Kenshin vs. Police Swordsmen, Rurouni Kenshin - Season 1, Tokyo Arc

Rurouni Kenshin - Season 1 (Tokyo Story Arc), Episode #3 - "Swordsman of Sorrow: The Man Who Slays His Past"

This is the moment I fell in love with the character of Kenshin Himura. At this point, the magnitude of the impact Kenshin's actions had during the Revolution were still unknown. Yamagata Aritomo, now one of the highly ranked Meiji goverment officials, has sought Kenshin in order to convince him of his needed presence within the new goverment and era that Kenshin helped to usher in during his time fighting as "Battosai" the Man-slayer.

Kenshin has decided that "manslaughter" is not something that should be rewarded. Instead, he decides that he can best suit this new era by protecting his friends and anybody else that needs help using his reverse-blade sword. This scene also reveals Kenshin's refusal to kill.

My very favorite part of this exchange is Kenshin's ability to convey how power corrupts, as the police swordsmen have shown through their actions. Kenshin decides that he can best help the new government by being WITH the people and affecting their lives one at a time. His integrity, compassion and his unrelenting determination for protecting the weak and those that have no say in the new government are perfectly captured in this scene and, well, this is the moment I believe Kenshin begins to create a new "legend". Not as a man-slayer, but as a protector...someone who values life.

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[1toRespectReggae]

@adoresessy101 me too bro. miss Toonami too man. Dragon Ball Z, Yyyu Hakusho,Inuyasha

[TripleA900]

FUCK THE POLICE

[CountVapor]

People watch the whole anime I japanese.

[UltimateAnimeCritics]

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check this out

[enginesummer99]

Really? That was a style? It kinda looked like he just went blindly running at Kenshin with his sword over his head. *facepalm* :)

[Sdmsanilover]

Love kenshin, because he can go from a brutal swordsman to a political and intellectual genius with a snap.

[Godsgreatestgift1000]

if nick can bring 90s nick shows back on then toonami really should do the same

[noir21072]

This scene is common today if you look. Police (U.S. included) arrest and use force against innocent people and protesters. Don't just think this happened in the Meji Era. If you consider yourself a Rurouni Kenshin fan, stand up for the rights of people, not government, banks, or corporations.

[FullmetalX4]

D'at Kenshin!

[KeraGirl1]

When fighting Kenshin there are two things you must keep in mind...

One: Your going to lose

Two: If he flips that sword to it's sharp edge...your going to die

[Cenasucks0161]

i remember this from 7 years ago greatest anime ever