Shakkū's Wish is the eighty-first chapter of the Rurouni Kenshin manga.
Synopsis[]
Kenshin has defeated Sawagejō Chō with a strike of the Sakabatō Shin Uchi. But (beacuse of the power placed upon it) the handle of the sacred sword shatters and the tang of the sword reveals none other than Shakkū's dead poem. What is Shakkū's last message for the future? Can Kenshin use this new Sakabatō in his quest to defeat Shishio?
Summary[]
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Characters[]
- Himura Kenshin
- Makimachi Misao
- Saitō Hajime
- Kashiwazaki Nenji
- Sawagejō Chō
- Arai Seikū
- Arai Azusa
- Arai Iori
- Arai Shakkū
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[]
- The Sakabatō Shin Uchi has an inscription of Shakkū's Dead Poem. This refers to another japanese tradition:
- When going to battle, warriors used to leave behind a "Dead Poem": Departing words when they were certain they were about to die.
- This was even used in World War II, when japanese soldiers used to carry Dead Poems on themselves when going to combat, as well as Kamikaze pilots on their suicide missions.
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