Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Seisou-hen


Samurai X: Reflection

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Rurouni Kenshin: Seisouhen, Rurouni Kenshin OVA 2
Japanese: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 星霜編
English: Samurai X: Reflection
Spanish: Kenshin el Guerrero Samurai Final
French: Kenshin Le Vagabond : Seisou-Hen (Le Chapitre de l'expiation)
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Information

Type: OVA
Episodes: 2
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 19, 2001 to Mar 20, 2002
Producers: SME Visual Works
Studios: Studio Deen
Source: Manga
Genres: DramaDrama, RomanceRomance
Themes: HistoricalHistorical, SamuraiSamurai
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 42 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 7.961 (scored by 4793647,936 users)
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Ranked: #7332
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Popularity: #2475
Members: 88,231
Favorites: 383

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Synopsis

Kaoru goes to the harbor every day to see if Kenshin has returned. After a while, she starts looking back at her life with Kenshin and all the things that have happened.

(Source: ANN)

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Campbell, Charles
Producer, ADR Director, Recording Engineer
Matsuda, Keiichi
Producer
Kiriyama, Ena
Producer
Furuhashi, Kazuhiro
Director, Storyboard


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Ending Theme

"Itoshisa no Kate" (愛しさの糧) by Hiroko Kasahara




Reviews

Mar 12, 2025
This review does not divulge any direct spoilers but if you can read in-between the lines you'll probably be able to figure things out. Beware.

The people who hate on this are babies who cannot handle a sad ending. Never before have I seen such a cut and dry example of that than with this OVA. Even Watsuki's criticism which the haters of Reflection love to mention boils down to his own personal preference. I mean seriously, read the quote; it is largely just him saying that the series "deserved" a happy ending.

Now don't get me wrong, it's cool if you don't like depressing endings. I ...
Jul 8, 2025
Mixed Feelings
Main Rating: 6.2/10
Status: Mixed Feelings


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💬 English Version

Story: 6.0/10
This OVA tries to give closure to Kenshin’s story by jumping far into the future, showing an older Kenshin and Kaoru dealing with the aftermath of his violent past. It’s much darker and slower than the main series. While the idea of closure is appreciated, the story feels unnecessarily depressing and almost contradicts the tone and message of the original.
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Jun 14, 2022
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InformativeInformative
i just want to tell you something
this is not a sequel to the manga
this didn't not happen in the manga
it is filler
it is like an alternative sequel or something like that
and the author didn't approve of this ending
so this is not the real ending of kenshin
the real ending in the not like this stupid ova
and i want to tell anyone who like the real kenshin that
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