Episode
Rurouni Kenshin: Swordsman of Sorrow: The Man Who Slays His Past
Overview
After reining in some renegade police officers, Kenshin is recognized as the Samurai whose bravery helped establish the Meiji Era and is asked to rejoin the army.
Details
- Series
- Rurouni Kenshin
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1996-01-24
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Swordsman of Sorrow: The Man Who Slays His Past is Episode 3 in Wandering Samurai of Rurouni Kenshin. It aired on 1996-01-24. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 2: Kid Samurai: A Big Ordeal and a New Student
Following an encounter with a young pickpocket named Yahiko, Kaoru risks her own freedom to gain his from some local gangsters.
Episode 4: Bad! Introducing Sanosuke, Fighter-for-hire
Gohei enlists a vicious street-fighter known as Sanosuke to seek revenge against Kenshin. And even though Kenshin exposes Gohei's plan, Sanosuke makes it clear that the two of them will fight each other one day.
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