<P> The Rurouni Kenshin anime is the adaptation of the manga series with the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki . Situated during the early Meiji period in Japan, the story tells about a fictional assassin named Kenshin Himura, who becomes a wanderer to protect the people of Japan . </P> <P> The anime, directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, began airing on Japan's Fuji TV on January 10, 1996 and ended on September 8, 1998 . It was produced by Aniplex and Fuji TV, and was animated from episode 1 to 70 by Studio Gallop, whereas the episodes from 70 onwards were animated by Studio Deen . The final episode, episode 95, did not air in Japan, but was a bonus episode for the VHS and DVD releases . The TV series was later licensed in North America by Media Blasters, who split it up into "seasons", and released on DVD . It started airing in the US on Cartoon Network as a part of the Toonami block on March 17, 2003, but ended at the completion of the "Season 2" (episode 62). Episodes 63 - 95 did not air, but were included in the DVD release . The twenty - two English DVDs from the series were released from July 18, 2000 to September 24, 2002 . Each of them contain four episodes except for the volume 22 which contains five episodes . The "seasons" were later released in three premium "Bento box" DVD boxes on November 18, 2003, March 30, 2004 and July 27, 2004 . They were released again, but in new packaging as "economy box" sets on November 15, 2005, January 17, 2006 and February 14, 2006 . </P> <P> There were 95 episodes in the Rurouni Kenshin's TV series, but there are also two original video animation (OVA) series which have respectively four and two episodes . The first of them, Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal was released in 1999 in Japan and in 2003 was collected into a two - hour feature - length motion picture with new animated sequences and released in North America as a Director's Cut DVD . The second OVA is Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection, composed of two episodes that were originally released on December 12, 2001 in Japan . It was later released in the United States by ADV Films in DVD on March 25, 2003, while a Director's Cut edition was later released . Both OVAs were eventually released on Blu - ray Disc by Aniplex of America in 2011 . </P> <P> A series of two theatrical movies, retelling the story of the second arc / season, was announced in April 2011 . Part 1 titled Rurouni Kenshin: Shin Kyoto - Hen Zenpen Homura no Ori ("Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc Part I: Cage of Flames") premiered on December 17, 2011 and ran at Tokyo's Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro theater and Osaka's Cine - Libre Umeda theater for one week only . It was released on DVD and Blu - ray on March 21, 2012 . </P>

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