The new TV anime adaptation of the popular manga series Rurouni Kenshin, created by manga artist Nobuhiro Watsuki, recently released its fifth trailer. It was also announced that Satoshi Hino will be voicing Hajime Saito, and the opening theme song titled "Hiten" will be performed by Ayase and R-Shitei.
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.
