r/rurounikenshin • u/Jijolin_Supreme • 13d ago

Poll Which one is the best to start with?

288 votes, 11d ago
111 Manga
148 1997's anime
11 live-actions
18 2023's anime
10 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/rurounikenshin-ModTeam 11d ago

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u/Right-Truck1859 13d ago

Start with what is available to you, 1997s anime is best though.

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u/Dynamite_Jarrod 12d ago

Read the manga to get the full story and then watch all the adaptations in whatever order you want. They all have strengths and weaknesses.

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u/Wise_Swordie 13d ago

Start with 1990s anime, watch until the legend of Kyoto arc. And read manga for the rest of the story (skip the episodes after Kyoto arc, those are fillers).

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u/Ok_Tangelo3309 12d ago

2023 might be good choice as well. Then 1997 But whatever you do.

Watch first OVA ( 2000 ) as a last part . It is peak absolute cinema on that.

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u/Capital-Writing40 12d ago

Watch the series first then OVA: Trust and betrayal

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u/Top-Self-4206 12d ago

I would say manga, but I always start with Anime first.

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u/babvy005 12d ago edited 12d ago

No offense but anyone that voted anything but the manga is lying to you, not when none of the versions of the anime are completed and the live action changed a bunch of things and dont give much development to the secondary characters.

Even tho i started with the 90s ver when i as a child nowadays as an adult, i think if you have the option the best version is always the original source. After that is up to you to decided what ver of the adaptations you wanna consume as the 1st since all of them have flaws. i still recommend it to watch it all if you like the story but dont let the nostalgic fans trick you that the 90s ver is better than the manga (especially since you will have to tune in the manga to read the final arc).

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u/Ella_Amida 12d ago

1996 anime preferably English dub (mediablasters). Then Trust and Betrayal OVA. (subbed)

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u/michael_trevor 12d ago

90s anime is the best introduction

Sure after the Kyoto arc the plot weakens a bit,but by that point a person is already interested in the story and can easily migrate towards the Manga and get the full story

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u/Select-Length-2154 12d ago

1996 anime up until ep 62 and then the manga

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u/ldrago987 13d ago

Just read the manga. The 90s anime has lots of filler and the first arc is almost completely different to the original manga.

The live action is very different since they have to squeeze a lot of content into a small time.

And the remake has the first arc manga accurate but the 2nd arc is slightly different but at least should adapt the whole manga unlike the 90s one.

So yeah overall the manga is my recommendation.