All new animation with a more compact story
Im not one to take shots but just a change of picture with simplified storyLOL it's insulting that 6 ppl actually found that helpful. Obviousy the person below and those who rated that remark have not actually seen this and is just going off the cover and some summaries they've seen i guess.
First lets clarify the title this is Rurouni Kenshin: Shin Kyoto-Hen Zenpen it is a remake of the Kyoto arch and Kenshin's battle with Shishio not sure why amazon is just listing it as Rurouni Kenshin and with the date of 1996 as this is not the original tv series nor the year it was released hopefully this will be corrected as not to confuse ppl.
Anyways back on point having seen and own the original series and as well as reading all the manga I have to say Rurouni Kenshin: Shin Kyoto-Hen Zenpen really was a pleasant surprise after hearing it was a remake you figure it was probably just going to be a recap cutting out some of the the filler from the tv series that wasnt in...
Hmmmm, not sure about this one
Okay, let me start off by saying that I am a purest when it comes to anime series and I grew up watching Rurouni Kenshin on Toonami and I own the Mangas and original DVD from Media Blaster. When I heard that they were creating a new OVA series after so many years, suffice to say I was excited, but that where it ends.
The good:
As far as the animation goes, this Blu-Ray is great because of the bright, vibrant colors and 1080P video. It looks awesome on my 42" Plasma TV
The Bad:
This is a hacked up, condensed version of the Kyoto Arc, which was magnificently animated during the original release many years ago. For purest like myself, this version is an insult to the original animation and story. This OVA lacks the comedy, action and storytelling from the original. In addition, because of the nature of the release, they squeezed the entire arc into 2 disc, roughly about 2 hours.
Anyone who is a diehard fan or Rurouni Kenshin, I would say to pick...
Bummed out fan boy
I am a huge fan of both the original tv show and manga so naturally I bought this new blu-ray. The only reason why I don't give this a one star is because I do like the updated animation of the two ova's and that is it. All this blu-ray is a two ova retelling of the Kyoto arc with all the good parts left out and other scenes changed. The best part, the fighting, is glossed over it was a total let down. Now the unforgivable part, the blu-ray itself. My blu-ray only had the english voice track even though it showed it had the japanese track also it wouldn't let me take off the subtitles. If you watched the original show you would know that the subtitles read differently than the english voice acting because of translation. So it gets really confusing having to watch a movie that says one thing and subtitles that don't always match plus they were pretty big letters. It would be one thing if i was able to watch it in it's original language and I was reading them. In conclusion STAY AWAY...
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