Rurouni Kenshin – New anime gets image and confirmation of premiere for July

Fuji TV announced on Wednesday that the new Rurouni Kenshin will premiere in July. Additionally, the anime's staff revealed an image featuring the four main characters.

Rurouni Kenshin – New anime gets image and confirmation of premiere for July

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Soma Saito stars in the series as Kenshin Himura, while Rie Takahashi stars as Kaoru Kamiya.

Voice actors

  • Taku Yashiro will play Sanosuke Sagara
  • Makoto Koichi will voice Yahiko Myojin

The anime aims to readapt the manga.

It is directed by Hideyo Yamamoto at the animation studio Liden Films (Tokyo Revengers, Yofukashi no Uta), composed by Hideyuki Kurata , character design by Terumi Nishii and music by Yu Takami .

Watsuki and his wife, Kaoru  Kurosaki , launched the  Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc manga in Shueisha's Jump SQ in September 2017. The manga went on hiatus in December 2017 after Watsuki was accused of possessing child pornography. The series later resumed publication in June 2018.

Synopsis

Kenshin Himura, then known as one of the country's greatest swordsmen, is tired of killing so much. However, his past comes back to haunt him, and Kenshin will be forced to wield his sword again against enemies old and new.

Source: Official anime Twitter account

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