honou_no_izumi | [Review] Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (Reply)

Never thought I'd be able to see the Jinchu arc made it into the live action adaptation. So when the new movies were announced I was really elated as the Jinchu arc was one of my favourite arc in the manga, and half of me did wished to see that arc to appear in the live action. Especially since for the earlier three movies, the live actions did have certain parts that they changed in order to fit all the important plotlines while trying to stay close to the original story.

That said, it's been a long while since I've read the manga... yet I am glad to see some of the familiar plots reappearing in the live action almost exactly as it originally did in manga. And it intrigued me to see the parts that was changed and reimagined in order to fit the set amount of time for the movie. I was delighted to see the return of the Oniwabanshu members as well as certain surviving members of the Juppon Gatana who ended up fighting on the same sides. Not to mention the unexpected Seta-Himura combo was really amazing to see and enjoy. And I also love seeing more glimpse of Tomoe-Kenshin plotlines alongside the conflicts with Enishi.

I really enjoyed the movie and I'm looking forward to The Beginning as we get to see more of the past relationship Kenshin had with Tomoe.