Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Tsuioku-hen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

While a raid of bandits slay a group of travelers, a young boy named Shinta is saved from death by a passing swordsman. The swordsman, known as Hiko Seijūrō, is a master of the Hiten Mitsurugi, the strongest of all sword forms. After seeing the boy bury the bodies of not only the travelers but also the bandits, Hiko is impressed and takes Shinta as an apprentice, renaming him "Himura Kenshin", a name which he felt was more appropriate for a swordsman.

These mini-series are a prequel to original anime series. This was originally released first as an OVA series.

Series details

• Title: Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Tsuioku-hen
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Romance, History
• Premiere date: 1999-02-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-05-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 62096
• IMDb ID: tt0203082
• TVDB ID: 406554

Cast and credited roles

• Mayo Suzukaze — Kenshin Himura
• Junko Iwao — Tomoe Yukishiro

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-02-20; final listed air date 1999-05-20; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Tsuioku-hen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.