Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran
English title: Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance
Japanese title: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 京都動乱
Alternative titles: Rurouni Kenshin Season 2
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 23
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 4, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
Broadcast: Fridays at 00:55 (JST)
Duration: 22 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: LIDENFILMS
Producers: Aniplex, Dentsu, Fuji TV, Shueisha
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Genres: Action
Themes: Historical, Samurai
Demographics: Shounen

After living peaceful days at the Kamiya dojo, Kenshin Himura finds himself at a crucial crossroads, as his vow to never end a life is put to the ultimate test.

Following the murder of his former commander, he now has to retread the road of violence and blood to take down Makoto Shishio—the assassin prodigy who calls himself the notorious Battousai's successor. With ambitions to overthrow the Meiji government and establish his dominion in Kyoto, Shishio has meticulously schemed for a decade, building a formidable anti-government military force. Now, Shishio has turned his sights toward recruiting Aoshi Shinomori, a cold-blooded killer and the former leader of the legendary Oniwaban Group warriors.

As Kenshin travels through a village abandoned by the government and currently under the iron fist of Shishio's henchmen, he is determined to prevent the country from spiraling back into civil war. He allies with his former rival, Hajime Saitou, forging a fragile partnership in a battle against Shishio's empire that will determine the fate of Japan.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran aired on Fuji TV's noitaminA block. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD in four volumes from January 29, 2025, to July 30, 2025. The series adapts the Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan manga's Kyoto arc starting from volume 8.