THIS SERIES IS COMPLETELY AMAZING! Everything about it, Characters, story, quotes, music, is AWESOME!
I just fell in love with this series the first time I watched it, and i'm still completely enthralled by the series. Kenshin is SOOOOO AWESOME! I love his quotes, and love the fight scenes. It's a very moving story for me, and has deep plots to it that make me think alot about life and many other deep things.
The characters are so well designed. There's not a character, Good or bad (but really, what is Good or Bad?) that isn't completely developed. It's so well done...
God Bless
Rurouni KENSHIN!
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Rurouni KENSHIN!
Isaiah 40:31
"But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint."
"But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint."
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Gleph - Posts: 104
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yes i too am an avid kenshin fan. (prolly tell from the avatar) it is such a quality anime its amazing. the movies and the mangas are all really good too. it has a great blend of good characters, comedy, action, mystery..and everything else that is good. 
payce:God bless:minjigs
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minjigga - Posts: 84
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Yeah, Kenshin is great. I've only watched it on Toonami, plus two more volumes I rented near the end when they recently discontinued it on Toonami. I actually haven't seen the end of the Kyoto story arc (the final battle), but will be renting it soon.
I really enjoy Kenshin because of some of the Christian themes. Although I suppose it's more about self-redemption and atonement than God-given salvation, that redemption from past sins theme is still such a central focus in the story. And the way Kenshin touches others' lives and brings about their "salvation" as well is also a nice Christian parallel. I've even heard there is a Christian woman in later episodes, but I haven't gotten to that point yet. Kenshin himself is a great character--laid-back and caring, but strong and intense when he needs to be. So yeah, another series on my "highly recommended" list!
Spiritsword
I really enjoy Kenshin because of some of the Christian themes. Although I suppose it's more about self-redemption and atonement than God-given salvation, that redemption from past sins theme is still such a central focus in the story. And the way Kenshin touches others' lives and brings about their "salvation" as well is also a nice Christian parallel. I've even heard there is a Christian woman in later episodes, but I haven't gotten to that point yet. Kenshin himself is a great character--laid-back and caring, but strong and intense when he needs to be. So yeah, another series on my "highly recommended" list!
Spiritsword
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Spiritsword - Posts: 2102
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So much to say but so few words to use, well at least for me. Gah! Little Yahiko 
and as St. Peter so gracefully put it
and as St. Peter so gracefully put it Sano owns
"Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
and things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art; to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul."
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
and things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art; to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul."
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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blueraven - Posts: 355
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Lady Magdalenia 
There is Christian's later. It's quite moving...
The points you've brought up a very interesting. The main ones i found while watching it were:
1. Everyone knows their role
2. Large emphasis on self
3. Large emphasis on redemption
4. The True battle is finding Self, as i like to put it.
5. Using battles throughout (not just physical battles, but spiritual and emotional ones) creates a nice theme
6. A multitude of character types: More real than other anime
7. Putting self on the line, for friends is the greatest love (this is a passage in the bible too. he he)
I've forgotten the others. But i try not to analyze it. Kenshin is awesome just watching and appreciating it. We are not machines, and the emphasis it puts on human nature is amazing.
God Bless
There is Christian's later. It's quite moving...
The points you've brought up a very interesting. The main ones i found while watching it were:
1. Everyone knows their role
2. Large emphasis on self
3. Large emphasis on redemption
4. The True battle is finding Self, as i like to put it.
5. Using battles throughout (not just physical battles, but spiritual and emotional ones) creates a nice theme
6. A multitude of character types: More real than other anime
7. Putting self on the line, for friends is the greatest love (this is a passage in the bible too. he he)
I've forgotten the others. But i try not to analyze it. Kenshin is awesome just watching and appreciating it. We are not machines, and the emphasis it puts on human nature is amazing.
God Bless
Isaiah 40:31
"But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint."
"But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint."
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Gleph - Posts: 104
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Wow...I've never heard of this. I shall take a look.
I'm back to make a post or two every couple years...
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Master Kenzo - Posts: 591
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Veerrry good list, St. Peter! Yes, Sano is waayyyy cool. I just wish Kenshin was on in a different time slot as well...I almost never get to see it...*sob* Maybe I should just buy the DVDs.
