The Samurai Rurouni Kenshin and His Blades

Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese anime series that was developed from the manga Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story and screened in Japan from January 1996 through September 1998. Produced by Aniplex and Fuji TV, the final episode of the series never did air on television in Japan and can be found only as a bonus feature on the DVD and VHS releases.

The story of the Samurai Rurouni Kenshin is the story of Himura Kenshin, a wanderer who is revealed to be the deadly former Assassin of the Shadows, Hitokiri Battosai. After participating in the Bakumatsu War, Kenshin rejects his assassin persona and adopts a new sword, the Sakabato, or reverse katana, which has an inward turning blade and which can thus never be used to kill. He takes up the life of a wanderer whose only aim is to defend others without harming anyone and eventually his adventures lead him to Kyoto. Upon being confronted with damsel-in-distress Kamiya Kaoru who is being attacked by someone falsely calling himself Hitokiri Battosai, Kenshin intervenes and defeats the impostor. He then joins Kamiya's household and tries to make a life for himself in Kyoto but his past returns to haunt him.

The Replicas of The Samurai Rurouni Kenshin

Two replica Sakabato swords are available in the Rurouni Kenshin series: Kenshin's original Reverse Katana and a Reverse Katana in red. The red Reverse Katana replica is made of 440 stainless steel, comes with a custom-made hard scabbard with a hang tag and has an overall length of 40". The original Reverse Katana replica has a traditional reverse blade construction and is 42" inches long. It also comes with a hard scabbard, and has a blade length of 29" and a handle length of 11". And the only thing that is better than having one teh Samurai Rurouni Kenshin replica blade is having two.