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Samurai X - Trust And Betrayal
''Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal'', known in Japan as , is an original video animation (OVA) series, based on the '' Rurouni Kenshin'' manga series by Nobuhiro Watsuki, and a prequel to the anime television series adaptation of the same name. ''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. The OVA series was first licensed by ADV Films for VHS and DVD releases in North America and the United Kingdom, and by Madman Entertainment for releases in Australasia, under the title ''Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal''. ''Trust & Betrayal'' was later collected into a two-hour feature-length motion picture with new animated sequences and released theatrically in Japan. In 2003, this movie edition was eventually released in North America on DVD as a director's cut edition by ADV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukishiro Tomoe
The manga series ''Rurouni Kenshin'' features a large cast of fictional characters created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Set in Japan during the Meiji period, several of the characters are real historical figures who interact with the fictional characters. The story begins in 1878 and follows a pacifist wanderer named Himura Kenshin, who was previously an assassin known as "''Hitokiri Battōsai''" working for the Ishin Shishi during the Bakumatsu period. After helping Kamiya Kaoru, the instructor of a kendo school in Tokyo, in defeating a criminal, he is invited by her to stay at her dojo. During his stay in Tokyo, Kenshin befriends new people including Myōjin Yahiko, a young child descendant from a samurai family who starts training under Kaoru, Sagara Sanosuke, a former Sekihō Army cadet who enjoys fighting, and Takani Megumi, a doctor involved with the illegal drug trade. He also encounters old and new enemies whose ambitions cause Kenshin to return to fighting, this time to protec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
