The Choice for Life

Season 2, Episode 34, Aired
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Sano and Aoshi drag an unconcious Kenshin as they run to escape from the Shishio's burning lair. Saito stays behind and disappears into the flames. Anji and Soujiro also escape, Anji carrying Hoji. Aoshi, Sano, and Kenshin return to Akabeko.

The story skips forward a month and Kenshin wakes up to find a big celebration. Cho comes and reveals that he has become a spy for the government. He then tells the gang about the fates of the other members of the Juppongatana.moreless
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  • Kenshin wakes!

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    By LeahHimura24, Sep 17, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode is mostly just a recap of what just happened and helps you understand certain things. I was personally happy that the Kenshin-gumi finally defeated Shishio. Rurouni Kenshin was pulling a Dragonball Z during this season. The battles were really long, but they were still good. During this episode you think that Kenshin and Kaoru might get a little closer to each other(which they kinda do)but, they are really lame about it. Kenshin and Kaoru are walking down the path to the dojo and there's a build up of maybe something romantic will happen, but no. Kenshin just puts his hand in Kaoru's. I guess it's romantic, but you think that they would at least hug or kiss. The romantic aspect of the show doesn't satisfy me. Other wise this episode it's pretty good. Mostly just talking in this episode though.moreless

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    • An overview of what happened to the Juppongatana: -Chou becomes a police officer, or, more of a private dick as he calls it. -Henya joined the army and patrols the Asian continent as their eye in the sky. -Saizuchi's a low-profile government official for the Department of Foreign Affairs, handling the tougher negotiations. -Fuji works in the fields during the day and as a Ton Den soldier at night, protecting the Northern part of Hokkaido. -Kamatari will pose as an international exchange student and infiltrate advanced nations as a female spy. -Anji is stuck in prison up in a provincial jail in Hokkaido. The government gave him 25 years. -Houji commits suicide in jail and later on meets Shishio and Yumi in Hell. -Soujirou and Iwanbo are still out, free, and at large. Edit
    • The last we see of Shishio, Yumi and Houji, they end up in the underworld (Hell) and plan on taking it over. Edit

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    • Misao: What about that gay guy girl thing? Kaoru: Yeah, the one we fought. I think his name was...Ka...ma...tari something. Edit
    • Kenshin: We fought for what we believed was right when we defeated Shishio. But, he tried to prove he was right by winning, but he also fought for what he believed in. In that way, he's not so different from us. In a different world, he might have been our ally. Whether or not what we've done is right will be judged by the next generation. But an era of the survival of the fittest, where the strong survive and the weak die...Such an era would be a hell on Earth. I know it... Edit
    • Yahiko: Hey, Kenshin...we won, right? We did the right thing didn't we?
      Kenshin: If you think we are right because we won, you're thinking like Shishio.
      (Yahiko's eyes go wide) Edit

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