Thursday, March 6, 2008

Samurai X

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (るろうに剣心 明治剣客浪漫譚, Rurōni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan?)[1] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki with an anime adaptation. The story is set during the early Meiji period in Japan. The English-language versions of the OVAs as well the film is released as Samurai X, although the original title was included in the DVD releases. The story is about a fictional assassin named Himura Kenshin, who was known as the formerly known as the "Hitokiri Battōsai" (斬り抜刀斎, "Hitokiri Battōsai"?). Kenshin later grieves for all the lives he has taken, and vows that he will never kill again.

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