Alternative TitlesEnglish: Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal Synonyms: Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen, Rurouni Kenshin: Reminiscence Japanese: るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪漫譚―追憶編
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 4
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 20, 1999 to Sep 22, 1999
Duration:
30 min. per episode Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
L represents licensing company
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Similar in depth and action, it's more emotional although not as realistic.
Both are very violent and bloody, and have as main plot big fights and killings, and also the main girl falling in love with her enemy (the main guy). Both have a very deep tragic end.
Both stories are about ninja/samurai and has the same essence.
A little bit of romance and blood and action too much!
Although Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen has to do with samurai and Basilisk involves ninja they are both similar in plot. Both of them are extremely tragic endings, and have intense fight scenes (though Basilisk more so than Rurouni Kenshin). Both of these series have great character development that watchers identify with, as well as extremely involved storylines. The Rurouoni Kenshin OVA is a bit more believable than Basilisk but each series is extremely enjoyable and sad, the historical allusion in both is excellent, and oddly enough the music in both is really very well done.
Both anime are about ninja's and the main character is in love with a woman. There is lots of violence, action and bloodshed involved. Basilisk has some weird characters with weird and sometimes absurd powers/techniques. Both stories are really good, serious stories.
Both are very bloody and violent. In both a girl falls in love with her enemy which is the main character. Both have tragic endings.
Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen is definetly like Basilisk. They carry the same sense of action and romance. The hint of romance in these two also makes these two extremely similar. Although Basilisk is about ninjas, Kenshin is about Samurai. Both are definetely worth watching.
Both spin a tale of men's lives being torn by the winds of time,
and of love that should not be.
A huge amount of blood, amazing fights and yet great character development contained.
Full of bloody moments, perfect fights, excelent drama moments
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Engaging historical stories of ninja and samurai with a very similar storyline and plenty of action, violence, and gore.
In both the protagonist is an homicidal ronin sword master who develops a romantic relationship with a beautiful woman encountered during his journey.
Both anime are extremely nice to watch and have the same tragic ending.
In both anime main characters are samurai.Both have a lot of action and violence.Both have a romantic story with dramatic ending.
Both anime's are a bit older (nineties). Both the main characters are samurai's and meet a woman during the story. Both anime's are quite serious and got action, violence and bloodshed. The differences are more or less that ninja scroll has some more nudity and contains a slightly more humor. Also do Ninja Scroll and Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen have some sort of sequel (series) but that's quite irrelevant for these stories.
Both are extremely gripping tales of love, loss and revenge that focus on a master swordsman with a habit for stabbing the crap out of everyone he meets.
Both storyline is in feudal japan(mainly in EDO), Swirling swords & awesome fighting techniques were u expect too see bloodshed and ripped clothing, TOPNOTCH animationstyle wich in both is one of a kind! from back in the days!
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Both shows take place in feudal Japan, a time during which samurai were prominent. Although the plot is widely different between Tsuiokuhen and Sword of the Stranger, each show gives amazing and graphic sword battles in conjunction with a beautiful soundtrack. In addition, the feeling that both shows give you can be deemed similar.
Both have a lot of blood, gore, tragedy and sword fights.
Similar stories focusing on two Ronin with tragic pasts that end up becoming attached to a character and fighting for their sake, despite their initial reluctance and lack of empathy. Tsuiokuhen is much darker in style and substance than Sword of the Stranger although both retain a serious tone. Beautiful soundtracks in both titles also create much of the immersion and emotional value of the experience. It wouldn't be unlikely for somebody to cry during the endings of these titles.
Besides the fact that both revolve around skilled swordsmen with similar emotional backgrounds, they also share gorgeous animation, deftly executed action sequences, and powerful soundtracks. Must-sees for sure.
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Both feature an extensively researched historical setting (though they are set in different historical periods) and capture the mood of some of the more contemplative, subtle and philosophical chanbara films. Both also feature intense, thrilling swordplay with a touch of gritty (and oftentimes grisly) realism, and dark, violent storylines that deconstruct in some ways the romanticism surrounding historical Japan in the time of the samurai. Shigurui goes much further in this regard, however; the themes of redemption and love present in Kenshin are nowhere to be found here, as Shigurui instead adopts an exceptionally bleak and cynical tone as it lends a more distinct "horror" atmosphere to its bone-chilling depictions of violence and depravity.
Both animes are both samurai action films with fairly dark undertones at a slow pace. While Kenshin tends to lean towards more of a romantic drama, Shigurui has quite a bit more action and gore.
Both have samurai, realism, and are violent.
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Both have intense, brilliantly choreographed, and lavishly animated swordfights and stories that explore themes such as vengeance and the morality of killing. In stark contrast to RuroKen's quiet, contemplative and sentimental tone, however, Afro Samurai is rife with energy, black comedy (in more ways than one), and an overall pop-culture vibe. Where RuroKen's story and presentation can be described as "beautiful", Afro Samurai's would be more accurately described as "badass".
