"Whatever you lose, you'll find it again, but what you throw away you'll never get it back."
"If you're strong, you live. If you're weak, you die."
"Helping other people is the best way to make up for your mistakes."
"Everyone has a past they wish to erase."
"The world is not so simple. You can't save people with kindness only."
"New eras don't come about because of swords, they're created by the people who wield them."
Thanks to Netflix I rewatched the first season of Rurouni Kenshin. Then of course I went to Youtube to go watch the second season, which I'm almost done with. I haven't seen this anime in over 15 years. It was part of my childhood, it's one of the shows that bonded me to some of my dearest friends who I still cherish to this day. Needless to say a show like this (among others) is near to my heart. Having watched it after so long, I must admit my feelings have changed. When I was younger, I though Kaoru was so annoying and awful. Not because I wanted Kenshin for myself but I saw her as useless. But now I have been able to see the subtle development from episode one to episode thirty and beyond. While she still isn't beloved in my heart, I am able to see her as a useful person who is held back the time she's in and what it expects of women. Other things I noticed were how Saito became very important and complicated and how Sano's emotional growth is slow since he's used as a comedic factor, compared to Kenshin's own serious stance on Shishio with Saito.
I digress.
The point is, I went back to something old (the music and design do hold up IMO) and was able to see it in a new, more rewarding light. As such I am tossing a line out to see if I can find anyone who is also wanting to do something with bloody blades and people who need help. I am not looking for OCs at the moment. If we have any, they'll be minor ones we use for our various side plots and quests. Right now, I want us to stick to the canon roles and have fun with them.
While romance should happen gradually, I have listed some pairs I'd love for us to focus on with direction and plot. I'm also into fleshing out any eventual sex scenes, so I expect my partner to be able to. Plus, if this is from your childhood like it is from mine, you should certainly be of consenting age and mature enough to deal with such writing. Things like blood, rape, drugs will also be covered. I mean Sano's close friend died of opium and I'm sure back in the revolution, women were raped. While I like slice of life, not everything is going to be happy and perfect.
Those characters in bold are ones I may take the role of. I also encourage us to double, if possible. A larger main cast ensures we can do more with plots and developing different relationships. Maybe a crossover would work, possibly between Samurai Champloo or Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho?
Kenshin x Kaoru
Kenshin x Shura
Kenshin x Megumi
Sano x Kaoru
Sano x Megumi
Sano x Yumi
Sojiro x Kaoru
Sojiro x Misao
Sojiro x Megumi
Saito x Yumi
Saito x Kaoru
Yahiko x Kaoru
Yahiko x Misao
I'd love to do something in season one. Yes, I know characters like Yumi, Sojiro and Saito and Misao don't appear until season two but we can fix that easily. I also know Saito is married but we can tweak that as well. This is our roleplay, there's no reason why we can't change the pacing and such. I'd love to work our way up to the Kyoto Arc and change things up. Or we can always start back at the very very beginning with Kenshin showing up differently than he did, depending on what characters we focus on and where we want to go. I would kind of prefer to pretend Tomoe didn't exist since I haven't yet gotten to that part yet, but it's up for discussion. If anyone is interesting, which is probably highly unlikely, let me know. You can watch season one on Netflix and you'd be fine to roleplay, I am fine with ignoring some of season two's characters and the main conflict of Shishio if need be.
"If you're strong, you live. If you're weak, you die."
"Helping other people is the best way to make up for your mistakes."
"Everyone has a past they wish to erase."
"The world is not so simple. You can't save people with kindness only."
"New eras don't come about because of swords, they're created by the people who wield them."
Thanks to Netflix I rewatched the first season of Rurouni Kenshin. Then of course I went to Youtube to go watch the second season, which I'm almost done with. I haven't seen this anime in over 15 years. It was part of my childhood, it's one of the shows that bonded me to some of my dearest friends who I still cherish to this day. Needless to say a show like this (among others) is near to my heart. Having watched it after so long, I must admit my feelings have changed. When I was younger, I though Kaoru was so annoying and awful. Not because I wanted Kenshin for myself but I saw her as useless. But now I have been able to see the subtle development from episode one to episode thirty and beyond. While she still isn't beloved in my heart, I am able to see her as a useful person who is held back the time she's in and what it expects of women. Other things I noticed were how Saito became very important and complicated and how Sano's emotional growth is slow since he's used as a comedic factor, compared to Kenshin's own serious stance on Shishio with Saito.
I digress.
The point is, I went back to something old (the music and design do hold up IMO) and was able to see it in a new, more rewarding light. As such I am tossing a line out to see if I can find anyone who is also wanting to do something with bloody blades and people who need help. I am not looking for OCs at the moment. If we have any, they'll be minor ones we use for our various side plots and quests. Right now, I want us to stick to the canon roles and have fun with them.
While romance should happen gradually, I have listed some pairs I'd love for us to focus on with direction and plot. I'm also into fleshing out any eventual sex scenes, so I expect my partner to be able to. Plus, if this is from your childhood like it is from mine, you should certainly be of consenting age and mature enough to deal with such writing. Things like blood, rape, drugs will also be covered. I mean Sano's close friend died of opium and I'm sure back in the revolution, women were raped. While I like slice of life, not everything is going to be happy and perfect.
Those characters in bold are ones I may take the role of. I also encourage us to double, if possible. A larger main cast ensures we can do more with plots and developing different relationships. Maybe a crossover would work, possibly between Samurai Champloo or Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho?
Kenshin x Kaoru
Kenshin x Shura
Kenshin x Megumi
Sano x Kaoru
Sano x Megumi
Sano x Yumi
Sojiro x Kaoru
Sojiro x Misao
Sojiro x Megumi
Saito x Yumi
Saito x Kaoru
Yahiko x Kaoru
Yahiko x Misao
I'd love to do something in season one. Yes, I know characters like Yumi, Sojiro and Saito and Misao don't appear until season two but we can fix that easily. I also know Saito is married but we can tweak that as well. This is our roleplay, there's no reason why we can't change the pacing and such. I'd love to work our way up to the Kyoto Arc and change things up. Or we can always start back at the very very beginning with Kenshin showing up differently than he did, depending on what characters we focus on and where we want to go. I would kind of prefer to pretend Tomoe didn't exist since I haven't yet gotten to that part yet, but it's up for discussion. If anyone is interesting, which is probably highly unlikely, let me know. You can watch season one on Netflix and you'd be fine to roleplay, I am fine with ignoring some of season two's characters and the main conflict of Shishio if need be.
