Just in from Anime Japan 2025, The special announcement PV was released for the upcoming Season 3 of TV Anime Rurouni Kenshin. It will be the Season 3 of the 2023 New Version of the Rurouni Kenshin series which is a remake. As previously revealed, Season 3 was accidentally announced by the official website of this anime and Today on Anime Japan 2025, they have officially announced it with a special PV:
More information about this season will be revealed in the future! Bookmark our website for more updates!
Animation Studio Lindenfilms animated the first 2 seasons of Rurouni Kenshin remake and they will return to animate season 3 too. Rurouni Kenshin Season 2: Kyoto Disturbance was released on 3 October 2024: Old Staff members and voice acting casts returned for season 2 of this series.
About Rurouni Kenshin
Rurouni Kenshin – Meiji Kenkaku Romantan is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shounen Jump magazine in April 1994. It contains 28 volumes, and after some years, it was reprinted into 22 volumes.
This manga later got an anime adaptation produced by Studio Gallop, Studio Deen, and SPE Visual Works which was released in January 1996. This anime has 1 featured film and 2 OVAs.
This manga also received an anime remake produced by LindenFilms which was released on July 2023. This series’ Season 2 of this remake was released on October 2024. Season 3 of this remake is officially announced!
Viz Media licensed this manga in English and describes its plot as:
“One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with he coming of the American “Black Ships,” there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.“
Source: Official Website
