Quote Originally Posted by Cyanoxide View Post
Can't say I've heard of Rurouni Kenshin before. I had a quick glance at it on Google a moment ago though.
Literal foundation of my childhood and my favorite manga and anime. They got canceled after season 3 because the studio stopped following the manga or listing to the writer and did a whole season of filler nonsense. The manga is the pinnacle of shonen for me. A follow up was released that tells the story from a minor character's point of view and emphasizes the viewpoint of the first major antagonist(as he is later an ally).

Tenchi Muyo, Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakasho, and Gundam Wing were really my first animes. Rurouni Kenshin is king for me. The Samurai X OVA movies that deal with the last arc of the manga and the prequel are done by a different studio than the anime, but really complete the story in terms of animation. The manga is stronger than the anime I think, but the anime is also very charming. It exists at this perfect nexus of being for shonen and shojo. It's somehow an action based historical drama mashed up with a romantic comedy.

Like I said, the live action movie is the only one I've ever seen that was actually good and it's a recent film. The 2010s release easy. Lots of practical effects rather than CGI.