I bring to you episode 20 of Kenshin…
We continue the fight with Kenshin against the Shinko Style. Miraculously, Kenshin managed to defeat the four lieutenants and saved Yutaro.
When Yutaro finally awaken, he insisted going back to Raijuta. However, Yahiko challenged his that if he wanted to go back, Yutaro would have to defeat him. Yutaro agreed.
Under the coaching of Kaoru, Yutaro slowly showed improvement. However as Yutaro was training, Raijuta was building his army in the mansion.
When the army caught hold of the news of swordsman gathering in the mansion, they assembled a unit to destroy the Shinko Style once and for all.
Unluckily, Yutaro also heard about it and immediately rushed back to the mansion to find out the truth. But what he saw was the police brutally killed by Raijuta’s army.
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...what a cute family~!!!...
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Episode 20 - Revival of the Shinko Style: The Technique which heralds a Storm
Episode 19 - Raijuta’s Ambition: Dream of a Forbidden Kingdom
I bring to you episode 19 of Kenshin…
The group got a vacation trip to visit Gensai-sensei’s sister. On the way, his sister brought them to visit the young master’s home. Yutaro was in a mission to find a suitable swordsman to become his teacher.
When Kenshin rejected him and the rest scolded himfor his arrogance, he ran off to find himself kidnapped and saved by Raijuta.
Yutaro then permit Raijuta to use the mansion as he sees fit. But he did not know, Raijuta was planning his own kingdom and wanted to even recruit Kenshin.
Of course Kenshin, who had already given up killing, rejected the idea. Since the negotiation failed, Raijuta and his four lieutenants attacked.
Outnumbered, Kenshin found himself in a difficult position, furthermore Yutaro fell into the sea and was in deep danger.
Episode 18 - Run, Yahiko: Get back the Reverse-Blade Sword Back!
Episode 18 of Kenshin…
Once again, the ugly villain from long time ago, Gohei Hiruma, came back to get revenge on Kenshin again. But this time he was more despicable, using Yahiko as bait, and hired the Onizaki brothers.
Yahiko was getting proud after defeating several opponents on his own. With his big ego, he challenged Gohei to a fight with Kenshin’s reverse-blade sword. However, Yahiko did not know that it was all a trap.
Kenshin heard that Gohei had kidnapped Yahiko and rushed to danger without his sword. He had a difficulty fighting the Onizaki brothers without any weapon.
Yahiko really regretted what he had done and was worried about Kenshin. He strained at his ropes, trying to free himself. After a few painful tries, it worked. He then quickly rushed to Kenshin.
Yahiko then gathered his strength and using the knowledge passed on to him by Kaoru, he defeated Gohei. Throwing the sword back to Kenshin, Kenshin defeated the brothers easily.
In the end, Kenshin forgave Yahiko. (isn’t he kind-hearted?)
Episode 17 - Fly to your Dreams: The Adventures of Marimo, the Human Bullet
Here is episode 17 of Kenshin…
In this episode, the group find themselves helping a family escaped from an evil circus gang. The circus was jealous of how the people were attracted to the family’s cannonball act instead of theirs.
Yahiko, showing signs of having a crush on the cannonball girl, decided to help the family out. Solving obstacles with the help of everyone, the day of performing had come.
Just then the worst thing happened, the gunpowder was stolen right before the show started. As Yahiko and Marimo go and more gunpowder, Kaoru, Sano and Kenshin had to entertain the crowd.
When the circus gang came out to destroy the performing act, Kenshin and Sano retaliated. They treated fighting the evil thugs as if they were performing too. In the end, the evil circus gang was apprehended by the police.
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...look at Kenshin play with two balls and a umbrella^^...
Episode 16 - A Promise from the Heart: The Secret Technique of the Shiden Renga Blade
Here’s episode 16 of Kenshin…
The Jinpuu squad was ordered to get rid of Kenshin, Sano and Sasaki-sensei.
Toma and Kenshin had a talk about the motives behind the Jinpuu squad and the man manipulating the squad. However, Toma felt there was no need to answer his questions. So when they were going to fight it out, Toma was called away to prepare for the next assassination: Killing Yamagata.
