""I can't get him to speak!" Michael whispered miserably. "It's just a tantrum", Sophie said. Martha and Lettie were good at having tantrums too. She knew how to deal with those. On the other hand, it is quite a risk to spank a wizard for getting hysterical about his hair."

"Look at this!" [Howl] shouted. "Look at it! What has that one-woman force of chaos done to these spells?"

"It was clear Howl had not yet caught the girl he was after. Sophie listened to Michael asking rather obvious questions about it, and Howl slithering neatly out of answering any of them. "He is a slitherer-outer", Sophie murmured to a pair of Michael's socks. "Can't face his own wickedness"."

""Why didn't he turn me out?" [Sophie] said, half to herself and half to Michael. "It beats me", said Michael. "But I think he goes by Calcifer. Most people who come in here either don't notice Calcifer or are scared stiff of him"."

""You'll be the death of me! You're as heartless as Howl!" Calcifer choked."

""I'm the best and cleanest witch in Ingary"."

"You lured me in here because I am blind. Is that your plan?"

"I am Utsutsu Mujuro. I have longed to challenge you."

"You've no idea... You couldn't possibly understand!"

"FOOL! My body is saturated with poison! It's so strong that even the touch of my lips will kill instantly. No one can touch me, anyone who dares to... Dies."

"If you so want the company of devils, you'd better hurry back to hell, Gemma."

"Gemma, where are you hiding? When I die, I'll take you to Hell with me."

"Burn in your golden HELL."

"That's impossible. But maybe I can turn your skill to my advantage."

"He's here for me. Stay here."

"Oh, my best hat..."

"The ultimate in sword-fighting movies"

"Feudal Japan... a time of danger, intrigue & deception"

"An invincible HERO has arrived!"

"The man who must fight to live! A woman who doesn't wish to live!"

"Amazing! Sexy! Mysterious! Ninjutsu Wars"

"The legend of Jubei, the Shogun of the Dark and the 8 Devils of Kimon."

"Kagero: (in response) You'll know if you sleep with me."

"Jubei: (to Kagero) Is it true then that you kill whichever man sleeps with you, by poisoning him?"

"Tessai: Not quite the right direction. The way to hell is, right here!"

"Jubei: (After Tessai viciously attacks him) Oh, hi. I know the way now, so leave me alone all right!"

"Jubei: (While Tessai is raping Kagero)Do me a favour, you see I'm lost and I need to find the quickest way from here to Kikio, I'm really sorry to bother you but the highway was closed."

"(After supposedly blowing up Jubei and Kagero) His body is blown to bits and grilled well done, such a succulent smell... of success!"

"(After killing Yurimaru and picking up his severed hand) It looks as though Yurimaru carelessly stepped into my trap, and unfortunate accident but his own fault.... Now he's the queen of the devils!"

"Yurimaru, it seems as though Benisato has been killed. Good for you."

"(to Yurimaru after he turns down her advances) Oh, so what I've heard is true? Hmm. Have many pleasant dreams in Lord Gemma's arms...but Gemma makes love to both men and women. Did you know that he regularly has Benisato? ...Oh so you didn't. (Laughs wildly)"

"So did you make love to the ninja girl?"

"To understand people's minds and control them is the secret of the ninja strategy. But only true sympathy can move the human heart. A pompous old ninja like me can't hope to do it."

"Aha! So you beat me. I thought I would stop your mouth in Edo, but I don't think I'd get the chance, seeing as how you so love risking your life. Everything ends exactly as I have written it."

"Your sight is a weakness!"

"If you want to kill me you mustn't make any sound at all."

"Larissa Wolcott - Excel (eps 14-26)"

"Rurouni Kenshin started as a short story, so I didn’t do much research on it, but in the year and a half between the story and the start of the series, I spent a lot of time reading them (books about Meiji). I did the manga because I wanted to draw Kimonos and swords, so don’t count on all of the details to be completely accurate."

"Hilary Haag - Menchi"

"Jason Douglas - Il Palazzo"

"Monica Rial - Hyatt"

"The sakabato is something original that I came up with. The reason for it is very simple: I didn't want my main character killing anyone. But a bamboo or wooden sword isn't intimidating enough, so I came up with the idea of a sword that has its sharp and blunt edges on reversed sides. That way the main character is able to fight the way he always does, and still be able to refrain from killing anyone."

"Jessica Calvello - Excel"

"I have always wanted to illustrate a story that is different from other comics, that is about the unclear nature of good and evil. Kenshin himself is not a person of a purely good character. He has a past as the Hitokiri Battousai. It's hard to say if he was an absolutely good or absolutely villainous character. That's what Rurouni Kenshin is about."

"[on the question "Why was Kenshin a killer so young?"] Kenshin was originally supposed to be in his thirties, but the director says that the main character in a manga can’t be 30! So I looked at the timeline and the youngest that I could get him was 28. But anyway, in the Meiji life spans are shorter, and many people started to fight in their teens."

"[on the question "Why did you choose the Meiji era for RK?"] Because I didn’t want to draw those samurai hairstyles. You know, those weird hairstyles from ancient periods. If you want to draw swords but no strange hairstyles, then you have to go to the Meiji era. Also, I am a big fan of the Shinsengumi. But drawing in this period means that I’m going to be drawing a lot of historical stuff."

"Town's woman: You want some of our iron? Here you go! [shoots at the ground near horseman]"

"In this film, Shishi Gami is not a gentle creature who gives blessings. I depicted it as a low-ranked god. There are legends of giants, such as Didarabocchi or Daidarabou, but we don't know why they exist. So, I just decided, "it's nature's night, given form," and then, I was able to convince myself (laughs). I just thought, the creature is gathering and giving out lives during the night. So that's why I gave it different shapes during the day and the night. I just dreamed up that it is such a creature (laughs). So, it wanders from forest to forest during the night."

"It's not that I wanted to make it modern. It's just that depicting Tatara Ba under the rule of men would be boring. And if I made the boss of Tatara Ba a man, he would be a manager, not a revolutionary. If it's a woman, she becomes a revolutionary, even if she is doing the same thing."