AMBot | 09/27/2022 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
During the Aniplex Online Fest, new details about the new Rurouni Kenshin series were revealed. The announcement was accompanied by a promotional trailer. The anime, based on the manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki, will premiere in 2023.

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The series will be a new adaptation of the original manga and will be produced by LIDEN FILMS. Hideyo Yamamoto will direct the series, with character designs by Terumi Nishii. Hideyuki Kurata will write the script, and Yū Takami will be responsible for the soundtrack.

Rurouni Kenshin is a manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump since 1994. The work gained immense popularity and spawned numerous adaptations and spin-offs. The manga focuses on Kenshin Himura, a once-deadly assassin during the Meiji Restoration, who seeks to find a new life beyond violence.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.

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