The BEST episodes of Rurouni Kenshin (2023) season 2
Every episode of Rurouni Kenshin (2023) season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rurouni Kenshin (2023) season 2!
Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape.
#1 - To Kyoto
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2024
Making the decision to fight against Shishio, Kenshin leaves Kamiya Dojo and sets off for Kyoto via the Tokaido by himself. Meanwhile, Sanosuke and Yahiko attempt to go to Kyoto to follow Kenshin.
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#2 - On The East Sea Road
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2024
Megumi is alone in Tokyo and coincidentally encounters Aoshi at Kamiya Dojo, who’s come back for another fight with Kenshin. Aoshi asks Megumi where Kenshin is, but she feigns ignorance. Unhappy with the lack of response, he threatens to kill her if she doesn’t tell him, when a man suddenly appears. Meanwhile, Kenshin encounters a young girl in the forests of the Hakone mountains as he makes his way to Kyoto.
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#3 - The Abandoned Village
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2024
The name of the girl that Kenshin encounters in the forests is Misao Makimachi, and she came from Kyoto to find Aoshi’s Oniwaban Group. Kenshin is surprised to hear his name. Upon seeing Kenshin’s reaction, she asks him if he knows where Aoshi is, but he keeps his mouth shut. However, Kenshin is touched by the emotions Misao has for Aoshi, in which he then decides to make the journey to Kyoto with her.
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#4 - Portrait of the Ambitious
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2024
Kenshin steps into Shingetsu Village, a place where the Mishima brothers escaped from. The village is currently under the control of Senkaku, Shishio’s subordinate, who rules with an iron fist and uses violence to control the villagers. They are frightened of the violence and unable to do anything but obey. The village has decayed and exudes an unusual aura about it. Kenshin heads over to where Shishio is located with Hajime, who’s learned about the current situation and visited the village. In the background of these events, Eiji’s heart burns with the desire for revenge against Senkaku.
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#5 - To Kyoto, Once More
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2024
Kenshin defeats Senkaku and finally faces off against Shishio. However, Shishio expresses his disappointment at Kenshin's policy of refusing to kill and lets his close associate, Sojiro Seta, deal with Kenshin. He leaves the village with another associate of his, Yumi Komagata. To continue his pursuit of Shishio, Kenshin faces off with Sojiro and exchanges blows of Battojutsu, which can make or break the fight's outcome. It is a battle of divine speed from both sides...
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#6 - Encounter in the Forest
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2024
Sanosuke makes his way to Kyoto while trudging through the forest and getting lost at the same time. On the road there, he meets Anji Yukyuzan, a fallen monk currently in training. Sanosuke witnesses Anji unleash an astonishing strike up close, a technique that took Anji 10 years to acquire. There, Anji decides to teach Sanosuke “the Mastery of Two Layers,” an art of destruction. However, he requires Sanosuke to learn the technique within one month; if he fails, he will have to die. Against this unreasonable and excessive condition laid out to him, Sanosuke declares he’ll learn it within a week. The training for this technique, which will make or break his life, begins….
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#7 - Arrival in Kyoto
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2024
Kenshin and Misao arrive in Kyoto, where they’re welcomed by Okina, a grandfather figure to Misao. It turns out, Okina is a former member of the Oniwaban Group. Okina offers his help and Kenshin ask him to help find someone for him.
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#8 - Cho of The Ten Swords
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2024
Seeking a replacement for his broken sakabato, Kenshin visits Seiku, the son of highly honored swordsmith Shakku Arai, only to learn that he has quit making swords. Respecting Seiku’s philosophy of peace, Kenshin gives up his request for a new blade. Meanwhile, Ten Swords member Hoji Sadojima reports to Shishio on Kenshin’s movements.
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#9 - Drawing of the Forbidden
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2024
Known as “the Sword Hunter” in the Ten Swords organization, Cho is adept at maneuvering a variety of different and unique swords. As for Kenshin, he continues to risk his life and fight for peace in the new era and to save Seiku’s son, Iori, even though he’s forced to fight with a broken sakabato.
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#10 - Sakabato First Attack
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2024
Going back in time, the 4th year of Keio. Kenshin is suffering from a high fever in the main hall of a desolate shrine. Kenshin falls asleep and when he awakens, he finds himself being nursed back to health by former private detective Giichi and his wife Satsuki in their home.
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#11 - Seijuro Hiko
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2024
Kenshin obtains a new sakabato. Having involved Seiku in this conflict, he decides to leave Aoiya before inviting any further danger. Meanwhile, Misao stops by Shirobeko, a beef hot-pot restaurant where Kaoru and Yahiko work part time, where she learns Kaoru is searching for Kenshin
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