The 17th episode, "The Showdown," of the new TV anime adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki Nobuhiro's popular manga, "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story," will be broadcast on Fuji TV's late-night anime slot, "Noitamina," and elsewhere on October 26th.
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. Myojin Yahiko used to fight with Yutaro all the time, but he knows 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 fully supervised by the original author, Watsuki, from character design to the scenario, and will reconstruct the original work from the first episode. It will be directed by Hideyo Yamamoto, known for "Strike the Blood," and produced by LIDEN FILMS, known for "The Heroic Legend of Arslan" and "Tokyo Revengers."