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Whistle Stopper - Rurouni Kenshin - TV Series Season Two
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List Price: $89.95
Our Price: $59.80
Your Save: $ 30.15 ( 34% )
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
Manufacturer: Anime Works
Starring: Richard Cansino, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Lex Lang, Wendee Lee, Jane Alan
Directed By: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781586557522
Format: Animated
ISBN: 1586557521
Label: Anime Works
Manufacturer: Anime Works
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Anime Works
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-01-17
Running Time: 875
Studio: Anime Works
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Rurouni Kenshin at its best!!!!!
Comment: im a big fan of the rouniken series ever since i read the manga. it was great. and then i saw the show a long time ago on cartoon network and thought it was a great adaptation. but when we got to season 2, everything i saw before in season one paled in comparison. in this season you get more vinteresting villans, heroes and comedy. as well as one of the most deadly and admired villans in the series and anime, makoto shishio. this series is more complex, has more action and a deeper sense of story telling. i reccomend it for any fan or anime enthusiasts. in this set you get 35 episodes in an economy box. but beware, the only down side to this buy is the box itself. its frail and can break, so handle with care or move the discs to some where more safe. happy viewing!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fantastic!
Comment: I bought the first season of Rurouni Kenshin and was rather drawn between liking and disliking it - season 1 stuck to the manga version pretty closely for half the season, but the filler episodes about killed me...
After purchasing and watching the second season of RK, I just about died of happiness. The Kyoto arc really does follow the manga rather well, and for that I was most ecstatic. Each episode was packed with amazing animation, beautiful artwork, thrilling stories, and marvelous dialogue. I highly recommend this season/box set to Rurouni Kenshin fans!
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Summary: Just so darn much fun, but try to get a good copy...
Comment: Season Two is much better than Season One, which was good, but two involves more action, intrigue and adventure. I think this series is appropriate for older children, although there are people killed by swords, and blood appears in a cartoony way, but it teaches good morals and offers lessons in being strong and kind. (You don't get much morality in modern American cartoons...) If you like classic samurai movies, you will like this. It's quite thoughtful. But be careful where and how you buy this multi-dvd set, because mine largely fell out of the case when opened, and won't fix on their little holders, and two out of eight so far either won't play or are a struggle and freeze up. It's worth any difficulty though. I'm going to buy it again until I get a workable set! Very bad production quality on this!
Customer Rating: 
Summary: WOW
Comment: Pros
- Great Anime (the best) (10 outa 5)
- The BEst Of The Three
- WAtsuki Still Rocks
- One of the best anime plots of all time
Cons
- Shipping
-Worse than kenshin season one
- a disc could possibly not have data cuz shipping
- 90 dollars umm a little expensive (need to lower to 70 cause of the bad Shipping)
Wait till you see a good new under the used and new!
Customer Rating:
Summary: An excellent example of a good anime tv show.
Comment: I thoroughly enjoyed watching all of the episodes of this season of Rurouni Kenshin. I appreciate that the show teaches that justice can be achieved without killing people. I used the warehousedeals seller from Amazon. The item arrived in the same condition described in the comment for the item.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The 34 episodes in this eight-disc set make up the "Kyoto" arc of the popular martial arts adventure-comedy. The tone of the narrative has darkened since the introductory story (Rurouni Kenshin: Wandering Samurai). When the forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate were defeated by the Imperialists 10 years earlier, Kenshin Himura abandoned his identity as Battousai the Manslayer. Makoto Shishio succeeded him as the country's deadliest assassin. Government agents captured Shishio, and although he survived a botched execution, an attempt to incinerate his body left him hideously scarred. Shishio has assembled a private army to overthrow the Meiji government and make himself ruler of Japan. Can Kenshin keep his oath never to kill again, or must he once again become a murderer to prevent a civil war? Kenshin's internal struggle is complicated by Seiko, his arrogant former sensei; Aoshi, the ex-commander of the Oniwaban; and Saito, a police officer who may be a friend, rival, and/or enemy. The drama and violence are played against the broad comedy of the cast of friends Kenshin made in Tokyo in the previous continuity: Kaoru, Yahiko, Sanosuke, Megumi. Yahiko tries to emulate Kenshin, clobbering an opponent as he shouts, "Hiten Mitsurugi style--or close to it, anyway!" Director Kazuhiro Furuhashi stages the sword fights and martial arts duels with panache, using rapid cutting, split-screen, and reversed colors to heighten the excitement. But the filmmakers stress that the spiritual aspects of the samurai tradition of bushido outweigh mere physical skills. Kenshin's inner nobility triumphs over Shishio's commitment to a misguided social Darwinism. The emphasis on internal conflict demands nuanced performances from the vocal cast. As Kenshin, Richard Hayworth finds subtle transitions between the warm, slightly goofy Kenshin and the implacable warrior who once terrified Kyoto. This depth and complexity of characterization gives Rurouni Kenshin a resonance lacking in animation that pits blandly virtuous heroes against cackling villains. The Legend of Kyoto set makes it clear why Rurouni Kenshin remains one of the best-loved anime continuities of all time. (Rated 13 and older: violence, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
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