Ova I: The Man Who kills Provided by: Goblyn and Key 2 Anime Note: Yeah I actually got to see this (with subtitles). This is one ova that I think you just have to see to know what goes on but I will try my best to recap it for you. BTW, this is a very violent Ova. ************************************************************************* The Ova starts at night and Hiko Seijuurou is looking at the moon talking about the way the world is. Shinta (Later named Kenshin) is an 8 year old boy traveling with a group who has bought him. Some bandits come and kill most of the group. Shinta holds a sword to fight but a woman grabs him and pulls them both behind a bush to hide. A bandit comes to kill them both. The woman says "At least spear the boy." The bandit kills the woman and is about to kill Kenshin when Hiko Seijuurou shows ups. He does this really cool sword move and kills the bandit. Hiko Seijuurou tells Kenshin he is lucky to be alive, and that he sould goto the village and tell them what happened. The people in the village would take care of him. Kenshin buries all the dead (including the bandits) and puts crosses up for each grave. Hiko Seijuurou comes back and is surprised to see the boy hadn't gone to the village. Hiko asks why he built graves for the bandits also. Kenshin replies that they were humans too. Kenshin is just sorry that we didn't have anything to offer the graves. Hiko pours some new Sake on the graves that he just brought. The boy thanks him. Hiko Seijuurou decides that he will take Shinta on as a student and teach him the Mitsurugi sword technique. He gives Shinta the name Himura Kenshin. It is day and you see Kiyosato Akira and Yukishiro Tomoe talking. Kiyosato Akira says he has to go to Tokyo for a little while but when he gets back they can be married. Kiyosato Akira, Shigekura, and Ishiji are walking and talking. Kiyosato Akira says he feels too happy and lucky to have Yukishiro Tomoe, despite these bad times. Kenshin shows up to kills the men. He kills them all but Kiyosato Akira. Kiyosato Akira keeps saying "I cannot die, I cannot die." As he is fighting he cuts Kenshin across the cheek (gasp, the first scar). Then Kenshin kills him. Some men that are suppose to make sure all the men are dead show up and ask if he is all right. They say Kiyosato Akira must have been very good to have cut Kenshin. Kenshin says no just determined. Kenshin is washing his wound. A flashback of him and Hiko Seijuurou practicing the sword in front of a waterfall occurs. Iidzuka, a "friend" of Kenshin's tells him that Master Katsura wants to talk to him. Kogoro Katsura (the leader of the clan Kenshin is working for) ask Kenshin if he would like to join in the meeting that night. Kenshin declines saying he is only an assassin. He turns and leaves. Iidzuka apologies and runs after Kenshin. An army of men are practicing. Kenshin is among them and pulls out his sword and cuts the wooden pillar in half. Everyone is astounded. Kogoro Katsura is watching and says he wants Kenshin. Kenshin is in a barn(I guess that is what it is) and the scar on his cheek starts to bleed. As he looks in the water another flashback happens. Kenshin and Hiko Seijuurou are arguing. Kenshin wants to go off the mountain and help the people being killed in the war. Hiko Seijuurou says he is an idiot and that to help those people he must kill other people. Kenshin says it doesn't matter he should still help. Hiko Seijuurou says fine go and be stupid. Kenshin says thank you and leaves. Kenshin is walking done a street. A army walks down the middle of the road and everyone moves out of their way. Iidzuka comes and hands Kenshin a note and then says "they are conceited aren't they?" Iidzuka then sees Yukishiro Tomoe and says what a beauty. Kenshin is at a bar(I guess) and some guys pass talking about women. Flashback to when it was night and Hiko Seijuurou and Kenshin were sitting talking. Hiko Seijuurou says one day you will like the taste of sake and we will drink it together. Kenshin is in a house washing he cheek because it is bleeding again. Iidzuka walks in and says "What bleeding again?" They then talk politics. Kogoro Katsura and Shinsaku are drinking together. Shinsaku says I will give you Kenshin but since you are only going to sacrifice him you have to promise never to use the sword again. Kogoro Katsura promises, he has his new position as clan leader to consider. Kenshin is setting in a window and has a flashback. Kogoro Katsura ask him if he can work for him and kill. Kenshin does his first kill and the Iidzuka walks up and ask him if he is OK, "not going to faint or go mad" Kenshin says no. Then you see Kenshin killing a bunch of other people. Kenshin and Iidzuka are walking by a river. Kenshin's scar starts to bleed again. Iidzuka says he has heard a legend that until the dead person is at peace it will always bleed. It is raining. Kenshin is outside a bar (restaurant whatever) waiting to kill someone. Yukishiro Tomoe is inside the bar. The man Kenshin is waiting for comes and they start to fight. Yukishiro Tomoe leaves the bar and starts to walk toward where the fight is taking place. Kenshin finally kills the man. Right has he does this Yukishiro Tomoe appears and gets splattered in blood. Yukishiro Tomoe says "Though it is often said that in a place of tragedy blood falls in the place of rain, you can really make it rain blood, canšt you......" Kenshin drops his sword. End of the first Ova. *********************************************************************** I know this description wasn't that good. 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