Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc
Key visual, featuring Himura Kenshin and Shishio Makoto
るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪満譚― 新京都
(Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Shin Kyōto-Hen)
Original video animation
Directed byKazuhiro Furuhashi
Produced byAi Abe
Written byMari Okada
Music byNoriyuki Asakura
StudioStudio Deen
Licensed by
Released December 17, 2011 June 23, 2012
Runtime90 minutes
Episodes2 (List of episodes)

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc (Japanese: るろうに剣心―明治剣客浪満譚― 新京都編, Hepburn: Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Shin Kyōto-Hen) is a two-part original video animation (OVA) based on the manga series Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It is a retelling of the manga's Kyoto arc. Produced by Aniplex and animated by Studio Deen, it was released in December 2011 and June 2012. The story focuses on the young Oniwabanshu member Makimachi Misao, who encounters the protagonist, the wanderer Himura Kenshin, who is on a quest to defeat the forces of his hitokiri successor Shishio Makoto.