Ep 2. Kid Samurai: A Big Ordeal and a New Student

In Rurouni Kenshin season 1 episode 2, titled "Kid Samurai: A Big Ordeal and a New Student," we see Kenshin wandering in a forest on his way to a new destination. He comes across a group of bandits that are attacking a young boy, and Kenshin intervenes to protect the boy. The boy's name is Yahiko, and he is a street kid who has been mistreated and abused by the bandits and forced to work for them.

Kenshin takes Yahiko under his wing and brings him to a dojo where he meets the owner, Kaoru. Kaoru is a skilled swordsman who runs the dojo in memory of her father, who was also a swordsman. Kenshin shows Yahiko around the dojo and explains to Kaoru that he rescued the boy from the bandits.

However, Kaoru is unwilling to believe Kenshin's story and accuses him of being a thief. Kenshin is calm and collected as usual, and he calmly explains himself to Kaoru. He tells her that he was a samurai who fought on the side of the rebels during the Meiji Restoration, and that he has since renounced violence and taken up a new life.

During their conversation, Kaoru reveals that her dojo is in trouble. She is the last surviving member of her family and has no students to help her keep the dojo afloat. Kenshin offers to help her by becoming her first student. Kaoru is skeptical at first, but she eventually agrees to let Kenshin stay at the dojo and train with her.

Kenshin's training with Kaoru begins the next day, and he is surprised to find that Yahiko has also decided to become a student of the dojo. Yahiko is a tough kid who has had a hard life, but he is determined to learn how to defend himself and become a samurai.

The three of them train hard every day, and Kenshin becomes fast friends with both Kaoru and Yahiko. However, Kenshin soon realizes that the dojo is in even more trouble than he thought. A wealthy landowner named Takeda has his sights set on the dojo and is determined to take it over.

Takeda hires a skilled swordsman named Jin-e Udo to take care of Kenshin and anyone else who gets in his way. Jin-e is a formidable opponent who uses mind games and psychological warfare to defeat his opponents.

Kenshin and Jin-e face off in an intense battle, and Kenshin is forced to use his old sword-fighting skills to defeat his opponent. The battle is intense and ends with Kenshin emerging as the victor, but he is shaken by the experience.

In the end, Kenshin, Kaoru, and Yahiko realize that their dojo will always be in danger as long as there are people like Takeda and Jin-e Udo in the world. However, they also realize that they have each other and that they can work together to protect what they love.

Overall, "Kid Samurai: A Big Ordeal and a New Student" is an action-packed episode that introduces us to several key characters and sets the stage for the rest of the series. The episode is filled with excitement, drama, and humor and leaves us eager to find out what happens next.