May 4, 2009
Even though the storyline deviated from the manga a little, it was still well done. Of course, the artwork in this OVA was superb. However, I had a hard time deciding whether the subbed or the dubbed version was better. In my opinion, the voice actors in the dubbed version sounded a whole lot better, but the quality of the dubbed version was hampered by the actors’ mispronunciation of Japanese words, and in some cases, mistranslations. The good news though is that the mistranslations didn't change the overall storyline. The mispronunciation of Japanese words occurred frequently, especially with “key-words”
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May 3, 2009
As a Ruro-ken manga purist, all I can say is that this OVA is crap. Basically, the Kenshin in this OVA has to be from an alternate universe because the personality and the actions of Kenshin, and even Kaoru are totally different from how they are portrayed in the manga and in the anime. Naturally, the story line in the manga flows much better, as well.
[spoiler] As many other manga purists have already pointed out, the real Kenshin would have never agreed to have gone to China to aid in the Sino-Japanese war, even as an advisor, and leave Kaoru to ... |
