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Rurouni Kenshin S1E30 — Encounter in the Forest

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Rurouni Kenshin•Season 1•Episode 30

Encounter in the Forest

7.0/10 · 1 votesNov 8, 202423 min

Ranked #39 of 47 in Season 1•−0.8 vs season avg

Sanosuke makes his way to Kyoto while trudging through the forest and getting lost at the same time. On the road there, he meets Anji Yukyuzan, a fallen monk currently in training. Sanosuke witnesses Anji unleash an astonishing strike up close, a technique that took

Directed byYasuaki Fujii

Written byHideyuki Kurata

Previous episodeE29 · To Kyoto, Once More Next episodeE31 · Arrival in Kyoto

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes47

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Cast5

Soma Saito

Soma Saito

Kenshin Himura (voice)

Rie Takahashi

Rie Takahashi

Kaoru Kamiya (voice)

Taku Yashiro

Taku Yashiro

Sanosuke Sagara (voice)

Makoto Koichi

Makoto Koichi

Yahiko Myojin (voice)

Saori Onishi

Saori Onishi

Megumi Takani (voice)

Crew12

H

Hideyuki Kurata

Writer

K

Katsunori Kikuchi

Animation Director

K

Kazuhisa Kosuge

Animation Director

T

Toshimitsu Kobayashi

Supervising Animation Director

T

Takayuki Onoda

Animation Director

K

Kazuma Uike

Animation Director

Y

Youko Sano

Animation Director

Y

Yuki Komada

Series Director

Nobuhiro Watsuki

Nobuhiro Watsuki

Script Supervisor

K

Kazuo Watanabe

Character Designer

Y

Yoshitaka Makino

Second Unit Director

M

Maria Miki

Theme Song Performance

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Episode Summary

"Encounter in the Forest" is episode 30 of Rurouni Kenshin season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 1 votes, ranking #39 of 47 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Yasuaki Fujii and written by Hideyuki Kurata, it aired on November 8, 2024.

Next: E31 · Arrival in Kyoto Best of Season 1