Unknown to the Jinpuu squad, the man that was manipulating them, Hashizume, was going to betray them after everything was over.
Finally, Kenshin and Toma got to fight each other and Toma lost due to his own mistake of changing the style of the Shiden Blade.
When Toma finally heard the truth from Hashizume, he felt really stupid for just being a tool used to kill. He wanted to commit suicide but was stopped by Sasaki-sensei. Sensei then taught him the final lesson of repenting for his sins.
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...creepy kaoru....
Episode 15 – Assassination Group of Fire: Jinpuu Squad on the Run
Episode 15 of Kenshin…
There was a new assassin group in town called the, Jinpuu Squad. They specialize in killing high ranking officials that uses their power for greed. Although it was wrong to kill, most people supported them.
As the security of those greedy officials getting stronger, the Jinpuu Squad decided to recruit more members. Toma Sakaki had a person in mind: Heihachirou Sasaki.
Incidentally, Sano knows Sasaki and he was working as a teacher. When Toma offered the chance to join the squad to Sasaki, he refused.
Wanting Sasaki to join the squad, Toma threatened him through the students Sasaki were teaching. Left with no choice, Sasaki had to go back to his killing ways. However, Sano and Kenshin managed to stop him in time.
The fight between Kenshin and Toma was interrupted and it was not shown who was the more skillful one.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Episode 14 - Save a Small Life: The Challenge of the Beautiful Doctor, Megumi
Episode 14 of Kenshin…
This episode features the life Megumi now live. She helped Gensai-sensei heals her patients and earn lots of people respect. Especially the time when she sewed up all the wounds of a man, she earned Sano’s thanks. However, some people still doubt her ability.
A fake doctor and the Hishimanji teamed up to cheat the people out of money. They spread the rumors of Megumi being a fake and charged high amount of money for their “holy water”.
When Megumi saw they took a girl with bad health condition, she could not take it anymore and wanted to stop them.
When she revealed the truth of the Hishimanji and tha fake doctor, the Hishimanji, out of desperation, wanted to kill them all.
Luckily Sanosuke and Yahiko were there to stop them. The remaining Hishimanji then took out their wooden canon and started firing it. Kenshin then stopped them easily.
In the end, the people started trusting Megumi and her abilities.
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...don't they look cute? Well not as a pair but as individuals (pair?..*think dirty thoughts* haha)
Episode 13 - Strive for the Grand Championship: Toramaru’s Sumo Battle Log
In this episode of Rurouni Kenshin… Kenshin faced a group of sumo wrestlers that was picking on another wrestler by the orders of an ozeki, Senryouyama. Somehow with Kenshins “clumsy” antics, he managed to defeat all of them.
Tae-san then told them the truth behind the weak wrestler, Toramaru. When they were getting home, they saw Toramaru contemplating about suicide, which Kaoru immediately stopped him. Kaoru then promise that she would trained Toramaru.
Senryouyama heard that Toramaru was training, quickly sent the other sumo wrestlers to stop him from training. However, they were no match for Sano and Kenshin.
Toramaru then decided to fight with Senryouyama after hearing Kaoru’s encouragement. Toramaru proved that he was not as weak as he thought and defeated Senryouyama. The sumo wrestlers’ master then came out to reveal that Senryouyama was just afraid of Toramaru’s hidden potential and offered another chance to Toramaru.
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Episode 12 - The Birth of a Boy Swordsman: The Battle of First Apprentice Yahiko
Episode 12 of Kenshin…
When training his swordskills, Yahiko met a pretty girl, Tsubame, who helped him mend his shoes.
He bumped into her again during his meal and this time helped her in return by drawing water from the well. Yahiko then also saved her from a bunch of thugs, but he was outnumbered and was beaten up terribly. Kenshin did not want to help him in order to let Yahiko fight his own battles. Yahiko was more determined to stop that bunch of thugs.
