Unlike in the manga where Sanosuke wields an oversized fictional version of a zanbatō, Watsuki gave him a more historically accurate zanbato. Watsuki created him to be Kenshin's best friend, who is willing to punch him when he is sad to make him "wake up" from his sadness. "Mastery of the three layers" His original technique which along with the first two strikes he pushes open his fist creating a third strike this was used to defeat the creator (Anji) of the two layers.

In the anime adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin, Watsuki's designs were combined with the voice talents of Yūji Ueda, a seiyū.

With his great strength and upright character, Sanosuke is a welcome and invaluable ally in Kenshin's adventures, serving as a trusted friend in times of peace and a dependable "right arm" in battle. Consumed with hatred for the Ishin Shishi, and guilt at not being able to protect his hero, Sanosuke becomes a fight merchant in Tokyo. When writing Sanosuke's dialogue, Clark Cheng, the writer of the English dub script, noted that the character was smarter than he would have liked in the first few episodes, so Cheng tried slowly to change the character's dialogue to make Sanosuke seem less intelligent so he would be more similar to the equivalent in the Japanese version of the series. Sagara Sanosuke bares a striking resemblance to both Akira Yuki from Virtua Fighter Series and Ryu from Street Fighter Series. Unfortunately, Sanosuke's brash straightforwardness carries a strong strain of thickheadedness with it. [25] In his wandering, he is reunited with his family in the Shinano Province (Shinshū). Though usually displaying a demeanor somewhere between sardonically jovial and bored, Sanosuke is described by those close to him as having a temperament like fire - a fire that smolders with the losses of his past in times of quietude but comes fully aflame when his fists itch for combat. However, they do it for a heroic reason which is assisting Kenshin. If you have the materials and ability to craft agility gems.

In July 2006, the Japanese publishers of Rurouni Kenshin released the kanzenban edition. Anime News Network said that Sanosuke's first fight in the series against Kenshin was stereotypical for an action series due to the differences between Sanosuke's and Kenshin's personalities, and to the music used in the anime that gives the impression that Kenshin would win. For him, there is no greater enjoyment than that found in brawling with strong opponents and no greater disappointment than raising his fists against a weaker man.

"Mastery of the Two Layers"). Lang has noted that the scene of the episode 22 of the anime, in which Sanosuke is afraid of a train because he believes it is a demon, was the most enjoyable scene for him to record; he added "I recently saw it and had some big laughs. Watsuki describes Sanosuke's visual motif by referring to his design model, Lamp, the main character of Susumu Sendo and Takeshi Obata's Mashin Bōken Tan Lamp-Lamp. I ain't holding back anymore! Always up to date with the latest patch.

The blade has no edge and Sanosuke only uses it to smash and crush his opponents. The first strike counters and negates the target object's natural resistance and the second strike, delivered within 1/75th of a second, strikes the target object before it can recover from the initial blow, thereby causing it to shatter completely. He also gave him an armor-like cloth to make him look more as a warrior. Tall and lean, Sanosuke's slight build belies his immense strength and his superhuman toughness, but his wild shock of spiky brown hair and intense brown eyes are clear indications of his demeanor. Cookies help us deliver our Services. The final battle against Zanza will take place over the course of three phases, each one more difficult than the last with new Arts on top of that. Though his relative inexperience with swordplay coupled with the blade's unwieldy size make it necessary for him to swing it either laterally or vertically, Sanosuke manages to be quite threatening with it, carving trenches into the earth where his sword strikes the ground and even using it to swat aside cannon fire. Later on, he helped Kenshin rescue Megumi, who was kidnapped by Takeda Kanryū. In Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, Sanosuke is hired by Takeda Kanryu to kill Kenshin but he only wishes to fight Kenshin. [1] Ueda, Sanosuke's voice actor in the Japanese anime, commented that voicing Sanosuke in the original video animations was very complicated because his character was notably older and he has not acted in the role for a long period. However, if you can beat Dickson, you're probably ready for Zanza. If you're underlevelled for Zanza, then all you can do is go back to the last save before the point of no return and grind.

