Post by mikef6 on Feb 27, 2017 2:20:22 GMT
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan (Rurouni Kenshin: Origins) / Keishi Ohtomo (2012)
Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto taika-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: Koyoto Inferno) / Keishi Ohtomo (2014)
Rurôni Kenshin: Densetsu no saigo-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends) / Keishi Ohtomo (2014)
This Japanese story was a popular manga, video game, anime TV and movie series. Finally came this live action trilogy. I went into it not having known anything about its previous incarnations. I can only say that, for the most part, this is a fine series and highly recommended. It takes place in the mid-19th century in the wars that brought the violent Samurai era to an end and ushered in a government of peace and calm. The main character is a “Killsword”, the very best on the side of the rebel forces who won and established peace. But the amount of killing he had to do shattered his soul. He vows never to kill again. He even has a “reverse sword” made for him with the blunt edge on the outside of the curve. Some summaries of the story call him a pacifist, but he is not. He fights to protect the vulnerable and can go through a gang of toughs whacking them upside the head and across the back and legs leaving them all unconscious, but alive. An interesting premise that puts the hero in situations where it seems he MUST kill. I enjoyed this very much.
Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto taika-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: Koyoto Inferno) / Keishi Ohtomo (2014)
Rurôni Kenshin: Densetsu no saigo-hen (Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends) / Keishi Ohtomo (2014)
This Japanese story was a popular manga, video game, anime TV and movie series. Finally came this live action trilogy. I went into it not having known anything about its previous incarnations. I can only say that, for the most part, this is a fine series and highly recommended. It takes place in the mid-19th century in the wars that brought the violent Samurai era to an end and ushered in a government of peace and calm. The main character is a “Killsword”, the very best on the side of the rebel forces who won and established peace. But the amount of killing he had to do shattered his soul. He vows never to kill again. He even has a “reverse sword” made for him with the blunt edge on the outside of the curve. Some summaries of the story call him a pacifist, but he is not. He fights to protect the vulnerable and can go through a gang of toughs whacking them upside the head and across the back and legs leaving them all unconscious, but alive. An interesting premise that puts the hero in situations where it seems he MUST kill. I enjoyed this very much.
