Shin Kyoto-Hen
A new Rurouni Kenshin project was announced in April 2011's Jump SQ. Director Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Studio Deen, and the original cast will be returning after nine years (except Hirotaka Suzuoki who passed away in 2006; Saitō Hajime will now be voiced by Ken Narita).[54][55] The project will be split into two parts and be a remake of the second arc, the Kyoto arc, from the viewpoint of Makimachi Misao.[55] Part I titled Rurouni Kenshin: Shin Kyoto-Hen Zenpen Homura no Ori (焔の獄(ホムラのオリ)?, "Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc Part I: Cage of Flames"), which was selected from a fan suggestion,[56] ran at Tokyo's Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro theater and Osaka's Cine-Libre Umeda theater for one week only.[57] Part II, (光の囀(ヒカリのサエズリ)?), was released on June 23, 2012 and ran for three weeks in ten theaters.[58] Aniplex of America announced at Otakon 2011 that they are in "negotiations" for the English language rights to the new series.[59] Aniplex released part I on DVD and Blu-ray on March 21, 2012 in Japan,[56] while Part II was released on August 22, 2012.[60] North American licensor Sentai Filmworks has licensed both films for a home video release in 2013.[61]