The fourth PV for the re-adaptation of the popular manga Rurouni Kenshin, created by Japanese manga artist Nobuhiro Watsuki, has been released, along with the reveal of the anime's ending theme song titled "Kissaki" (Sword Tip), performed by singer-songwriter Reol. The anime is set to air on Fuji TV's noitaminA starting from July 2023.
The new series will utilize the latest animation technology to reimagine the original story from the first episode, with the aim of recreating the series in a way that could appeal to current anime fans. Production of the anime will involve director Hideyo Yamamoto, writer Hideyuki Kurata, and the original author Nobuhiro Watsuki.
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan depicts the early years of the Meiji Restoration in Tokyo, with the protagonist Himura Kenshin being a skilled assassin known as "Hitokiri Battosai" during the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. After vowing to never kill again, he travels the land with a reverse-blade sword. One day, he is mistaken for the "fake Battosai" by Kaoru Kamiya, the owner of a kendo dojo, and ends up staying there. Through his time at the dojo, Kenshin makes friends and discovers the true meaning of the sword.
- STAFF
- Original by: Nobuhiro Watsuki
- Directed by: Hideyo Yamamoto
- Series composed by: Hideyuki Kurata
- Characters designed by: Terumi Nishii
- Studio: Liden Films
- CAST
- Himura Kenshin: Souma Saito
- Kamiya Kaoru: Rie Takahashi
- Myoujin Yahiko: Koichi Makoto
- Sagara Sanosuke: Taku Yashiro
