4 episodes
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal - Season 1
First aired Feb 20, 1999Season 1
In the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.
Episodes
Episode 1
The Man of the Slashing Sword
Feb 20, 199929 min
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.
Episode 2
The Lost Cat
Apr 21, 199929 min
Kenshin's role in the revolution is detailed. Tomoe is recruited to offer companionship to Kenshin. Shogunate soldiers attack the Choshu Clan.
Episode 3
The Previous Night at the Mountain Home
Jun 21, 199929 min
Kenshin and Tomoe live in hiding as husband and wife. A traitor is revealed.
Episode 4
The Cross-Shaped Wound
Sep 22, 199929 min
Kenshin is betrayed. Tomoe makes a choice. The Hitokiri Battosai is born.