While enjoying the final duel between Kenshin and Shishio Makoto, Hayley Scanlon from UK Anime Network felt it took too much screentime to let supporting characters play a larger role in the finale. Lito B. Zulueta from The Enquirer also enjoyed the fight between Kenshin and Shishio, the actors, as well as how the character of Kenshin has helped popularized the term of samurai in western culture. For the live action film "Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends", David West from "Neo" criticized Kenshin's long training with his teacher but still found that in the film, Kenshin's vow of not killing anybody remains true. For the 9th Asian Film Awards, Satoh was nominated in the "Best Actor" category for his portrayal of Kenshin. In the Japan Action Awards 2012, Satoh also won an award in the category "Best Action Actor".