Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 5 - Renegade Samurai

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Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Kaeko Sakamoto
Studio: Anime Works
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On holiday, Kenshin and his companions come across a massive European mansion owned by the wealthy Tsukayama family.There, the young master Yutarou learns swordsmanship from his surrogate father, Raijuuta Isurugi. This teacher turns out to be a Manslayer, and he plans to use the Tsukayama fortune to fund a new revolution!

Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 5 - Renegade Samurai
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Now That's What I'm Talking About

The funniest episodes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice eps. COOL, evil manslayers in Raijuta's ambition!!!!!!

Kyoto at its best

The only things that will make us immortal are our swords...

Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 5 - Renegade Samurai
Starring: Richard Cansino , Dorothy Elias-Fahn , Lex Lang , Wendee Lee , and Jane Alan
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi , and Kaeko Sakamoto
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ASIN: B000055Y0R
Release Date: 2001-02-27

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On holiday, Kenshin and his companions come across a massive European mansion owned by the wealthy Tsukayama family.There, the young master Yutarou learns swordsmanship from his surrogate father, Raijuuta Isurugi. This teacher turns out to be a Manslayer, and he plans to use the Tsukayama fortune to fund a new revolution!

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Now That's What I'm Talking About.......2005-11-02

Rurouni Kenshin: Vol. 5: Renegade Samurai is the best volume of the series this far. The action and storylines are far above any we have seen so far, some of which have been predictable, slow, and preachy. I watched the whole five episodes straight through, something I have never done with this series before. My mouth was about hanging open, as I was blown away by the fantastic action and excellent plots. Kenshin kicks a** with uncensored moves that will make you go "WHOA!"

Yahiko is coming into his own as a swordsman, although he has not graduated from wooden sword to real one. In the first episode, he is challenged to a duel by one of Kenshin's old adversaries. Yahiko is tricked into stealing Kenshin's sword.

The next three episodes are a three-part story about an arrogant, weathy boy who is Yahiko's age. Yutarou (who looks exactly like a young Kenshin) is heir to his father's considerable estate, which includes a fortress-like mansion in the forest. Yutarou's late father, whom he idolizes, was known as the Thunder God for his prowess with a sword. Yutarou is searching for a swordsman like his father to teach him. A huge stranger arrives, and saves Yutarou's life. Yutarou asks him to be his teacher because the stranger reminds him of his father.

But in a story so realistic, the man gradually takes over the mansion for his own plan. These episodes are really moving and riveting, with mature, rather than transparent, sacchariny resolutions.

The last episode keeps you on the edge of your seat just as the
others did. The gang is taking the new steam locomotive to go sightseeing in Yamamoto. But robbers have targeted the train for the gold coins it is carrying. In this episode, the animatin seems to have moved up a notch. Character designs are streamlined, and the pace of the action swifter. The animation is just as good as you would expect if they made "Rurouni Kenshin: The Movie."

Extras are just some liner notes. There are a couple of laugh-out-loud moments, and some naughty nekkedness on the part of Kenshin and Yahiko.

The funniest episodes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-03-04

This episode was great but the part where Kaoro's hair is sticking straitup in the air because Kenshin is naked is really funny(I haven't got to the rest yet but I'm sure I know what happens).

Nice eps. COOL, evil manslayers in Raijuta's ambition!!!!!!.......2005-01-01

This is not the best DVD in the Wandering Samurai arc because I think Shadow elite is(because my favorite bad guy is Aoshi, though he is not really bad). This DvD has the last of that old fart Gohei Hiruma in the Wandering Samurai arc which aside from the first two DVD's of Kyoto is the only arc I have seen (Hey! I'm working on finding the other eps for the other two arcs.) I haven't seen the OVA's (Samurai X) because they are rated 17^. It is not the best because of the first and last episode on this DVD. They are not so important to me because they dont have a lot to do with the storyline. I dont want to spoil this DVD but before I depart to look for other stuff to review I will say why its 13^.
1. violence (Not neccesarily the most violent)
2. mild language (worse if you turn on the subtiles)
3. Blood. (Its in all Rurouni Kenshin episodes)
And by the way will someone finally say what Samurai Deeper Kyo is rated and what it is rated for? I need to know that way I finally have something else to do with my money.

