What is Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal about?
Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Struggling in a constant challenge with his ideal beliefs reflecting against the harshness of reality, Tsuiokuhen tells the melancholic and dark story of Himura Kenshin as one of the most feared assassins of the Japanese Revolution: the Hitokiri Battousai.
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Tags: Samurai , Revenge , Tragedy , Historical , Philosophy , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen
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Genres: Action , Drama , Romance
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