: Features the popular opening theme "Niji" by L'Arc-en-Ciel and the ending theme "Towa no Mirai" by Animetal.
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
: Directed by Hatsuki Tsuji and written by Yukiyoshi Ohashi , based on the manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki . : Features the popular opening theme "Niji" by