| If you're talking about the Rurouni Kenshin Franchise, then It's not underrated at all. |
| Because people these days are used to more fast paced shonen where something is happening every episode and the meta humour in it. Slow burns like RK with its slapstick comedy are not really in fashion in 2024. Had this remake happened some 10 years ago It could have been really popular. To begin with most of the people who are watching this remake are fans of the original to begin with. |
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| As for what the author has done in the past, I don't think it has affected the work so much as it has diminished its reputation. However, since it is a remake, there are a certain number of people who like the old work before the remake, so I think the evaluation just doesn't go up much. |
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| the author likes little kids that's why |
| Sometimes being popular isn't always good. |
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Reply to parkles06
The author did some things so the normies don’t want to watch it
| @parkles06 Oh please. Nobody even knows who the author is. This is entirely a marketing problem. |
| Author controversy aside, I think it's an…okay adaptation, but sadly not much more. I feel it accomplishes what it should, but is not particularly memorable in any department (animation, pacing, dramatic moments, fight scenes, OST, etc). I say this as a Kenshin fan for over 20 years. The first anime series had its flaws, especially at the beginning and the filler arcs afterwards, but the Kyoto arc was simply masterful. I'm not saying I'm not enjoying this adaptation, but I was hoping for a work that would elevate the greatness of the manga and not simply animate the source material and include new stories from time to time. There's still a little way to go before they get to the best of the arc, but I'm not getting my hopes up too high. So yes, for what a series like RK deserved, it seems to me a somewhat bland adaptation; it's not bad, but not something spectacular that warrants wider exposure, and with so many more eye-catching series airing this season, I can understand why it's not popular. |
Reply to parkles06
The author did some things so the normies don’t want to watch it
| @parkles06 It is completely understandable why most people don't want to watch this. What the author did was a heinous crime. This is not about being " a normie" or "a tourist." |
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| Happens with a lot of older series that get a remake. The pacing was good back in the days, but it's different now. It's really really slow if you compare to hit shows that are popular now. Plus there have been plenty of samurai series since the first anime aired. It got more competition and many wouldn't tune in to Kenshin based on the synopsis. Back in the days we had like what? 30 mangas and anime that was officially translated? This was one of them. Author controversy? I'm a Kenshin fan and I have no clue who wrote the manga. Doubt it has anything to do with it, people don't research an author and then decide if they are interested in their work. |
| So just for context the Rurouni Kenshin manga is one of my all time favorites and I absolutely love the original series. It is literally one of the main reasons I fell in love with anime. I'll also quibble a bit. Your title says it's "underrated" which I'd disagree with. It's just under an 8 average rating which is very good, but your in thread text says it's not getting the hype it deserves which I guess you could say because I rarely see this getting mentioned, but I feel there are reasons. I was extremely excited when I heard about the remake. Couldn't wait to see Kenshin with modern anime techniques, but I was really let down by the first season. I was hoping for more detailed fight scenes. Too often in the original you just get jump cuts, stills, simple actions. I thought we'd be getting some high quality, detailed fights and honestly they are just still too basic. Also the music. Compared to the original it's just very generic and the Kenshin music was so freaking good, from the openings to action scenes. Someone mentioned before "soulless" and honestly I think that hits the nail on the head. Sure this is Kenshin, but it feels like just a run of the mill show. There are a few things I can point to, but the absolute biggest is from probably the two most key scenes from season one. Kenshin's fight with Saito when he tests him to see if he's ready to go to Kyoto and Kenshin saying goodbye to Karou before he leaves. They are just very poorly done. Go back and watch how the original does them, the mood, lighting, emotion, music. They are amazing and in this remake they don't stand out in anyway. I think that's where the soulless feel comes in. The key moments, the scenes that are meant to really mean something are just meh. Not to mention a remake of a nearly 25 year old series might not be the most exciting. And while I try to separate art from artist, the author of this show being a scumbag sticks in my mind. And while I'm still going to consume anything Kenshin I can totally understand people who don't want any part of it now. |
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