The first trailer is released for the upcoming Season 2 of 2023 New Version of Rurouni Kenshin Anime “Rurouni Kenshin Season 2: Kyoto Disturbance” (Japanese Name: Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Kyoto Douran).
Rurouni Kenshin – Meiji Kenkaku Romantan anime remake is based on the manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Season 2 of this anime will cover the iconic Kyoto Arc of the story.
The official YouTube channel of Aniplex shared this first trailer:
This trailer features the continuation of season 2 where Himura visits Kyoto to stop his successor Makoto Shishio. In this trailer, we can also spot the new character Misao Makimachi which is voiced by Aya Yamane. Her character visual is also released:
Animation Studio Lindenfilms is back for animating this season of Rurouni Kenshin. Bookmark our website for more updates. It is also revealed that this season will also run for back-to-back 2 consecutive cours. Rurouni Kenshin Season 2: Kyoto Disturbance is set to release in October 2024:
Old Staff members and voice acting casts are returning for season 2 of this series. As Previously Announced, The final 24th episode of this series announced 4 New characters and their staff which appeared in the main story:
Makoto Shishio by Makoto Furukawa (Known for voicing Saitama)
Sojiro Seta by Daiki Yamashita (Known for voicing Deku Midoriya)
Makimachi Misao by Yamane Aya (Known for voicing Yamada Touya)
Hiko Seijuro by Yuichi Nakamura (Known for voicing Gojo Saturo)
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 on April 1994. It contains a total of 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 on 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 is also announced and will be released on October 2024.
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