While practicing how to fight multiple opponents, Kenshin dropped by to give Yahiko some tips and advice.
That night came and Yahiko was prepared to stop Lord Mikio. He lured all of them into a tight alleyway where he took them down one by one. Seeing Yahiko was in big danger where the thugs pulled out their sword, Kenshin and Sano came out. Their appearance scared Mikio’s henchmen and they escaped, leaving only Mikio behind.
Yahiko then took on Mikio, however, his wooden sword was no match for Mikio’s real sword. Just when he was about to give up, Tsubame came out to cheer him on.
Hearing her encouragement, Yahiko had a burst of courage and speed, thus defeating Mikio.
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...don't they make a cute couple?...
Episode 11 - Farewell, the Strongest Men: The Clash
Episode 11 of Kenshin…
We continue the fight between Aoshi and Kenshin. I shall not describe every details of the fight, since it will take a very long time. Fixated to become number one, Aoshi was determined to defeat Kenshin. Despite of his heavy injuries, Kenshin managed to outwit Aoshi and defeated him. It was then Aoshi explained that he just wanted to protect his comrades.
Just when we thought everything was over, Kanryu came in with a Gatling gun and blast everything in his sight. In order to protect Aoshi, the Oniwaban group sacrificed themselves. Thus, Kenshin had the chance to strike down Kanryu to stop him. Although Kanryu was stopped, it came with the price of the Oniwaban group.
Sanosuke managed to halt Megumi’s suicide attempt and screamed some sense into her. In the end, Megumi decided to learn medicine with Gensai-sensei. However, the Oniwaban group was nowhere to be found when the police stomped the mansion.
It was shown that Aoshi had buried his comrades and promised to give them flowers when the right time had come…
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...Swirly-eyed Kenshin!!!...
Episode 10 - Aoshi: Someone so Beautiful it’s Frightening
Episode 10 of Kenshin…
(I will refer Kenshin, Sano, Kaoru and Yahiko as the group for easy reference…)
The group infiltrated Kanryu mansion, blasting his guards easily away. Megumi also tried to kill Kanryu but failed and was taken away to the observatory by Aoshi.
Once in the mansion, Kenshin faced Hannya. With his kempo and Shin-wan techniques, Hannya was not an easy opponent. However, Kenshin defeated him easily after discovering Hannya’s trick.
Letting Kaoru and Yahiko to defeat the rest of the small fries, Kenshin and Sano rushed up to faced Aoshi. Aoshi was not any opponent that anyone could defeat. He even dealt serious blows to Kenshin. How would Kenshin defeat Aoshi and saved Megumi? Watch the next episode…
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Episode 9 – The Strongest Group of Ninjas: The Horrible Oniwaban Group
I bring to you episode 9 of Kenshin…
In this episode, Megumi finally revealed her past to the rest. Kenshin and Kaoru accepted her but Sano still had his doubts since the opium Megumi made killed his friend.
After that, Kanryu sent her threat that he would harm her friends if she did not listen to him. Left with no choice, Megumi bade a silent goodbye through a letter to Kenshin and Kaoru and left to find Kanryu.
Luckily, just before she returned back to Kanryu, Sano stopped her. But they were once again attacked by another Oniwaban member, Shikijou. Although with some difficulty, Sano managed to defeat him. However, when he was busy fighting Shikijou, Beshimi took the chance to captured Megumi and brought her back to the mansion before Kenshin could stop him.
In the end, Kenshin, Yahiko, Kaoru and Sano decided to save Megumi out of Kanryu’s evil clutches.
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...don't they look like siblings? =P...
Episode 8 – A New Battle! The Mysterious Beauty from Nowhere
Hey! This is episode 8 of Kenshin…Enjoy!
When Sano was gambling with the help of a reluctant Kenshin, they were suddenly interrupted by the appearance of a beautiful woman, Megumi Takani.
Apparently she was being chased by a bunch of guys sent by a rich entrepreneur, Kranyu Takeda. Sano and Kenshin easily got rid of those men and brought Megumi back to the dojo.
