Rurouni Kenshin

I am an anime fan. I can't declare myself as an otaku because my obsession and addiction to anime is not that extreme (sadly...). Anyway, when I first saw the trailer of Rurouni Kenshin: Live Action (RK:LA) in March 2012, I became excited and hopeful that it would be shown in the Philippine cinemas (after being shown in Japan last August 2012). But months passed, I forgot about it. Then one day, I read a post in facebook about the RK:LA--something like the person missed the chance of watching it. I became sad because I thought I also missed my chance! I had no idea it was already showing here in the city where I live in. But I was wrong! (muhahaha!) I received a group message from a friend that she had just watched the RK:LA and I discovered from her that it is still showing until December 18, 2012! I was so happy and I became desperate to watch it today (because I have an agenda tomorrow). And to make the story short, after a looong day (blame it to traffic), I was able to watch RK:LA!!!

The movie was really worth the expense...and traffic...and effort...and everything! It was not a crappy live action at all! It had been YEARS since I last saw the anime Rurouni Kenshin on TV; but as far as I could remember, the characters in the anime were portrayed well by the actors of the live action. I can't put everything into detail since I cannot accurately remember all the scenes in the anime. Of course, I expected there would be omissions and changes in the live action, but it was fine for a 2-hour long movie. Aside from the actors, the fight scenes were amazing. I am not fond of gory films but it was okay for me. The stunts were not exaggerated, and the sword fights were breathtaking. The mood in the live action was more serious than in the anime but there were still touches of humor in one scene to another. Overall, the live action did justice to the anime (it did not ruin the anime at all!). 

To all Rurouni Kenshin fanatics out there, this is a must watch movie! **rainbow tears**



TRAILER:

Here is a soundtrack of the movie.

Rurouni Kenshin Original Soundtrack [Live Action]