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Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto to help stop Makoto Shishio and his warriors from overthrowing the new goverment.
The struggle for redemption continues… It’s been quite a while since we last saw Kenshin and Kaoru as the main characters of the franchise. If you’re like me you’ve been wondering about their fates since then, and if they’ve been able to find any kind of reconciliation. Well, I’m pleased to say that this story arc of Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, despite some serious narrative flaws (for example the rushed and predictable conclusion and the dull and uninspiring villains) is still fun and entertaining.
One of the most gruesome anime of all time, “Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno” is a sequel to the hit series, “Rurouni Kenshin.” Following the events of the original series, two years after, the story begins with the death of the protagonist, Kenshin Himura. For those that have seen the original series, they will be familiar with the different storylines that we see during the series. For those that have not seen the original series, you will be able to see how they parallel and intertwine.
One of the most anticipated of the summer, the eagerly awaited “Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno”, based on the popular manga series, came on to the big screen on July 9th. “Rurouni Kenshin” is a franchise of manga and anime that follows an assassin named Kenshin Himura, who fights for good and against evil, and the young man who stands up to a corrupt government and a tyrannical shogunate. In the film which is a retelling of the “Rurouni Kenshin” Kyoto Arc, “Rurouni Kenshin” takes a turn that is quite different from the manga and anime, but still retains the essence of. Read more about
Rumor has it that the final chapter, “Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends,” is a giant, two-hour-plus action extravaganza. If that’s true, then this film — which doesn’t depend on audiences having seen part one, filling in backstory via helpful flashbacks — is somewhat justified in serving as the long, patient buildup to an epic payoff. Working from a popular arc of the manga series (previously adapted in anime form as well), returning director Keishi Ohtomo provides the first and second acts of his climactic saga, protracted across more than two hours. Mind you, it’s not as if “Kyoto Inferno” is short on action; it’s just extremely long on feet-dragging, weight-of-the-world hemming and hawing as Kenshin wrestles with how to reconcile the call to bloodshed with his personal renunciation of such.
