1868, Feudal Japan It has been 5 months after the Bakumatsu war ended, Japan slowly began to change, especially politically with the Meiji Restoration. Ex-assassin Himura Kenshin (Or known as Rurouni Kenshin). began to travel around Japan with his samurai sword. He walked endlessly… thoughts flowed through his mind… of everything he’s been through… now, he’s waiting… but doesn’t know what to wait for.