Rurouni Kenshin is a tV series anime that premiered in winter 1996, produced by Studio Gallop.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 94 episodes of about 25 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, adventure, comedy, drama and romance, with themes such as Swordplay, Martial Arts, Samurai and Historical.

On AniList, Rurouni Kenshin has an average score of 79%, a very good score, and appears on 91,237 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen and Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Seisou-hen.

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)

Official synopsis from AniList.