Episode
Rurouni Kenshin: Midnight Battle: Sanosuke Verses Kenshin Revisited
Overview
Following a lavish party at the dojo, Sanosuke can no longer resist joining his old army troop's plot to punish the government. However, in an effort to stop them, Kenshin is forced to take on Sanosuke.
Details
- Series
- Rurouni Kenshin
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1996-08-21
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Midnight Battle: Sanosuke Verses Kenshin Revisited is Episode 24 in Wandering Samurai of Rurouni Kenshin. It aired on 1996-08-21. The runtime is 25 min.
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An artist's work leads Sanosuke to a reunion with an old army comrade, Tsukioka. But when his old friend wants him to join in avenging the death of their former leader, Sanosuke must stop him.
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