Samurai's and swords, that's the main similarity. Both the main characters have seen slaughter of friend and family before their eyes when they were still little kids. Both anime's contain vengeance of some sort. Rurouni Kenshin is a more serious anime though since Afro Samurai has elements of humor in it, not to mention that Afro is a black samurai. Another thing is that both anime's are only a few episodes long.
similar as of the fights only
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You like action? Swords? I know a lot of people like Kenshin. Princess Mononoke is great. I'm sure that if you liked this RK OVA, then you'll love Princess Mononoke, or the other way around. Both are of high-quality, too.
- Both center around of romantic story in feudal Japan.
- Both have excellent, yet graphic action sequences.
- Both cater to a more mature audience looking for a great anime film.
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Both anime are dark, tragic tales revolving around warriors who find themselves struggling to abandon compassion in order to become more efficient fighters while at the same time clutching onto the few people they still love. The protagonists in both anime also end up having to face a dilemma in which they have to choose between duty and love. Finally, both anime serve as preludes to series that end up being much more lighthearted in tone than what you saw in said preludes.
swords with action. to top it all, both have similar endings.
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Champloo and Kenshin are both samurai stories. Cruel and impressively realistic, these series show us fields of honour for every character. They meet their destiny with blade in their arms and love in their hearts. You'll also enjoy great love stories without verbiage and superfluous expressions.
This chronicles Kenshin's life from childhood up to the beginning of the Meiji restoration, close to the time when the original series starts. This story happens BEFORE the original series, not after as someone above me had said
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At first glance, belonging to quite different genres, one a mystery, the other a historical action, Mushishi and Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen are still linked in a deep, perhaps more important way. A certain calmness and wisdom of unspoken simplicity have spread their roots through every scene, creating an experience not unlike that of drinking a fine cup of green tea on a quiet afternoon. Apart from all that, there is the the setting of feudal Japan and thus similarities in art style which feels more akin to that of a carefully constructed art piece than a cartoon.
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Both histories are about assassins searching the meaning of live.
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Although one is much longer then the other:
They both have fighting scenes, with a bit of gore. Definitely a lot more in Rurouni Kenshin. One fights for justice while the other fights to become stronger. Also a bit of romance. More in Inuyasha then Rurouni Kenshin.
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Both animes are historical and set at same timeline. Both have got huge blood & gore, tragedy and betrayal. Both have got decent stories, and consists of 4 episodes only. Both have similar animation style. Finally, both protagonists are assassins.
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they both have the Shinsengumi group in the anime and of course the mad sword skills the guys have when they fight!!! :D both are a romantic and action anime but hakuouki has a ton of hot guys in it, ladies!!!!;p
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Similar in depth in the storyline. Both show flashbacks of the protagonist but this is much more consistent and exciting with a goal in the story, other than this OVA that was disappointing to me.
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both after tragedies.
they both are tear-jerks, and get the viewers attention!
both protagonists lose the people MOST precious to them.
the major difference is the time period of the setting.
and if people tell you to stay away from Clannad just because they say it's sad. do not listen.
that's why you must watch it, to realize the significance of human values and the value of LIFE!
this is all I'm going to say.
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Both have very similar storylines .The protagonists are escaping from an establishment .Builds a base for the series to progress .High on action and emotions.
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Dark and Violent Anime.
There's fighting scenes and a LOT of blood. Kenshin and Lucy resemble each other in many ways. They're both assassins that aren't affected by the amount of people that they kill. -Technically they're professional killers, although Kenshin was trained and Lucy wasn't. They both have sad pasts when they were little that effected the reason they became who they are in the future. -Along the way there's a bit of romance. Just a bit :]
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Though "Genji Monogatari" is more concerned about mystical powers, both anime have the similar feeling.
Kenshin as well as Genji strugles hard to save the one he loves and fails just as Genji.
Both stories are filled with love, politics and sadness.
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both tragic in its twisted, bloody way...
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I was watching them both and thought they are so similar. They are both about a past of someone. They are both about a extreme killer and romance between the killer and someone else. Ruroken takes place in the 1800 and this one takes place and Kara no Kyoukai takes place in 2000s.
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These are both deep and violent Samurai dramas.
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It's about Hijikata Toshizo, who makes an appearance in this, and how he leads the Shinsengumi, who are the enemies in TsuiokuHen.
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Samurai action is all this show is about and, if you are an aficiendo for that kind of thing than this is the show for you. Set in 1860's Japan Peace Maker Kurogane paints the story from the Shinsengumi's point of view, and not the side we are used to seeing in RK. Fifteen year old Ichimura Tetsunosuke wants to join the ranks to avenge his parent's untimely deaths. However, his short stature and ill temper make him reduce to grunt work for the Vice Commander. A slew of interesting and great characters present themselves throughout the story. Highly recommended!
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watching one reminds me of the other. both main characters fight with a shord and both of them fight for a girl that is not what they think she is. also theres lots of bloodshed.
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It's pretty similar in many respects, including historical setting, intense violent action, and dramatic storyline.
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Both are historical dramas about a forbidden love.
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