Rurouni Kenshin Poll: Favorite Character ‘Past’ & ‘Present’

The official Japanese website for the Rurouni Kenshin television anime series posted the results of a new poll on Thursday. The poll compared who was fans’ favorite character back when the show was airing on television — and who is fans’ favorite character now. The poll was conducted on the official website between May 10 and May 23. Here are the results of the survey:

Monthly Comic Ryū Magazine Goes on Hiatus

This week, The official website for Tokuma Shoten’s Monthly Comic Ryū magazine announced that the magazine will go on hiatus after it’s August issue, which is due out in stores on June 18. The magazine is going on hiatus to prepare for a relaunch in December. The new magazine will still be called Comic Ryū and will still be published monthly. During the hiatus, Tokuma Shoten will still publish compiled book volumes (tankōbon) of manga featured in the magazine.