Rurouni
Kenshin
The Story (Manga)
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*major spoilers ahead*
The Story (Manga)
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*major spoilers ahead*
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| In
any case, their journey to Kyoto spans several manga, and nothing
noteworthy really happens. (Though a brief tussle with Shishio,
Soujiro (his right hand), and Saitou (eventually meets Kenshin in
a small village near Kyoto) does ensue right before they reach Kyoto.
Shishio leaves Soujiro behind to fight Kenshin, and their battle
ends in a stalemate. Make no mistake, though-- Soujiro is very,
very good. He ends up breaking Kenshin's sword.) Once they reach Kyoto, Kenshin realizes that he now has two missions before he can face Shishio: a) he has to find a new sword and b) he has to find his old master, Hiko Seijuro, so he can finally become a Master of the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu. |
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| He
succeeds in doing both (after another 2-3 issues of the manga =P
) and is joined in Kyoto by Sanosuke Sagara, Kamiya Kaoru, and Myojin
Yahiko. Saitou, Sano, and Kenshin leave to fight against Shishio
while Kaoru, Yahiko, Misao (and her Oniwabanshu), stay behind to
protect Kyoto. Kenshin's group reaches the docks and try to find Shishio's ship. They succeed in finding it, and manage to blow it up. However, Shishio gets away and tells them that he'll be waiting for them at his fortress for their final bout. Meanwhile, Kaoru and her group succeed in thwarting Shishio's evil plan to burn down Kyoto. The Juppon Gatana (Shishio's elite force of ten warriors) return to his fortress as well. |
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| In
any case, Kenshin, Sano, and Saitou get to the fortress and go through
several battles before Kenshin faces up against Shishio. (Battles:
Sano Vs. Anji, Saitou Vs. Usui, Kenshin Vs. Aoshi, Kenshin Vs. Soujiro,
Kenshin Vs. Shishio) Kenshin is beaten at first, but Sano, Saitou,
and Aoshi desperately buy him time by battling with Shishio. They
all get beat up really badly until Kenshin gets up and manages to
fight Shishio off until his 15-minute limit (don't ask-- this is
a technicality and fans hated it) is reached. Shishio dies rather spectacularly, and Sano, Aoshi, and Saitou haul Kenshin up and drag him home to Kaoru. ^_^ |
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