A preview cut of the 17th episode ``Settlement'' of the new TV anime of Nobuhiro Watsuki's popular manga ``Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story'' has been released. In episode 17, Yutaro Tsukayama is seriously injured in his right arm by the sword of his master Raijuta Isurugi, and is unable to swing a sword again. The released cut depicts Yutaro, Kenshin, and Raijuta staring at Myojin Yahiko.
Yutaro's right arm is seriously injured by Raijuta's sword. Yahiko used to fight with Yutaro all the time, but he knew more than anyone about his passion for swordsmanship. Yahiko takes Yutaro's hand and leaves the infirmary to watch the duel between Kenshin and Raijuta. On the forest road at night, the confrontation between the angry Kenshin and Raijuta begins.
"Rurouni Kenshin" is a popular manga that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 1994 to 1999. The film depicts Kenshin Himura, who was feared as the Hitokiri Battousai at the end of the Edo period, as a wanderer who swore not to kill after the Meiji Restoration, searching for a way to live in a new era. The new chapter, ``Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story, Hokkaido Edition,'' has been serialized in the monthly manga magazine ``Jump SQ.'' (Square) since 2017. It was first made into a TV anime in 1996, and a theatrical version was released in 1997. Since 1999, three OVAs have been produced. It also became a hot topic that it was made into a live-action film starring actor Takeru Sato.
The new anime will be completely supervised by the original author Watsuki, including character design and scenario, and will be reconstructed from the first episode. Hideyo Yamamoto, director of ``Strike the Blood'' and others, will serve as director, and Liden Films, the director of ``The Heroic Legend of Arslan'' and ``Tokyo Revengers,'' will produce. Broadcast on Fuji TV's late-night anime slot ``Noitamina'' and other channels.