Kamiya Kaoru | |
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Rurouni Kenshin character | |
![]() Kamiya Kaoru on the cover of Rurouni Kenshin Kanzenban Volume 4 | |
First appearance | Rurouni Kenshin Act 1: Kenshin ● Himura Battōsai |
Created by | Nobuhiro Watsuki |
Portrayed by | Emi Takei |
Voiced by | Japanese Tomo Sakurai (drama CD) Miki Fujitani (1996 anime series)[1] Rie Takahashi (2023 anime series) English Reba West (1996 anime series, Sony dub)[2] Dorothy Melendrez (1996 anime series, Bang Zoom! dub)[3] Kara Bliss (Requiem for the Ishin Patriots) Katherine Catmull (Reflection)[4] Amanda Hanawa (New Kyoto Arc) Alexis Tipton (live-action films) Risa Mei (2023 anime series)[5] |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Kory Kamiya (anime, Sony dub only)[2] |
Title | Master of Kamiya Kasshin-ryū |
Relatives | Kamiya Koshijirou (father) Himura Kenshin (husband) Himura Kenji (son) |
Kamiya Kaoru (神谷 薫), known as Kaoru Kamiya in the Media Blasters English-language dub and Kori Kamiya in the English Sony Samurai X dub,[6] is a fictional character in the Rurouni Kenshin manga created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. In the story Kaoru is the instructor of a kendo school in Tokyo, Kamiya Kasshin-ryū (神谷活心流). The students leave when many people are killed by someone claiming to be the Hitokiri Battōsai (人斬り抜刀斎) from the Kamiya Kasshin-ryū", damaging the school's reputation. Kaoru is saved from the murderous impostor by the real Battōsai, Himura Kenshin, now a wanderer who has sworn to stop killing. During the series, Kaoru grows fond of Kenshin due to his good actions to society and becomes his ally.
Kaoru also appears in the film version of the series and other media of the franchise, including electronic games and a series of original video animations (OVAs). Although Watsuki wanted to design Kaoru "more cutely" and to be "more fashionable", he toned down those qualities and made her poor and "down-to-earth". There was concern that Watsuki would kill her off, with her critical reception having been mostly positive.
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