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Prelude to Battle is the seventy-seventh chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.

Synopsis[]

Chō goes to the Arai house looking for Arai Shakkū's last sword. After Seikū initially denies it, Chō takes Arai Iori (Seikū's baby son) as a hostage. Arai Azusa (Seikū's wife) tells Chō that Shakkū's last sword does exist, and it's at the Hakusan Shrine. So Chō goes to the Shrine still holding Iori as a hostage. Misao learns about this and sends an emergency message to the Oniwabanshū. What will kenshin do to stop Chō? What can he do with a broken Sakabatō against a member of the Jūppongatana?

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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[]

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Differences with Rurouni Kenshin: Kyōto Inferno[]

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Differences with Rurouni Kenshin: Shin Kyōto Hen[]

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Differences with the 2023 anime[]

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Trivia[]

  • This chapter introduces the concept of "a sword that is offered to the gods": According to ancient japanese tradition, sword maker artisans would seldom create a sword that was never used (never touched by blood), and place it in a shrine as a relic offered to the gods.

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