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Disc/Technical Information Dialogue : Japanese Episodes : 1-2 Running Time : 83 Mins Series Type : OVA Subtitles : Chinese/English Publisher : MAC In-stock : YES (Usually ships within 24hrs)

The first scene of Rurouni Kenshin: Seisouhen is of Kenshin on a boat, in China. It's raining and thundering, the waves are splashing up against the sides of the boat. One of the sudden waves throws Kenshin off the boat, and we see Kenshin sink to the bottom. This is when the black title screen appears. The new OVA, in a nutshell, reanimates all of Kenshin's major battles. These include his first "real" battle in the Rurouni Kenshin series , Jin'eh, as well as fight scenes from the Tokyo Arc; Soujiro Seta the Tenken, and the ever climactic battle with Mokoto Shishio. The OVA ends with something new -- a scene of Enishi (Tomoe's younger brother whom you will recall from the first four OVAs) covering Kamiya Kaoru's mouth with a paper towel with chloroform on it (or so we surmise).

Within this OVA, we get to see some of the beloved characters from the original Rurouni Kenshin series. Most of the characters, such as Kenshin and Kaoru, have grown somewhat old and feeble, and have also fallen victim to a disease (Kaoru herself had willingly let herself contract it, to prove her love to Kenshin, which is all mentioned in the second Seisouhen). However, Yahiko has also grown up, and his respect for Kenshin is still strong within his heart, which leads to a conflict with a new character to the OVAs; Kenji Himura, Kenshin's son. Despite Kenshin's pacifistic efforts in raising his son, Kenji has been more reliant on Seijuro Hiko for advice, as Kenshin has been away fighting wars. Kenji's lack of respect for Kenshin leads to a battle between him and Yahiko, with Yahiko as the victor.

The second OVA of Seisouhen continues from where we left off, with Enishi capturing Kaoru. Apparently, Enishi has brought Kaoru to some sort of Island and is holding her there until Kenshin arrives. Enishi wants revenge for his sister, Tomoe, who was murdered by Kenshin. Of course, what he saw was somewhat out of context, as Tomoe had dived in front of Kenshin's blade. Eventually, in a typical Rurouni Kenshin fashion, Kenshin shows up, defeats Enishi, shows him where he made his "critical error", and everything is fine and dandy.

The rest of the OVA takes place after the final Arc of Kenshin, and a few years more. Kenshin was apparently rescued by Sanosuke, who was living in Shanghai at the time. Sanosuke takes Kenshin to his little shack up on the mountain, but it's clearly demonstrated that Kenshin is losing his memory and has grown weak in his old age. Sanosuke sends Kenshin on a boat back to Japan, where Kaoru has been patiently waiting for him. When Kenshin arrives back to Japan, him and Kaoru almost chase each other down and wind up on a hill, amongst the blooming cherry blossoms, where they both die. And so concludes Rurouni Kenshin, the Wandering Swordsman.