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A young, and very imposing, Hitokiri Battousai.
Battousai realizes that the wound he took to his face is still bleeding profusely.
Hitokiri Battousai looks back over his shoulder.
The Hitokiri Battousai walks down the street in his straw hat.
Battousai leaves his room looking for Tomoe.
Hitokiri Battousai faces down the enemy, looking ... scary.
Kenshin peeks carefully around the darkened back fence of the inn.
Kenshin, the Hitokiri Battousai, turns in the midst of a pitched battle with the Shinsengumi.
Battousai the Manslayer cuts through an enemy on his way to find Tomoe.
Injured Kenshin's labored breath forms a cloud in the cold air.
A saddened Kenshin, deep in thought, bids farewell to an important person.
Kenshin surveys the victory at the Battle of Toba-Fushimi.
Kenshin, basking in the sun on the porch, notices Kaoru's approach.
Kenshin's eyes widen as he realizes he was just about to kill Jin-e.
Kenshin somberly disagrees with one of Kaoru's observations.
Kenshin gazes in awe at Shishio's death by fire.
Kenshin's shirtless here, because he's been badly injured.
Kenshin stands in the sun, sword at the ready.

Kenshin's eyes widen as he realizes he was just about to kill Jin-e.
Sequence: A18
Layers: 1
Sketch: 1 Matching
Background: Original Nonmatching

Rurouni Kenshin OVA - Kenshin (18)
An amazing moment, as Kenshin comes ever so close to murdering Jin-e. Only the sound of Kaoru's voice, pleading with him not to break his vow, pulls him back from the brink of reverting to the hitokiri he once was. Jin-e does the job himself, crowing that he knew perfectly well that Battousai, the man whose tales inspired cold sweats in people even ten years later, still exists in Kenshin....

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