Talk:List of Rurouni Kenshin characters

message: On the subject of Soujiro's wanderings, Soujiro leaves the Juppongatana, effectively marking the end of the syndicate, and begins his wanderings prior to Shishio's defeat (if you could call it that,) at the hands of Kenshin and Shishio remarks on this much prior to his battle with Kenshin.
:Could someone who has access to the original japanese manga add the kanji for the names? I assume Tsukioka has the same surname as Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, but I could be wrong. --YoshoKatana 02:21, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Minor changes

message: shouldn't he be included here
Sojirou later referred to him.
And by the way, was he killed now or not?
Evilbu 13:40, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: killed in the anime, not in the manga.  Seven  10:57, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Easy, please watch ep.54.  Seven 22:17, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Senkaku 

message: Yumi, a geisha?  No way! Geisha are not prostitutes! If Yumi were a geisha, her bow would be on the back.  Only a prostitute (high rank or not) would wear her bow on the front. One should be able to tell the difference between the two, before using a term such as geisha. 
Seven 05:26, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Geisha vs Oiran

message: 1. The Shinsengumi and the Mimawarigumi were both police forces to protect Kyoto's peace. Seven  05:23, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The Shinsengumi and the Mimawarigumi

message: Saito didn't master all the sword techniques of the Shinsengumi-Kenzyutu and therefore, shouldn't be able to teach the techniques of the Shinsengumi-Kenzyutu to others without supervision. It's safer to assume that in the Meiji era, Saito couldn't teach his Gatotsu (fictional techniques of the Shinsengumi-Kenzyutu) to others in the RK universe (since he would not have the proper supervision to do so.)  Seven  22:48, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Saito

message: In the manga, the Shun Ten Satsu is clearly stated to be faster than the Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki.  Seven  08:21, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, my mistake then. Starone 17:35, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Shun Ten Satsu

message: Later in the anime, Yutarou's right arm is fully healed.
At the end of the manga, Yutarou's right arm is healed (not 100% though) and he becomes an assistant instructor (like Yahiko) at the Kamiya Dojo.
There's no indication that he ever becomes left-handed in the anime or in the manga. 
From Vol 6, Act 44
Yutarou: IF my right arm’s no good I’ll use my left. (IF his right arm isn't healed, THEN he will use his left arm.)
Seven  16:47, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Yutaro's Right Arm

message: I think that Misao is a distinguishable enough character in the series to be put on the template.
Misao, the adopted grand-daughter of the previous Okashira? There's no indication of that.
From Vol. 11, Act 86
Okina:... the only grand-daughter of the illustrious previous Okashira... Seven 06:30, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I left the message in regard of a recent edit at the bottom of the discussion page. It wasn't a reply to yours. Seven 07:35, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Misao on Template 

message: Makimachi Misao's DOB: November 1863 (according to Kenshin Kaden)
Therefore,  in summer 1878, she's only 14 by western standards and 16 by East Asian age reckoning.  Seven 18:24, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Misao's DOB

message: Udō Jin-e is not the only character that has a decided advantage over Kenshin (in his wanderer personna).  In addition, Kaoru isn't saved by Kenshin.  She overcomes the Shin no Ippō by herself.
Saito, for example, is another character that has such a deiced advantage over Kenshin.
From Vol 7, Act 52
Kenshin: . . . Udou Jin’eh was twisted from the beginning, but you weren’t. In the days of the Bakumatsu, even though you were vicious, if you fought, it was by a fair and honorable challenge. Attacking an enemy’s friends to scare him, setting your dog on him and using that opening to take hostages--such cheap tricks would have been beneath you. 
From Vol 7, Act 53
Saitou (thinking):  . . . Since he’s settled here he’s fought Zanza, the Oniwabanshuu, Shinomori Aoshi and Raijuuta all in a short time. He’s learned to accept victory by awakening the strength of the Hitokiri that sleeps inside him. It’s as I thought. When he picks up the sword, although he doesn’t know it --little by little he’s reverting to Hitokiri Battousai. 
Kaoru (thinking): It’s the same . . . it’s exactly the same as with Jin’eh . . .  
From Vol 7, Act 57
Kenshin: ...But if, as in the fight with Saitou, I have already returned to Battousai . . . In my days here, while my heart was at ease, I felt like I had changed from the Hitokiri to an ordinary swordsman . . . But the fight with Saitou forced me to realize it...
Kaoru: ...No matter how close you were to Battousai, you were still Kenshin! The time with Saitou and the time with Jin’eh were the same! 
Kenshin:  . . . With Jin’eh, I became Battousai in order to save you, and your voice was able to bring me back. But with Saitou, I became Battousai only for the sake of the duel. Therefore even your voice couldn’t reach me. The difference is crucial. Seven 22:31, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Message to an anonymous user regarding Udō Jin-e

