Released after the end of the TV series, this standalone episode serves little purpose and doesn't add anything to the main story. The reason for this is because essentially nothing of merit takes place in this episode. We watch Kenshin and crew go about their lives, with a few shots of the scenery that go on for a bit too long (almost as though they're stretching for time), and then the episode just kind of ends... without much of a climax. I'd be surprised if this episode even had a writer. It's much more likely that the actors just got in a booth and recorded some newlines of dialogue and the animators slapped something on top of it. The story is THAT poorly done in this thing. The most I can say is that there's one humorous moment with Sanosuke.

As for the art, it's a slight step up from the TV series, utilizing digital coloring, digital linework, and even some live-action shots spliced in. It gives the episode an iconic look which works in it's favor, but I think I still prefer the classic hand-drawn look of the original series. That being said, the art is probably the best part of this whole special.

Sound is nothing outstanding, and does little to impress, but also isn't offensively bad. The actors did a fine job, despite not having many lines... but they also didn't manage to be overly impressive either.

The characters still seem like themselves in this special, but due to the extremely poor storytelling they don't really get any chance to shine, instead relegated to being there mostly for no reason.

Overall, I really didn't enjoy this at all. The art had an interesting look to it, but that didn't wow me enough to warrant the 25 minutes I spent watching barely anything happening on screen.
Even if you're a fan of the series, I can only recommend this special to the most die-hard Kenshin fans. To everybody else, it isn't required viewing, and your time would likely be better spent elsewhere.