Kyoto at its best.......2004-05-27

Personally, the Kyoto storyline has always been my favorite out of all associated with Rurouni Kenshin, and these episodes are one of those periods where you just have to sit back and enjoy what's before you, rather than over-analyze what it may have or lack. One of my younger sisters in particular loves the episode concerning Yahiko and the disappearence of the reverse-blade sword. A good DVD to have if you're in the mood for a less intense, but still enjoyable Kenshin experience.

The only things that will make us immortal are our swords..........2003-11-01

Immensely popular in Japan, "Ruroui Kenshin" is an anime series about the intrepid journeys of a masterless roving samurai named Himura Kenshin, an idealist whose Reverse-Blade sword is only sharpened on the backside so that it cannot kill anyone. But the fates repeatedly tempt him to go back into full Battousai ("man-slayer") mode. This is the standard motif for these episodes, in which Kenshin is helped by his friends, Karou Kamiya, the idealistic, passionate and fiery Assistant Master of the Kamiya School, Yahiko Myolin, an orphaned pickpocket from a samurai family, and Sanosuke Sagara, a former opponent who has given up his hatred of all things Imperial.

Volume 5 contains five episodes (Episodes 18-22), including a three-part tale. Episode 18 "Run, Yahiko: Get back the Reverse-Blade Sword Back!" finds the youthful ambition of young Yahiko causing him to actually turn over Kenshin's reverse-blade sword to a bad guy because of empty promises. This sets up the three-part story in which Kenshin and his friends come across a country mansion owned by the wealthy Tsukayama family and where they find that the young master of the house, Yutarou, is looking for someone to teach him swordsmanship. However, it is not Kenshin, but a vengeful samurai named Raijuta who becomes the young boy's mentor and second father.

Episode 19, "Raijuta's Ambition: Dream of a Forbidden Kingdom" sets up the conflict, specifically in terms of Raijuta trying to turn the clock back on the Meiji Restoration and have things return to the good old days of swords rather than guns. Episode 20, "Revival of the Shinko Style: The Technique Which Heralds a Storm" finds Yutarou and Yahiko repeatedly butting heads over not only their skill as "swordsmen," but also the reasons for learning such skills in the first place. Meanwhile, Raijuta has brought together the best warriors in the land to bring about his kingdom and restore their pride, and the authorities are out to stop him. Episode 21, "The Dissolution of a Nightmare: Rajitua's Ambition Concludes" has Rajitua and Kenshin finally drawing swords, and Yutarou literally getting in the middle of the fight and learning a few brutal lessons.

This three-parter covers a lot of the fundamental themes of "Rurouni Kenshin," in terms of the new world created by the Meiji Restoration, Kenshin's vow not to take a life, and the reasons for studying the sword. Although there are some new wrinkles, such as Rajitua's Izuna ("vacuum") stroke, we have covered this ground before. If anything, this trilogy represents a variation on the original Yahiko storyline.

The final offering, Episode 22, "First Train Ride: Danger on a Runaway Locomotive!" is basically a comic relief episode in comparison to the rest of this DVD's dramatic action. Karou insists the gang enjoy the extravagance of the new steam engine and take a train ride to Yokohama. This becomes an anime version of "The Great Train Robbery" because there is a good shipment on board and some pirates are after it and have to be dissuaded by Kenshin and the gang. There are lots of comic fights in this one (those annoying scenes where the pupils of the characters disappear and their faces become all distorted), but after the relative seriousness of the previous episodes this sort of makes sense.

Volume 5 of "Rurouni Kenshin" does not offer any classic episodes of the popular anime, but these five are certainly representative of the strengths of the series. The extras on the DVD include an on-going glossary of Japanese terms that the series uses, taking pains to explain in simple language so that younger viewers will understand the meaning and significance of these concepts. It is that serious tone to the series overall that makes up for the periodically intrusive comic interludes.

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