Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal - Season 1

First aired: 2/20/1999 4 episodes

In the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.

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Episodes

1. The Man of the Slashing Sword

Aired: 2/20/1999

Kenshin Himura survives a vicious bandit raid to be taken under the tutelage of master swordsman, Soujiro Hiko the 13th. Forged to be a weapon for justice, Kenshin becomes a tool for revolutionary interests as a hired assassin whose fate will become bound to Tomoe, the widow of man he has slain.

2. The Lost Cat

Aired: 4/21/1999

Kenshin's role in the revolution is detailed. Tomoe is recruited to offer companionship to Kenshin. Shogunate soldiers attack the Choshu Clan.

3. The Previous Night at the Mountain Home

Aired: 6/21/1999

Kenshin and Tomoe live in hiding as husband and wife. A traitor is revealed.

4. The Cross-Shaped Wound

Aired: 9/22/1999

Kenshin is betrayed. Tomoe makes a choice. The Hitokiri Battosai is born.