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| | Anime News Network - Rurouni Kenshin (manga) |
 | | It's not long, though, before this vow is put to the test, and the shadows of his past return to haunt him and everyone he holds dear. |
 | | Plot Summary: During the violent era known as the Bakumatsu, there was an Ishin assassin known only as the Hitokiri Battousai, whose skill and brutality became near legendary in the age of Restoration he helped to build. |
 | | However, as the time of fighting drew to a close, he vanished without a trace, only to resurface eleven years later as a wandering swordsman, Himura Kenshin. |
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