=============================================================== Episode Summaries by Lynne (tougei@hotmail.com) Note from Key 2 Anime: I got these summaries from the RK Archive (http://rka.crosspaths.net/index.html). All these summaries are done by Lynne. If you have any questions of would just like to thank her for her wonderful efforts please email her at tougei@hotmail.com Episodes #19-21 =============================================================== Episode #19 Raijuta's Desire. Vision of a Forbidden Empire. The Kenshin-gumi go to Izu to stay with Dr. Genzai's sister for a vacation. They meet Tsukayama Yutaro, the young boy who owns the big house and surrounding property. Yutaro wants to learn budo. Dr. Genzai's sister offers Kenshin as teacher, but Kenshin declines. Yutaro offers Kenshin a house, food, and a horse. Yahiko gets angry at the way Yutaro is treating Kenshin, and attacks him. Kaoru rescues Yutaro by throwing Yahiko across the room. Yutaro gets angry at everyone and rushes out of the house. He is almost kidnapped for ransom (it is a fake kidnap set up by Raijuta), but is rescued by Isurugi Raijuta. Yutaro asks Raijuta to be his sensei. Raijuta accepts. At Yutaro's residence, Raijuta breaks Yutaro's shinai and gives him a metal sword. Raijuta's budo is called Shinko Ryu. Meanwhile, Kenshin and company are enjoying their vacation, eating, sleeping and playing. They go to the hot springs, but Kenshin is deep in thought, remembering Raijuta. He overhears Dr. Genzai's sister talk about the Shinko Ryu and gets excited, then rushes over to the girls' side of the hot springs, telling Kaoru that he has to rescue Yutaro. (^o^!!! Oroo....) That evening Yutaro is at the cliffs by the sea, practicing with the sword Raijuta gave him. Kenshin appears. He is soooo gentle and soooo understanding with Yutaro. Then Raijuta and his men appear. Raijuta talks to Kenshin about the Meiji era, corruption, and the samurai. He asks Kenshin to join the Shinko Ryu. He explains that he is setting up an empire of Samurai in Izu. Kenshin tells him he is nuts and declines. Unfortunately, now Kenshin knows the agenda so the Shinko Ryu feel they must kill him. A good fight scene ensues. Yutaro gets knocked off the cliff screaming and falls into the ocean. Kenshin is pinned by one of the Shinko Ryu, Raijuta tells him he is going to die, and Yutaro is in the ocean.............. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Episode #20 Shinko Ryu's Revived! Show of Evil, Ultimate Killing Technique! Kenshin's eyes turn yellow (yoweee!!!!), and he recovers the advantage real quick! He takes care of the Shinko Ryu in Battousai mode, and then jumps into the ocean to save Yutaro. He carries him back Dr. Genzai's sister house for Megumi to care for. The next day Yutaro wakes up, tells Kenshin he is grateful, but he, Yutaro is going back to be with Raijuta. Yahiko challenges Yutaro, and Yutaro loses. Yahiko tells Yutaro that Yutaro may leave when he can beat "this Sensei" (Yahiko). Kaoru offers to teach Yutaro Kamiya Kasshin Ryu, and Yutaro accepts. It is a "Rocky" rerun for a while. Yutaro trains, the BGM is terrific. Yutaro improves so much that Yahiko is actually starting to feel a little threatened. Meanwhile, Raijuta is planning the creation of his kingdom while, unbeknownst to him, the army is on the outskirts of his "kingdom" getting ready to stop him. The Kenshin-gumi and Yutaro are having a cook-out when Yutaro goes back to the house to get his shinai so he can practice for his match with Yahiko on the morrow. At the house, Yutaro meets police detective Muraki. Muraki wants to talk to Kenshin about the situation at the Tsukayama house. Muraki tells Kenshin that the military special forces are about to attack the Shinko Ryu and exterminate them, but Yamagata-dono heard that Kenshin was in the area and wanted his opinion. Yahiko runs into the room where Muraki and Kenshin are talking and says that Yutaro is missing. Kenshin surmises that Yutaro went home to see what was happening with his sensei and his house. Yutaro is stunned to see the military surrounding his house. He rushes in just as the battle is starting. The military bursts in shooting and the samurai are swinging their swords. Yutaro gazes in shock at the chaos! Kenshin and company are hurrying to Yutaro's house to try and rescue Yutaro and stop the battle........... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Episode #21 The Nightmare Falls Apart! Raijuta's Dream. The Kenshin-gumi arrive at the gates of Yutaro's residence and find that the injured are everywhere. When the military line up into a firing squad formation, the samurai start dying. Kenshin is horrified! He jumps into the fray to try to stop the fighting. The only reason he is not killed (besides the fact that he is Kenshin) is that a very large samurai ends up in front of him taking about 20 bullets in the chest. Kenshin shouts "YAMERU!" All fighting ceases for a moment. Muraki-san tells his men to listen to Himura Kenshin-dono (yep....dono!). Kenshin announces that he will fight Raijuta and defeat him. Then Kenshin goes off to find Raijuta, with Sano, Kaoru and Yahiko following. Yutaro has already found Raijuta when the Kenshin-gumi arrive. Raijuta uses his Izuna against Kenshin. It doesn't work, but it makes Kenshin jump. Yutaro is horrified that his sensei is fighting the man who saved him from drowning and tries to stop Raijuta, who retaliates by throwing an Izuna toward Yutaro. This really pisses Kenshin off and he kicks Raijuta's butt. However, the damage is done and Yutaro has lost the use of his sword arm. Yahiko is heart- broken. Yutaro decides to go Germany to live with his uncle. When the Kenshin- gumi go to the dock to see Yutaro off, he is so pitiful that Yahiko get angry and attacks Yutaro just before Yutaro gets on the boat. Yutaro defends himself with his cane, and then after listening to Yahiko hurl insults at him, starts fighting Yahiko with his left hand holding the cane like it was a shinai.....