I just wish Kenshin was on in a different time slot as well...I almost never get to see it...*sob* Maybe I should just buy the DVDs.BOOSTER: Hey, No.1! Where's my cake?!
SNIFIT 1: Booster, Sir! There's a 70% chance the object you're standing on is a cake.
BOOSTER: What? THIS thing's a cake?
You have the power to say anything you want, so why not say something positive?
- Frank Capra
(in response to an interview question "Do you have a pet peeve having to do with this biz?")
People who write below their abilities in order to crank out tons of books and make a buck. Especially Christian authors who do that. Outsiders judge us for it, and make fun of us for it, and it makes Jesus look bad. We of all artists on earth should be the most concerned with doing our best possible work at all times. We of all people should write with all our hearts, as if writing for the Lord and not for men.
- Athol Dickson
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inkhana - Posts: 3670
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Kenshin is great i have all the dvds from tv and ova's. Now i look forward to the English Manga release this november. /// i like kenshin and... well i really do like most of them. so good.
We are saved by grace thru faith, not of works... "keep on fighting for grace"
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Saint - Posts: 538
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I love Kenshin! It has to be one of my all time favorite animes. It's a fighting anime, but it still manages to have a really good storyline to go along with all the fights. I haven't seen the 3rd season or the OAVs, but I really liked the second season of the anime and the 3rd part of the manga.
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blue elf - Posts: 421
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Good?? i will give you that, but i think reflection is sad... i couldn't see it as a "happy" ending. i would say due to my beliefs... all i saw was an empty ending... (thats all i will say... see it yourself non-see-ers') haha. 
We are saved by grace thru faith, not of works... "keep on fighting for grace"
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Saint - Posts: 538
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I love this anime! It's probably my fave of all time! I really like kenshin's character, he has a lot of christian values. Fangirl: (I like the way he looks too) But anyways, i really recommend it!
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*Hope* - Posts: 213
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rurouni Kenshin inspiere me to learn Japanese, cuase I couldn't read anything in the show. I know quite alot about it, but not from watching the series. I want to get an official subtitled and dubbed boxed set. But I'll have to wait a while, because my mom doesn't like Ruouni Kenshin... Heck, the worst thing I saw was Yahiko's entire backside... (Episode(s) after they rescue the bratty kid with the mansion, when Yahiko tries to take a bath.... personally it kind bugged me) I know there is some language in the unedited, a lot of blood, and Sanosuke flips Saito off in Kyoto, buts that's probly the worst thing in the TV series, and it's edited out anyway!!! Man I wish I had taped it!!! (Or I could start on Saturday and tape it, or explain it all to my mom... hmm.)
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Shao Feng-Li - Posts: 5187
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Kenshin is one of my favorite anime series. I have all of the episodes (I just got them a few weeks ago). I didn't get a chance to see a lot of the series on Toonami, but I did see enough to know that I like it. 
Unfortunately I have finals this week so I can't watch the rest of the dvd's until next monday.
Sano is cool, but there really aren't any characters that I dislike: they are all done well.
Unfortunately I have finals this week so I can't watch the rest of the dvd's until next monday.
Sano is cool, but there really aren't any characters that I dislike: they are all done well.
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cbwing0 - Posts: 2728
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A box set of the entire first story arc recently came out.
Looks good from what I've seen and heard. I might buy it.
Looks good from what I've seen and heard. I might buy it.
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"Always seek to do good to one another and to all."
1 Thessalonians 5:15
"Every story must have an ending." - Auron - Final Fantasy X
"A small stone may make a ripple at first, but someday it will be a wave." - Wiegraf - Final Fantasy Tactics
"Always seek to do good to one another and to all."
1 Thessalonians 5:15
"Every story must have an ending." - Auron - Final Fantasy X
"A small stone may make a ripple at first, but someday it will be a wave." - Wiegraf - Final Fantasy Tactics
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MasterDias - Posts: 2714
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Kenshin is a cutie!!
Okay fangirl thing over, I love RK. I too have the entire series, OVA's, and movie. I love them all. The 6th or 7th disc, well the starting disc to the Kyoto arc is my all time favorite DVD of anime. I watch it all the time. Man all this Kenshin talk, I'm so watching some tonight.
