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In the 11th year of Meiji, in the middle of Tokyo this tale begins."

Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became a legend. Felling men with his blood stained blade, he closed the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the age known as Meiji.

"140 years ago in Kyoto,with the coming of the 'Black Ships', there arose a warrior called Hitokiri Battousai.