When the first film in this live-action trilogy of Rurouni Kenshin is among the very best adaptations yet of an manga/anime property, we can forgive any weaknesses in the whole.
The Purple Man’s motivations and methods are greedy at best, childish at worst. He seems envious and petty towards the heroes that put him away and continue to operate.
Is it just me, or does this season sort of feel like the dumping ground for story ideas that would have been used in the fourth season of Millennium had it not been cancelled?
