For those of you familiar with Rurouni Kenshin the anime series, these dvds explain his origins up to the anime series. Be prepared, you know the TV show Rurouni Kenshin is very fluffy and kid friendly for the most part, especially the american release. This is nothing like that. This is brutal, romantic, sad and gory as hell. There is a lot of blood in this anime. I saw this long before I was introduced to Rurouni Kenshin. In fact when I first saw Rurouni Kenshin the tv series, I was so angry and pissed off that it was so fluffy, I thought Samurai X was made first. But it was the other way around, Rurouni Kenshin was first, then Samurai X. So they took the fluff and made it hard core. It took me a while to warm up to Rurouni Kenshin the TV series, because I was so blown away by the blood in Samurai X.

I love Kenshin, This is an amazing tale. Very realistic in some ways. Convincing as well. The art is well done. The fights are epic. The way it portrays politics is very realistic. Awesome sword fights. Very neat characters. Parts of it do drag a tad, but it builds up the characters very well. So when the world starts to unfold, it hits you in your gut. This anime did evoke a strong sadness in me. Probably why I liked it so much.

This is definitely one of my favorite anime series. This was one of the first really bloody animes that I had ever seen. In fact I love Rurouni Kenshin as well up to a point. If you are into Rurouni Kenshin , you really need to see this. I give this a 5 out of 5. GO BUY THEM! Click here to buy Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal.