I just finished the first episode of the Kyoto Arc. Whoah! :) As soon as the episode started I noticed the animation in the opening sequence had taken it to another level in terms of realism and choreography--it looked more like an action film than a cartoon. Then they started in with the action and we finally got to see Kenshin when he was the Manslayer without the Reverse-Blade Sword--he was a real one-man army, wasn't he? That Atami (sp?) character Kenshin almost fought in the beginning (the one who didn't fight because he was sick) looks to be a good rival in future episodes. That guy who beat Sano was also very impressive, and his martial technique was interesting--saw him using some Aikido, that I did. Just when I thought the villians couldn't get any tougher, they turned it up a notch! Very cool :) How many episodes is the Kyoto Arc?
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Hullo all. Got home, fixed a killer omelet. Sausage, green peppers, nice crispy bacon... cheese.... mmm. Hopefully it will give me the energy to lift in half an hour or so.