Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc

How it feels

A young ninja named Misao meets the wandering swordsman Kenshin. Kenshin is trying to stop his former apprentice Shishio from taking over Japan.

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What happens

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc (Japanese: るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪満譚― 新京都編, Hepburn: Rurōni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Roman Tan- Shin Kyōto-hen) is a two-part original video animation (OVA) based on the manga series Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It is a retelling of the manga's Kyoto arc. Produced by Aniplex and animated by Studio Deen, it was released in December 2011 and June 2012. The story focuses on the young Oniwabanshū member Makimachi Misao, who encounters the wanderer Himura Kenshin, who is on a quest to defeat the forces of his hitokiri successor Shishio Makoto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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