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Jump Force: First Look at Himura Kenshin and Shishio Makoto from Rurouni Kenshin (or Samurai X)


It looks like Bandai Namco isn't done announcing characters for the game, as even more anime heroes and villains join this fighter's massive roster. If you're familiar with Rurouni Kenshin, or Samurai X for those in certain areas, then you'll be happy to know that Himura Kenshin and his nemesis Shishio Makoto have been added to the base game. Bandai Namco has also shown off screenshots with these characters and they look pretty darn sharp, pardon the pun.

As fans can see, both of these characters look rather faithful to their anime and manga counterparts. For those who knew these two as anime characters, it's kind of sad how the second season was basically the end for the series as season 3 was complete filler. Still, fans that want to relive their awesome fight can now do so.

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Truth be told, it's a bit surprising seeing these characters in the game since series creator was charged with owning child pornography. It's a pretty serious crime and the creator was put in jail, with his new Kenshin manga being put on hiatus. Japan seems to be pretty forgiving since he has paid his fine for the crime and is working on the manga once again, to the chagrin of many.

Still, even with its creator's dubious record, Rurouni Kenshin is still a great franchise with memorable characters. It's one of the only animes to be properly adapted into live-action since recent attempts to bring Attack on Titan and Fullmetal Alchemist have been flops.

(Bandai Namco)

Jump Force comes to the PS4 and Xbox One on February 2019.

Via Gematsu

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