He gives Kenshin the message that once in his life, every man meets a woman he will never forget. At the end it is revealed the old man was telling Kenshin the tragic story of his dead lover, who died waiting for him to return from his long quest to master the sword. At the river he meets an old man who tells him the legend of the fireflies. Kenshin Himura goes off fishing to bring some food on the table. Transcription: " Negaibotaru no Densetsu, Aru Kenkaku o Machi Tsuzuketa Shōjo" ( Japanese: 願い蛍の伝説
The series final ending theme, "Dame" by You Izumi, begins use at episode 83. "It's Gonna Rain" by Bonnie Pink continues to be used as the ending theme for the first four episodes when it is replaced with " 1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou" by Siam Shade. The opening theme "1/2" by Makoto Kawamoto continues to be used until episode 66 when it replaced with the series' final opening theme "Kimi ni Fureru Dake de" by Curio. These episodes of the series use five pieces of theme music. A DVD compilation of season 2 was released on January 17, 2006. Media Blasters released this season within DVDs seven to fourteen of the anime from Februto September 24, 2002. Episode 95 did not air in Japan either, as it was a bonus episode for the VHS and DVD releases, it also has a different art style than the rest of the anime. Unlike the previous seasons of the series, the English dub of the final season was not aired in North America. The series was licensed for broadcast and home video release in North America by Media Blasters, who split it up into "seasons". Studio Deen, who later animated the Trust & Betrayal, Reflections and New Kyoto Arc OVAs would replace Studio Gallop on animation production starting with episode 67. During that period, the Jinchu Arc was still being written and one more final episode was missing by the end of the anime fillers. Unlike previous episodes, these were not adapted from the manga.
Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Aniplex and Fuji TV, the anime is set during the early Meiji period in Japan and follows the story of a fictional assassin named Himura Kenshin, who becomes a wanderer to protect the people of Japan.
They aired in Japan, with the exception of episode 95, on Fuji TV from Octountil the series concluded on October 15, 1998. The following is a list of episodes 63–95 of the anime series Rurouni Kenshin, based on the manga series of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki.