The story of Rurouni Kenshin takes place during the early Meiji era in Japan. It tells the story of a peaceful wanderer named Himura Kenshin, formerly known as the assassin "Hitokiri Battōsai". After participating during the Bakumatsu war, Kenshin wanders the countryside of Japan offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed as an assassin. When arriving in Tokyo in the 11th year of Meiji (1878), he meets a young woman named Kamiya Kaoru, who was in the middle of a fight with a murderer who claims to be theHitokiri Battōsai from her swordmanship school. Kenshin decides to help her and defeats the fake Battōsai. After discovering that Kenshin is the real Battōsai, she offers him a place to stay at her dojo as she notes Kenshin is a gentle person instead. Kenshin accepts and begins to establish lifelong relationships with many people such as Sagara Sanosuke, a former Sekihō Army member; Myōjin Yahiko, an orphan from a samurai family; and a doctor named Takani Megumi. However, he also deals with his fair share of enemies, new and old, including the former leader from the Oniwabanshū, Shinomori Aoshi and his rival from the Bakumatsu Saitō Hajime.
After several months of living in the dojo, Kenshin discovers that his successor as assassin of the shadows, Shishio Makoto, plans to conquer Japan by destroying the Meiji Government, starting with Kyoto. Feeling that his friends may be attacked by Shishio's faction, Kenshin goes to meet Shishio alone in order to defeat him. However, many of his friends, including a young Oniwabanshū named Makimachi Misao, decide to help him in his fight. He decides to accept their help and defeats Shishio in a fight, who dies in the process due to the rise in body temperature caused by his burns. The anime adapts the manga until this part, later featuring new story arcs which were not featured in the manga.[2]
When Kenshin and his friends return to Tokyo, Kenshin finds Yukishiro Enishi, who plans to take revenge by killing his friends. At this point it is revealed that, during the Bakumatsu, Kenshin used to be married to a woman called Yukishiro Tomoe, who initially wanted to avenge the death of her fiancé, whom Kenshin had killed, but instead both fell in love and got married. It is then discovered that Tomoe was part of a group of assassins that wanted to kill Kenshin, and Tomoe is betrayed by them and captured to use as bait. Kenshin rushes in to rescue her, killing both his assailant and accidentally Tomoe, who jumps in at the last minute to save Kenshin from a fatal attack. Wanting to take revenge for the death of his sister, Enishi kidnaps Kaoru and leaves behind a tortured figure bearing a stunning resemblance of Kaoru for Kenshin to find and momentarily grieve over. Once discovering that Kaoru is alive, Kenshin and his friends set to rescue her. A battle between Kenshin and Enishi follows and when Kenshin wins, he and Kaoru return home. Five years later, Kenshin has found true peace; he is married to Kaoru and has a son named Himura Kenji.
The OVA Samurai X: Reflection acts a sequel to the manga's plot various years after its end. It follows a Kenshin who has left Kaoru in order to protect people from Japan, by medicating them rather than fighting. As the First Sino-Japanese War ends, Kenshin is suffering from an unknown disease which is weakining his body and forgets about his identity. Sanosuke finds Kenshin and takes him to Kaoru, where Kenshin gently dies in her arms. Although Nobuhiro Watsuki had checked the script from the OVA, he gave it disapproval due to its sad ending.[3]
Manga
Rurouni Kenshin 1 : Kenshin - Himura Battousai 07/07/2009
Rurouni Kenshin 2 : The Rurouni Comes to Town 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 3 : Descendant of Tokyo Samurai - Myoujin Yahiko 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 4 : The Revival of the Kasshin School 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 5 : A Fighting Man 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 6 : Showdown - Sagara Sanosuke 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 7 : The Symbol of Evil 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 8 : And So, Another Joins Them 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 9 : Kurogasa 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 10 : Shin no Ippou 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 11 : The Next Morning 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 12 : Two Hitokiris 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 13 : The Origin of a Patriot's Name 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 14 : A Final Act Under the Moon 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 15 : A Runaway Beauty 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 16 : Megumi And Kanryuu 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 17 : Attack of the Oniwaban 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 18 : Kenshin Gumi Charges 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 19 : A Girl From Aizu 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 20 : A Reason to Act 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 21 : A Wind of Rage 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 22 : Assault On Kanryuu's Estate 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 23 : Spy and Kempoist, Hanya 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 24 : Hanya's Custome, Shikijou's Scars 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 25 : A Showdown of Strength 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 26 : The Okashira, Shinomori Aoshi 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 27 : Fierce Fight 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 28 : The End of a Duel to the Death 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 29 : Two Destinies - Megumi 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 30 : Two Destinies - Aoshi 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 31 : Extra Story - Yahiko's Fight 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 32 : Yahiko's Fight - Middle 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 33 : Extra Story - Yahiko's Fight 3 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 34 : Patterns of Meji Swordsmanship 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 35 : This Man, Raijuuta 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 36 : The Secret Sword 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 37 : Conversation at the Tsukyama Estate 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 38 : Yutarou's Skill 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 39 : Collision 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 40 : A Man of Ideals 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 41 : Another Secret Sword 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 42 : You Don't Know 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 43 : Conclusion 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 44 : No Need for Worries 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 45 : Extra Story - Sanosuke and Nishiki-e 1 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 46 : Extra Story - Sanosuke and Nishiki-e 2 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 47 : Extra Story - Sanosuke and Nishiki-e 3 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 48 : The Wolf Revived 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 49 : The Cruelty of a Wolf 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 50 : Maneuvers of a Plan 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 51 : Confrontation 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 52 : The Wolf Bares Its Fangs 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 53 : A Call and an Answer 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 54 : The One Who Stopped Them 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 55 : The Request of Okubo Toshimichi 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 56 : May 14th 1878 Morning 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 57 : May 14th 1878 Evening 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 58 : To Kyoto 1 07/07/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 59 : To Kyoto 2 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 60 : Megumi's Feelings, Kaoru's Feelings 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 61 : A Cruel Man 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 62 : On the Meiji Toukai Way 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 63 : Makimachi Misao 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 64 : Playing Tag 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 65 : Each On Their Way 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 66 : A Village Abandoned 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 67 : The Budding Of-Violence 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 68 : Portrait of an Ambitious Man 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 69 : Battle Tactics 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 70 : Soujirou the Tenken 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 71 : Once Again to Kyoto 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 72 : Meeting in the Forest - Beginning 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 73 : Meeting in the Forest - End 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 74 : Arrival in Kyoto 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 75 : Searching for a New Sakabatou 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 76 : The Juppongatana Acts 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 77 : The Curtain Rises on a Brush with Death 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 78 : Juppongatana - Chou 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 79 : The Thin-Bladed Katana 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 80 : The Katana Forbidden to Draw 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 81 : Shakkuu's Thoughts 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 82 : The Threads That Lead Me to You 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 83 : Hiko Seijuurou 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 84 : Master and Student of the Sword 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 85 : Half Feelings 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 86 : Aoshi and Okina 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 87 : A Violent Meeting 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 88 : Overture to Destruction 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 89 : Aoshi vs Okina 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 90 : A Death-place of Fresh Blood 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 91 : Misao's Resolve 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 92 : The Rooster and the Broom 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 93 : That Name is Usui 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 94 : The Beginning of the Instruction 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 95 : Even If I Throw Away My Life 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 96 : Between Life and Death 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 97 : The Great Kyoto Fire 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 98 : One More Target 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 99 : Fly Like the Wind 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 100 : The Great Kyoto Fire - Start 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 101 : The Great Kyoto Fire - Middle 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 102 : The Great Kyoto Fire - End 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 103 : One Dawn 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 104 : Tears 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 105 : A Beautiful Night 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 106 : Like Snakes and Scorpions 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 107 : Enlightened One 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 108 : A Difference of Strength 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 109 : Fists of Conviction 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 110 : A World Hard to Save 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 111 : Fists Can't Tell 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 112 : Progress 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 113 : Usui's Mind's Eye, Saitou's Mind's Eye 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 114 : The Stabbing Fang 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 115 : The Promised Time is Now 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 116 : The Final Battle Begins 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 117 : Aoshi's Fierce Attack 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 118 : By a Hair's Breadth 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 119 : The Time to Awaken is Now 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 120 : The First Amakakeru Ryuu no Hirameki 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 121 : Offense and Defense at the Aoiya 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 122 : The Youth's Battle 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 123 : The Maidens' Battle 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 124 : Shadow of a True Desire 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 125 : The Coming 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 126 : The Giant vs the Great Man - Start 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 127 : The Giant vs the Great Man - End 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 128 : Soujirou Takes the Field 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 129 : Shukuchi 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 130 : Soujirou's Past - A Chance Meeting on a Moonlit Night 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 131 : Soujirou's Past - Thunder and Madness 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 132 : Soujirou's Past - A Smile in the Freezing Rain 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 133 : A Spirit Broken 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 134 : The Second Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 135 : Those Who Gather, Those Who Leave 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 136 : When Did the Battle Begin 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 137 : Nourishment 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 138 : Divine Will 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 139 : A-Loud Laugh 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 140 : Not Yet Gone to One's Fate 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 141 : Flame of a Double-Edged Sword 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 142 : The Final Situation 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 143 : The Third Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 144 : Yumi - Forms of Love 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 145 : Conclusion - The One to Decide the Age 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 146 : Houji's Devotion 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 147 : Kyoto Story Epilogue - Part One 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 148 : Kyoto Story Epilogue - Part Two 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 149 : Kyoto Story Epilogue Part Three 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 150 : Kyoto Story Epilogue Part Four 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 151 : Kyoto Story Epilogue Part Five 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 152 : Do You Still Have the Scar 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 153 : The One-armed Man 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 154 : Signal Flare of Revenge 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 155 : Jinchuu 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 156 : Comrades 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 157 : Yahiko's Impatience 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 158 : The Twin Storms Rage 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 159 : The Invincible Tekkou 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 160 : An Assassin's Tool 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 161 : A Piercing Question 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 162 : Thought at Dawn 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 163 : Overture to the End 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 164 : Phantoms and Reality 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 165 : Remembrance Part One - Hitokiri 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 166 : Remembrance Part Two - The Battousai is Born 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 167 : Remembrance Part Three - A Man and Woman in a Rain of Blood 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 168 : Remembrance Part Four - Yukishiro Tomoe 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 169 : Remembrance Part Five - Madness 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 170 : Remembrance Part Six - Turmoil 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 171 : Remembrance - Brief Intermission 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 172 : Remembrance Part Seven - In the Country 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 173 : Remembrance Part Eight - Enishi's Visit 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 174 : Remembrance Part Nine - White Snow 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 175 : Remembrance Part Ten - Forest of Barriers 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 176 : Remembrance Part Eleven - Dark Arts 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 177 : Remembrance Part Twelve - Harsh Fight 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 178 : Remembrance Part Thirteen - The Cross Scar 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 179 : Remembrance Part Fourteen - And so, Time Passed 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 180 : The Night Wears On 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 181 : A Ray of Hope 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 182 : The Confession - Part One 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 183 : The Confession - Part Two 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 184 : Fireworks 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 185 : Against the Armstrong Cannon 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 186 : The New Invincible Tekkou 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 187 : Turning of the Battle Tide 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 188 : The Mechanical Artist 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 189 : Three Sided Battle - Fight One Part One 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 190 : Three Sided Battle - Fight One Part Two 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 191 : Three Sided Battle - Fight Two Part One 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 192 : Three Sided Battle - Fight Two Part Two 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 193 : Three Sided Battle - Fight Two Part Three 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 194 : Three Sided Battle - Fight Three Part One 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 195 : Three Sided Battle - Fight Three Part Two 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 196 : The Blue Smoke of the Wolf 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 197 : The Wolf Once Again 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 198 : No Intention to Lose 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 199 : A Naive Plan 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 200 : The Fated Duel 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 201 : Another Strength 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 202 : Talk of the Past 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 203 : To Absolutely and Completely Settle the Fight That Came About After These Fifteen Years 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 204 : The Consciousness of Crime and Punishment 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 205 : The True Intentions of Earthly Justice 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 206 : In Dull Darkness 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 207 : A Dark Change Unto Death 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 208 : The End of a Dream 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 209 : Bye 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 210 : Oibore - The Man of Unknown Origins 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 211 : Not Zero 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 212 : The Beginning of Action 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 213 : Bargaining Point 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 214 : Enishi's Lapse 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 215 : Three Days Work 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 216 : The Two Dressed in Black - Part One 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 217 : The Two Dressed in Black - Part Two 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 218 : Madness Set Loose 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 219 : Yahiko's True Fight - Part One 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 220 : Yahiko's True Fight - Part Two 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 221 : Yahiko's True Fight - Part Three 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 222 : Yahiko's True Fight - Part Four 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 223 : Dreams, Reality and Illusions 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 224 : Reality 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 225 : At That Time, A Gust of Wind 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 226 : From A Samurai to a Samurai Clan 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 227 : Four More Days, One More Person 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 228 : The Back of the Man - Part One - Revival of the Street Fighter 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 229 : The Back of the Man - Part Two - Two Men of a Kind 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 230 : The Back of the Man - Part Three - Images of a Family 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 231 : The Back of the Man - Part Four - A Hair-trigger Crisis 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 232 : The Back of the Man - Part Five - The Character for Evil 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 233 : The Back of the Man - Part Six - The Rumbling of the Mountain 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 234 : The Back of the Man - Part Seven - What the Back Tells 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 235 : The Whiteness of the Snow was seen on that Day 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 236 : Landing 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 237 : Dischord 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 238 : Su Shen - Transformation 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 239 : Su Shen Confrontation - Saitou Versus Seiryuu 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 240 : Su Shen Confrontation - Aoshi versus Suzaku 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 241 : Su Shen Confronation - Sanosuke versus Byakko 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 242 : Su Shen Confrontation - Yahhiko versus Genbu 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 243 : The Dragon and the Tiger Meet Again 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 244 : Violent Clash of the Swords 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 245 : Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu Completely Defeated 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 246 : The Answer 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 247 : Nerves of Insanity 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 248 : Anger 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 249 : The New Step 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 250 : A Smile Again 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 251 : Hurry Go Around 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 252 : Autumn Wind 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 253 : Mild Autumn Wind 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 254 : Years 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 255 : To A New Age 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 256 : Special: Haru Ni Sakura 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 257 : Special: Meteor Strike 07/08/2009 Rurouni Kenshin 258 : Special: Yahiko no Sakabatou 01/22/2011
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