History Trivia / RurouniKenshin

* HeyItsThatVoice: Yutaro [[OnePiece is gonna become Pirate King!!]]
** Since no one is mentioning it: Hiko [[ShuichiIkeda IS]] [[MemeticMutation A]] [[MobileSuitGundam CHAR]]
** As mentioned in PlayingAgainstType below, Kamatari [[JunkoTakeuchi shall be]] {{Naruto}}/[[HunterXHunter Gon]] and Soujiro [[NorikoHidaka was]] [[RanmaOneHalf Akane Tendo]].
** SteveBlum provides the English voice of Makoto Shishio.
** The English dub is actually chock full of voices that would later become notable. Names like JamiesonPrice, Creator/MichaelMcconnohie, MichelleRuff, and others all pop up.

** Seta Soujirou is voiced by NorikoHidaka, whose most famous role is as [[TsunDere Akane]] from RanmaOneHalf.

** The author originally intended for Usui to be a {{Terminator}}-style manhunter, pursuing Kenshin relentlessly through darkened city streets. Instead, we got [[AnticlimaxBoss the]] [[InformedAbility above]].

** It was originally going to be revealed that Hannya had been stepped on in the womb like the ElephantMan, explaining his featureless death-mask of a face. Watsuki realized the UnfortunateImplications of that idea, and altered the backstory to Hannya having intentionally mutilated his face so that he could easily disguise himself as just about anything.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The live-action film involved ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}}'' as Kenshin. [[MythologyGag Bonus in that]] Takeru Sato, the lead, recently portrayed another historical assassin, Okada Izo, in the historical drama ''Ryomaden'' (which was apparently why he was chosen in the first place). The director of the film, Keishi Ootomo, was himself the director of ''Ryomaden''.
** More bonus points: Jin-E is played by Koji "[[KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider Skull]]" Kikkawa, and [[TheBrute Banjin]] is Genki "Luna Dopant" Sudo!

** Back in ''KamenRiderDenO'', Takeru Sato played Ryotaro, who is the nominal KamenRider, a living anomaly referred to as a Singularity Point. How does one mark a point? '''With an X.'''

** The manga was originally going to be much shorter than it turned out to be, revolving around the Jinchuu arc.

** According to Watsuki, Raijuta was originally supposed to ''be'' as imposing as he looked, but VillainDecay gradually set in.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The live-action film will involve ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}}'' as Kenshin. [[MythologyGag Bonus in that]] Takeru Sato, the lead, recently portrayed another historical assassin, Okada Izo, in the historical drama ''Ryomaden'' (which was apparently why he was chosen in the first place). The director of the film, Keishi Otomo, was himself the director of ''Ryomaden''.
** More bonus points: Jin-E will be played by Koji "[[KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider Skull]]" Kikkawa, and [[TheBrute Banjin]] is Genki "Luna Dopant" Sudo!
** Furthermore, the film itself features many alumni of the annual {{NHK}} Taiga Dramas (historical dramas of various periods of Japanese history), which include:

*** Kagawa Teruyuki (Tosa ronin and future {{Mitsubishi}} founder Iwasaki Yataro of ''Ryomaden'', as well as Rokuheita from ''Komyo ga Tsuji'') [[MythologyGag as]] Kanryu

** Since no one is mentioning it: Hiko [[ShuichiIkeda IS]] [[MemeticMutation A]] {{MobileSuitGundam CHAR}}

** Since no one is mentioning it: Hiko [[ShuichiIkeda IS]] [[MemeticMutation A]] {{Memes/Gundam CHAR}}

** Since no one is mentioning it: Hiko [[ShuichiIkeda IS]] [[MemeticMutation A]] [[Memes/Gundam CHAR]]

** According to Watsuki, Raijuta was originally supposed to ''be'' as imposing as he looked, but VillainDecay gradually set in.

** Furthermore, the film itself features many alumni of the annual {{NHK}} Taiga Dramas (historical dramas of various periods of Japanese history, which include:

*** Kagawa Teruyuki (Tosa ronin and future {{Mitsubishi}} founder Iwasaki Yataro of ''Ryomaden'') [[MythologyGag as]] Kanryu

* HeyItsThatGuy: The live-action film will involve ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}}'' as Kenshin. [[MythologyGag Bonus in that]] Takeru Sato, the lead, recently portrayed another historical assassin, Okada Izo, in the historical drama ''Ryomaden'' (which was apparently why he was chosen in the first place).
** More bonus points: Jin-E will be played by Koji "[[KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider Skull]]" Kikkawa, and TheBrute is Genki "Luna Dopant" Sudo!

* ExecutiveMeddling: [[WordOfGod In his original conception, Kenshin was supposed to be ''at least'' 30.]] But Nobuhiro Watsuki was told that "30 was too old for a primary protagonist in ShonenJump." So, Watsuki dropped Kenshin's age to 28. (Thus keeping the concept of a more seasoned protagonist than the typical of the {{Shounen}} genre, but also making Kenshin young enough to be "acceptable".) Lampshaded in series, when Kaoru tells Kenshin he "can't possibly be 28", and Kenshin asks "Would 30 make you happier?" and Kaoru replies that it would not.

** More bonus points: Jin-E will be played by Koji "[[KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider Skull]]" Kikkawa, and TheBrute is Genki Sudo!

** More bonus points: Jin-E will be played by Koji "[[KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider Skull]]" Kikkawa.

** The English dub is actually chock full of voices that would later become notable. Names like JamiesonPrice, MichaelMcconnohie, MichelleRuff, and others all pop up.

** Honjou Katamari is voiced by JunkoTakeuchi. Yes, by [[{{Naruto}} Naruto Uzumaki]] and [[HunterXHunter Gon Freecs]].

** The English dub is actually chock full of voices that would later become notable. Names like JamiesonPrice, MichaelMcconnohie, and others all pop up.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The live-action film will involve ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}}'' as Kenshin. [[spoiler: Bonus in that Takeru Sato, the lead, recently portrayed another historical assassin, Okada Izo, in the historical drama ''Ryomaden''.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: The live-action film will involve KamenRiderDenO as Kenshin. [[spoiler: Bonus in that Takeru Sato, the lead, recently portrayed another historical assassin, Okada Izo, in the historical drama ''Ryomaden''.]]

** According to Watsuki, Raijuta was originally supposed to ''be'' as imposing as he looked, but VillainDecay gradually set in.