Anime · TV series · 1996

Rurouni Kenshin

Name: Rurouni Kenshin
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: January 10, 1996

るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-

A 94-episode television series from Studio Gallop and Studio DEEN, broadcast January 10, 1996 to September 8, 1998. Episodes run about 25 minutes. Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama.

A Meiji-era swordsman story quietly asking whether someone who has killed can stop. The 1996 series, not the 2023 remake.

Where to watch Shop Rurouni Kenshin

01 — The record

Format: TV series
Status: Completed
Episodes: 94 · about 25 min each
Broadcast: January 10, 1996 – September 8, 1998
Studio: Studio Gallop, Studio DEEN
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Season: Winter 1996

02 — Where to watch

Where to watch

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03 — Elsewhere

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04 — Who made it

Characters and credits

Characters

Kenshin HimuraMainVoice (JP): Mayo Suzukaze
Kaoru KamiyaMainVoice (JP): Miki Fujitani
Sanosuke SagaraMainVoice (JP): Yuuji Ueda
Yahiko MyojinMainVoice (JP): Miina Tominaga
Megumi TakaniSupportingVoice (JP): Mika Doi
Aoshi ShinomoriSupportingVoice (JP): Yoshito Yasuhara
Hajime SaitouSupportingVoice (JP): Hirotaka Suzuoki
Misao MakimachiSupportingVoice (JP): Tomo Sakurai

Production

Theme Song Performance (ED2) Mayo Suzukaze
Theme Song Performance (OP3) Takanori Nishikawa
Theme Song Performance (OP English) Sandy Fox
Recording Director (eps 67-94) Yuuji Mitsuya
Original Creator Nobuhiro Watsuki
Script (ep 22) Michiko Yokote

05 — Related records

Other versions and continuations

Separate works that share this story. They are listed rather than merged, because a sequel, a recap film and a remake are three different things and only one of them is this page.