The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation', a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.


Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Seisou-hen
Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Reflection (Seiso-hen)
Taking place after the series has ended, it is mostly told in the point of view of Kamiya Kaoru. After their marriage Kenshin continues to wander, sick with an unknown disease. Kaoru, wanting to share the pain with Kenshin, asks Kenshin to infect her with the disease as well. However, because of Kenshin's prolonged absence, his son Kenji, becomes a troubled teenager that seeks out Hiko in order to become an even better swordsman than his father ever was.
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Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Reflection (Seiso-hen) — OST
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るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 星霜編
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