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Samurai X - The Motion Picture (Rurouni Kenshin) Actor: Samurai X Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Animated Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 90 minutes Studio: A.D. Vision Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2001-03-27 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 80 Average rating: 4.0 "Don't get confused!" Samurai X is more of the anime series instead of the ova and the title was just created by A.D.Vision so don't get confused with the title. Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin) The Motion Picture is about Kenshin Himura Dealing with his own past back during the revolution. When Kenshin and his go to Yokohama for a little vacation they run into a swordsman that was alaso in the revolution that wants to have revenge against the man that killed his best friend in the revolution. This movie was alright but the story was kinda boring and I had to see the same scene about 6 times during the movie. Get this if you want to if you are a real RUROUNI KENSHIN fan because this may not satisfy you. "A long chapter of the series" This movie might fit between almost any of the series chapters. Its just like a long one of them. It was the first Kenshin thing I watched in full -having tried to see the preludes once, I got stuck with all the violence of the first scenes- so this worked out fine for me in my path to becoming a Kenshin fan. There are a couple of scenes that they abuse in showing them over and over again, but it's ok. As it was for me, it would be useful to give someone who has never seen the series or OVAs a taste of what this is all about. "excellent addendum to the series" This DVD was actually my introduction to Kenshin, which might have been a mistake as I was not able to appreciate it as fully then as I can now. The animation is as beautiful and the colors are as vibrant as the series. As for the story- it says that it occurs in the 12th year of the Meiji so I'm assuming that it takes place after the adventures in the original televised series. It's a wonderful continuation of Kenshin's life as someone who chooses to fight when necessary, but not to kill. Kenshin is, as always, goofy, sweet, and the most unassuming former manslayer you'd ever meet. I enjoyed this movie a lot more than the Reflections OVA as this one was right in line with what I feel Kensin is all about. I'd recommend viewing this after seeing the Kyoto arc of the original series. "it's good. IN JAPANESE!!!" I watched this movie in english and thought the english dubbing sucked, but when you change it to japanese dubbing with english subtitles it was a good movie. I've rented this movie from blockbuster 4 times in the past 3 months and if you like anime and swords, can take seeing blood spill out of people suprisingly fast, and are 10 or older ( or so I think ) then you should give this movie a try. "Great movie, but..." I love Rurouni Kenshin, (the TV series, I haven't seen Samurai X) First of all, you should know that this movie, allthough called Samurai X, has nothing to do with the OVA's. It deals with Kenshin, Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sanosuke from the TV series and a couple other characters. Though it does show a bit of Kenshin's past, in the Bakumutsu. Anyway, I would give this movie 5 stars if it wasn't for the horrible dubbing! They don't even use the lovely character's voices that we've come to love in the TV series. And that threw it off alot, but it's a good plot if you can kind-of ignore the voices. I plan on watching the japanese version, since they're voices haven't changed on there, and it's much better to hear Kenshin shout out his Hiten Mitsugri techniques like they're so supposed to be rather then translating them into what they mean. Anyway! This falls in line somewhere with the TV series, so I suggest you watch the series to the ending of the Kyoto Arc and you'll be okay to watch this movie! ^_^