I started watching animation at the age of 20, and I discovered Kenshin at the age of 21.

Marcus 2022-03-19 08:01:02

The only animation that has been attracted and screamed with excitement from the first episode is Rurouni Kenshin (except Totoro). The music, the scenery, and the characters are all in line with my aesthetic. It may be because I watched Inuyasha first, and I kept comparing the two animations unconsciously in the process of watching Kenshin.

After reading the reminiscence chapter twice, I watched the Xingshuang chapter once, and then watched the 95 episodes N times.
In the dream that A Xun had, there was an abyss between the two, and then Kenshin left. This is actually something that has been explicitly or implicitly explained since the first episode, that is, A Xun is becoming more and more dependent on Kenshin, but he feels that he can't keep him, can't hold him, it is a kind of extreme insecurity feel. (A man who can summon blood and blood, a swordsman who has both mild and strong sword energy, an executioner who kills countless people in troubled times with a pure and kind heart, in fact, the existence between him and A Xun is extremely huge. I’m still very worried about the generation gap. If I hadn’t believed that the innocence of Kenshin was still there when he came down from the mountain of Bigu, I really can’t imagine their future. Sure enough, in Xingshuang, it has developed to the point of incomparable misery— —The parent-child relationship is messed up, amnesia, terminal illness, two people who are dying, but they will finally embrace each other before they die.)
At the seaside, the moment A Xun threw himself into Jian Xin’s arms, the sun rose, My heart also seemed to light up with them. This is also an important reason why I always have to revisit this episode when I'm about to suffocate when I watch the reminiscences, it's very healing. Although it is true that no matter watching TV or theatrical version, I burst into tears.
After pondering for a long time, the part about Kenshin's memory is to recall some things after meeting A Xun. I am not sure what the intention is, but I wonder if it will be a clear statement of Kenshin's feelings for A Xun. change. Dependence is mutual, right? He tried his best to come back alive for her every time in battle, and she waited for him to have a home where he could rest in peace. Is it like this?

Compared to these, I think of Kenshin in the reminiscence chapter, the young man who never laughed, who was 15-year-old with such pain. In those days, they could only warm each other with Ba, is it another kind of feeling called mutual dependence?


He will never forget Ba, this is often seen in the TV version, when Jian Xin is free, he will be in a daze, it can be proved. I was forced to forget it only when I lost my memory in the Star Frost arc, right? But he still doubted what he was thinking about when he always stared at the sea after losing his memory. As he himself said, as long as he remembers the warmth that Ba gave him, he will always bear those pains. Sometimes I feel that Kenshin's relationship with A Xun is not love, but a desire for protection and a sense of dependence. His love died long after he parted ways with Bayonne, or in other words, in ten years of wandering life, maybe he would use the peaceful and stable time of farming in the fields to comfort his lonely and guilty heart, but those loves, Probably disappeared. This is also my own understanding of the difference between "love" and "life".

I don't want to talk about the authenticity of Xingshuang here, the seiyuu is real anyway. Don't even think about how confusing the logic is. (Most of the fans who didn’t accept Kenshin’s death are arguing about it, so I don’t need to intervene.)
The part where Zuanosuke found Kenshin with amnesia at the beach was the saddest part of me. The man who wielded his sword to turn the times around, a top swordsman who had been outstanding in kung fu, couldn't even catch the grilled fish thrown by Zuanosuke. Sitting on the boat from Shanghai to Yokohama, a cherry blossom that floated from nowhere finally reminded him of A Xun. After getting off the boat, he stumbled all the way and finally walked to the promised cherry blossom forest and threw himself in the arms of the loved one, the cross wound quietly. retreat. The legend finally ended like this. Is the last smile that remains after closing your eyes a kind of peace of mind? Hopefully, the truth isn't too cruel.

I don't know what kind of life experience the author has, why write such a tragedy. A legend influenced by the times is nothing but a vulnerable person.
I don't want to say which one I like more in Ba and Kaoru, because I like Kenshin the most, so I like all Kenshin likes O(∩_∩)O~
I don't know why they suddenly want to talk about their feelings, and I don't have the qualifications to talk about such things. But they just can't let go of their stories. From the day I watched the first episode, I dreamed every night. (There are also Sojiro, Zuanosuke, Yahiko, Aoshi sama, etc., but they can't come together.) All kinds of flowers and plants, iris, iris, cherry blossoms, pomegranate flowers, the scenery of various places and seasons , I like the grass and water in this animation the most, it seems familiar. Aside from the collaboration between Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi, this is one of the most pleasing animations I've ever seen. Delicate and gorgeous style, but without losing freshness. Not to mention music.
Facing "Rurouni Kenshin", I can't be quiet no matter what.

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Rurouni Kenshin quotes

  • Misao Makimachi: Come on, Himura, why are you trying to push us away? Is it because we found out you're battousai the manslayer? That doesn't matter at all! I don't care what you were! When we first met, I met you as a wanderer, not as a manslayer!

  • Soujiro Seta: In the end, only the fittest survive in this world. If you're strong you live, if you're weak you die.