Rurouni Kenshin Reboot Debuts First Poster for New Anime

09/25/2022 06:53 pm EDT

Rurouni Kenshin is going to make a grand come back with a new reboot anime taking on the series from the very beginning, and the reboot series has shown fans a little of what this will look like with the first poster! Original series creator Nobuhiro Watsuki might have been convicted of a very high profile crime that forced many fans to look at the series differently, but the franchise itself has been running strong in spite of it. Now the franchise will be getting a new anime taking on the series nearly two decades after the debut of the original. 

Initially announced to be in the works late last year, Rurouni Kenshin's latest update from Aniplex Online Fest 2022 this year revealed that this will actually be a new rebooted anime adaptation that will pick up from the very beginning of the series. Aiming for a release some time next year, the new Rurouni Kenshin anime has dropped its first poster revealing the new character designs for the main leads, Kenshin Himura and Kaoru Kamiya. You can check it out below as shared by Aniplex of America: 

Along with this close look at Kenshin and Kaoru's updated designs for the Rurouni Kenshin reboot, it has also been announced that the series will star Soma Saito and Rie Takahashi as the two leads respectively. Directed by Hideyo Yamamoto for Liden Films, the new reboot will also feature Terumi Nishii handling the character designs, Hideyuki Kurata will be handling the series composition, and Yu Takami has signed on as composer. If you wanted to seek out Rurouni Kenshin's origiinal anime ahead of the new series, you can now find it streaming with Crunchyroll and Hulu. The series is described as such:

"Welcome to the Meiji Era. Japan is a land experiencing times of troubled peace and renewal after a long and bloody civil war. Swords and killing are outlawed, but all is not as well as it would seem. Lurking in the shadows are many survivors of the revolution awaiting their chance for vengeance. Only the former government assassin, Kenshin Himura can keep the peace. Kenshin gives up the life of 'Battousai The Man Slayer' and sets off as a lone wanderer. His travels lead to the Kamiya Dojo where he discovers the chance to start life over."

How do you feel about Rurouni Kenshin coming back with a new reboot anime? What are you hoping to see in the new series when it hits next year? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!

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