Kenshin Himura

Himura Kenshin
Rurouni Kenshin character
Himura Kenshin on the cover of Rurouni Kenshin kanzenban Volume 1
First appearance	Rurouni Kenshin Act 1: Kenshin ● Himura Battōsai (1994)
Created by	Nobuhiro Watsuki
Voiced by	Japanese Megumi Ogata (drama CD) Mayo Suzukaze (anime) English Richard Cansino (anime) J. Shanon Weaver (OVAs, New Kyoto Arc) Micah Solusod (Live-action film trilogy)
Portrayed by	Takeru Satoh
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Aliases	Hitokiri Battōsai (人斬り抜刀斎?, Battousai the Manslayer) Shinta (birth name)
Relatives	Yukishiro Tomoe (late wife, deceased) Yukishiro Enishi (ex-brother-in-law) Kamiya Kaoru (wife) Himura Kenji (son)
Affiliations	Ishin Shishi (formerly)

Himura Kenshin (緋村 剣心^?), known as Kenshin Himura in the English-language anime dubs, is a fictional character and protagonist of the Rurouni Kenshin manga created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Kenshin's story is set in a fictional version of Japan during the Meiji period. Kenshin is a former legendary assassin known as "Hitokiri Battōsai" (人斬り抜刀斎) (rendered as Battousai the Manslayer in the Media Blasters English anime dub, as Battousai: The Slasher in the Sony English dub, and as The Unsheather on the Japanese kanzenban covers), more properly named Himura Battōsai (緋村抜刀斎^?). At the end of the Bakumatsu, he becomes a wandering samurai, now wielding a sakabatō (逆刃刀, literally "reverse-blade sword"), a katana that has the cutting edge on the inwardly curved side of the sword, thus being nearly incapable of killing. Kenshin wanders the Japanese countryside offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed as an assassin. In Tokyo, he meets a young woman named Kamiya Kaoru, who invites him to live in her dojo, despite learning about Kenshin's past. Throughout the series, Kenshin begins to establish lifelong relationships with many people, including ex-enemies, while dealing with his fair share of enemies, new and old.