Rurouni Kenshin

is a Japanese anime television series, based on the manga series of the same title by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It is the second anime television series adaptation, after the 1996–98 series. It is directed by Hideyo Yamamoto and animated by Liden Films. It premiered in July 2023 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. Premise In the Meiji era in Japan, Himura Kenshin is a pacifistic , wandering the country and helping people with his swordsmanship skills. Once a deadly and feared political assassin known as Hitokiri Battōsai, he has since led a path of peace, wielding a reverse bladed in a vow to never again take another life. Voice cast Production On December 19, 2021, at the Jump Festa '22 event, it was announced that a new television series adaptation of the Rurouni Kenshin manga would be animated by Liden Films. A promotional video was shown at the Aniplex Online Fest 2022 on September 24, 2022. The series will re-adapt the original manga series. It is directed by Hideyo Yamamoto, with scripts written by Hideyuki Kurata, character designs by , and music composed by . The original manga author, Nobuhiro Watsuki, supervised the character designs and scenario.