Kurogasa, otherwise known as Udou Jin-e, was a hitokiri during the Revolution, and there is evidence he continued killing people well after the end of the Revolution. He attacked high-ranking Imperialist officials of the Meiji government (leading some to believe he fought for the Tokugawa shogunate during the war, since he did state that he was a member of the Shinsengumi, though his thirst for blood led him to killing members of his own squad), killing anyone who stood in his way. He appears as a man dressed in a long scarf, straw hat, and long kimono, and has a unique ability to project his "swordsman's spirit" toward people, hypnotizing them with his eyes (known as the Shin no Ippo). It can also be used to strengthen himself. Kurogasa is obsessed with defeating the famous Hitokiri Battousai (Himura Kenshin) when he meets him during Kurogasa's attempted assassination of Mr. Tani, a government official. He leaves, stating that if Kenshin cannot fight him to his fullest potential, he doesn't want to fight him at all. Kurogasa ends up kidnapping Kamiya Kaoru the next day, in an effort to force Kenshin to once again become a hitokiri. Kenshin follows Kurogasa's trail to the forest, where the two duel once again. Despite Kaoru's life being in danger, Kenshin still didn't fight with the intent to kill, and Kurogasa overwhelmed him. Not wanting to settle for Kenshin holding back Kurogasa paralyzes Kaoru so she cannot breathe using his Shin no Ippo, the two resume the battle. Kenshin eventually becomes angry enough to turn back into the Hitokiri Battosai, and completely overwhelms him, braking his arm. Kenshin raises his sword to kill him, as Kurogasa looks on gleefully, but Kaoru's pleading for him to stop releases Kenshin from his Battousai spell. Kenshin then frees Kaoru, while Kurogasa picks up his sword with his other hand, and stabs himself in the heart.  (wikipedia)

Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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Son of voice actor [Chikao Ootsuka](https://anilist.co/staff/95974/). In 2005, he married fellow voice actress [Youko Soumi](https://anilist.co/staff/95912/), but they divorced in 2009.

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Heismay Noctule - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)

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After a successful 12-year run as a radio personality in the Midwest and New York City, Dave moved to Los Angeles in 1984 to pursue a career in voice acting that has included commercials, film dubbing, looping, narration and voice characterization in countless cartoons. Dave provided the daily intros and voice of Baboo in "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1993) for Saban Productions and in 2007, was nominated for both Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy for the 1st Annual American Anime Awards held in New York City.

One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
Included one-shots: 
Volume 1: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (second one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls a "side-story") 
Volume 3: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (first one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls the "pilot") 
Volume 6: Sengoku no Mikazuki (Nobuhiro Watsuki's debut one-shot) 
Volume 28: Meteor Strike

Re-adaptation of the main manga series.
 
One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.
 
(Source: Viz Media)

__Height:__ 178 cm (5'10'')

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**Non-Anime Roles:**
- Professor Zema - Tevi (VG)
- Cirsium Zorba - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)
- Mr. Shining Knife - No.1 Sentai Gozyuger (TV series)

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Ricardo Juarez Bastos Nava Alves is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and YouTuber.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Kratos (Since God of War: Ascension)
- Jonathan "Johnny B." Bravo (Johnny Bravo)
- Will Ferrell (Most of the productions)
- Eddy (Ed, Edd n Eddy)
- Melman Mankiewicz III (Madagascar franchise)
- Barney Gumble (10th voice - 13th season onwards; The Simpsons)
- Taz / Tasmanian Devil (2006-Present; Official voice in Looney Tunes franchise)
- Draven, The Glorious Executioner (League of Legends)
- Zenyatta (Overwatch 1 & 2)
- Samurai Jack (2nd voice - 5th season; Samurai Jack)
- Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot / Penguin (Batman: Arkham Origins, Batman: Arkham Knight and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League)
- Bi-Han / Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat 11)
- Hellboy (Hellboy II : The Golden Army and Injustice 2)
- Marmaduke "Moose" Mason (Riverdale)
- Skips (1st voice; Regular Show)
- Nick Fury (X-Men: Evolution and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
- Tygra (2nd voice; Thundercats)
- Fuzzy Lumpkins (Powerpuff Girls 1998)
- Johnny Worthington (Monsters University)
- Tank "The Shredder" Evans (Surf's Up 1 & 2)
- Bruce Wayne / Batman (Batman: Mystery of Batwoman)
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Yong Yea is a Korean-American voice actor, video game designer, and YouTuber.

Known throughout all Japan as the Hitokiri Battousai, Rurouni Kenshin is now a lost soul cursed to seek atonement for his bloody past. Even the peace that now exists as a result of Kenshin's sword brings him no solace, driving him to wander far from those he loves. His wife, Kaoru, steadfastly awaits his return as she mourns his absence. Will Kenshin come home before she dies of grief? 
 
(Source: ADV Films)

A German Actor and Voice Actor which is pretty famous for voice acting Peter Dinklage (e. g. Game of Thrones' Tyrion)

[Synchronkartei](https://www.synchronkartei.de/sprecher/649/2)

This version will be a remake of the original that revisits the encounters of &lsquo;Himura Kenshin&lsquo; with &lsquo;Kamiya Kaoru&lsquo; and &lsquo;Myojin Yahiko&lsquo;.

Jinei Udoh