One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu er…a and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.
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The Hitokiri's legend asks what remains of a warrior when the era he served changes.
For viewers who enjoy swordsmen and conflicts tied to the beginning of the Meiji era.
Kenshin carries a reverse-blade sword and has vowed never to kill again, even as his past draws him back into battle.
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