It was released in Japan in 1999. This story follows Kenshin as he changes from that bright-eyed youth into the hardened hitokiri. Being a Shonen Jump series, Rurouni Kenshin naturally has Loads and Loads of Characters. Yeah, Katsura Kogoro totally wrote the Five Charter Oath. In less than a year, he was tormented by his inability to reconcile his idealism with the brutal reality of life as a hitokiri. The movie starts with a caravan being attacked by robbers. More Reciting With You in the Glowing Red World Wikia, Reciting With You in the Glowing Red World Wikia. He became an imperial adviser and helped, among other things, with abolishing the han system and drafting the Five Charter Oath. Kenshin would then be discovered by Katsura Kogoro, leader of the Ishin Shishi (the main rebellion group) and long time friend of Takasugi. As one of the deadliest hitokiri in Kyoto several years ago, Kenshin served at the pleasure of Katsura Kogorō of Chōshū. Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal Katsura Kogoro Corey Gagne is the English dub voice of Katsura Kogoro in Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal, and Tomokazu Seki is the Japanese voice. With Mayo Suzukaze, Junko Iwao, Nozomu Sasaki, Masami Suzuki. According to Watsuki, when he found that Kawakami maintained a duty to his dead comrades, he decided to create the title character. Issei Takahashi as Kogoro Katsura. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Warning: Unmarked Spoilers Lie Within These Pages. After witnessing young Himura Kenshin's impressive performance in the Kiheitai, Katsura recruited the fourteen year-old swordsman into his service as a hitokiri in Kyoto and acts as the Battōsai's immediate superior during the Bakumatsu. Though known throughout history as a ruthless radical leader unafraid to sacrifice people for his goals and the betterment of the nation, Katsura was nonetheless a particularly scrupulous person who would eventually give up his prominent government seat in protest against unwarranted military expansion. Ark House Press is a Christian publishing house specializing in book publishing, pastor publishing, partner publishing and children's book publishing. "This is not called running away. 9 images (& sounds) of the Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal cast of characters. Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal, released in Japan as Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen(追憶編,Recollection or Reminiscence? After the fall of the Choshu in Kyoto, Katsura sends Kenshin and Tomoe to live as husband and wife. He was an open-minded and worldy person, as exa… Katsura worked as a connection between the bureaucracy and radical samurai groups in Choshu, the ones led by Takasugi Shinsaku. It is the tale of Himura Tomoe, Kenshin's wife who died at his very hands, and of her brother Enishi, who has devoted his entire existence to the goal of watching Kenshin suffer.As one of the deadliest hitokiri in Kyoto several years ago, Kenshin served at the pleasure of Katsura Kogorō of Chōshū. He mostly fools his enemies through his ingenuity and is often called "run-away Kogorou". Katsura was one of those who worked against the shogunate and for this purpose sometimes used an alias. After the fall of the Choshu in Kyoto, Katsura sends Kenshin and Tomoe to live as husband and wife. However, Kenshin was adamant in his desire to aid what he saw as an honorable and noble cause, and he abandoned both his training and his master, leaving his knowledge of Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū incomplete. After seeing Kenshin's skills as a swordsman, he recruites him into the Ishin Shishi to become a Hitokiri (assassin). He became an imperial adviser and helped, among other things, with abolishing the han system and drafting the Five Charter Oath. ... Rurouni Kenshin. The series was then adapted into an anime which started in January 10, 1996. The rebel Zura is modeled after Katsura Kogoro, who was called “Runaway Kogoro” because he used all kinds of tricks and disguises to elude the Shinsengumi. His tastes in food are quite humble. After the Meiji Restoration Katsura was one of the three great nobles who led the restoration. Sound Director. Mayu Hotta as Ikumatsu(Katsura's lover) Masanobu Andou as Shinsaku Takasugi. A Kenshin Wandering Years Fic Collection Watsuki sensei left an opening for a wide and free interpretation, especially to fanfiction writers, to imagine what Kenshin had been through between those ten years of his wandering; and the transition from a confused hitokiri to a pacifist Rurouni was left for everyone to think about. To her, Katsura-san had merely been the man with whom Kenshin and the other revolutionaries at the Kohagiya had met regularly and who had given Kenshin his instructions. It is then revealed that once the Bakumatsu revolution had ended, the Hitokiri Battōsai had disappeared without a trace. The image came from CTRL-A. (Source: Rurouni Kenshin Wikia) This list, though far from complete, has all of the major ones, grouped into their respective "factions". Rurouni Kenshin OAV is one of the best movies I've ever seen. This title is also available in a director's cut that is the full work as one film, I recommend this version as it is complete without the breaks between the secions. His targets, a quiet voice in her head reminded her, and she felt herself go slightly cold. Character Description: Katsura Kogoro Katsura is the leader of the Choshu Ishin Shishi, a clan who fought against the Shogunate. It's strategic retreat.". As the Tokugawa shogunate is nearing its end, Kenshin has his first encounter with the Shinsengumi captains Okita Sōji and his future rival, Saitō Hajime. Himura Kenshin & Katsura Kogoro; Katsura Kogoro & Okubo Toshimichi & Saigo Takamori; Katsura Kogoro & Takasugi Shinsaku; Himura Kenshin; Katsura Kogoro; Ookubo Toshimichi; Saigo Takamori; Takasugi Shinsaku; Shishio Makoto; Sakamoto Ryouma; Nathan Algren; Bakumatsu; Politics; Some chapters are crossovers with the Last Samurai; Summary While still portrayed as a ruthless radical leader of the Chōshū clan, he serves as a benevolent mentor of sorts to the young Kenshin Himura, who worked under him as the Hitokiri Battōsai. Other places you can see Katsura Kogorou used as a character: Shinsengumi! Patriot's Greatest Desire ~Raising the Dawn Dragon~, https://akaseka.fandom.com/wiki/Katsura_Kogorou?oldid=11272, Looking after his comrades when they're in trouble. 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