“Rurouni Kenshin -Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story-” is set to return as a new TV series, produced by LIDENFILMS, which will stream on Fuji TV “Noitamina” and other platforms starting this July. In anticipation of the anime’s release, they’ve debuted a new PV.
Rurouni Kenshin’s popularity has been worldwide with 72 million copies of the manga series sold, as well as a popular OVA, anime, and several live-action films. The first anime adaptation was released in 1996.
According to the official Rurouni Kenshin website, this new series “uses the latest animation technology to reconstruct the original story from the first episode, aiming to create an anime “Rurouni Kenshin” that can appeal to current anime fans.”
The anime will be lead by director Hideyo Yamamoto (“Strike the Blood”) with series composition by Hideyuki Kurata (“Made in Abyss”). Soma Saito will voice of Kenshin Himura, Rie Takahashi will voice Kaoru Kamiya, Makoto Koichi will voice Yahiko Myojin, and Taku Yashiro will voice Sanosuke Sagara. In addition, the original author, Nobuhiro Watsuki, will personally supervise the entire story, including character design and scenario.
Creator Nobuhiro Watsuki was arrested as part of an investigation into possession of child pornography. At the time, the serialization of Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc was put on hiatus until it resumed serialization in June 2018. Watsuki was fined ¥200,000 or about US$1,500.
