Autumn Anime "Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan" 2nd season "Kyoto Disturbance" new PV released! Character visuals and cast comments of Misao Makimachi have arrived!

Rurouni Kenshin" was serialized by Nobuhiro Watsuki in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from 1994, and became a TV anime in 1996. The live-action movie became a blockbuster hit, grossing over 19.3 billion yen in total box-office revenue, and a sequel, "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan, Hokkaido Arc," is currently serialized in "JUMP SQ.

In 2023, a new TV anime series with a renewed staff and cast will air in July 2023 for a total of 24 episodes in the first season, followed by the second season "Kyoto Disturbance" from October 2024. The cast has been completely renewed, including Souma Saito as Kenshin Himura, and the original author, Nobuhiro Watsuki, is supervising the entire series, including character design and scenario.

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On July 7, 2024, at the "Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan" special event "Rurouni Kenshin Festival Kyoto Udoran Opening Round", a new PV and additional character visuals of the second season "Kyoto Udoran" were revealed.

In the second season of "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan - Kyoto Doran", Himura Kenshin will not spend his days in the Kamiya Dojo in peace and quiet, but will have to face the hardship of confronting Shizuo Makoto. The stage is moved from Tokyo, and new encounters and fierce battles are depicted.

New music video!

Broadcasting from October 2024 on Fuji Television Network's "Noitamina" and other stations for two consecutive seasons.

Character visual of Misao Makimachi revealed!

Misao Makimachi (CV: Ki Yamane)

Misao Makimachi (CV. Ki Yamane) is a girl who searches for Soushi and the other members of the Hidden Guardians. She is cheerful, companionable, and unafraid of anything. She meets Kenshin on the way to Kyoto and joins him.

Cast comments have arrived.

Yamane Ki as Makimachi Misao

Q1: How did you feel when you were chosen to play the role?
When I heard that I had passed the audition, it was like a dream come true.
When I heard that I had passed the audition, it was like a dream come true. I was determined to play the role of the character who lives her life with a straight face.

Q2: Please tell us about your enthusiasm for playing the character.
This work has been loved by many people for many years.
I will do my best to take up the baton that has been passed down through the years and play the role of Misao Makimachi so that fans will be happy and new viewers of "Rurouni Kenshin" will love her as much as I do.
I look forward to your continued support!

(* Comment original)

Production Information
Second season " Rurouni Kenshin -Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan- Kyoto Disturbance
＜Broadcast Information
Broadcasting from October 2024 on Fuji Television Network's "Noitamina" and other stations for two consecutive seasons.

<Staff> Original story: Nobuhiro Watsuki
Original story: Nobuhiro Watsuki "Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan" (Shueisha Jump Comics)
Director : Yuki Komada
Series Composition/Screenplay : Hideyuki Kurata
Character Design: Terumi Nishii, Kazuo Watanabe
Music: Yu Takami (*)
Animation Production: Raiden Film

*Takami's Takami-no-Taka is "Hashigodaka".

<Cast
Kenshin Himura：Soma Saito
Kaoru Kamiya：Riyo Takahashi
Yahiko Myojin: Makoto Koichi
Sanosuke Sagara: Taku Yatsushiro
Megumi Takani: Saori Onishi
Shinomori Souji: Uchida Yuma
Hajime Saito: Satoshi Hino
Makoto Shizuo: Shin Furukawa
Sojiro Seta: Daiki Yamashita
Misao Makimachi: Yamane Ki
Hiko Seijuro: Yuichi Nakamura

＜Introduction
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan" is a legendary masterpiece that has been supported by people of all ages and from all over the world, with a total of 72 million copies of the comic series and 19.3 billion yen in box office revenue from the live-action movies. In 2023, the staff and cast will be renewed and the first 24 episodes of the first season will be broadcast in July 2023, followed by the second season, "Kyoto Disturbance," starting in October 2024.

The original story by Nobuhiro Watsuki was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 1994, and was adapted into the first TV anime in 1996. After numerous other developments including OVAs and theater movies, "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story - Hokkaido Arc" is currently being serialized in "JUMP SQ.

For the second season, director Yuki Komada ("MUGEN NO NINJIN-IMMORTAL/assistant director") was hired to depict more intense battles. The series composition will continue to be directed by Hideyuki Kurata ("Made in Abyss").

Rurouni Kenshin" marks the 30th anniversary since its serialization.

The universal story that never fades away and the characters' fierce beliefs are once again vividly portrayed in this film.

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Original story information
Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan" was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 1994 to 1999, and was adapted into an anime five times: the first TV anime in 1996, a movie version in 1997, and three OVAs since 1999. The series has been animated five times. Currently, a sequel, "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story - Hokkaido Arc," is serialized in "JUMP SQUARE" (Shueisha), a milestone work in the action period drama genre.

(C) Nobuhiro Watsuki/Shueisha, "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenshokan Romantic Tan" Production Committee