Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Centers around the use of traditional hand-to-hand combat.
Samurai85%
Prominently features warriors of medieval Japanese nobility bound by a code of honor.
Historical82%
Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.
Heterosexual
Statistics
Watch Status
CURRENT
7.1%
PLANNING
38.6%
COMPLETED
43.2%
DROPPED
4.5%
PAUSED
6.6%
80%
Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
Shounen78%
Target demographic is teenage and young adult males.
Male Protagonist62%
Main character is male.
Cultivation60%
Features characters using training, often martial arts-related, and other special methods to cultivate qi (a component of traditional Chinese philosophy, described as "life force") and gain strength or immortality.
Tsundere56%
Prominently features a character who acts cold and hostile in order to mask warmer emotions.
Politics50%
Centers around politics, politicians, or government activities.
Travel20%
Centers around character(s) moving between places a significant distance apart.
Love Triangle20%
Centered around romantic feelings between more than two people. Includes all love polygons.