Himura Kenshin
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Himura Kenshin is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga Rurouni Kenshin created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Kenshin's story is set in a fictional version of Japan during the Meiji period. Ke
Himura Kenshin's incarnations on the cover of Rurouni Kenshin Kazenban Guidebook, featuring common one in the center, the hitokiri in the top left, the child in the bottom left and the family man in the right
Kawakami Gensai
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Kawakami Gensai
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Kawakami Gensai was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. A highly skilled swordsman, he was one of the four most notable assassins of the Bakumatsu period. Gensai's high-speed sword discipline a
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…States". As a result, he was given a virile appearance with long red hair as well as cross-shaped scar in his face. He was also based on the hitokiri Kawakami Gensai. In Japanese, Kenshin has been voiced by Megumi Ogata for the drama CDs and Mayo Suzukaze for the animated adaptations. In the live-action films he was…
Ukyo-e depicting Kawakami Gensai after the assassination of Sakuma Shōzan, by unknown artist
Genji Yume Monogatari (1878) by Shinsai Toshimitsu. A nishiki-e print depicting Kawakami Gensai and cohorts assassinating Sakuma Shōzan.
Tomb of Kawakami Gensai at Ikegami Honmon-ji, Tokyo, Japan