The father of the legendary konami code has passed away plus fighting game news and much more. In the era of japans meiji restoration, an assassin regains his humanity. Trust and betrayal 4 part ova the amazing prequel to the hit tv series rorouni kenshin is collected in the ova series samurai x. That child is kenshin, who, after training under the swordsmaster, would play a pivotal role in the meiji restoration of japan. Ruroni kenshin has everything an anime fan could want.
Samurai x rurouni kenshin trust and betrayal original soundtrackin memoriesa boy meets the man. The fourth episode is about the betrayal against kenshin, how he lived for the next few years as a manslayer, and the origin of his crossshaped scar. Samurai xrurouni kenshin trust and betrayal original. Samurai rurouni kenshin for sale antiques and rare collectibles. Samurai x the complete collection dvd, 2006, 5disc set. Throughout all japan, he is known only as the hitokiri battousai swordbearing master assassin. Recollection or reminiscence, is a 1999 original video animation series directed by kazuhiro furuhashi, screenplaywritten by masashi sogo. After hearing so many people talk about samurai x i decided to purchase the complete set. Once upon a time, there was a boy named shinta who witnessed a horrible, senseless, vicious triple murder the murder of the women who had taken care of him, falling to the swords of a band of robbers. Watch samurai x season 4, episode 4 trust and betrayal oav. Directors cut video i would say veiwers should be maybe 10 and up because of all the violence and blood, besides a. Samurai x trust and betrayal ikedaya jiken youtube. Compared to the tv episodes, the ova use full classical theme instead of pop or.
Complete collection kenshin is a wanderer, a lost soul, cursed to seek atonement for his bloody life as a sword for hire. Ruroni kenshin known in samurai x in the us is one of the greatest animes of all time. Storyit is difficult to explain why rurouni kenshin reminiscence is the best piece of animation, ever. Swordfighting scenes from samurai x rurouni kenshin movies duration. The peace that reigns over the remote mountain village of otsu contrasts sharply with the rapidfire violence of the previous episodes samurai x. It starts out violent, actionpacked and quite standard for this kind of story, but while you take in the story its suddenly taken a turn for characterdriven tale with greatness on so many levels. After watching the first disc, i was completely blow away and could not wait to put in the second disc. Can someone explain the central theme and ending to me. Himura kenshin, known as the legendary hitokiri of the meiji revolution, himura battosai, is the main protagonist and titular character of the rurouni kenshin series. Rurouni kenshin anime season 01 episode 03 full anime duration. The ova series was first licensed by adv films for vhs and dvd releases in north america and. Working as a farmer, growing crops and savoring the passage of the seasons, kenshin comes to terms with the discontent festering in his soul. The original dvds from adv films replaced the original japanese title card to read.
Samurai x original anime production cel and douga a1 and c214. The best i can come up with is that it distilled the television series down to its best components. Samurai xrurouni kenshin trust and betrayal original soundtrackin. Directors cut dvd, 2003 at the best online prices at ebay. Aniplex ships rurouni kenshin ova film bds in japan, u. Find great deals on ebay for samurai x and rurouni kenshin figure. Trust and betrayal ova 1 english dubbed video online in high quality.
The saga from beginning to end samurai x the complete collection film the motion picture is a typical episode of the series. I have seen a few episodes of the subtitled version and the first two oavs trust and betrayal. But this isnt true, what makes reminiscence the best animation ever is what was. The ova series was first licensed by adv films for vhs and dvd releases in north america and the united kingdom, and by madman entertainment for releases in australasia, under the title samurai x. Rurouni kenshin complete bluray box amuse soft entertainment fs japan samurai. Rurouni kenshin dvd complete collection dvd 20061121.
Trust and betrayal directors cut has been transferred to disc in its original fullframe aspect ratio of 1. Samurai x trust and betrayal ost in memories a boy meets the man. Samurai x trust and betrayal kenshin leaves hiko seijuro. Unfollow samurai x movie to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Act 4 is about the betrayal against kenshin, how he lived for the next few years as a manslayer, and.
This story tells of the time before himura kenshin arrived at the kamiya dojo. Meanwhile, the political conflicts of the outside world inch closer day. After a series of disastrous events in kyoto, kenshin and tomoe escape to a small farm in rural japan. Sadly compared to the main television series it didnt sell as well and is quite unknown regardless of the live action film. Beneath a full moon, a young boy witnesses the murder of the bandits who had enslaved him, and is then christened with a new name by the man who rescued him. I watched samurai x last summer and the movie is byfar the defining moment. Recollection or reminiscence, is a 1999 original video animation series directed by kazuhiro furuhashi, screenplaywritten by masashi sogo, scored by taku iwasaki, and animated by studio deen.
Directors cut video i would say veiwers should be maybe 10 and up because of all the violence and blood, besides a lot of it would just go over their heads ne way. Tsuiokuhen, recollection or reminiscence, is a 1999 original video animation series directed by kazuhiro furuhashi, screenplaywritten by masashi sogo, scored by taku iwasaki, and animated by studio deen. Well, when i did put in the second disc i was so let down. This box set comes with the 3 oavs trust and betrayal, samurai x. In 1878, he arrives in tokyo and takes up residence at the kamiya dojo. Sorry this may seem like a rather stupid question, but i am very confused about the actual significance of the ending of samurai x. They embraced artistic endeavors, culture and were philosophers more often than not. Looking for information on the anime rurouni kenshin. Living their lives as simple farmers, the two begin to learn more about who they really are inside. Samurai x trust and betrayal ikedaya jiken ryookzk. The samurai x ovas bring to screen true period depictions of life as a wandering swordsman caught between the hero versus antihero manner of the waning tokugawa shogunate and the emerging neocolonialistic meiji era. In the lead up to the japanese revolution, a swordsmaster rescues a slave child from bandits.
Rating is available when the video has been rented. Directors cut movie it is a sad story of, yes, trust and betrayl it made me cry and i am glad i bought it. The first, rurouni kenshin tsuioku hen ost was released on march 20, 1999 and contained sixteen tracks that were used in samurai x. The movie and reflections plus the directors cut for trust and betrayal and reflections. For the reflection ova a soundtrack called rurouni kenshin seiso hen ost was released on january 23, 2002 and contained eighteen tracks. Kenshin has spent ten years traveling japan as a rurouni in search of redemption, carrying a sakabato with the vow to never kill again. The directors approved versions of the first two chapters from the anime series samurai x are paired up for release on this dvd. A samurai, in purest form, had a code that he lived, and died, by and was not as one dimensional as most historical figures.
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