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Thank you for everything you've done for me.I am a wanderer. I must be wandering off again.
Farewell...
myself as Himura Kenshin
Kat as Kamiya Kaoru
photography by Sandee ~littlesailboat 
postwork by me *behindinfinity One of the moments in Rurouni Kenshin that most gripped my heart and broke it into an endless number of microscopic particles was when Kenshin bid Kaoru farewell. Gah, I have such an extremely weak spot for goodbyes. I think it's my second favorite scene in the anime (the first being Kenshin's fight with Saitou). It was beautifully animated, with excellent scoring. You may watch that part here, if you wish
[link] This photo is our take on Kenshin's departure. It's not meant to be completely true to the original, primarily because the scene was set during nighttime and it would have been extremely difficult for us to shoot that correctly given the equipment we had at hand. The actual pose also made it hard for both faces to be visible in one frame, so we took liberties with that as well. We made the most of what we had, including the awesome sunset we were blessed with that day. While it is undeniably different, we hope that the emotion still shows through somehow.
Thank you guys for reading, and for reassuring us at Rurouni Kenshin lives on in the hearts of many.
My apologies to those who said that this photo made them cry. I offer you our photoshoot outtakes to cheer you up: [link] Rurouni Kenshin photoshoot:
Kenshin-gumi Heart of Sword Who Are You Protecting? Days to Remember Myojin Yahiko: I Need To Get Stronger Sagara Sanosuke: Fists of Conviction Himura Kenshin: Remembrance Departure Portrait of Kenshin's Family You By My SideRurouni Kenshin © 和月 伸宏 (Watsuki Nobuhiro)
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Comments: 387
FEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLSSSSSSSSSSS
Aww look, now i made a mess of feels and they're all over the place! And it's all your fault jin!
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oo man, that part was heart wrenching. This is amazing.
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there goes my feels and kokoro being ripped into shreds /gross sobbing
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i think i see a tear on Kaoru's cheek
this part made me bawl my eyes out as well
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I love this scene too with the firelflies what he said makes me cry T.T
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Its so beautiful! But so sad! I remember I watched that part in the anime and got all depressed and lonely, which made me really angry. And I'm a violent person so I took it out on my wooden bed frame, the usual victim of my wrath. You could still see the dents made by my knuckles.
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It's ridiculous how much that scene made me cry T_T beautiful job!!
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This was one of my favorite scenes! D: God, seeing this just brought back the sadness. In a good way. It was bittersweet. Beautiful in it's creation but forlorn in its message. This is gorgeous.
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You've been featured in Korina's premium feature #6 !
Congrats
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Man. I hated/loved that episode. I watched it over and over again and then when the angst was too much - I would need to do a little repression - then I'd recover and finally relapse - starting the process all over again...
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Nice but I rather prefer tomoe and kenshin ...kaoru kinda sucks xD
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Awwwah! Its so pretty, I love how you used the lighting.
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Your guys' Rurouni Kenshin photoshoot is one of my all-time favorite things. I'd order prints of anyone of these photos and hang them on my wall. You guys captured the mood of the characters so well, and the shots are beautiful.
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so touching..and you're a a lovely person right? so easily to get touch for that scene for a boy..hehe..it's cute actually..^_^
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OMGsh...this does make me wanna cry (but I am trying to resist...!) This is beautiful. Talk about artistic license while staying true to the original intent of Watsuki. Wow.
And I am completely impressed with the rest of this photoshoot, as well. Very nicely done.
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WOW! Beautiful. 
And his "farewell" scene is quite possibly one of the most beautiful things I've EVER seen animated.
You're making me want to dig out all my old dvd's!
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Such a great photograph!!
I think, this is one of the best kenshin cosplay pictures I've ever seen! ^^
I really love it!! *____*
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If I had watched the episodes preceding this one, I'dve likely cried as well. But not just because goodbyes are so painful, but because of the score the most. We played this song in my orchestra in High School (I played cello), and it still gives me goosebumps to this day. (Although I've only been out of High School for several months, we played this song a while ago now.)
It's an amazing piece; I'm a little surprised they put it in something like anime. It works, however.
Your rendition is, as always, brilliant and equally emotional. I hope some day I can achieve such quality work as well.
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,,`naalala ku pa yung ep na yan...
,,`men..so heart-wrenching
,,`peu hindi sinabi ni kenshin na
"Thank you for everything you've done for me.
I am a wanderer. I must be wandering off again.
Farewell..."
,,`hope you don't mind...
,,`avid fan kasi aku ni kenshin eh hehe
,,`and i don't want to make gulo out of his episodes for other people who are still watching the series...
,,`peu ang galing ah! ( plang ata aku nun nung perstym kung mapanuud yung samuraiX,tapus ung pilversion pa sa abs haha...
,,`your photo brings back the sweet memories
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Uhh, wow, medjo po nahirapan ako basahin yung comment mo ah. 
I'm not sure about the version you watched (Tagalog dubs are usually inaccurate), but that's how Kenshin said it in my official DVD. 
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,,`oh..i see
,,`pasensiya na haha
,,`tignan nalang natin sa onemangga.com yung talagang sinabi ni kenshin..pero i'm not making any big deal here kung ano talaga yung sinabi niya..okay?
,,`let's all have peace haha
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Peace? Wala naman pong nakikipag-away dito.
Iba't iba ang pagsalin ng iba't ibang translator. At hindi rin tuluyang sinusunod ng anime yung manga (isang 'g' lang po kasi pag dalawa nagiging prutas) pero hindi ibig sabihin na mali iyon. Yun po ang punto ko. Ikaw po kasi ang nagmalaki na hinahangaan mo si Kenshin at nagsabi na I was "making gulo". Nililinaw ko lang na hindi lang yung nalaman mo sa manga o sa Tagalog dub ang tanging tama sa mundo.
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,,`yeah..you're right...☺
,,`what i mean about the "making gulo" thing is that people might get confused on what kenshin had really said
,,`but that doesn't matter haha
,,`i'm so sorry for the abala i made ehe
,,`take care
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awww I remember I cried at that scene of the anime..how old was I then? 13, 14? time flies, but Rurouni Kenshin will always be one of my most favorite anime/manga ever, your cosplay is inspiring! '_^ hope I can do cosplay someday~
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so beautiful.... you really are the best set of kenshin cosplayers I ever saw, beautiful! thanks
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the lighting is just perfect, illuminating Kenshin's face...beautiful.
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I love all your photos. Your cosplays are amazing and your photography is beautiful. Keep up the great work, you really captured the best moments in the series.
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At this point in the anime, I started to sob hysterically and could not for the life of me control myself. I can smile about it now, but at the time, it was terrible... no, Kenshin, don't go... 
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There are no words to express how much I LOVE this picture and how utterly awesome it is. ^_^
Here's hoping I can build up my cosplay to be that beautiful!
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my god !! I LOVE THIS PIC SO MUCH!!! Could be the best cosplay of Rurouni Kenshin I've ever seen ! Nice job ! <3 <3 
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Everytime I see this picture, I want to cry... Well done, both for the costumes and roleplaying to take this photo!
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wow this shot is beautiful. It's like a shot out of a movie!!!
you make such a good Kenshin! *faved*
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Your expressions, the both of you.
Simply beautiful.
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