Apr 17, 2013 · In the early Meiji era, after participating in the Bakumatsu war as the assassin "Hitokiri Battousai", Himura Kenshin wanders the countryside of Japan offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed. In the story Kenshin is said to revert to the murderer Hitokiri Battousai he once used to be.

Jan 3, 2016 · Kenshin was born June 20th, 1849. Sold into slavery at age 6 (1855) Trained until his departure at age 14 (1864) when he began his Hitokiri days, obtained the first vertical Half of his trademark scar.

Dec 12, 2012 · When Kenshin is content and in his normal, day-to-day state, his eyes are purple. Yet, when he is incensed or when he must resume his Hitokiri Battousai persona, his eyes turn yellow: Why do Kenshi...

Feb 18, 2015 · Himura Kenshin, the Battousai, used a sakabatou. He did this to prevent himself from killing people anymore. My question is, if that is his goal, then why didn't he settle with a bokutou (wooden sword) instead? A bokutou would definitely be duller than a …

Jul 5, 2023 · The MC is called Himura Kenshin. And Kenshin is a name given to him (meaning "heart of the sword", or something similar). But I can't remember "rurouni" ever being mentioned

Furthermore, Kenshin did not use「でござる」(de gozaru) when he was younger (before his rurouni phase of life), and when he flips into hitokiri battousai mode within the series proper (when his eyes are yellow), he does not use this copula verb form because, in battousai mode, he does not have a meek personality.

Himura Kenshin is also known as the "Hitokiri Battousai", Battousai the Manslayer, Rurouni Kenshin. Share.

Aug 15, 2015 · well, shishio is another kenshin in the sense that he's a hired assassin by the government (a successor of the battousai as mentioned in the wiki) so indirectly, he shares a connection with kenshin... that and hiko doesn't have anything to do with him at all and he doesn't want to use his skills for anything that won't benefit him (until that one time kenshin asked him for help to save kyoto ...

Mar 4, 2013 · According to the author 1, he is based on Kawakami Gensai, a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who was executed by the Meiji Government.

Feb 21, 2015 · Remember, Rurouni Kenshin is set during the late 19th Century. This is just after the American Civil War, during the British Victorian Era: the height of the British Empire, and a time when the Western powers were very interested in the riches of the Far East.