Rurouni Kenshin The Beginning + More on my old Kaoru cosplay

Hello again from my old Kaoru cosplay ^^

Guyssssss! Last Saturday I finally watched the last Rurouni Kenshin Movie, The Beginning and OMG my heart just can't!

In my opinion it was the darkest and saddest of them all, also felt like the longest one. And even tho Battousai Kenshin was hot, my heart was broken to see him so sad throughout the movie. I even cried, no joke.

This movie was focused on Kenshin's past, when he was Battousai the slayer and met Yukishiro Tomoe, his first love who was also killed by him. If you love RuroKen, you know how this sad, but beautiful in a way, story goes. It is also an important movie cuz it shows the origin of his very famous, X shaped scar and the reason why Kenshin changed from battousai to a loving and caring person.

Like I mentioned in my previous Rurouni Kenshin post, I've always had mixed feelings about Tomoe but I really enjoyed watching her in this movie. She was very well portrayed and well... she was beautiful! Such a lady, hehe. She also had a sad and difficult life after losing her fiance by Kenshin's hand~ I think Kasumi Arimura did a great job playing her.

We all can agree that Battousai Kenshin has a completely different vibe than Rurouni Kenshin and Take-san did an AMAZING job showing that. He played both sides of Kenshin perfectly! My heart was racing all the time as I was watching the movie. 

Once again the fighting scenes, which were many more and bloodier this time, were perfect! The characters movements and feelings involved in the fights felt so real!

Last time I forgot to mention the music. I'm not someone who pays much attention to who directs music and stuff. All I can say is the "background music" complemented the scenes pretty well and the songs by One Ok Rock are always great.

Lastly I want to say that yes, I enjoyed watching Tomoe and Kenshin's story but... I NEVER GOT TO SEE A KISS BETWEEN KAORU AND KENSHIN AND WE HAD ONE BETWEEN TOMOE AND KENSHIN!!! 😭NOT FAIR!!!!

This one was definitely one of my favorites and as excited as I was to watch it, it's also sad because it is the last live action movie. I'd really love it if they decided to do one more live action with some Kenji in it. I am 1000% obsessed with Rurouni Kenshin again and I might end up rewatching the show, OVAs and live action movies. Hehe

Now, around the time I shared my previous RuroKen post, someone suggested me to write a post about my "cosplay era", thing is I don't think there was such thing. Cuz when my friends and I decided to do cosplay, it was very randomly and nothing too professional, hehe. 

There is a very old post where I shared a little bit of my cosplay atempts that I'll link here, in case anyone wants to check it out.

And well, since my RuroKen feels are back, I went through some of my old pics to find more of my Kaoru cosplay. I'll leave some here. 

I look so proud! Haha

And I guess I didn't have many posing options... I look the same in every pic!

Funny thing is, many people keep telling me I look like Tomoe but no... I was supposed to be Kaoru.

Those pics are from 2012!! OMG, time flies. But that day was a lot of fun. Looking at them made me feel a little nostalgic, those were the good old days. :') I'd do many things different if I were to dress as Kaoru again tho.

I remember I dyed my hair black using hair spray paint and... it was a mess!! my hair was stiff and my forehead was all dirty, luckily it didn't show because of my bangs (which are back now, btw).

I was also wearing contact lenses, and they hurt my eyes badly! They were super sore at the end of the day. And even tho my kimono wasn't the real thing (obviously) it was super uncomfortable to walk around all day. I still have it somewhere tho, maybe I'll dress up as Kaoru again one day. For Halloween or something.

Anyway guys, I feel like this post is super long now. Let me know if you've seen the movie so we can share the obsession!

See you next time!

Rurouni Kenshin The Final

LOL. I thought my old Kaoru cosplay would be a nice cover for this post, hehe.

If there is a live action that never (and I mean NEVER) disappoints me is, Rurouni Kenshin. After waiting for a while, the 4th of 5 movies was released back in April. So yeah, I'm a bit late because I just watched it. Busy life is busy! Good thing is, there won't be any spoilers that way. 

Like I did with the Sailor Moon Eternal Movie, this won't be a review, it's just me sharing my love and excitement for this movie (and the previous ones).

Where to begin? I love Rurouni Kenshin. I love the anime and the animated movies. I've read a tiny bitsy bit of the manga (in no order) and many doujins. Haha. I have a special love for each of the main characters and their relationships. So of course I was super, duper excited when the first live action movie was announced back in 2011 and after watching some trailers I knew it'd be a great one.

The actors chosen for the characters were perfect, their outfits, hairstyle, locations and fighting scenes were accurate. These last ones are simply amazing! I don't get tired of them (which is weird coming from me). The characters' moves, techniques and emotions are perfect. And I really enjoy that, these films feel so true to the anime! I don't think I could see other actors playing these characters. Speaking of which, these movies introduced me to Satoh Takeru and I became a fan. I've seen him in dramas too. 

LOVE YOU TAKE-SAN!! ♡

This latest movie, The Final, shows more from Kenshin's past with Tomoe. He has to face Enishi as his enemy, as he tries to avenge his sister who was accidentally killed by Kenshin. Pretty much the Trust and Betrayal animated movie.

I always had mixed feelings when it came to Tomoe. I like her and I think her story is really sad but, I am team Kaoru and Kenshin forever. I just love them together!! 

In a way, this movie feels a bit darker than the others because of Kenshin's past and how it makes him feel; it's just painful and sad and it's hard not wanting to give him the longest hug ever.

The Rurouni Kenshin Movies just keep getting better. Is not like other movies where the first movie is great but they lose quality as they make new ones. And I really can't wait to watch the 5th one.

Let me know if you have seen these movies or even the anime. If not, I highly recommend it! I think it'll be it for this very random chit chat. I might write another one when I watch the last movie. ♡