
Shows that feel likeRurouni Kenshin (1996–1998)
If you loved Rurouni Kenshin, the closest series we have are Mission: Yozakura Family (2024), DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO (2021) and Horimiya (2021). All three share Rurouni Kenshin's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018).
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If Rurouni Kenshin hit the spot, these will too

The same two preoccupations: romance, and shounen
The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

The same preoccupation in both: anime
The difference: Trades the momentum of Rurouni Kenshin for an angle of its own

Both are built on the same subject: romance
The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than Rurouni Kenshin does

One thread runs through both: anime
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Rurouni Kenshin does

Witty and playful in the same breath

Comedy built on romance, twice over

Both lean on wit more than on action & adventure

Both keep coming back to the same thing: samurai

Playful animation, and it commits to that

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases

Witty action & adventure in both cases

Animation with a pulse of play, in both cases
In the mood for more kinetic?
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