Yukishiro Enishi (Japanese: 雪代 縁), known in Western order as Enishi Yukishiro in the English language OVA dubs, is a fictional character from the Rurouni Kenshin universe created by Nobuhiro Watsuki and the main antagonist of the Jinchū Arc, the final arc of the series.

As a young boy during the pre-Meiji period in a fictional version of Japan, Enishi witnessed the (accidental) killing of his older sister, Yukishiro Tomoe, by her then-husband, Himura Kenshin.

Ten years later, during his introduction in the series, a now-adult Enishi encounters Kenshin once again, ready to complete the jinchū.

[4] During the series' climax, Watsuki kept listening to the song "Hurry Go Round" by the late musician hide which he felt suited the relationship between Enishi and Kenshin's darker Hitokiri Battōsai persona.

[4] According to the author, Enishi's design model is "a slightly deviant, white-haired, pointy-haired, handsome young man, appearing in a fancy Kamijō Atsushi-sensei-like manga."

The author added that some people mistakenly believed that Vash the Stampede of Trigun and Basara from Macross 7 were design models for Enishi.

His weapon of choice was a shirasaya nihontō (a katana with a wooden sheath and hilt), which he carried by placing it next to his left hip.

It is composed of the speed and slashing style of kenjutsu and the strength and flexibility of the typical Chinese sword art used in conjunction with the Watō, a Chinese-made Japanese tachi.

In a moment of madness, he attempts to strangle Kaoru, only to experience severe convulsions, which cause him to fall to the floor vomiting.

[21] Enishi's role in the series is also re-explored in the live-action film Rurouni Kenshin: The Final albeit with different actions and he ending in jail while reading Tomoe's diary.

Critical response focused on Enishi's antagonist characterization with Manga News describing him as a psychopath due to how he wishes to torment Keshin for Tomoe's death in contrast to his initial calmer persona.

[22] Anime News Network writer Zac Bertschy compared Enishi's revenge quest with the ones Millon Knives from Trigun on Vash the Stampede due to how he continuously gathers soldiers with ridiculous appearances who share hatred towards the protagonist.

[23] Similarly, Manga News drew parallels to the Marvel Comics villains who team up to defeat the hero Spider-Man.

[27] Carlo Santos from the same site, praised Enishi and Kenshin's final fight despite finding the ending predictably.

[29] While also liking their final showdown, Megan Lavey from Mania Entertainment felt that twist that happens shortly after battle is over serves to show Enishi's longlife trauma but at the same time Kenshin's compassion towards others.

[32] Carl Kimlinger from the same site felt that Enishi's motivation for keeping Kamiya Kaoru alive was poorly executed as a result of how the OVAs trimmed the final arc of the manga.

[34] The Enishi from the live-action has been praised by Polygon as he claims that Arata "brings tangible charisma to his screen persona" and how contrasting is his chaotic personality to the caring and relaxed Kenshin, giving further depths to the rivalry as they represented the chaos from the Meiji era.

Due to the film not being able to cover the entire arc from the manga, Anime News Network lamented that Enishi's character was not properly developed.

[37] Kasumi Arimura and Mackenyu were also regarded by GamerFocus as the best actors in the movie due to how strong are their presence in the main character as well as their characterization.