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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan
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Gintama
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Himura Kenshin, once feared as the great assassin Hitokiri Battousai, has now become a wandering ronin who seeks to make amends with his past sins in the Meiji Period. Despite the official sword ban implaced by the government, Himura Kenshin still carries a "sakabatou" (reverse blade sword), and plans to achieve his goal by saving as many lives as he can with his sword. He instead stumbles upon the Kamiya Dojo and becomes a boarder there. Both Gintama and Rurouni Kenshin focus on the life of a samurai and how he tries to make his way in the new era after the
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Gintoki and Kenshin have a great deal in common. Both are former samurai who were among the most feared by their enemies during a great war. Like Gintoki, who uses a wooden sword to avoid killing, Kenshin uses a reversed bladed sword, for the same reasons. There are also many similiarities between supporting characters in the two shows as well.
Gintama's character structure is completely based off of this story, and you will definitely enjoy to learn where the persona of the characters originated.
Overall this is a must watch for anyone that is currently watching gintama.
The heart of the Samurai - for those who are interested in the way of the samurai should like both series ^^
In Gintama and Rurouni Kenshin, the main characters Gintoki and Kenshin both are former war heroes of a great revolution, who now try to enjoy their daily lives as average civilians. Of course, the peace cannot keep up forever, as trouble surrounds these two as their pasts catch up with them.
Since Gintama features almost every main character of Rurouni Kenshin either in character, appearance or historical role, yet comically exaggerates their characteristics and throws them into nonsensical adventures, it can easily be considered a direct parody of Rurouni Kenshin.
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Recommended by MikeOnHighway61
1. both shows are about wandering samurai after a time when swords have been banned (but Gintama is more set in an alternate future where aliens have taken over and Rurouni Kenshin takes place in the Meiji period)
2. both the main title characters (Gintoki and Kenshin) are extremely strong with a darkish past
3. both use historical names/organizations (ex. Shinsengumi)
4. Kenshin and Gintoki are both very strong but handicap themselves (reverse-blade sword for Kenshin and a wooden sword for Gintoki)
5. Both Kenshin and Gintoki are against killing (Kenshin more than Gintoki)
6. Kenshin and Gintoki are very silly/goofy, but when they get serious their whole personality changes
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Recommended by tangles800
Both anime are set in the same historical period, but with some big differences: while Rurouni Kenshin tries as hard as it can to be a historical accurated portrait of late 19th century Tokyo, Gintama is set in a totally fictional Tokyo where rounins and people dressed in typical Japanese clothes share space with advanced technology and aliens.
Also, Kenshin and Gintoki have a very similar past, as both played a leading role in the ultimate Japanese Civil War and became legends; now, they want to leave their past behind and try to live a peaceful life, hiding their scars from the past with a carefree
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Both about samurai who prefer not to kill people because of a violent past. Both employ drama and comedy in turn. Kenshin is more serious than Gintama, which has a lot of silly, immature, or pointless humor (which is, of course, part of its charm).
Both anime series have samurais and dozens of hardcore action battles.
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Recommended by setsuna_015
Gintama and Rurouni Kenshin are alike in many ways.
-They both have the same type of humor and use it in the same way.
-Both of the MC's have the same type of morals.
-Both take place during the time of samurai.
With a past behind, a war veteran lives in peace until his past finds him again. A samuai in an era without samurai helps those who need your help along with the person who dreams of recovering their dojo. Two anime with different themes but accompanied by good humor and fighting, although both with more than one than the other.
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Recommended by OtakuNote87
So maybe you're asking..why you're making a recommendation of these two animes?
Well actually even if these animes are very different from each other
with Gintama being comedy and serious battle shonen arcs(sometimes):
-Both have historical setting..but If you liked Gintama you'll like the references and all the detailed story of edo period, and here it is taken in a more serious way with drama and romance
-Both involve samurai
There are only 4 episodes of Rurouni Kenshin Ova so be sure to watch those
Both are chanbara (of course)
Gintoki and Kenshin both run into a girl and her brother who run a dojo, and Gintoki much like Kenshin meets a sizeable cast of characters that have to help him stop a bunch of people determined to topple society.
Gintama is primarily comedic but has quite a few fully serious arcs, and Gintama replaces the Western presence with Aliens (but both take place around the same time, that time being 1840's-60's Japan)
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Recommended by ThunderbroAnime
Gintama basically feels like a parody of Rurouni Kenshin, besides both are great series with epic animation and badass osts with top notch voice acting
Both were made around the year 2000 and are shown in 4:3 screen ratio. They are both focus on sword fighting and samurai type characters. They both make reference to real life historical figures in Japan and feature organisations such as the Shinsengumi and the Oniwaban.