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8 unusual facts about Rurouni Kenshin


Natural Doctrine

The game's composer will be Noriyuki Asakura, who has in the past created music for Rurouni Kenshin.

No Need for Bushido

His style is none other than the Red Dragon Zanbatou, a reference to Rurouni Kenshin.

(The resulting fight is one of the first obvious parodies of Rurouni Kenshin).

Its content and title are based on various influences from such anime and manga as Tenchi Muyo! (which has a series of volumes titled "No Need for Tenchi") and Rurouni Kenshin, a famous manga/anime series which No Need For Bushido obviously parodies at many points.

The way he "sees" is somewhat like the way Uonuma Usui, from Rurouni Kenshin, and Daredevil "see" by using superhuman hearing to form a picture in his head, similar to sonar.

Samurai Shodown V

In spite of this, SNK managed to raise excitement by announcing that Nobuhiro Watsuki, the creator and author of the Rurouni Kenshin manga and anime series, was hired to design some of the new characters, and they were gradually revealed by way of silhouettes on the official website, and slowly showing the official artwork.

Sekihōtai

In the manga and anime Rurouni Kenshin, Sagara Sanosuke was once a member of the first unit, and repeatedly refers to Sagara Sōzō, who is a character in the series.

Tiggy

She is perhaps best known for her remix of the Sandy Fox song "Freckles" in DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution 6thMIX, originally the English version of the song "Sobakasu" by Judy and Mary from the anime Rurouni Kenshin and she's also popular in parts of Southeast Asia with the song "Why".


Masashi Kishimoto

However, during the same years, Kishimoto started reading Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal and Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin which used such genre.

Sandy Fox

Rurouni Kenshin (TV) - Theme Song Performance ("Freckles", English version of the song "Sobakasu" by Judy and Mary)

Takeda Kanryūsai

Rurouni Kenshin author Nobuhiro Watsuki cites Takeda Kanryūsai as the inspiration for a character by the name of Takeda Kanryū, who appears for a few chapters in the manga, as well as in the television series of the same name.


see also

AnimeTrax

AnimeTrax's catalog includes soundtracks from Slayers, Martian Successor Nadesico, Lost Universe, Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen), Boogiepop Phantom, Macross II, Macross Plus, Akira and The Irresponsible Captain Tylor.

Himura

Himura Kenshin, a character in Rurouni Kenshin media and father of Himura Kenji in the story

Yukishiro

Yukishiro Tomoe, character in Rurouni Kenshin media and older sister of Yukishiro Enishi in the story

Yukishiro Enishi, character in Rurouni Kenshin media and younger brother of Yukishiro Tomoe in the story