月の下会う男と女二人の想いが始まる

A man and a woman meet under the moon, and their feelings for each other begin.

This is a collage of early moments from the Tokyo Arc of RuroKen.

Source: Kenshin Kaiden Kanzeban Guide Book

Trust and betrayal | The beginning

god, mackenyu is a wonderful enishi. i was excited when he was casted. he truly brought a new and different energy to enishi.

the final is a slower pace one; it definitely has a different tone than the rest of the movies. i enjoyed it. it’s the most closely adapted movie out of all of them. if you’re worried about them changing up remembrance/trust & betrayal, don’t be.

and yes, i have the same problems with the final as everyone. not only did it feel like kenshin had 5 lines, kaoru’s relevance was none existence. now, this was my favourite arc in the manga so i have a layer of bias. not saying you can’t enjoy these movies which of course i did; the action and cinematography was spectacular. but alas, it was lacking the thematic substance that it should’ve delivered (not even comparing to the manga). i’m forever bitter 😭😔

Tomoe and Kyosatou

Kasumi did an amazing job playing Tomoe. 💔

Also, this scene is absolutely beautiful!! 😍 I really love Tomoe x Kenshin. My otp forever!❤

Live vs Anime - Rurouni Kenshin The Final vs Rurouni Kenshin Trust and Betrayal by ACIIIart

Kudos to the film producers for adapting such scenes shot by shot, it’s a masterpiece and kudos to AClllart for compiling and comparing these shots. I can only imagine the amount of time and effort in doing these screenshots. 

Rurouni Kenshin: The beginning.