A preview of episode 17, "The Showdown," of the new TV anime adaptation of Watsuki Nobuhiro Watsuki 's popular manga "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story" has been released. In episode 17, Tsukayama Yutaro is hit by his master, Raijuta Isurugi, and his right arm is seriously injured, never to be able to swing a sword again. The released cut shows Yutaro, Kenshin, and Raijuta gazing 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. It depicts Himura Kenshin who was feared as the assassin Battousai during the late Edo period, as a wanderer who vowed not to kill after the Meiji Restoration, searching for a way to live in a new era. A new chapter, "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story Hokkaido Arc", has been serialized in the monthly manga magazine "Jump SQ." (Shueisha) since 2017. It was first made into a TV anime in 1996, and a movie version was released in 1997. Since 1999, three OVAs have been produced. A live-action movie starring actor Takeru Satoh also attracted attention.
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.