Season 1
February 20, 1999
In the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.
4 Episodes
Episodes
The Man of the Slashing Sword
February 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.
The Lost Cat
April 21, 1999
Kenshin's role in the revolution is detailed. Tomoe is recruited to offer companionship to Kenshin. Shogunate soldiers attack the Choshu Clan.
The Previous Night at the Mountain Home
June 21, 1999
Kenshin and Tomoe live in hiding as husband and wife. A traitor is revealed.
The Cross-Shaped Wound
September 22, 1999
Kenshin is betrayed. Tomoe makes a choice. The Hitokiri Battosai is born.