Series Information

This Anime series is referred to as Samurai X, and Rurouni Kenshin. It is also a manga, and is a fairly popular series. The series begins in the Tokyo, Japan in the 1870s. Previously there was an assassin named Himura Kenshin, also as Hitokiri Battousai, The Manslayer. There was a huge revolution that occurred before the Meji era began, and the series setting. Throughout the series Kenshin faces various problems of his past, and he keep son surviving to protect others. This series is romantic as well as action-packed.

The Revolution

Kenshin's original name is Shinta. He only family, fellow slaves, were killed in front of his eyes. He was about to get killed until Hiko Seijuro XIII came and killed all the thieves who were attacking them. He saw Kenshin and hoped he would live and not commit suicide. Hiko later came back to the scene only to see graves. When seeing this Hiko offered to train Kenshin, and there gave him the name, "Kenshin", claiming Shinta is a name not to be associated with a swordsman. From then on they train in the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu style, Ultra Sonic Sword Style. But as the revolution raged on Kenshin abandoned Hiko's belief of being neutral and went to protect people. After being recognized with his skills Kenshin became an assassin. As he went on killing more and more people for the imperialists, he gained many enemies and huge amounts of guilt at the end of the revolution. He then vowed never to kill again, and to protect people with his sword. From there on he had a reverse blade sword made, which is famously associated with Kenshin.

Abilities for Kenshin, Hiko, Seijuuro, and Shougo

• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Do Ryu San(Ground Dragon Flash) = Kenshin jumps upward and slashes the ground to send huge airwaves to blast enemies away.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ryu Tsui Sen(Dragon Mallot Flash) = Pretty much just jumps in the air and slashes down on the opponent.
  
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ryu Kan Sen(Dragon Wind Up Flash) = This gets it’s power from the momentum of Kenshin twisting his body, then giving a horizontal slash.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ryu Sou Sen(Double Dragon Flash) = An attack of multiple slashes
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ryu Kan Sen Tsumuji(Dragon Wind Up Flash Hair Spin)= This is pretty much the same as Sen, but this attack is more powerful and requires more speed.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ryu Sho Sen(Dragon Rising Flash) = It is a uppercut, but with his sword and using his upward momentum he is able to hit all nine vital points.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ryu Tsui San Zan = Same as Ryu Kan Sen/Sen Tsumuji, except the sword is horizontal so it can jab and pierce the enemy with the same momentum.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Hi-Ryu Sen(Flying Dragon Slash) = This attack can only be performed by the left hand. It uses centrifugal force to hit the person’s weak spot with the hilt of the sword.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Sou Ryu Sen(Paired Dragon Flash) = Here both the sheath and the sword are used, and if one is blocked the other can strike right away.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ryu Kan Sen Arashi(Dragon Wind Up Flash Storm) = This is just an upgraded form of Sen Tsumuji, it just has more power.
  
• Zantetsu = With this attack Kenshin can focus enough to cut iron.
  
• Shihara Dori = This is when a sword is defensively grabbed by the user.
  
• Ryu Mei San = User sheathes sword so quickly that it makes a sound that disrupts people with enhanced senses.
  
• Modoshi Giri =Not really a technique, but one can do it with a perfectly made sword. This is when you slice an object, but since the slice was so perfect, and the sword was so perfect no atoms are disrupted; thus, one can put it back together and it will join like nothing had happened.
  

Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Secret Umbrella Techniques, Kenshin only...

• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Lightning Umbrella = Using an umbrella Kenshin spins it fast to deflect throw kunai.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Big Ball Smash = Using the umbrella Kenshin hits a Big red ball at the ninja.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Dodge the Big Boar = Dodges the enemy and thumps his head with the umbrella.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Umbrella Smash = Is Ryu Tsui Sen but with an umbrella.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ryu Tsui Sho Sen(Dragon Mallot Rising Flash) = Combination of Ryu Shou Sen and Ryu Tsui Sen. This is usually used when an opponent is coming from above you. The combo works with Ryu Tsui Sen first, and then Ryu Shou Sen second, making the damage double at the enemy.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Kogarashi Tsumuji Arashi= This is a three combo move with the user turning his body around to vertically hit once, then jump into the air to hit a second time, then finally using the momentum gathered spins around and slices horizontally. First he starts off turning around and doing one hit, then jumps and hits again, then uses the turning momentum to go into a spin and slicing again.
  

Two Ultimate Attacks

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  Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ku Zu Ryu Sen(Nine Headed Dragon Flash) = This is the attack needed to be learned before the ultimate attack. But his attack hits all nine vital points, head, right leg, left leg, right arm, left arm, between the legs, the chest, right shoulder, and left shoulder; thus, this move is impossible to block. It is preformed with the sword in grasp of both your hands and then almost running up to the opponent to strike. It is never clearly shown how Kenshin does this technique.
  
• Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu Ouki Ama Kakeru Ryu No Hirameki(Heaven's Soaring Dragon Flash) = This is the ultimate technique of the Hiten Mitsurugi style. It involves the awkward placement of the user’s left leg in front of the right leg. This is awkward because in batu jutsu, the right leg is usually in front, but with his left leg in front the user gets a last extra boost of momentum that is needed to complete the attack. This is also a two combo move because if the first slash is blocked o dodged, the user turns around(apparently sustaining the same momentum by continually moving his body) and the strikes again. But this second strike is Impossible to block because the first slash was so fast and powerful, that it created a vacuum and suck the enemy right in.