 If you liked
Kenpuu Denki Berserk
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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen
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Like Kenshin, it is a psychologically realistic exploration the motivations effects of the killing life on one's mind and state of being, albeit in a very different ways. Likewise the drive and effect of ideology are explored but instead of the deadening of the heart and soul as we find in Kenshin, in Beserk it is the corrupting effects of power and ambition.
Both have compelling narratives, and while Beserk may not have the lavish animation we find in Kenshin, it is still an immersing and engrossing watch.
And both have compelling narratives albeit in highly different settings.
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The two works depict a particularly worked main character living in a world without mercy that has taken away his childhood.
With violence as the only defense against a tragic and inevitable destiny, these two heroes will each meet a woman they will try to protect from all their beings.
I'm talking about two of the biggest tragedies of Japanese animation. Brutal, beautiful, upsetting.
Both are concentrated adaptations of a flashback sequence in their respective parent mangas (for Berserk it is an adaptation of the Golden Age arc while for Rurouni Kenshin this OVA adapts the Remembrance sequence in the Jinchu arc). Both series leave stuff out from the manga but also add stuff in, giving each piece a more stand alone feel.
In my opinion, the story and characters of both series are incredibly well developed. Guts and Kenshin are somewhat comparable, both are youths who are very good at swordsmanship and join a certain group of warriors. Romance plays a role in both series and they end
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