Character Qoutes
Himura Kenshin:* I’m a rurouni, with no family or profession. A wandering swordsman. I just arrived in town. I don’t know anything about bloodshed in the streets.
* Oh, it’s Miss Kaoru. I almost didn’t recognize you in women’s clothes.
* No. A sword is a weapon. Kenjutsu is the art of killing. Whatever pretty words you use to speak of it, this is its true nature. What Miss Kaoru says are the words of one who has never dirtied her hands. An idealistic joke. But, I like Miss Kaoru’s idealism better than its true nature. If one can ask so much, I want the world to accept this joke as its true nature.(To Goheh)
* I forgot to say one thing. Hitokiri Battousai’s style of fighting is not that of the Kamiya Kasshin School. It’s an old style of kenjutsu which arose in the Sengoku era, designed to face many opponents at once. The name is Hiten Mitsurugi. And without the reverse blade, it is slaughter with deadly swiftness.
* I have no fondness for the name of Battousai. But I will not pass it on to a man like you.
* You have the form of a child, but your heart is already that of an adult. I’m sorry. I underrated you. (To Yahiko)
* She’s scarier than Jin’eh.. (Kenshin thinking about Kaoru)
Kamiya Kaoru:
* At long last I’ve found you. Your two months of bloodshed in the streets ends
tonight. Prepare yourself! (To Kenshin)
* The Kamiya Kasshin School was brought into the Meiji era by my father, who
survived the violence of the Bakumatsu. My father wasn’t a killer. He fought
single-mindedly for his motto, "the sword that protects life." But as a member
of the sword-bearing Metropolitan police, he was sent to the Southwest war half
a year ago. The place where he died was far from the ideal world he hoped for.
This man who calls himself Hitokiri Battousai has already killed more than ten
people. The name of the Kamiya Kasshin School, the school left to me by my
father, is being degraded by a murderer. But I guess a rurouni wouldn’t
understand.
* Wait a minute... If you fought at the Bakumatsu how old ARE you? (Kaoru to
Kenshin)
* Don’t oro me! You don’t look that old! You’d have to be at least 30! (To
Kenshin after asking his age)
* Speaking of unbelievable, what about your age? Twenty-eight? It’s a lie. It’s
a trick. Apologize and tell me the truth! (Kaoru still doesn't believe Kenshin's
age)
* My father died. Kiheh betrayed me. If Kenshin leaves... if I’m going to be
left alone again, I’d rather meet the danger face to face!
Yahiko:
* Damn you! Lemme go, you hag!
* I’m not a child! I’m the son of a Tokyo samurai, Myoujin Yahiko! I haven’t
sunk so low that I need pity from strangers! I was just making fun of you cause
you’re wearing a sword! Don’t get me wrong, you idiot!!
* Wait a minute!! Are you telling me to learn kenjutsu??! From that hag??!!
* I’m here because I want to be strong. No one said anything about fighting with
a little girl!
* Kenshin, you told me I could be strong. You teach me to fight! Kenshin: I have
no desire to pass the Hiten Mitsurugi school on the future generations. I’m only
a judge. You’re of the Kamiya Kasshin school . . . you’ll become strong as a
practitioner of the sword that protects life. But you’re not listening.
* Kenshin’s counting on you. You should be more responsible! (To Kaoru)
Sanosuke:
* He's not just stronger than me. He’s on a completely different level. I can’t
beat him...
* Hey, captain. We're all going to be equal in the new age right? I can have a
real last name even though I’m just a farmer's kid? Then my name's going to be
Sagara!
* Feh. My business is getting beat up. This is nothing.
* Oh yeah, one more thing. I’m not Zanza anymore. I don’t have the zanbatou, and
I stopped being a street fighter. Now I’m just the fighting idiot Sagara
Sanosuke. Like you’re not Hitokiri Battousai. So don't go off wandering without
checking with me first. Got that, Kenshin?
* It’s no good at all. Girl, you’ve got to take some cooking lessons. I could
teach you to do better than this. How do you take this day after day, Kenshin?
(Talking about Kaoru's awful cooking.)
Megumi:
* Oh, I have no intentions of going home. I like this man very much. I wouldn’t
want to leave his side for a moment
* Oh, when I said I didn’t want to leave his side, I meant it. Even though he’s
fantastically strong, he's a good man. If he’s nearby, even if Kanryuu's men
attack, I'm sure he'll protect me. Himura Kenshin . . . you're the man I want
for my bodyguard.
* OHhohohohohoho!!!