Shinomori Aoshi, Okashira is the twenty-sixth chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.
Synopsis[]
Kenshin and Yahiko arrive at the mansion's ballroom where Shinomori Aoshi, the okashira of the Oniwabanshū waits for Kenshin. Even carrying a kodachi, Aoshi looks very confident and manages to dominate so far using a combinartion of speed, defense and kempo hits. Aparently Kenshin cannot break Aoshi's defense, and his attacks are enough to hurt Kenshin little by little. What can Kenshin do to turn the battle in is advantage? Is there any weakness in Aoshi's technique?
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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 Kenshin and Yahiko arrive at the ballroom (since Sanosuke stayed behind fighting against Shikijō). This is in contrast with the anime where Kenshin and Sanosuke are the ones who arrive at the ballroom (since Kaoru and Yahiko stayed behind fighting against some of Kanryū's guards).
- In the manga Kenshin inmediately goes to fight Kanryū while Yahiko stays at the room's door watching. This is in contrast with the anime where Sanosuke goes first to attack Aoshi, but he knocks Sanosuke with a single kempo hit and then Kenshin starts his fight.
Differences with Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration[]
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Differences with the 2023 anime[]
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