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Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

The dub for Rurouni Kenshin 2023 is coming out.

In the original did he have an odd way of speaking? The dub has him say things like, "That you are" or "That I am" or "That you should" at the end of some of his sentences. It is very noticeable.

Yes. It's a somewhat clumsy attempt to capture the fact that in Japanese he often ends his sentences with de gozaru, a very archaic form of desu (even by his time period). Basically, he's speaking in a way that is simultaneously polite and familiar, and this way if speaking is kind of frustrating to a lot of his opponents. Imagine meeting someone and they talked to you like you were old friends, but also like you're a guest in their house and you're trying to be polite to make a good impression for their mom.

The English dub is trying really hard to capture that specific vibe. It does well, imo. The "that it is" part is just for de gozaru I believe.

TLDR: He talks in a way that's odd an anachrostic even by his time periods standards, basically. The English Dub is trying to reflect that.