Rurouni Kenshin (2000)
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Three seasons long, this is the TV series that connects with the Samurai X movies, based in the Japan Meiji era. The first season brings the main group together and finishes with the showdown against the Kyoto Oni-Waban Group. The second season takes the team to Kyoto in the fight against Shishio, Kenshin's unofficial successor as man-slayer in the shadows from during the revolution. The third season comparatively is sort of an odd assortment of different adventures that don't really ultimately add up to any one conclusion before the series ends. Regardless of an official ending, it's an enjoyable series with plenty of sword action.