Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Mooshu – Himoora Kenshin

Himoora Kenshin – Himura Kenshin
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Himoora_Kenshin#ixzz7ctL3KK00
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himura_Kenshin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin_(TV_series)

Himoora Kenshin

Himoora Kenshin is the Weapons Vendor in MooShu. She is located in Jade Palace, inside the MooShu Wand & Athame Shop.

Himura Kenshin (緋村 剣心), known as Kenshin Himura in the English-language anime dubs, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga Rurouni Kenshin created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Kenshin’s story is set in a fictional version of Japan during the Meiji period. Kenshin is a former legendary assassin known as “Hitokiri Battōsai” (人斬り抜刀斎), more properly named Himura Battōsai (緋村抜刀斎). At the end of the Bakumatsu, he becomes a wandering swordsman, now wielding a sakabatō (逆刃刀, literally “reverse-blade sword”)—a katana that has the cutting edge on the inwardly curved side of the sword, thus being nearly incapable of killing. Kenshin wanders the Japanese countryside offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed as an assassin. In Tokyo, he meets a young woman named Kamiya Kaoru, who invites him to live in her dojo, despite learning about Kenshin’s past. Throughout the series, Kenshin begins to establish lifelong relationships with many people, including ex-enemies, while dealing with his fair share of enemies, new and old.

Himura Kenshin

Rurouni Kenshin, sometimes called Samurai X, is a Japanese anime television series, based on the manga series of the same name created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The series was produced by Studio Gallop (episodes 1–66), Studio Deen (episodes 67–95) and SPE Visual Works and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. It was broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV from January 1996 to September 1998. Besides an animated feature film, three series of original video animations (OVAs) were also produced. The first adapted stories from the manga that were not featured in the anime, the second was a sequel to the manga series, and the third was a re-imagining of the second arc of the series.

Samurai X season 18 DVD cover art

The series was later licensed in North America and released on DVD by Media Blasters. The first two seasons aired in the United States on Cartoon Network, as part of the Toonami block, while the third season was only featured on DVD. The English-language versions of the OVAs, as well as the film, were originally released as Samurai X in North America, although the original name was included on the later DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases.

The current list of all the (known) Mooshu references are located here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages

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