Rurouni Kenshin Season 1 quotes

Kenshin

[to Kaoru] Thank you for everything...and goodbye.

Even when I wield my sword according to the teachings of Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu, too many times I cannot save a soul. I kill and kill, and still the villains, like maggots, spring from the corpse of a Japan decomposing. There will be more and more acts like this...and all I can do is bury the victims.

I thought I taught you...Swords are weapons. The way of swords is the way to kill. However you try to dress it up in phony righteousness, killing is your truth.

[When asked who he is by a brigand] There is no point in naming myself to those who are about to die.

Man or woman, to attain buddhahood without knowing the taste of good sake is a crime. A good sake is the least I can do.

[a boy gives his name as Shinta] For Kenkaku or "sword arts," that's far too gentle. From now on, your name is to be "Kenshin." I shall also give you my most precious knowledge.

Misao

[on Kaoru] I'm not about to just stand here and let her die!

[last words] Shishio, please win this fight. And if your fate is to go to Hell... Yumi will go in first to wait for your arrival.

[last words] The weak shall become food for the strong! So die and let me feast!

Where do you think? To conquer this place called Hell of course.

In my battle with the Battousai, the spirits were afraid of me, and chose to side with him. But there's only evil people down here, so that won't happen this time.