The official website for the new Rurouni Kenshin anime released this (18th) Sunday promotional art, additional cast, duration of two consecutive cours, as well as a fifth trailer.
Rurouni Kenshin – New anime in the franchise receives its 5th trailer
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Therefore, the video reveals a preview of the anime's opening theme song, titled “Hiten”, performed by artists Ayase and R-Shitei (Ayase✕R-Shitei).
Satoshi Hino then joins the cast of the anime as Hajime Saitō, the former leader of the third division of the Shinsengumi (image below).
Directed by Hideyo Yamamoto at the animation studio Liden Films (Tokyo Revengers, Yofukashi no Uta), composition by Hideyuki Kurata, character designer by Terumi Nishii and music by Yu Takami.
Watsuki and his wife, Kaoru Kurosaki, launched the manga in Shueisha's Jump SQ magazine in September 2017. However, the manga went on hiatus in December 2017 after Watsuki was accused of possessing child pornography. The work later resumed publication in June only in 2018.
The new Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X) therefore proposes to readapt the complete manga.
Synopsis
The story follows the slasher swordsman Kenshin Himura , known as one of the best swordsmen in the country, who 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 old and new enemies that surround him.
Source: Official Website
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