If you have ever wondered what truly broke the heart of Hitokiri Battosai before he became the wandering rurouni, Samurai X: El Inicio is the devastating, poetic answer.
9.5/10
Here’s a review for Samurai X: El Inicio (known in English as Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning ), written from the perspective of a fan of the saga. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5) samurai x el inicio
As the fifth and final live-action film in the acclaimed Rurouni Kenshin series (and a prequel to the 2012 film), El Inicio takes us back to the final years of the Bakumatsu period. This is not the hopeful, gentle Kenshin we know. Instead, we follow a young, feral assassin—a shadow fueled by ideology and bloodshed. If you have ever wondered what truly broke