message: Does anyone else think he deserves a seperate article? Aoshi has his own article and Saito is no less important than Aoshi.
:Hmm, I do think Saito deserves a page for himself. He literally has 200% more info then on any other of the minor characters, and his own list of attacks. Anyone up for creating a new page?--Hanaichi 12:15, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as I know, articles for characters based on historical figures are not created separately. There's a Saito Hajime article with a "Saito in fiction" section and the RK version of Saito is included there. Seven 23:45, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I feel we should make a seperate article(Which I did, but was deleted) as Saito here has perhaps too much information for a minor character, and even has a list of his own techniques. Besides, Saito probably done as much as Aoshi and perhaps more. As for the characters based on historical figures, I probably will do some research and if anything comes up I'll refer here.--Hanaichi 01:14, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please check the guidelines.  I honestly don't believe that articles for characters that were real people should be created separately. Information such as his  techniques should be added to the Saito Hajime article (under "Saito in fiction" section.) That's how it's done. Seven 11:52, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

text: However Seven is right, fictional character articles based on real characters aren't seperated from the real character. Lets just keep it here.--Hanaichi 02:59, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Saito Hajime

message: What is the name of the bandaged up guy? All I remember about him is he was burned somehow, and is some major opponent.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aburame66745 (talk • contribs) 01:33, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: His name is Shishio.--Hanaichi 13:04, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Bandaged guy

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message: Those of you notice that Watsuki discusses creation of characters, right?
PLEASE use those tidbits to source info about characters! They make articles better! WhisperToMe (talk) 00:10, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improving character articles - PLEASE use Watsuki's "The Secret Life of Characters"

message: I placed some edits on their profiles based on what I read from the manga's Remembrance Arc and TsuiokuHen, but they were reverted due to lack of sourcing and "speculation", which I still don't quite comprehend. Can somebody tell me how to make those edits properly? Supaagekireddo (talk) 15:34, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  On Katsura Kogoro and Yamagata Aritomo 

message: It should be worth mentioning that the one and only RK website linked to was in Chinese. Chinese! It does have beautiful pictures, though. Now if only I could read it... 
Also, this is completely unrelated and frivolous, but... is there a Fuji fansite anywhere? I've been looking and I can't find one... *tear* So if anyone knows where one is it would be very amazing if you could tell me about it. ^_^ --Song (talk) 22:44, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, of course. Sorry, I don't really know the difference. My point still exists, however- most readers of the English Wikipedia speak English, and so linking to a Japanese site is kind of silly. --Song (talk) 17:07, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no equivalent English external link. It is preferred that ELs are in English, but we have foreign language ELs as well. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:39, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links 

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message: Because Watsuki grew up in Nagaoka, Niigata (including former Koshiji, Niigata), he named these characters after the real places in Niigata. There's an interchange named "Sanjō Tsubame" in Tsubame, Niigata and Sanjō, Niigata.
http://echigo.ne.jp/~mikio/ura/etkensin.htm http://www7.plala.or.jp/slamdunce/rurouni-motoneta.htm
Please add these place names.--Shinkansen Fan (talk) 17:29, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: These names = place names in Niigata

message: I've been a bit busy checking the articles and I noticed wikipedia has too many articles for a 28 volume series
*Himura Kenshin: GA=Keep
*Kamiya Kaoru: Potential GA=Keep?
*Sagara Sanosuke: GA=Keep
*Myōjin Yahiko: GA=Keep
*Takani Megumi: No proper reception=Merge?
*Shinomori Aoshi: No proper reception=Merge?
*Saitō Hajime: GA=Keep
*Makimachi Misao: No proper reception=Merge?
*Shishio Makoto: No proper reception=Merge?
*Seta Sōjirō: No proper reception=Merge?
*Hiko Seijūrō: No proper reception=Merge?
*Yukishiro Enishi: No proper reception=Merge?
*Yukishiro Tomoe: No proper reception=Merge?
Please join the discussion.Tintor2 (talk) 22:00, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Those that don't have any proper reception should be merged. It's as simple as that. You may want to try finding Japanese coverage for characters though. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 07:35, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

text: Enishi and Makoto strike me as ones that should have reception, being the two primary antagonists (Makoto especially considering the live action version). Tomoe again strikes me as someone that should be notable given her role in a notable two part OVA. Some of the others also strike me as borderline but I think those are the 3 priority characters to concentrate on. In this case, I think it's acceptable to leave the articles as they are for a few weeks while research is carried out, and then perform merges after that time. It's not like there is a shortage of critical commentary on the series and its characters. SephyTheThird (talk) 08:56, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean up 

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