Rurouni Kenshin - Specials

Run Time: 25 mins
Air Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999
Average Rating: ⭐ 8.5 (748 votes)
Fuji TV9 Episodes

Trust & Betrayal: Act 1 - The Man of the Slashing Sword
Season 0 - Episode 1
This is the story of how Kenshin came under the wing of Soujiro Hiko the 13th, and how Kenshin became a manslayer.

Trust & Betrayal: Act 2 - The Lost Cat
Season 0 - Episode 2
Act two details Kenshin's role in the revolution, how he met Tomo, and how the rebellion was almost quelled.

Trust & Betrayal: Act 3 - The Previous Night at the Mountain Home
Season 0 - Episode 3
Act 3 details how Kenshin lived with Tomoe and married her as a cover until his side replenished its forces to continue the rebellion.

Trust & Betrayal: Act 4 - The Cross-Shaped Wound
Season 0 - Episode 4
Act 4 is about the betrayal against Kenshin, how he lived for the next few years as a manslayer, and the origin of his cross-shaped scar.

Reflection: After So Many Years Have Lapsed, Part 1
Season 0 - Episode 5
Kaoru goes to the harbor every day to see if Kenshin has returned. After a while, she starts looking back at her life with Kenshin and all t...

Reflection: After So Many Years Have Lapsed, Part 2
Season 0 - Episode 6
Sano finds Kenshin and nurses him back to health just enough for him to get back home into Karou's arms. Meanwhile Yahiko teaches, Kenji, Ke...

New Kyoto Arc: Act 1 - Cage of Flames
Season 0 - Episode 7
The first of 2 OAVs. A remake of the Kyoto story arc from the original manga and the previous anime adaptation.

New Kyoto Arc: Act 2 - The Chirps of Light
Season 0 - Episode 8
Shishio's plan is enacted while Kenshin and Misao help defend the city.

End of Wanderings
Season 0 - Episode 9
Kenshin and Kaoru leave on a boat to visit a graveyard. In exchange for dinner, Sanosuke assists Megumi with the chopping of firewood. Yahik...