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Rurouni Kenshin

Raijuta's Ambition

Season 1, Episode 19, Aired Apr 10, 2003

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Kenshin, Kaoru, Yahiko, Sano, and Megumi are invited to visit Genzai sensei's sister in the country. While there, they are introduced to Tsukayama Yutarou, a young boy who has a vast inheritance, including a huge area of land. Yutarou wants to become a great swordsman like his father, and asks Kenshin if he is any good with his sword, and if Kenshin wants to teach him how to use a sword if he is any good.moreless

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Peter Spellos

Tsuruzaemon
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Shigeru Ushiyama

Sakuramaru
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Paul St. Peter

Tsukio

Mari Devon

Megumi Takani
Mika Doi

Megumi Takani
Mona Marshall

Suzume
Noriko Namiki

Suzume
Kaori Yuasa

Ayame
Lex Lang

Sanosuke Sagara

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Kenshin...naked? Also a little boy with bad shorts.

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By titiembe, Dec 17, 2007

Hah hah. Ok so the group (Kenshin, Yahiko, Kaoru, Sanosuke, and Megumi) go to visit Dr. Gensai's sister. Then, they meet the arrogant "little master" Yutarou (who also has the worst fashion sense, those shorts just make me go barf). Then he meets this evil guy who uses his sword for killing and stuff, and assumes him as his new sensei, which Kenshin disapproves stuff. So the group has fun (not to mention after Kenshin figuring out that they really are bad guys, I mean, Yutarou's new sensei is bad, Kaoru sees him naked... oh em gee...). So after fighting and stuff stupid Yutarou falls into a river making Kenshin lose his concentration and now he is trapped. I mean, at first I didn't like Yahiko, but seriously this guy is... ugh. Good episode though.moreless
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- When Kenshin knocked the sword out of Raijuta's hand, that sword disappeared from where it was supposed to be stuck in the ground, when the camera zoomed out.
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QUOTES (3)
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- Yahiko: That guy is the worst. Kaoru: Oh, you think so? He reminds me of someone I know, how he doesn't like to lose, and how stubborn he is! Yahiko: No way!
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- Sanosuke: Woah, impressive. Megumi: It's everything that you'll never have. Sanosuke: Heh, same to you. Megumi: Oh be quiet.
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- Kaoru: She looks so much like her big brother it's scary! Kenshin and Yahiko: Yeah.
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NOTES (5)
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- In the manga, Yutarou's hair is blonde.
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- In the manga, Yutarou's father is alive and he's not a strong warrior. He made fortune evaluating Japanese swords for the European market. Yutarou's objective in the manga is learning kenjutsu to humiliate his father, Yuzaemon.
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- Kaoru is afraid of crossing bridges.
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- In the manga, instead of visiting Dr. Gensai's sister, Kaoru was teaching kenjutsu at Maekawa Dojo and only Kenshin and Yahiko followed her.
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- The first kanji in Shinkyo means Truth. Literally, Raijuta practices the True Style of Kenjutsu...
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- Episode Title: Raijuta's Ambition
  The title of this episode is taken from a popular video game/board game known alternately as Shogun or Nobunaga's Ambition, as well as other titles. The game itself was a variation of the classic board game RISK, where players would bid to control the region. Nobunaga refers to Oda Nobunaga, a warlord of the late 1500's who activally sought to control Japan and for a short time, actually succeeded. He was assassinated and his minion, Toyotomi, took over, until Ieyasu Tokugawa completely unified Japan at the battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
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