Ī series of two theatrical movies, retelling the story of the second arc/season, Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc, was announced in April 2011. Both OVAs were eventually released on Blu-ray Disc by Aniplex of America in 2011. It was later released in the United States by ADV Films in DVD on March 25, 2003, while a Director's Cut edition was later released. The second OVA is Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection, composed of two episodes that were originally released from Decemto Main Japan. The first of them, Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal was released in 1999 in Japan and in 2003 was collected into a two-hour feature-length motion picture with new animated sequences and released in North America as a Director's Cut DVD. There were 95 episodes in the Rurouni Kenshin 's TV series, but there are also two original video animation (OVA) series which have respectively four and two episodes. They were released again, but in new packaging as "economy box" sets on November 15, 2005, Januand February 14, 2006. The "seasons" were later released in three premium "Bento box" DVD boxes on November 18, 2003, Maand July 27, 2004. Each of them contains four episodes except for the volume 22 which contains five episodes.
The twenty-two English DVDs from the series were released from Jto September 24, 2002. Episodes 63-95 did not air, but were included in the DVD release. It started airing in the US on Cartoon Network as a part of the Toonami block on March 17, 2003, but ended at the completion of the "Season 2" (episode 62). The TV series was later licensed in North America by Media Blasters, who split it up into "seasons", and released on DVD. The final episode, episode 95, did not air in Japan, but was a bonus episode for the VHS and DVD releases. It was produced by Aniplex and Fuji TV, and was animated from episode 1 to 66 by Studio Gallop, whereas the episodes from 67 onwards were animated by Studio Deen. The anime, directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, began airing on Japan's Fuji TV on Januand ended on September 8, 1998. Situated during the early Meiji period in Japan, the story tells about a fictional assassin named Kenshin Himura, who becomes a wanderer to protect the people of Japan. The Rurouni Kenshin anime is the adaptation of the manga series with the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki.
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