The BEST episodes of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal

Every episode of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal!

While a raid of bandits slay a group of travelers, a young boy named Shinta is saved from death by a passing swordsman. The swordsman, known as Hiko Seijūrō, is a master of the Hiten Mitsurugi, the strongest of all sword forms. After seeing the boy bury the bodies of not only the travelers but also the bandits, Hiko is impressed and takes Shinta as an apprentice, renaming him "Himura Kenshin", a name which he felt was more appropriate for a swordsman. Note: This is the 1999 OVA, not the movie from 2003

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7.80

10 votes

#1 - Act 4 - The Cross-Shaped Wound

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/20/1999

Act 4 is about the betrayal against Kenshin, how he lived for the next few years as a manslayer, and the origin of his cross-shaped scar.

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6.86

7 votes

#2 - Act 2 - The Lost Cat

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/20/1999

Act 2 details Kenshin's role in the revolution, how he met Tomoe, and how the rebellion was almost quelled.

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6.86

7 votes

#3 - Act 3 - The Previous Night at the Mountain Home

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/1999

Act 3 details how Kenshin lived with Tomoe and married her as a cover until his side replenished its forces to continue the rebellion.

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5.20

10 votes

#4 - Act 1 - The Man of the Slashing Sword

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/1999

Act 1 tells the story of how Kenshin came under the wing of Soujiro Hiko the 13th, and how Kenshin became a manslayer.

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