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Remembering Rurouni Kenshin

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One of the Anime series I watched during my teenager years was Rurouni Kenshin, while I didn't see too much of it nor remember all of it, but I had fond memories of it.  So let's get down shall we?  While I used to think it was really based on real events, events in the show proved otherwise that it wasn't a real account.  Kenshin is far too fictional to be real but maybe, he was based on a real person.  So far, I want to rewatch everything to recapture the eras I've missed.  Some enemies become friends, others don't. The first arc introduces us to Megumi who is part of the opium trade.  Megumi is a former prostitute and knows how to make opium.  She was forced to make opium but later became a doctor.  The Megumi arc features Takeda Kanryu a powerful industrialist villain, Jin-e Udo who is a bloodthirsty assassin and the Hiruma Brothers.  After the downfall of Takeda, we are introduced to Aoshi Shinamori and Misao.  Aoshi is another of ...