Kenshin and Kaoru.
That's right. This post is about one of the veeeery few anime series I SERIOUSLY tuned into. Samurai X (Rurouni Kenshin). I'll just tell the summary and it would be up to you to absorb it according to how you can relate to it. I JUST THINK THE LOVE STORY BETWEEN HIM AND KAORU IS BETTER THAN ROMEO AND JULIET. haha.
* Battousai was an assassin during the Tokugawa era. A hired killer. An assassin = a murderer (of course.) His former life was dedicated to taking the lives of others using his sword. He was feared and known all over Japan, and the very sound of his name sends shivers to people's necks. Then something happened. The Meiji era entered, and Battousai was no more. He has died and reborn,now known as Kenshin, a wanderer.
Yet he was still identified as the assassin who ended so many lives and left more than scars to the families of those he killed. But stunning as it may sound, he changed his sword from a double-edged to a reverse-edged sword, therefore [still] causing pain to others yet no blood trickled. He then dedicated his life to saving and helping more people to atone for his sins...of which,the majority is the killings.
One of his murders was his own wife. It was also his wife who gave him the X-shaped scar on his cheek. He loved his wife so much but left with no choice but to murder her. Bearing that scar, his smiles carry a lifetime burden.
During his travels, he stumbles upon Kaoru and the dojo house where he dwells from that moment on. Kaoru has grown to love Kenshin but does not reciprocate during the early days. Kaoru was kidnapped by Kenshin's brother in law and said that if she means anything to Kenshin at all, he shall come and reclaim her, but if not, the brother will let Kaoru live. If Kenshin does show up, he will kill them both, as payment for killing his sister. Kaoru envies his ex-wife because she doesn't know how to be important to Kenshin, plus with his scar, she's having a much harder time.
Kenshin does appear to rescue Kaoru. Kenshin and the brother-in-law duel, yet Kenshin evidently lost because he was not in good condition, but driven by emotion, the brother decided not to kill Kenshin. He and Kaoru went home safely and Kaoru admits that she loves Kenshin so much, she'd be willing to do anything to make him happy. Its her great dream to see Kenshin smile at her from the bottom of his heart.
Soon after they marry and had a child named Kenji. Kenshin still continued his travels but would still come home to his family. At that time, he had a disease growing in him, a disease fatal and with no known cure at that time. Before leaving once more to continue travelling, Kaoru discovers his disease and fully accepted that Kenshin won't live much longer. They make love one night, with Kaoru deciding she wants to share the pain with her husband. In short, its her way of devotion, and she became just as ill.
The next morning, Kenshin sets off once more. A few months pass, the couple grew weaker...Kaoru was waiting for him to come home, Kenshin was just as anticipated. During Kenshin's last hours, Sanosuke, a friend, came to the shack where he was staying. He took care of Kenshin and helped him get home...back to Kaoru. He was dying. Its all because of all the years of war, wounds, battles/duels, emotional problems. He boards a cargo ship and walks from the pier to the dojo house with all that's left of him.
The cherry blossoms were blooming. Kaoru decides to get up, stumbling...(I WAS ALREADY TEARY-EYED IN THIS PART)...She sees Shinta (this was Kenshin's real name),they embrace, Shinta falls on his knees. "Welcome home Shinta". He replies, "I am home".
They settle by the river bank...and that's where Kenshin dies...on Kaoru's lap. Kaoru sees his cheek and the scar is no longer there. "At last,its finally gone" was all she said.She cried.It just means Kenshin has grown to love her so deeply and gotten over the burden of his wife's murder. I cried. And that's where it ends. =')
* Battousai was an assassin during the Tokugawa era. A hired killer. An assassin = a murderer (of course.) His former life was dedicated to taking the lives of others using his sword. He was feared and known all over Japan, and the very sound of his name sends shivers to people's necks. Then something happened. The Meiji era entered, and Battousai was no more. He has died and reborn,now known as Kenshin, a wanderer.
Yet he was still identified as the assassin who ended so many lives and left more than scars to the families of those he killed. But stunning as it may sound, he changed his sword from a double-edged to a reverse-edged sword, therefore [still] causing pain to others yet no blood trickled. He then dedicated his life to saving and helping more people to atone for his sins...of which,the majority is the killings.
One of his murders was his own wife. It was also his wife who gave him the X-shaped scar on his cheek. He loved his wife so much but left with no choice but to murder her. Bearing that scar, his smiles carry a lifetime burden.
During his travels, he stumbles upon Kaoru and the dojo house where he dwells from that moment on. Kaoru has grown to love Kenshin but does not reciprocate during the early days. Kaoru was kidnapped by Kenshin's brother in law and said that if she means anything to Kenshin at all, he shall come and reclaim her, but if not, the brother will let Kaoru live. If Kenshin does show up, he will kill them both, as payment for killing his sister. Kaoru envies his ex-wife because she doesn't know how to be important to Kenshin, plus with his scar, she's having a much harder time.
Kenshin does appear to rescue Kaoru. Kenshin and the brother-in-law duel, yet Kenshin evidently lost because he was not in good condition, but driven by emotion, the brother decided not to kill Kenshin. He and Kaoru went home safely and Kaoru admits that she loves Kenshin so much, she'd be willing to do anything to make him happy. Its her great dream to see Kenshin smile at her from the bottom of his heart.
Soon after they marry and had a child named Kenji. Kenshin still continued his travels but would still come home to his family. At that time, he had a disease growing in him, a disease fatal and with no known cure at that time. Before leaving once more to continue travelling, Kaoru discovers his disease and fully accepted that Kenshin won't live much longer. They make love one night, with Kaoru deciding she wants to share the pain with her husband. In short, its her way of devotion, and she became just as ill.
The next morning, Kenshin sets off once more. A few months pass, the couple grew weaker...Kaoru was waiting for him to come home, Kenshin was just as anticipated. During Kenshin's last hours, Sanosuke, a friend, came to the shack where he was staying. He took care of Kenshin and helped him get home...back to Kaoru. He was dying. Its all because of all the years of war, wounds, battles/duels, emotional problems. He boards a cargo ship and walks from the pier to the dojo house with all that's left of him.
The cherry blossoms were blooming. Kaoru decides to get up, stumbling...(I WAS ALREADY TEARY-EYED IN THIS PART)...She sees Shinta (this was Kenshin's real name),they embrace, Shinta falls on his knees. "Welcome home Shinta". He replies, "I am home".
They settle by the river bank...and that's where Kenshin dies...on Kaoru's lap. Kaoru sees his cheek and the scar is no longer there. "At last,its finally gone" was all she said.She cried.It just means Kenshin has grown to love her so deeply and gotten over the burden of his wife's murder. I cried. And that's where it ends. =')
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