And Then, Another is the eighth chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.
Synopsis[]
The fight between Sanosuke and Kenshin continues, and even though Sanosuke tries to use all his strenght, Kenshin prevails. But Sanosuke's will and determination won't let him surrender, even at the cost of his health. Can Kenshin make Sanosuke see that they are not enemies at all? What will be the fate between these two warriors?
Summary[]
Spinning his huge zanbatō over his head, Sagara Sanosuke prepares to finish off Himura Kenshin. Kenshin, unfazed, uses the edged side of his Sakabatō to cleave Sanosuke's weapon in two; most of the weapon's blade falls to the ground.
Then, Kenshin uses a technique of the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū, Ryū Tsui Sen (Dragon Hammer Flash), to strike at his opponent's head from high above. Sano takes the full brunt of the hit, and yet remains standing. Kenshin, impressed, declares that Sano is the first to take that attack and not fall. He then tells Sano to stay there while he goes to fetch a doctor.
Sano, unwilling to let the battle end this way, declares that he will die before he loses to an Ishin Shishi Kenshin unexpectedly punches him in the face and reminds him that the Sekihōtai, Sano's former companions, were about fostering a new era, not killing the patriots. Sano protests, but is interrupted by Kamiya Kaoru and Myōjin Yahiko, who tell Sanosuke not to judge Kenshin merely by his affiliation to the Ishin shishi. Kenshin reveals to Sanosuke why he has been carrying a Sakabatō: to help people in need and to make amends for the people he has killed.
Hearing this, Sanosuke gives up fighting and, admitting his defeat to himself, finally collapses.
The next day, Kenshin, Kaoru and Yahiko meet Sanosuke in front of the Akabeko as he is effortlessly knocking some thugs out of the place. He tells the three of them that he is renouncing his Zanza identity and that, to figure out if Kenshin is really different from the rest of the patriots with their "empty ideals", he is going to stick around. He then leaves the premises of the Akabeko without paying, as usual.
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Differences with the 1996 anime[]
- There are basically no differences between the events of this manga chapter and the anime episode that covers them.
Differences with Rurouni Kenshin: Origins[]
- All the events of this chapter were depicted in the 2012 movie as happening in the night in the streets of Tokyo (and above a bridge).
Differences with Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration[]
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Differences with the 2023 anime[]
- There are basically no differences between the events of this manga chapter and the anime episode that covers them.
Trivia[]
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Gallery[]
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