This is kind of a review instead of a journal entry. I've currently finished watching Samurai X:Reflection The Director's cut.
Unlike the previous 2 OVAs, Reflection wasn't as bloody or gory. Hahah. It was just like this:






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The OVA had a good quality. The characters looked better than the original anime's, and the details on the characters are awesome. The effects were also amazing. I always loved those realistic landscapes just like in Betrayal. This time, I loved the wind chime ringing.




The ending was also better than those of the manga's. Kenshin died because of a disease. He attained them through his battle scars. The scars that the Hiten Mitsurugi technique gave him. His body is damaged because of that. The deadlier the technique, the deadlier the effect is to the user. (From Naruto. the time when he used the rasen-shuriken) Isn't it great? The cause of the legendary samurai's death was because of a disease. It's better than getting killed by someone. This proves that nobody could ever defeat Kenshin. And because of that, he's still a legend. Reflection was one of the saddest anime endings I've ever seen.




Hiten Mitsurugi style makes you immortal! lol. Seijuro Hiko (Kenshin's mentor) was really old but he only had gray hair. He didn't even had those wrinkles. But it's a shame that Kenshin died before his master. :sighs:




Kenji is so cute. I was glad to see him. He had the looks of Kenshin and the eyes of Kaoru. But his ideals are different from Kenshin's. He desired to surpass Kenshin. To surpass the Hiten Mitsurugi style and seek true strength. But looking at him in the last few minutes of the movie, you could really see Kenshin when he was younger. Just a little bit arrogant.



I wish they gave a reason on why Kaoru had the same disease as Kenshin. She said she'd like to share the pain that Kenshin was feeling. And then they and then Kenshin left and then Kaoru had the disease too. WikiAnswers said that Kenshin had leprosy and that he transmitted the disease to Kaoru through sexual intercourse. I don't believe that because if ever Kenshin had leprosy, he could've had transmitted that to everybody he meets. Leprosy is airborne, not sexually transmitted. When I saw the post i was like: Whoever wrote it..


But I think Kaoru has a disease that's plainly called folie a deux.


I don't like Kenshin and Kaoru pairings that's why I don't really support their love team. I prefered Megumi before and when I watched Trust and Betrayal, I prefered Yukishiro Tomoe. I guess I just don't like her. Or maybe I was just jealous.



That's all! Thanks for reading this anime nerd's view about Samurai X: Reflection.