If you've never heard of this anime before, you shouldn't even be here. As for the people who have but has never seen it before, here's a brief description.
Plotline - There's a lot that goes on in the world of Kenshin, but here's the basic plot starting from the TV series. After the Kyoto era, where samurai's and sword skills were required, it is now the Meiji era and everything is calm. Kaoru, a local sword dojo trainer person, meets up with this wondering samurai. The samurai introduces himself as Kenshin, and explains that he's a wondering samurai. After a few situations involving bandits and such, Kenshin decides to settle down in Kaoru's dojo.
That doesn't really explain much, but I really don't want to spoil anything. The plot gets pretty interesting around episodes 30-60, and you won't regret seeing this. A mix between drama, action, and humor, Kenshin has almost a perfect blend that results in a near perfect anime. Unlike most other anime's, this series also concludes itself pretty well in the end. If you were to watch the whole thing in a certain order, it would be:
1.Kenshin TV Series Episodes 1-95
2.Kenshin Movie
3.Kenshin OAV 1 (Trust / Betrayal - 4 Episodes)
4.Kenshin OAV 2 (Reflection - 2 Episodes)
Mainly, the TV series is to give you a feel for the characters. The movie could be watch anytime after episode 62 or so, but it's more effective if you watch it near the end of the series. As for the OAV's, they are one of the best things that you'll ever see in your entire life. I don't care who you are, OAV 1 and OAV 2 are just pure masterpieces that are near flawless. Also, I have no idea how they did it... but I found Kenshin to have a little bit of everything (Humor, action, drama) and it actually mixes well. One more thing... I STRONGLY DON'T RECOMMEND THE DUBBED VERSION. They completely changed the characters and made Kenshin look like some sorta cowboy swords person. It's a complete disgrace to the original version, and it just plain sucks compared to the original. For you people that watched the OAV's before the TV series, I hope that you're one of those people that watched the TV series without thinking it sucked.
My score: 9.6 / 10