshin has as series, but it ends up being a bit flat at times. The character designs, the color pallet, the animation are all beautiful but I with it was a litte more grittier, but just a tiny bit. The 90s anime asthethic has this very iconic grit about it, but it's hard to put into words. Kenshin rides that fine line about a story with fantastical elements, but with somewhat dark/political story/characters that ground this world. So yeah, I love this episode, I am just super nitpicky about it, but this is a great adaption of the source material and just like the manga, I think this anime will just get better and better. I apologise for long comment and my lack of eloquence.

@Snzn18

11 ай бұрын

For me my perspective in this is basically the 90s arcade by animators that are literally considered legendary in status. So I won't expect the new one to be even try and beat that at the game where the OG does best. I expect the new one more so to make the early arcs be adapted well enough to deliver the story right and Amp the game up on adapting the things the OG haven't.

Well if they continue to pull form the Manga we should be looking forward to what they are bringing ✔️🧐

The site I use updates weekly if there is a known end date. This week it says 24 episodes in this "season"

I'm a new Kenshin fan, I didn't know the previous adaptation nor the manga and I'm really liking what I see. I was extremely surprised, in a positive sense, to see an anime talking this well about the missed revolution of Japan. Japan is one of the onlt countries that never had a true revolution in its whole History, only power struggles whithin the nobility, in this case between new more modern nobility led by the Emperor and older great clans tied to the Shogun. By reorganizing society from the top, Meiji avoided a revolution that would have reorganised it from below to adapt it to modern times. In this context of great societal transformation, the peasant army was the one force in the hands of lower social classes so it had to be used and destroyed immediately after, else it could have become a mighty revolutionary force that could have really changed the country towards a more equal society. This was the one missed chance at a revolution that modern Japan knew and its wonderful to have the main characters embody this fact.

I haven't watched it yet. But I love Sanosuke. I plan on cosplaying him soon haha. I feel like they are doing a great job. I agree that I like the 90s version a bit better so far

I’m very excited for this series I watched the old series a few yesss ago still fairly recently and was so disappointed to find out it was never finished. I watched all the movies and ova and was dying for more I prayed for a reboot and was excited when it got announced. Cause to see the fights reanimated if done right I think has potential and I can’t wait to get into the more serious tones of the show. Unfortunately my only issue is not a lot of people are talking about this revival compared to other big massive shows. And I think that’s kinda sad cause this show is so good even the 90s version with the filler. But it feels like this is one of those shows that not many people have there eyes on. Even the old series nowadays not many people have even heard of the show which is another big reason I think no one is really hyped about it unless your a fan of the series. Cause this show has some good fights just in the way the choreographed plus the animation of the original 90s if they can capture some of that magic and make it better then I’ll be sold . Plus the atmosphere in the later half there’s always this subtle dark sense of death looming over especially done using the background and colors it’s so good idk if we will see that but I hope to see something of that effect to set the tone. Episode 5 had a tiny bit of that so I Joe to see more on a greater scale .

As a fan of the manga and of the OG series I was little upset that Kenshin didn't use his signature DoRyuuSen attack to stop Kihei. instead they gave us some sort of flurry attack with no name. It's ashame I have watched many reaction videos for this episode and no one has yet to mention it. It's truly one of Kenshins most unique and devastating attacks

Hey Ryan, will you ever make a Vagabond series like you did for Berserk and Vinland Saga? Because when I was getting into both, I sort of understood the themes, messages and values, but it was through your videos that I truly came to understand everything being told and shown. Now I've started reading Vagabond which I love, but there's also a lot there I don't understand. Even "All truly strong people are kind" I didn't understand fully until you explained it in your last VS video. So yeah, just something I've been interested to know and think it would be pretty awesome .

That’s because the anime came out before the manga that’s why 90s version is way better. I hope we see the little girls they were so cute

I don 't think this reboot is any worse than 90-s series. Artwork is really nice and they are more straight to the point without going around too much.

Where’s our Bastard season 2 review!? Lol

@RealLifeRyan

11 ай бұрын

Honestly forgot it dropped lol. Soon!

The episodes keep improving and I’m ready for it. A strong solid episode.