Kaoru, jealous, began hitting Kenshin and getting worried for no reason. Megumi then told Kenshin about her situation but completely leaving out why she was being chased.
It was only known that Megumi was precious to Kranyu and he sent not only his guards but the Oniwaban, led by Aoshi Shinomori, too.
Just then, one of the members of the Oniwaban, Hyottoko, barged into the dojo, demanding Megumi.
Seeing that they could not defeat the Oniwaban, Megumi decided to escape. Kaoru then spoke out that they were trying to help Megumi so she should be more grateful. Then,Sano, with some help from Kenshin, defeated the fire-breathing man.
Just when everything was about to be over, Beshimi shot a poison dart to Megumi, which was blocked by Yahiko. Thus, Yahiko got poisoned instead. Kenshin, enraged, was about to get rid of Beshimi, but he was saved by a masked guy, which Kenshin claimed good.
Seeing that the situation was grave, Megumi started barking orders for them to start to help Yahiko. But as she was doing so, Sano noticed she dropped some strange objects that was opium.
It looks like that Megumi was not as innocent as she seems.
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...a tearful and cute Kaoru...
Monday, May 12, 2008
Episode 7 - Deathmatch Under the Moon: Protect the One You Love
Here’s episode 7 of Rurouni Kenshin titled Deathmatch Under the Moon: Protect the One You Love.
We continue the fight between Kenshin and Jinei. But this time, Kaoru’s life is at stake. As Kenshin fight with Jinei, Kaoru is suffocating. The only way to save Kaoru is to kill Jinei.
Kenshin is very angry at Jinei, even his speech and actions change drastically. (where is that lovable Kenshin!!!???) Just as Kenshin is about to end Jinei’s life, Kaoru broke the spell and stopped him. However, out of her desperation to break the spell, she used up all her energy and fainted.
To add a twist in the story, Jinei killed himself. (when I saw this…I was thinking…why don’t he just do that in the first place without dragging others down…)
So Kenshin returned back home with Kaoru, Sanosuke and Yahiko. (ooo…what a happy ending…but the story isn’t over yet.. )
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...scary and angry Kenshin...
Episode 6 - The Appearance of Kurogasa: Visitor from the Shadows
Here’s another episode of Rurouni Kenshin titled, The Appearance of Kurogasa: Visitor from the Shadows.
This episode features the starting of a fight between Kenshin and Jinei Udoh. Jinei, just like Kenshin, was a famous manslayer in the revolution. But now Jinei does killing for fun.
Therefore, Kenshin is personally requested by the police chief to help protect this filthy rich man who is Jinei’s next target. That night, lots of fighters are present, along with Kenshin and Sanosuke. The rich man has put up a large reward for those who can kill Jinei. However, they did not even last a second. Even Sanosuke is not match for Jinei, the only one left is Kenshin.
Kenshin, enraged by the sight of Sanosuke getting hurt, rushes at Jinei. However, he is no match for Jinei now, as he does not have the motive to kill again. Jinei decided to escape for now and told Kenshin to return back as battousai again as he wanted to kill that ruthless manslayer from the revolution.
Therefore, Kenshin decided not to return home and instead try to find his former self. Kaoru, afraid that Kenshin will never return, run off to find him. She then makes Kenshin promise to return. Unfortunately, Jinei kidnapped her, forcing Kenshin to be very angry.
...ouch! That will sure hurt...Episode 5 - The Reverse-blade Sword vs. the Zanbatou: Beyond the Battle
Today’s episode 5 of Rurouni Kenshin titled, The Reverse-blade Sword vs. the Zanbatou: Beyond the Battle.
Finally, Sanosuke can fight with Kenshin without holding back. Although Kenshin has a better sword skill, he has a hard time defeating Sanosuke’s endurance. Kenshin then dealt a huge blow called Hiten Mitsurugi Style: Ryu-tsui-sen to Sanosuke, causing him to barely be able to stand. (I wonder why they have to say their sword move out loud…and it is like so long…^^)
The mystery behind Sanosuke’s hatred for the Imperialists is revealed in this episode. Seems like the Imperialists, after using Sekihoutai, (Sanosuke belongs to this group) decided to get rid of it. Meaning that the Imperialists betrayed Sekihoutai.