Okay fangirl thing over, I love RK. I too have the entire series, OVA's, and movie. I love them all. The 6th or 7th disc, well the starting disc to the Kyoto arc is my all time favorite DVD of anime. I watch it all the time. Man all this Kenshin talk, I'm so watching some tonight.
Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love, or have babies, or be who we are. After all, seasons change. So do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away.
-Sex in the City
-Sex in the City
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Yeah, I love Rurouni Kenshin. I've often thought to myself, "Man, if they'd get a missionary over there he'd make a great Christian." Like Vash, Kenshin has really got the no-kill thing going.
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I like it a lot. I'm kind of disappointed in Kenshin as far as moral direction goes. (He was really hyped as being a great char as far as that goes, I just thought he was a coward) Some very neat stuff in it. I personally liked all the 18th cen Japenese-ness of it.
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I personally like Kenshin much more when he's the friendly, morally-upright defender of the innocent. His assassin past makes him more interesting, but his refusal to kill and his strong cases against corrupt, evil people are admirable and wonderful to see in an anime.
The series itself is great... I haven't seen all of it, but the characters are all interesting and well-done (especially Seta Soujiro!!).
The series itself is great... I haven't seen all of it, but the characters are all interesting and well-done (especially Seta Soujiro!!).
~Life is the art of drawing without an eraser~
Lady Arianrod, lover of nature and fire.
Hello there! I'm back after a long break! I started watching anime again in 2016. I still check the forum too!
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Lady Arianrod, lover of nature and fire.
Hello there! I'm back after a long break! I started watching anime again in 2016. I still check the forum too!
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
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Lady Arianrod - Posts: 651
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Gleph wrote:THIS SERIES IS COMPLETELY AMAZING! Everything about it, Characters, story, quotes, music, is AWESOME!
I just fell in love with this series the first time I watched it, and i'm still completely enthralled by the series. Kenshin is SOOOOO AWESOME! I love his quotes, and love the fight scenes. It's a very moving story for me, and has deep plots to it that make me think alot about life and many other deep things.
The characters are so well designed. There's not a character, Good or bad (but really, what is Good or Bad?) that isn't completely developed. It's so well done...
God Bless
Behold, the typical response to watching/reading RK.
Rai
[raiden's liveJournal]
[color="Indigo"]"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you . . . stranger."[/color]
Strollin' in at dawn, wakin' up at noon's gonna catch up to me soon
'Just sleep when you're dead' is what I said 'cause I'm jumpin' off the moon
[color="Indigo"]"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you . . . stranger."[/color]
Strollin' in at dawn, wakin' up at noon's gonna catch up to me soon
'Just sleep when you're dead' is what I said 'cause I'm jumpin' off the moon
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Raiden no Kishi - Posts: 2518
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I am a definite fan of the anime and manga. I so wish it would come back on Cartoon Network.
"I've learned when you throw mud at others, not only do you get your hands dirty, but you also lose a lot of ground." Ravi Zacharias
"Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig." Aleksander Solzhenitzen (so call me on it)
"Zeal without knowledge can lead to chaos." - Bob Rohm
"Why don't we love his truth as much as we seem to love his love?"- Cross Movement, in their song "Check us Out"
"Pride grows in the human heart like lard on a pig." Aleksander Solzhenitzen (so call me on it)
"Zeal without knowledge can lead to chaos." - Bob Rohm
"Why don't we love his truth as much as we seem to love his love?"- Cross Movement, in their song "Check us Out"
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oro! - Posts: 991
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oro!girl7 wrote:I am a definite fan of the anime and manga. I so wish it would come back on Cartoon Network.
But...but Cartoon Network will just tear it into little pieces and hurt it further. I'd prefer it stay as far away from CN as possible...or get on Adult Swim.
I'm a shoe-in for hater of the year.
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Kkun - Posts: 3604
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Hikari wrote:I love the Kyoto arc, especially the beginning. I love every time Kenshin fights with or without his sword. I love when they get attacked by pirates. And most of all, I love Sojiro.
yes! Soujiro rocks!
~Life is the art of drawing without an eraser~
Lady Arianrod, lover of nature and fire.
Hello there! I'm back after a long break! I started watching anime again in 2016. I still check the forum too!
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Lady Arianrod, lover of nature and fire.
Hello there! I'm back after a long break! I started watching anime again in 2016. I still check the forum too!
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
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