It is ten years after the bloody Meiji Revolution that marked the end of the Shogun and the Samurai in Japan. In Tokyo, where swords have been banned, Kaoru bumps into the wandering Kenshin while looking for the man that is tarnishing the name of her fencing school. This proves to be the beginning of a long, exciting adventure for her--a master swordsman with a reverse-blade sword and a heart of gold--in an era not only of blades and duels, but where honor and reputation were still a person's most prized possessions. Episodes 1-4.