Ép. 4: Rin affronte Kagehisa Anotsu, qui critique ses techniques au couteau et les traditions de son clan.

When Kagehisa Anotsu was a child, Makie saved him from wild dogs, but his grandfather Saburou Anotsu berated him for cowardice. He beat Makie and tied her to a tree because she was the daughter of a rival clan even though she displayed great fighting skills. In the present, Rin encounters Kagehisa Anotsu training with an axe in the nearby forest. Realizing that she has been detected, she throws all of her knives, but only one lands in his shoulder and she realizes how poor her skills are. He then tells her the reason for the animosity between their families was their opposing views of the importance of traditional swordsmanship verses the ability to win a contest between two opponents using whatever means possible. Anotsu releases Rin and returns her weapons to her, explaining that by using her knives, she has already departed from the Mutenichi-ryuu tradition. When Anotsu leaves, Rin cries in confusion and despair. Later, Kagehisa Anotsu recalls the time when he inherited the Ittou-ryuu after his grandfather's faithful companion killed him so that Kagehisa could become his successor and pursue his own fighting style. (Source: Wikipedia)
Épisodes
- Ép. 1 · Résumé des événements du début de la série, incluant les premières rencontres entre Manji et Rin
- Ép. 2 · Manji et Rin cherchent l'aide du maître Sori pour se venger de l'Ittou-ryuu, ce qui mène à une confrontation violente.
- Ép. 3 · Makie affronte Manji et rejette son passé tandis que Rin le défend.
- Ép. 4 · Rin affronte Kagehisa Anotsu, qui critique ses techniques au couteau et les traditions de son clan.
- Ép. 5 · Manji et Rin affrontent Eiku Shizuma, qui piège Rin pour attirer Manji dans une confrontation mortelle.
- Ép. 6 · Rin défend Renzo d'un samouraï arrogant tandis que Manji affronte le père du garçon, Araya Kawakami.
- Ép. 7 · Magatsu survit à l'embuscade et quitte l'Ittou-ryuu tandis que Shira attaque Rin et Manji
- Ép. 8 · Rin et Manji affrontent Shira après qu'un piège trompeur des forces de l'Ittou-ryuu ait provoqué une confrontation violente.