{"id":578,"date":"2022-04-23T18:37:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T23:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shinsengumi.net\/?p=578"},"modified":"2022-09-07T16:49:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:49:25","slug":"rurouni-kenshin-remastered-opening-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shinsengumi.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/23\/rurouni-kenshin-remastered-opening-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rurouni Kenshin Remastered Opening &#038; Closing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I got a new PC and remastered a couple of the opening and closing of Rurouni Kenshin. Below I&#8217;ll show the ones that Youtube allowed to keep visible. All of these were initially from a DVD source so from 480p but now that I have a better PC, I can continue my journey in remastering Rurouni Kenshin into HD up to 4K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>One Half<\/strong> &#8211; this was requested by a Redditor and was lucky it remained in YT&#8230; I always get a kick out of this opening mostly because I own a few cels from this opening of Saitou, Oniwaban and Hiko sensei. And  I love the thumbnail google picked out. Yep that&#8217;s the one&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rurouni Kenshin TV Opening &quot;One Half&quot; Remaster in 4K\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URqh6Alh43E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fourth Avenue Cafe<\/strong> &#8211; this was my favorite of all the opening and ending songs so naturally it was the first I remastered. Lucky that it remained on YT! Another thumbnail that google picked out which I love because this Saitou cel is in my collection. He&#8217;s a Shinsengumi! But I really love this ending even without him&#8230; Truly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rurouni Kenshin TV Ending Fourth Avenue Cafe 4K Remaster\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yS7uj4HcPgU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s Gonna Rain<\/strong> &#8211; A really laid back song. It&#8217;s one that reminds me mostly of Seta Soujirou for some reason. I really like how the anime tried to marry the animated characters to real life background scenes. It&#8217;s very 90s. Note I did not choose the thumbnail! YT algorithm did but it must know I like Saitou-san&#8230; Oh and if you have a Saitou cel that you need to rehome (yes with compensation!) from this ending please <a href=\"mailto:kondou.isami@gmail.com\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:kondou.isami@gmail.com\">contact me<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rurouni Kenshin TV Ending &quot;It&#039;s Gonna Rain&quot; 4K Remaster\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K7i035HZJqE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally below is a DVD vs 4K comparison that I did of Fourth Avenue Cafe. That was the 1st RK song I did on the new laptop so I was trying to see how good I can make it out to be. Not too shabby as a side by side comparison right? Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rurouni Kenshin Comparison Fourth Avenue Cafe 4K\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZPpajUO5UBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that&#8217;s all done. Am I continuing my remastering project? Yes but only for those really rare footage I have like those in VHS or PSX\/PS2 game video or DVD bloopers &#8211; though I don&#8217;t really know if I&#8217;ll do all that but I probably will do some especially the VHS that never made it to DVD. VHS is analog and I&#8217;m finding my VHS tapes are literally dying. Besides if you&#8217;re after the TV series and the OVAs, it&#8217;s easy enough to watch Rurouni Kenshin on streaming these days like on Crunchyroll, Hulu or HBO Max. As for the OVA, they can be found really cheap online. It&#8217;s fun to own stuff you know. Anyway I&#8217;m just doing these things to tie me over until the new <a href=\"https:\/\/shinsengumi.net\/index.php\/2021\/12\/19\/rurouni-kenshin-new-animation-project\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/shinsengumi.net\/index.php\/2021\/12\/19\/rurouni-kenshin-new-animation-project\/\">Rurouni Kenshin Anime Project<\/a> comes out. We can compare animation in the 90s and 2022! 30 years later!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I got a new PC and remastered a couple of the opening and closing of Rurouni Kenshin. 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