So... OVAs Made of Suck?

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(I realize that we're pretty dead as a guild, but I live in hope. I don't care if you see this thread months after I posted in it. I'll try and check it regularly or you can comment on my profile.)

I didn't follow the original Rurouni Kenshin anime, because I was to young. (I've read the manga series, though.) But there were a couple of OVAs that came out within the past couple years that I'd considered watching. However, after hearing the synopsis of the last one, I'm glad I haven't watched them. It seems really, really sucktastic.

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Apparently Kenshin left Kaoru to raise their kid and only visited occasionally? He then got a fatal disease and proceeded to sleep with Kaoru, causing her to die as well?

On the other hand, it's possible they're decent. Thus, I thought I'd ask the people who'd seen it before. Is it worth it? Did you enjoy it? Did it make you RAGE?

Personally, I much prefer the Kenshin Kaden ending.  

[Angel_Arisu]

Yeah, the OVAs pretty much failed at everything.

Speaking as a purist, I don't understand why the company decided to go and create their own thing. With few exceptions, everything dreamed up by them sucks, and the OVAs are not one of those few.  

[TheIllustriousBlueJay]

the first OVA rocked, the second one sucked.  

[Renkinjutsushi_73]

Both OVAs were good. Trust and Betrayal was amazing however. The one that shows how Kenshin gets his scar with Tomoe etc.

Samurai X Reflections is the one you heard about and while it is good your summary is slightly off.

Also it wasn't a story approved of by the creator of Kenshin so many people don't believe it was canon. I personally really enjoyed it and thought it a fitting end to the series.

I recommend watching them both and making your own opinion. Especially on Trust and Betrayal, a story you should already know from the manga.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

The general consensus in the RK fandom is to not miss Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen (Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal), because it's lifted from the pages of the manga and is 90% faithful to it, and to flat out avoid Rurouni Kenshin Seisouhen (Samurai X: Reflection), or if you do watch it, please, please remember anything beyond the point where Kenshin passes the Sakabatou to Yahiko diverges greatly from Watsuki's canon manga ending.  

[RurouniZakku]

Yeah, sadly, I saw Samurai X:Reflections, before I finished the manga, and I didn't finish the manga for another few years, since I never had any money crying , so I went around thinking that was how it ended. stare , now I realize how bad it was.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

My heart aches for you upon reading that, RurouniZakku.

OT: Sweet avatar!