5=It just doesn't get much better than this! 4=Terrific! 3=Worth watching. 2=Just okay. 1=You won't miss anything if you skip it! 0=Destroy the master tape and all copies!

Episode #81 Ben Aoi's Trap... Ghosts of the Edo Dynasty Haunt Kaishu! (1)

Kenshin and company are out searching for Itsuko while Katsu is holding a letter from the kidnappers and remembering what happened at the end of the Edo dynasty. Katsu Kaishu was ordered by Lord Tokugawa Yoshinobu to do whatever necessary to save the innocent people of Edo. Kenshin arrives at Katsu's home. Katsu shows Kenshin the kidnappers letter.....the Ben Aoi will be at Ryouger Temple in Shinagawa at 2:00 a.m. Katsu tells Kenshin the hidden money really exists, and that he, Katsu, holds the money on orders from Lord Yoshinobu. If the Sacchou alliance knew of the money, it would give them means to start another war. Kenshin offers to go the temple with Katsu to rescue Itsuko, but Katsu declines the offer and tells Kenshin not to worry, that he, Katsu, will not let the Beni Aoi have the money nor will he let them kill Itsuko. As Kenshin is leaving Katsu's home, Diagoro and the rest of Kenshin-gumi show up. Kenshin tells them that Itsuko was kidnapped. They stand around and argue about whether to call the police or Tetsuma, and finally the Kenshin-gumi and Diagoro decide to head to the temple to rescue Itsuko themselves. Meanwhile, Itsuko wakes up at the temple in the company of her kidnappers. The kidnappers tell her they intend to kill her father because he is responsible for all of them losing their jobs, homes, and families. The kidnappers have been forced to live in remote areas in squalor for the past 10 years. They know that Katsu has the money and they believe Katsu convinced Shogun Yoshinobu to surrender 10 years ago for selfish, greedy reasons. Kenshin and company are hiding in the bushes outside the temple. The kidnappers come out with Itsuko. Itsuko looks around, then breaks for the woods, trips, and falls flat. Diagoro jumps up out of the bushes and rushes to save her and is stabbed in the gut by one of the kidnappers..........

Episode #82 The Decision of Katsu Kaishu. The Truth Beyond the Era. (1)

Diagoro falls, Itsuko rushes over and cries. The Kenshin-gumi stand around in shock. Kenshin steps forward to question and fight the leader, Shibata. Shibata tells Kenshin how he found out about Katsu having the money. A muffled stranger (Tetsuma) visited Shibata's hovel and told him about the money and Katsu's "betrayal" of Lord Yoshinobu. Meanwhile, the Kenshin-gumi finishes off the rest of the Beni Aoi before gathering around Diagoro's prone body to bemoan his untimely death. Kenshin finishes Shibata. Itsuko cries. Diagoro wakes up and they all discovered that he was stabbed through a Jules Verne book. The police arrive. The chief tells Kenshin that the police department received two letters reporting the kidnapping. Kenshin is suspicious. He knows that Katsu sent the first letter, but who sent the second? (Tetsuma.) Meanwhile, Tetsuma is searching Katsu's house trying to find the map leading to the hidden money. Katsu walks in and is not surprised to see Tetsuma. Tatsuma wants the money for 'honorable' reasons, to assist the government, to further his political ambitions, to give himself more power so he can assist his country, etc. ad nauseum. Katsu tells Tatsuma that he will not tell him where the money is located. Tatsuma draws his foil. Katsu starts to draw his sword, but is stopped by Kenshin. Kenshin and Tatsuma fight. Kenshin defeats Tatsuma easily. Tatsuma draws a gun and Diagoro jumps in front of Kenshin and convinces Tatsuma to give himself up.

Episode #83 Yutaro Returns. The Ambitions of the Black Knights Hide in the Shadows. (3)

Yahiko finds an intruder in the dojo. It's Yutaro! They are both soooo happy to see each other! So they fight......... Meanwhile, at a fancy mansion, Minister Ruedel greets First Lieutenant Melders from Germany. Melders informs Ruedel that the German ministry is now under his, Melders, command and reveals as his authority, the symbol of the Black Knights. Melders then orders Ruedel to find Professor Hans and Yutaro. That evening Professor Hans and Yutaro stay in a hotel. The Professor is looking at a map, contemplating where to hide it. The next evening Professor Hans and Yutaro are on their way home from a celebration with the Kenshin-gumi at the Akabeko when they are accosted by the Black Knights. Professor Hans is stabbed. The German soldiers find the map on Professor Hans and then turn to kill Yutaro. Kenshin arrives just in time to defend Yutaro. Professor Hans is taken to Dr. Genzai and Megumi. Professor Hans begs Yutaro to not let the Germans have the Divine Medicine. Yutaro does not know what the Divine Medicine is. Meanwhile, the Germans are celebrating possession of the map, when their party is crashed by the leader of the Sanada Ninja, Moriya Misanagi. The Kenshin-gumi and Yutaro are under the porch of the Kamiya dojo retrieving Professor Hans' journal and a rock ..........

Episode #84 Sanada Ninja and the Divine Medicine. Their Leader, Misanagi's Goal. (3)

Yutaro is reading Professor Hans' journal. Several years ago while studying Oriental literature, the Professor discovered a map and stone brought from Japan more than 300 years ago. The literature revealed the actual existence, in Japan, of the secret of eternal life, i.e. the Divine Medicine. The Professor formed the hypothesis that the Divine Medicine suppresses harmful viruses and that the story may not be a myth at all. It could revolutionize medical science. The journal gives directions to where the Divine Medicine can be found. Meanwhile, Misanagi is charming the Germans. Her family had extensive knowledge of the Divine Medicine before the wars, but it was mostly lost. She wishes to ally herself with the Germans to find the Divine Medicine. The German Black Knights want to rule the world, Misanagi just wants to rule Japan. Kenshin and company head to Lake Suwa to begin their search for the Divine Medicine. The Germans head to the fort of the Sanada Ninja's where Moriya Misanagi tells her Ninja's that they are now allied with the German Black Knights and they are to follow the orders of First Lieutenant Melders. The Kenshin-gumi arrive at Lake Suwa and head to the Suwa Shinto shrine. Kenshin figures out the four God poles are the four dragons, and starts to work on the Holy Crossing riddle. The Kenshin-gumi head into the forest where they are attacked by Sanada Ninjas. Misao and the Oniwabanshuu (Shiro and Kuro) appear and help out. Meanwhile back at the Sanada Ninja fort, Misanagi's subordinates don't agree with her alliance with the Germans and her agreement to give them the Divine Medicine. So, the Germans kill all of Misanagi's ninjas while she sits, impassively watching. Misao joins the Kenshin-gumi as they head into the Sanada Ninja territory searching for the Divine Medicine........

Episode #85 A Puzzling Journey. The Trap of Holy Crossing Has Been Laid! ( ) NOT RELEASED YET.

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