Birth Straightforward and brash, Sanosuke presents a rather complex set of morals despite his relatively simple demeanor. Munetaka Aoki's acting was praised by Ko Ransom from Anime News Network, finding it faithful to the original character.

"Zanza"Higashidani Sanosuke Watsuki, working as an assistant on Obata's manga, formed the character by doodling in sketchbooks, adding and subtracting elements from the proposed character "with blessings from the original artist, of course. But with the Zanza fight, you've already gone past the point of no return. However, they commented he was a "tragic figure whose goofy peccadilloes have solid reasons behind them" due to being unable to avoid the destruction of the Sekihotai army and feeling guilty due to it.

After losing to Kenshin, Sanosuke agrees to help him with taking care of Kaoru's dojo. [39] Merchandise based on Sanosuke has been released, including sweat bands,[40] keychains,[41] and plush dolls. A former member of the disgraced Sekihō Army, in his youth, Sanosuke spent the years after the Meiji Revolution taking out his frustrations as a "fight merchant" under the name Zanza, all the while hating the Ishin-Shishi that framed and murdered his comrades as well as the flawed Meiji government that they created. Watsuki, being a fan of the Shinsengumi, created Sanosuke by basing his name and characteristics on that of a real Shinsengumi member named Harada Sanosuke.

11 comments. He fought against Inui Banjin during that battle, while Kenshin fought Gein.

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However, he makes up for that fact with a body remarkably suited for combat. Eventually it worked. While he always wears his jacket open - sometimes leaving his arms out of the sleeves so that it simply drapes over his shoulders, Sanosuke does not wear a shirt beneath it, instead leaving his chest bare while white sarashi bandage tape is wrapped around his abdomen; this same white sarashi is wrapped around his ankles and feet. During his introduction in the series, he encounters the wanderer Himura Kenshin, who easily defeats him and is able to convince him to stop his mercenary work and instead start protecting people. Egil and Meyneth attempt to fight Zanza, but they are defeated and Meyneth's Monado is stolen. Sanosuke has been popular with the Rurouni Kenshin reader base, placing second in every popularity poll. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. After coming into contact with Himura Kenshin and the group at the Kamiya dojo, however, Sanosuke has begun to see a deeper path through life. [46] Nick Creamer from the same site also noted how in the first live-action film, Sanosuke's characterization was identical to the original series as he is initially an enemy to Kenshin but later becomes his friend.

[23] Using his mastery from this art with his right hand allows him to defeat the third most powerful opponent in Shishio's army: Anji.[24]. [28] During these fights, Sanosuke's right hand is permanently damaged from the overuse Futae no Kiwami. Sanosuke is a former member of the Sekihō Army. I died about 8 or 9 times to Zanza on my first playthrough, and I didn't want to go back to when I saved, so I just kept changing my strategy. I've not faced the final boss yet. In most of the game's boss fights, if you're underlevelled, it's possible to retreat and go grind, then go find the boss later. In the non-canon Samurai X: Reflection, an older Sanosuke discovers Kenshin gravely injured when he is traveling in Asia and sends Kenshin back to Tokyo by himself, contradicting his character development by his creator, Watsuki.

Have agility beneficial skill links. February 22, 1860 [22] When the criminal Shishio Makoto tries to conquer Japan, Sanosuke helps Kenshin in the fight against him. After that encounter, Sanosuke becomes Kenshin's best friend as well as his partner in most of their fights. In the English anime adaptations he is known as Sanosuke Sagara and nicknamed Sano. I decided to have some fund and grind. Act 5

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Not particularly occupied with whether a person aligns with "good" or "bad", he instead places importance on whether or not people are honest with themselves or others. To emphasize his hate of the Meiji Government, Watsuki drew the Japanese kanji for "bad" (惡 , aku) as a tattoo on Sanosuke's back; in the original series, the mark is shown on the back of his the character's jacket. Can confirmed happened for me. Like the rest of the Higashidani family, the origin of his name also involves a direction, in his case the kanji. Numerous anime and manga publications have commented on Sanosuke's character. Anji taught Sanosuke a secret technique called Futae no Kiwami (二重の極み, lit.