Rurouni Kenshin

The civil war, called the Meiji Restoration, has ended. In Japan reforms based on a Western model are underway in full swing. The shogunate no longer exists; a parliament and government have been established; samurai are donning European suits; peasants receive surnames; trade and entrepreneurship flourish. Yet why does the hero of the secret war of Bakumatsu wander the country unrecognized in the guise of a good‑natured simpleton, helping everyone in distress and asking for nothing in return? Thus Himura Kenshin, a great sword master and former assassin by force, tries to atone for past sins and find peace in his wounded soul. A brief respite finds Kenshin in Tokyo, former Edo, where he saves Kaoru Kamiya, a young owner of a family dojo. Gradually a warm company of wanderers and misfits gathers at Kamiya's dojo – Kaoru, Kenshin, the mercenary Sannosuke, and orphan Yahiko. Yet a peaceful life filled with merry adventures and playful quarrels did not last long. After all, the past has not gone anywhere, and too many believe that blood can only be washed away with greater blood…