Rurouni Kenshin’s creator Nobuhiro Watsuki has been quite controversial due to the Japanese government charging him with possession of child pornography in 2018. Despite this fact, the manga ...

Rurouni Kenshin already had one anime adaptation, which aired during the manga’s heyday — between 1996 and 1998. The 2023 version is almost a shot-for-shot remake of the original, with greatly ...

The anime industry would’ve been better off if Rurouni Kenshin remained a thing of the past, rather than trying to force it back into relevancy. Want more io9 news?

Updated on July 22, 2025, by Ajay Aravind: One of the most popular manga series in history, Rurouni Kenshin has become a sprawling franchise since the manga's debut in 1994. With mangaka Nobuhiro ...

Rurouni Kenshin season 2 is progressing well, with the first cour recently airing. At Jump Festa 2025, new details were revealed by voice actors Soma Saito (Kenshin Himura), Yuichi Nakamura (Hiko ...