WATCH TIME
How long does it take to watch Rurouni Kenshin?
Watching the Rurouni Kenshin main story takes 42 h 28 min (100 episodes). At 2 hours a day that is 22 days. Adding every released special, OVA and side story brings it to at least 45 h 28 min.
- Main story
- 42 h 28 min
- Episodes
- 100
- 1 h a day
- 43 days
- 2 h a day
- 22 days
- 4 h a day
- 11 days
- Non-stop
- 1.8 days
Binge calculator
You will finish Rurouni Kenshin in 22 days (about 3 weeks).
BREAKDOWN
Watch order Time per season and film
- Rurouni Kenshin · TV series · 1996 · 94 ep.39 h 10 min
- Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal · OVA · 1999 · 4 ep.1 h 56 min
- Samurai X: Reflection · OVA · 2001 · 2 ep.1 h 22 min
- Rurouni Kenshin: Review Special · Special · 1997 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
- Samurai X Recap · Special · 1997 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
- Rurouni Kenshin: Special Techniques · Special · 1997 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
- Samurai X: The Motion Picture · Movie · 1997 · extra1 h 30 min
- Samurai X Special · Special · 1998 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
- Samurai X DVD-BOX Special Ending · Special · 2007 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
- Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc · OVA · 2011 · 2 ep. · extra1 h 30 min
5 entries have no recorded runtime and are not counted, so the real total is a little longer.
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Not sure where to start?The watch order page lists every season, film and special in order, with which extras you can skip.
Totals multiply each entry's episode count by its average episode length from anime-offline-database (ODbL). Only released entries are counted; announced seasons are left out until they air. "Skip openings and endings" assumes about 3 minutes saved per 24-minute episode.