Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal

るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 追憶編

1999 · Ended · 1 season · 4 episodes · Animation, Action & Adventure · Japan

Creator Nobuhiro Watsuki · Starring Mayo Suzukaze, Junko Iwao, Nozomu Sasaki

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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Episodes

4 episodes · February 1999 – September 1999
  1. Episode 1: 1. The Man of the Slashing SwordFebruary 20, 1999 · 29 min
    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.
  2. Episode 2: 2. The Lost CatApril 21, 1999 · 29 min
    Kenshin's role in the revolution is detailed. Tomoe is recruited to offer companionship to Kenshin. Shogunate soldiers attack the Choshu Clan.
  3. Episode 3: 3. The Previous Night at the Mountain HomeJune 21, 1999 · 29 min
    Kenshin and Tomoe live in hiding as husband and wife. A traitor is revealed.
  4. Episode 4: 4. The Cross-Shaped WoundSeptember 22, 1999 · 29 min
    Kenshin is betrayed. Tomoe makes a choice. The Hitokiri Battosai is born.

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EPISODE LENGTH
29 minutes
FIRST AIRED
February 20, 1999
LAST AIRED
September 22, 1999
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Studio Deen, Madman Entertainment, Aniplex

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