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: Fans often praise the high-quality 90s animation and intense fight choreography, though some critics view it as a feature-length "filler" episode because it does not impact the main series' canon.

: The movie takes place after the Kyoto Arc of the original series.

During the final days of the Shogunate, the assassin Hitokiri Battōsai (Kenshin) killed a skilled swordsman named Gentatsu Takatsuki in battle. Years later, in 1879, Kenshin and his friends travel to Yokohama for sightseeing and encounter , a former comrade of Gentatsu. Shigure is amassing a rebel army to overthrow the Meiji government, seeking vengeance for his fallen friend. When Shigure discovers Kenshin is the man who killed Gentatsu, the conflict becomes a deeply personal vendetta. Main Characters RurГґni Kenshin: Ishin shishi e no Requiem

: Kaoru Kamiya , Sagara Sanosuke , and Yahiko Myojin accompany Kenshin and assist him in stopping the rebels. Film Highlights & Production

: The wandering pacifist trying to prevent a new revolution without breaking his vow to never kill. : Fans often praise the high-quality 90s animation

: Directed by Hatsuki Tsuji and written by Yukiyoshi Ohashi , based on the manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki .

The 1997 animated film (released internationally as Samurai X: The Motion Picture ) is a standalone story that pits Kenshin Himura against the shadows of his past during a trip to Yokohama. Plot Overview Years later, in 1879, Kenshin and his friends

: Gentatsu's sister, who is caught between her love for Shigure and her desire to stop the violence.