Completely honest, I actually had a lot of things I didn't like about the old anime even before I knew how good the manga was. I didn't like Kenshin's voice, I didn't like the pink colour of his clothes, I didn't like the sword clashing sound effects, a lot of animations felt stiff and they had a lot of still shots, and I really wasn't a fan of how instead of having action and then occasionally having special attacks with names it felt as if they mainly stood and talked and then every occasional attack was a special attack with names and I didn't feel any sense of action in most fights. So far, even though the background art and lighting might be inferior in many places, I'm really liking the new one. The animation is good enough to actually make the action feel real, I find Kenshin's voice very fitting, and I really like the accuracy to the manga. This new version is everything I wish the old anime was. I really hope they continue to stay this good because wow. I'm loving it.

Yea I think they did an absolutely amazing job on this anime, I absolutely love it. I don’t have the love for the original anime like you have, I couldn’t even finish it because all the changes annoyed the hell out of me.

I love the fact that they follow the manga without censoring or water down things at all. I remember in the old Kenshin anime how they made captain Sagara death was less brutal (it was still sad) but way less brutal by getting shot by guns and then pushing Sano from the cliff saving him and thats it.

Like you said, this gives hope that the series can keep getting better. Jinei episodes will be the game changer! It’s not on that level of the 90s series but surely can deliver and make a strong adaptation of the manga. As long as they keep improving.

The biggest complaint I have is that they completely removed Do Ryu Sen. It was present in both the old anime and the manga. Instead it was replaced with Ryu So Sen. I don't know if this is to highlight Ryu So Sen even more during this episode and giving Dou Ryu Sen the highlight later on, but this rubbed me kinda the wrong way as one of the most interesting things in the anime is to see the arsenal of moves the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu has and how Kenshin uses them according to the situation. What bugs me is they kept the aftermath of the attack exactly the same as in the manga, after Kihei got hit by the Do Ryu Sen. That combined with the fact that the animation is going for an even more grounded and realistic take on the moves, it makes me think they are planning to retcon some of the less realistic moves from the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, and if that's the case, that's is pretty bad. If they wanted to make it more realistic they could have gone with the manga route which was launching rocks after hitting the ground, unlike in the old anime which was a grounded shockwave. Yet if they are trying to be as loyal to the manga as possible, why not do this?

I can’t wait to watch this, they better hurry up with the English dub, so sick of Crunchy sitting on the dub for months for no reason.

I’m watching the reboot but I didn’t watch the 90s version which one is better overall?

I watched some of the 90s anime but it lost me with all the filler. Maybe I'll jump on this one and continue on once there are more episodes out I can binge

They really should use the 90s OSTs.

I heard the anime will be 24 eps. The old one had 90 smtn eps but did not reanimate the last arc.

@wolfies4011

11 ай бұрын

@rallyvincent23 that last arc is what I wanna see tbh

Tbh i went into it wanting to hate it , because the OG anime just sits in my heart , and they are doing the show justice , my only complaint the sword attacks still dont feel like the og anime , it just doesnt hit the same ...

Never watched the original and I’m loving this anime reboot

Still prefer the 90s adaption but honestly the reboot is good ,cant wait for jinchu to get animated have read a few volumes of jinchu its fire.

So far the best episode of the remake ❤

There's a reboot!?

I really like this episodio and I love samurai x favorite anime and keshin is very cute❤

Still can't get excited for this anime unfortunately, it's a shame because they had the chance to "fix" some of the faults in the 90s version which sometimes watered down the manga version, especially before the Shishio arc. But as it stands, the 90s is still the much more enjoyable one by far... 5 episodes in and Kenshin's voice still ain't quite right, neither Sanosuke actually. Kaoru and Yahiko are fine.

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Ryan 90s anime always better than today's animes you and I grew up with toonami. But kenshin reboot could turn out as good hxh. Hopefully we will see a yuyuhakusho and bebop reboot

Honeymoon period ended. Next week will be the real deal

Need a hair cut broski

I don't know why people saying this is good animation/production Directly follow the manga with no cinematic vision is not a good thing Think about this, Watsuki draw this when he was 22, does anyone really think he had plan out how the scenes will turn into animation?

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Old voice actors are so much better. This fight definitely had better content though. Overall, the OG anime is still galaxies better, but this was the ONLY episode so far that I actually genuinely enjoyed. Not OST is trash tho.

@666slateran666

11 ай бұрын

Bad take, og anime is whatever

@redrum6316

11 ай бұрын

@@666slateran666 nah I'm right lol. So far this was the only episode that wasn't complete trash for the remake