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Duel of the Masters is the twenty-fifth chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.

Synopsis[]

Sanosuke stays behind fighting with Shikijō, a member of the Oniwabanshū who seems to be a muscle fighter just like him. But Shikijō is far stronger due to his backstory as an Ishin Shishi who was defeated ny Aoshi and then invited to join the Oniwabanshū. Sanosuke tries to convince him that Kenshin represents true strenght by defending the common people. Who will be victorious in this fight of bare strenght with the fists?

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Characters[]

Chapter Notes[]

This chapter has several differences with other portrayals of the events of the story in different iterations of the franchise:

Differences with the 1996 anime[]

  • In the manga, Sanosuke fights Shikijō inside Kanryū's mansion, in contrast to the anime where they fight outside the mansion gates when Sanosuke tries to stop Megumi from returning to Kanryū.
  • Due to that previous fact, in the manga Kenshin and Yahiko leave Sanosuke and keep going on, so Kenshin and Yahiko arrive to Aoshi in the ball room. This is in contrast with the anime, where Kaoru and Yahiko were left fighting some guards, so Kenshin and Sanosuke are the ones who arrive at Aoshi's post.

Differences with Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration[]

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Differences with the 2023 anime[]

  • The second half of the Sagara Sanosuke versus Shikijō encounter is different from the original manga and the anime adaptation.

Trivia[]

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