Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal

1999
Ended
Animation · Action & Adventure · Drama
~29m / ep
1 season
6.0/10

Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal details the origins of the man who would bear the name of Hitokiri Battosai long before he swore his oath not to kill and before he earned his reputation as an assassin. The young man's heart is divided between justice and corruption, while the fate of a nation rests on his actions.

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In the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.

E1. The Man of the Slashing Sword
Feb 20, 1999 · 29m
Kenshin Himura survives a vicious bandit raid to be taken under the tutelage of master swordsman, Soujiro Hiko the 13th. Forged to be a weapon for justice, Kenshin becomes a tool for revolutionary interests as a hired assassin whose fate will become bound to Tomoe, the widow of man he has slain.
E2. The Lost Cat
Apr 21, 1999 · 29m
Kenshin's role in the revolution is detailed. Tomoe is recruited to offer companionship to Kenshin. Shogunate soldiers attack the Choshu Clan.
E3. The Previous Night at the Mountain Home
Jun 21, 1999 · 29m
Kenshin and Tomoe live in hiding as husband and wife. A traitor is revealed.
E4. The Cross-Shaped Wound
Sep 22, 1999 · 29m
Kenshin is betrayed. Tomoe makes a choice. The Hitokiri Battosai is born.