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The Review

Overall Impression

This was a superb film--if you don't care much for a bit of gore. There was one thing that upset me though, and that was the art. Rather than the Rurouni Kenshin TV Series art I fell in love with earlier, the OVAs/OAVs series were completely different. In my personal opinion, the quality definitely went down. The story, however, was every bit as good as it was in Rurouni Kenshin, except this time it's the dark side of it. There is a lot of deep interpretation skill needed to enjoy this movie fully.

Horrible. The voice-overs were bad--Kenshin, a MALE, done by a LADY. I have nothing against females, I AM a female, but that combination just didn't work. It was a complete repeat of a typical TV Series episode--why call it an OVA/OAV then? The art was differet from the TV Series AND from the other OVAs/OAVs--sort of like the TV Series except a bit off proportion around the eyes.

Eh....I was reeeeeeaaaaaaalllllly disappointed with this one. Until this point, Kenshin has been shown as a strong character. Here, he is shown as grandpa. Not only that, but he is a terrible father, abandons his family completely, and doesn't even remember his friends. The old group is separated and our main character seems suddenly very self-centered. If you have enjoyed the story and haven't seen Reflection yet, DON'T.

The Artwork

Beautiful artwork. However, the artwork in Trust&Betrayal and Reflection are very different from The Motion Picture and the Anime Series Rurouni Kenshin. It's a different kind of style that seems to be geared more towards a more mature audience (no, I don't mean porn).

Breaking It Down

The Good Points Beautiful artwork - a unique style that was well executed Beautiful storyline in Trust&Betrayal Interesting way of telling the story in images rather that words - there wasn't a lot of talking in this movie series

The Bad Points Though the artwork is beautiful, it is horribly inconsistent Voice-overs are not compatible with the characters