This is from the “Shimabara-hen Special” that aired on Japanese TV. I never found a VHS or DVD version of it ever released. It is one of the more obscure videos available for Rurouni Kenshin and unfortunately it is of…
Category: RK4K Project
A little background, I have been a long time fan of Rurouni Kenshin. It had a good story that was of redemption, hope, romance, laughter and action. My favorite character is Saitou Hajime of the Shinsengumi, followed by the titular character Kenshin Himura. I also have a soft spot for the boy Yahiko and Misao the Weasel. For many years I have collected a bunch of paraphernalia and a good number of them were VHS and DVD anime video. Fast forward to today and I find that for those video I had in the “Standard Definition” and “480p”, are no longer watchable on a modern screen especially on a 4K TV.
This site is a work in progress. I tend to do shorter works like Opening and Ending songs first or cuts from favorite episodes or previews. The reason for this is instant gratification! But the other reason is that it requires a very powerful PC. To put things into perspective for a 24 frame per second (FPS) animation, the upsample of a 10 minute video can take 4 to 5 hours.
RK Theme Song Music Picture Scroll
For the longest time I had wondered what this “DVD” was about. Such a nice cover art of Kaoru and Kenshin together. Well I finally broke down and bought it! Below you will see the back cover of the DVD…
Rurouni Kenshin Specials
These are the VHS and DVD specials that came out in the 90’s for Rurouni Kenshin which included Memorial, Character Rankings, Favorite Scenes, Fighting Styles and Character Specials! Currently there is only one video, Rurouni Kenshin Famous Scenes Ranking, courtesy…
Rurouni Kenshin Songs
Opening, Closing and Original Soundtrack of Rurouni Kenshin both in Japanese and English (where available). Some are creditless. These were upscaled from the DVD versions to high quality UHD 4K versions! Or in some cases I left samples of my…
Rurouni Kenshin Comparison Videos
Side by side comparison of the source material whether VHS or DVD to their 4K upsampled counterpart. I decided to just combine both DVDs, VHS and low quality vids. These are my forays into RK4K upsampling project. Trying to improve…
Rurouni Kenshin TV DVD Previews
NOTHING HERE YET! Each TV Episode of RK ended with a preview to the next. These are those compiled per disc for all 3 seasons. These are quick psuedo-summary for the show. DVD source quality and represents what a good…