3rd Post : Hitokiri Battousai x Rurouni x I

First of all, I want to say that this post isn't a part of Hunter x Hunter episodes #Yudonse. Well if I mention about Hitokiri Battousai and Rurouni, I think most of people (especially 90's generation like me) know that I want to talk about Rurouni Kenshin which created by Nobuhiro Watsuki-sensei.

Although Rurouni Kenshin wasn't the first anime and manga that I watched and read (Hail Doraemon), I felt that Rurouni Kenshin was the first anime which put fundamental values in my life (of course beside my religion, parents, an school). At the moment I saw the first of it, I felt something different and it was my first time to feel curious about the next episodes of anime. It felt like "what will happen in next episode?what will Kenshin and Kaoru do? (Well both of them are my most favorite characters of all) and I would feel really depressed if I missed its episode since the tv station only aired it once and there was no internet at that time to watch or download it. All I could do was pray, hoped my friend watched it. Well that was my past now let's talk deeper about Rurouni Kenshin and its characters.

(you're familiar with this picture, aren't you?)

Well from its title, we can know that the main character of it is Kenshin Himura. He is my NO. 1 HERO! At the first time, I felt this man was really strange. He felt guilty for killing people while he was fighting for Restoration Meiji, Why? I thought everyone in Japan (in that anime of course) should be thankful because if he didn't do that, The Restoration Meiji wouldn't happen. Kenshin didn't kill because he wanted it. He won that long bloody war because he had to do it for creating better Japan, why did he feel guilty then? But then I realized the way Kenshin thinks is different. Really different from other heroes which I knew.

Just like how religion teaches "Killing is a sin, no matter the reason. And although we won the battle it doesn't mean we're the right one", that's what Kenshin believe. And although he was the strongest swordsman, he always thought that he was the lowest person who didn't deserve happiness for his life because what he had done in the past (especially after *SPOILER* read the manga vol 18-21). He swore to use his life for protecting people without killing as long as he lived even he didn't mind to sacrifice his life for it. But it changed after he met a girl during his journey in Tokyo, Kaoru Kamiya.

(THEY ARE MY NO. 1 OTP)

Kaoru Kamiya 17 years old girl, an instructor assistant Kamiya Dojo. Stubborn, can't cook, high temper, selfish, cry baby sometimes. She was the one who changed Kenshin's life. At their first meeting, Kaoru accused Kenshin that Kenshin was Hitokiri Battousa who attacked people with Kamiya Kassin ryu. But after she knew the truth about Sakabato and Kenshin helped her protecting her dojo, Kaoru accepted him in her house without asking more about him. "Every person has 1-2 things in the past that he doesn't want to share. It's normal" That what she said. And although she knew the fact that Kenshin was a Hitokiri Battousai, she didn't feel afraid or reject him even she asked him to stay with her, because the important thing was at the time she met Kenshin, he was a rurouni not a hitokiri battousai. And since that time, Kaoru supported him not only his daily needs like house and food or battle but every aspects of his life.

And as time went by, she fell in love with him. Although at the first we would think that this was one side love but Kenshin showed to us that Kaoru was the most important person to him. She was the only one who got farewell from Kenshin. And she was the one who brought Kenshin backed to Tokyo. And after what happened in Kyoto, Kaoru became more mature and Kenshin became more open with her and his friends. Finally Kenshin found his home (I'll explain it more in next post) not only for his body but also for his soul.

But that wasn't the end, because Kenshin hasn't found the answer that he sought. And then someone from his past (this arc only happened in manga, so please read it) brought up "THE HELL" for him (also for me!!!) as the punishment for his past. Since I want to make you curious (yeah I'm Rurouni Kenshin missionary #wtf lol) what I can say is the answer is quite surprising, hard but fit with him.

Well beside Kenshin and Kaoru, there were good characters too like Yahiko, Sanosuke, Megumi, Misao, Aoshi, Saito, etc. Watsuki-sensei gave complex characters for them. And these characters were important too since they played roles in Kenshin's life. Although the story was quite complex but you shouldn't look it as dark manga, since Watsuki-sensei put enough comedy in it and the language that he uses was simple and can be understood easily. So guys if you haven't read or watched this manga or anime, please read or watch it. YOU MUST!! (Just kidding lol)

P.S : this is not my last about Rurouni Kenshin LOL