Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
This is how it ends, this is where it began.
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A tragic romance set during Japan's civil war that traces how a remorseless assassin finds redemption and love, only to be shaped by loss and sacrifice.
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
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