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    Seisô Hen

    It will be set in Meiji 11 and 26. The new OAV is being released due to RK's success in America. ADV is funding the new Rurouni Kenshin OAV series.

    In Episode 1, Kenshin is asked by the Chief of Police, Yamagata, to go to China because a war is brewing. He wants Kenshin to persuade everyone not to fight. While en route, Kenshin's boat is caught up in a storm and he is thrown overboard. Back in Japan, Kaoru is worried about Kenshin because she has received no word of Kenshin's whereabouts. She falls ill and has flashbacks of her life with Kenshin which include her talks with him about her father, the Jin'eh fight, and Enishi kidnapping her.

    Tid Bits

  • 2 Episodes- Episode 1 (run time 30 minutes). Episode 2 (run time 52 minutes).
  • same art style as the Tsuioku Hen OAV.
  • script is by a Yoshida Reiko
  • Episode 1 was released December 19, 2001. Episode 2 aired February 25, 2002. Soundtrack to be release at the end of January 2002.
  • The original voice actors from the tv series will portray the voices.
    Furubashi Kazuhiro, the director of the new OVA, gave the following statement to the Newtype magazine (November issue):

    "The lives of Kenshin and Kaoru are something that is too spectacular and therefore impossible to happen in real life. In the last work, "Tsuioku Hen", I tested some of the important points in order to show such relationship in an anime, which seems a bit far from real life as well. And in that aspect, the "Seisou Hen" is a kind of a sequel to the "Tsuioku Hen". I believe that animation is the only way to express the 'pure spirit', something that is nothing but a utopia actually.

    Either way, I would like the people to watch it without any prejudice. It will be great for people who knows nothing about the show. And, of course, it will be highly enjoyable for those who are acquainted with it . There are scenes that are very heavy, psychologically speaking, but they are not dark or melancholic. I strongly recommend this "Seisou Hen" to people who don't feel satisfied with superficial actings and plots. The "Seisou Hen" will draw the maximum of the deepest aspects of the original work, and it will be an another way to see an original work like "Rurouni Kenshin", so please give it a try".

    Also, a crucial scene and one of the director's favorites is a scene in the second part of the OVA, when and Kaoru and Enishi are alone at Enishi's hideout. He said that

    "this is a part that has never been animated before. Moreover, it's a scene where it is needed to show in a clear way the feelings and beliefs of Kaoru, so I put a lot of emphasis in the acting."

    Cast Includes

  • Kenshin (age- 46)
  • Kaoru (age- 34)
  • Yahiko
  • Sanosuke
  • Megumi
  • Tsubame
  • Hiko
  • Enishi
  • Jin'eh
  • Kenji
  • Saitou
  • Aoshi
  • Shishio
  • Soujirou
  • Yamagata
  • Yumi

    Fight Scenes

  • Kenshin vs. Jin'eh
  • Kenshin vs. Soujirou (a couple stills)
  • Kenshin vs. Shishio (a couple stills)
  • Kenshin vs. Enishi


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