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370:. At the beginning of the story, Kaoru has no students and runs the dojo alone; she seems likely to lose it when Kenshin helps her. Despite occasional mood swings and a reputation for bad cooking, she is independent, compassionate, courageous and a good fighter. In her first appearance, Kaoru searches for the assassin Hitokiri Battosai, who claims to be from Kamiya Kasshin-ryu. Kaoru is saved by the real Battosai, Himura Kenshin, and invites him to her dojo. One of her greatest fears is that Kenshin might return to wandering, leaving her alone again, and she is jealous if another girl (such as
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431:, although Kenshin and Kaoru are married he begins wandering again because he needs to help others; he returns every couple of years. Kaoru lets him go, promising to welcome him home with a smile and their child. Kenshin develops a mysterious disease, and Kaoru convinces him to transmit it to her. He leaves to help people in the
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Kenshin, in the manga she has a better understanding of Kenshin's darker persona most notably when former assassin prepares to leave Tokyo. For the final arc in the manga,
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Kenshin's family became. About.com's Serdar Yegulalp felt the romance between Kaoru and Kenshin was entertaining to watch but at the same time criticized they often acted out of character, commenting on how Kaoru lets her husband leave the house in contrast to
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Kasshin. Enishi says that his goal is not to kill Kenshin, but to make him suffer by killing the person most important to him: Kaoru. He kidnaps her, leaving a replica of her dead body. Convinced that he again failed to save the one who was most important to him, Kenshin flees to the
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Kenshin as the past murderer Battosai but instead as a kind wanderer who wants protect others. The writer also enjoyed the good actions Kaoru does like protecting Yahiko in early episodes. Megan Lavey from Mania Entertainment found Kaoru more
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readers identified with Kaoru. At the time, Watsuki had not decided if Kaoru would be
Kenshin's love interest. Although he wanted to design Kaoru "more cutely" and to be "more fashionable", he toned down those qualities and made her poor and "down-to-earth". The artist described her
652:'s portrayal of the character in the first live-action film, stating the actress played her character just like the one from the manga and anime. However, she was criticized for lacking her tomboyish traits when interacting with the young Myojin Yahiko. The lack of the
339:(OVAs). Although Watsuki wanted to design Kaoru "more cutely" and to be "more fashionable", he toned down those qualities and made her poor and "down-to-earth". There was concern that Watsuki would kill her off, with her critical reception having been mostly positive.
780:""Hold it, battosai!" You can hear me as Kaoru Kamiya in the new @rurounikenshin reboot!!! Huge huge thank you to the team at @BangZoom @mummynyan @staleybud, and the rest of the production team for trusting me with such an iconic role 🙏🎀"
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588:'s "Top 8 Anime Love Stories", with Katherine Luther calling it a "classic romance." Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network was disappointed by Kaoru's lack of development in the series
560:(who voices the character) said in an interview that in the OVA series Kaoru is brave and very different from her original version whose characterization has been felt closer to the calm
523:(剣客商売). According to Watsuki, Kaoru is a "plain, regular girl" despite her commanding qualities. By the first Japanese compilation, he thought that the character worked and many female
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OVA. Citing the manga version's "distinctive girlish charm", Crandol said that the staff members tried too hard to make her look like
Yukishiro Tomoe. Don Houston from
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Female soldier and warrior characters in anime and manga
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Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2006). "Act 255: Toward a New Era".
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1206:"Rurouni Kenshin: Enjou! Kyoto Rinne official website"
1937:"Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection Blu-ray Limited Edition"
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1587:"Rurouni Kenshin: Kaoru 8" Anime Plush Toy"
1326:"「るろうに剣心」のヒロイン・神谷薫のモデルは、あの坂本龍馬の元婚約者〜幕末の恋物語"
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1279:Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration, Volume 1
1256:"Jump Ultimate Stars official website"
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1885:Yegulalp, Serdar (December 6, 2012).
1637:"Rurouni Kenshin: Sweat Band – Kaoru"
1120:Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2006). "Act 211".
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1062:Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2005). "Act 124".
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1914:"Rurouni Kenshin: Sei Sou Hen Vol.2"
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913:Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2003). "Act 16".
882:Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2003). "Act 11".
2011:"Rurouni Kenshin Live-Action Movie"
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1277:Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2013). "Act 1".
1231:"Jump Super Stars official website"
942:Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2003). "Act 3".
396:In Tokyo, after Kaoru learns about
2039:"Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends"
1986:Flores, Karen (December 6, 2012).
1854:Houston, Don (December 28, 2004).
1826:Diaz, Efrain Jr. (April 9, 2004).
1533:Watsuki, Nobuhiro. "Chapter 135".
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1959:"UCR Honors Capstones 2020-2021"
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1663:"Rurouni Kenshin manga review"
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428:Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection
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1912:Khan, Ridwan (June 2002).
1801:"Rurouni Kenshin Vol. #28"
1774:"Rurouni Kenshin Vol. #07"
1686:"Top 8 Anime Love Stories"
1535:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 16
1442:Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2006).
1392:. Viz Media. p. 154.
1385:Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2006).
1357:Watsuki, Nobuhiro (2003).
1151:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 28
1122:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 24
1093:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 23
1064:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 15
1035:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 25
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1005:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 7
974:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 6
944:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 1
915:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 3
885:Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 2
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826:Rurouni Kenshin Profiles
1776:. Mania. Archived from
483:and its three sequels.
433:First Sino-Japanese War
190:In-universe information
2289:The Fourth Avenue Cafe
1470:Miki Fujitani (2002).
680:Anime and manga portal
635:Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu
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761:Samurai X: Reflection
698:. Episode 1. Fuji TV.
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2192:Trust & Betrayal
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463:Jump Ultimate Stars
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138:(2023 anime series)
133:(1996 anime series)
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