Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal - Season 1

First aired: 2/20/1999 4 episodes

Trust & Betrayal chronicles the story of Himura Kenshin as the Hitokiri Battōsai during the final years of the Bakumatsu era while also revealing the origins of his cross-shaped scar and exploring his relationship with a woman named Yukishiro Tomoe.

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Episodes

Episode 1

1. Act 1-The Man of the Slashing Sword

Aired: 2/20/1999

the story of how Kenshin came under the wing of Soujiro Hiko the 13th, and how Kenshin became a manslayer.

Episode 2

2. Act 2- The Lost Cat

Aired: 4/21/1999

Kenshin's role in the revolution, how he met Tomoe, and how the rebellion was almost quelled.

Episode 3

3. Act 3-The Previous Night at the Mountain ..

Aired: 6/19/1999

how Kenshin lived with Tomoe and married her as a cover until his side replenished its forces to continue the rebellion.

Episode 4

4. Act 4-The Cross-Shaped Wound

Aired: 9/22/1999

the betrayal against Kenshin, how he lived for the next few years as a manslayer, and the origin of his cross-shaped scar.