However, Kenshin cleared the misunderstanding to Sanosuke that not all Imperialists are like that. (yup…Kenshin is one of them…) Thus, Sanosuke admitted defeat to him. At the end, Sanosuke also became one of the freeloaders in Kaoru’s dojo and a comrade of theirs too.
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...a small Sano...
Friday, April 4, 2008
Episode 4 - Bad! Introducing Sanosuke, Fighter-for-hire
Here’s episode 4 of Rurouni Kenshin. It starts off with Kaoru playing a game involving juggling bean bags while singing a song (I forgot the game’s name..=.=..). Once again, Yahiko insulted her and was chased around the house. Eventually they stopped and asked Kenshin the menu for today. After they complained of not having good food to eat, Kaoru went into berserk mode and ransacked her whole storeroom for a piece of valuable painting by her grandfather in order to sell it for money to eat beef-hot-pot.
When they were eating, they overheard three desperadoes of democracy arguing. They managed to throw a bowl at Kenshin who did not block to protect Kaoru. (hinted by Sanosuke in the middle of the ep) Yahiko ended up fighting with them and when Tae-san (the waitress..i think) tried to stop them, she gt pushed back by one of the desperadoes. Luckily, Sanosuke caught her. Together, Kenshin and Sanosuke easily drive the three desperadoes away. When Sanosuke invited Kenshin for a battle, Kenshin politely refused. (how typical of Kenshin^^)
Late in the night, one of the sore losers beaten by Kenshin in the earlier episodes hired Sanosuke to fight will Kenshin. It was revealed that Sanosuke was known as Zanza, the fighter-for-hire, in the underworld. It seems that almost everyone feared Sanosuke in the underworld (that proved how strong he is…and handsome too…!!!). When Sanosuke heard that his opponent was Battousai or known as Kenshin, he eagerly agreed.
Kenshin noticed Sanosuke once he stepped through the gate (nice sense Kenshin!!) , and welcomed him. They sort of had a reasoning talk before fighting each other. In the end, their fight was stopped as there were children around. Unfortunately to the sore loser, that was defeated by Kenshin during the last few episodes, he was crushed under a tree branch cut by Kenshin. (who told you to peek..lolz..serve you right!!) The episode ends with Kenshin asking Sanosuke why does he hate Imperialists so much…ooo..it seems that Sanosuke’s past is linked to the imperialists. I’m so gonna find out during the next episode …
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...a pic of Sanosuke to celebrate his first appearance on Rurouni Kenshin...
Monday, March 31, 2008
Episode 3 - Swordsman of Sorrow
Heres Episode 3 of Rurouni Kenshin...
Well.. This episode mainly tells us why Kenshin left and became a wanderer through the story told by the leader of the army (I think that what his job is..i didn’t really pay attention…). Shockingly, when Kenshin was given a high position in the army, due to him playing a important role during the revolution, he rejected the offer. Seems that part of the reason for rejecting is his guilt of killing so many in the past. However, I think there is a deeper reason why he chose not to kill again. Why? We have to watch on to find out..So that is one more piece of mystery cleared about Kenshin’s past. I’m so looking forward to the next episode!!!
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.. a cool pic of Kenshin to end this episode...
Synopsis
Another one of my favourite old anime...lolz. This anime basically revolves the story of Himura Kenshin or previously known as Battousai as he was a well-known and undefeated killer during the revolution. From what i have watched so far, it shows Kenshin's reactions to those around him. Basically, he is kind, caring, strong, powerful....(this list can go on and on if i wan to) The anime also unravels the mystery of his past slowly, revealing bits and pieces of information of events leading him to quit being a killer. To tell the truth, I have not listen to the opening and ending song even once..since I can't find one with it!!!! therefore, once i found the information, i will include it here. (eventually...)
*This synopsis may change at any time...
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..A cute pic of Kenshin to start off the series
