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| Not quite as good as the first episode, but overall this show is top notch. |
| Okita Soji is awesome! I'm watching this OVA first, but it looks like I'll be continuing with the series! |
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| Very very good. Not sure about that whole sword sheath analogy thing :O I can has Euphemism? Nice skills... Unfortunately i hear the tv series is not much like the OVA, that it's lighter and more humorous etc. |
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| Awesome...feel like i've been watching this forever...character development is so good. They cover so much in a short amount of time. |
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| Alot slower than the first part, but serves as a great buildup to the finale. |
| I can't help but smile whenever someone says Katsura's name because the Katsura from Gintama instantly pops up in my head whenever I hear it. Similar thing with Okita and the Shinsengumi on the whole. And don't even get me started on those headbands... Other than that, still awesome. Now I only need to get ep 3 and 4 from somewhere... |
| A little bit protracted compared to the other OVAs, but still good character development and interaction. |
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| Oops Kenshin is starting to fall for this girl. No good can come from that. xD |
| Some good. Not much though. Will this post even show up? These server lags are unforgivable. |
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| i just can't get into this enough :( the music from the fight in the end was sweet ^,it reminded of the piarates of the caraibbean sea :D 4/5 |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| Still not quite sure what to make of this, but it is pretty good, I guess. I must be (clearly) one of the few that isn't totally drawn into this. Maybe because I haven't seen the series yet...? <_<'' (I thought this was supposed to come before the series, so I'm watching it first...) Anyway, it was slow but... The_Lieutenant said: Alot slower than the first part, but serves as a great buildup to the finale. That. |
| This OVA was bonerlicious ! :) I liked the first episode more because it was more interesting & it covered a bit more, but the second episode had the ending so....yeah :D Fantastic ending ! Great Art, Story, Sound, Music, etc. <3 |
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| LOLZ at the shinsengumi, after watching Gintama I just can't help but giggle when I see them XD awesome episode as well, can't go wrong with Rurouni Kenshin |
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| it was pretty good,the love story is getting started |
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| Nice episode, but wasn't as great as the first |
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| Guess I wasn't paying enough attention in the first episode, all the jumps in time and similar-looking characters led me to think that kid swordsman was Kenshin as a child. Didn't make much sense to me then, now it's obvious why... Can't really get into this anyway. Something tells me this romance isn't going to end well !!! |
BlackoutingApr 22, 2014 8:01 PM
| I agree it's not as good as the first episode. All these names and conflicts and such left me so confused, so it led me into stopping half way into the episode to do some brief Japanese history research - I was actually entirely unaware Rurouni Kenshin took place during and after legitimate historical events! I'm still a tad confused and feel like rewatching the first episode now to make better sense of the background... Yeah, my knowledge of Japanese history is abysmal. |
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| "Not as good as the first episode." Oh, the originality in this thread. Anyway, I think Tomoe is probably the spy and is gathering information on Kenshin. That would explain why she took a sudden interest in him and why she grasped her dagger in reassurance at the end of the episode when they were headed to Otsu. |
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| Still pretty good. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| I still think he does this out of revenge, but also out of ignorance. Who can blame him? He has potential for nice development and if the development happens the right way, he might end up on my favourite characters list, because he obviously is a weird one ^.- |
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| The Ishin Shishi and the Shinsengumi sure are different than in Gintama! xD I wonder who is the traitor. I see two suspect : Tomoe and the guy who was often hanging with Kenshin. I believe it's the second, though I don't know its motive. He reacted oddly when they first spoke about a traitor. He was also really implicated into finding the traitor, probably to not create assumption. He also separated from Kenshin, and a few minute later, he have people on his back. For Tomoe, she sure is acting strangely. From the dagger to her often writting at night, there is something fishy in this. He also started to get ambushed when he met her. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| I like how they are doing the action in this anime. It might not be flashy, but it has very good intensity. |
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| The foreshadowing sure is real in this |
| "I'm alive, but my dreams are dead." By the way, the dub is so bad! It ruins the show for me :/ |
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| Very awesome episode! Really intense with a great pacing and development. Especially that ending was quite interesting! |
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| A little slower but a big payoff at the end - Tomo seems to be the spy. |
| After gintama i cant watch and take shinsengumi seriously. :D Also, see you next year at episode 3. :) |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| It certainly was a lot slower than the previous episode but it was interesting to see Kenshin gradually value Tomoe more and more as she becomes the sheathe to the brandished sword that was never sheathed in the first place. |
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| Interesting, interesting. The names of the characters in this anime though.... exact same as Gintama.... |
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Amatniki said: The names of the characters in this anime though.... exact same as Gintama.... If you didn't knew , they are heavily inspired by real-life character. Most Mangas , and even most medias that use content of old Japan (especially those revolving around the Bakumatsu) use these characters. It's especially true for the Shinsengumi members , they are almost everywhere. (Okita Souji , Hijikata Toshizou , Kondou Isami...) They are also present in Hakuouki , Peace Maker Kurogane & Mugen no Juunin : Bakumatsu no Shou for example. If you are interested , i invite you to atleast read the Bakumatsu and the Shinsengumi's Wikipedia Page. |
Alexioos95Sep 18, 2021 4:26 AM
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| I wish I also have a Tomoe as my sheath. hehe |
| Beautiful episode. Lots of sheath talk. |
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