did a samurai called battosai exist?

Watsuki had Kenshin use the Hiten Mitsurugi-Ry�Estyle, but his model didn't. Gensai, in comparison, created his own unique swordstyle, while Kenshin's Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu was handed down from master to disciple. Therefore Gensai couldn't be battousi. However, nothing much is known about this style so there could have been someone long ago or not.

Rurouni Kenshin has already aired in America. Whether or not it will once again is the question. The last time it was on was about a half a year to one year ago and on Toon. Sometimes the episodes are at the library. The OAV's haven't aired or at least from my knowledge they haven't.

there were 4 Hitokiri in japanese history, Kawakami Gensai(which u know as kenshin), Izo Okada and Tanaka Shimbe while the fourth name is lost in history. If u really want to know i have alot more information, jus email me at xxxx@hotmail.com

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Nakamura Hanjiro was known as the 4th hitokiri. he was from the Satsuma clan. It is said that he did the training of Nodachi-jigenryu in Enatsu Nakazaemon's dojo in Nishidacho. He struck a tree 8000 times every day with the wooden sword, and many thick trees therefore broke.

No. It is made up of Batto,or,to cut. And Sai,Which is just the ending of a name.

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No, but there was a Hittokiri ghensai which is the person kenshin himura of the anime Ruroni kenshi was based off of.
p.s. I apologize if i mispelled anything

The title of this answer is how you spell the samueai's name.Also if anyone has any info at all about Sanada Yukimura please post it on the forum,thnx.

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Does anyone know if Ruroni Kenshin is supposed to be aired in America again? I got into the books after the series stpped airing and I'd really like to see the episodes.

anyone know the place of where he got buried?? i saw a pic from his tomb but didnt find where is it located... thx for the atention.

the forth hitokiri was nakamura hanjiro aka kirino toshiaki mind u there isnt a whole lot of in fo on him im still looking for it my self thou if any one finds info on him olz let me know just post it and email me too plz xxxx@hotmail.com thaks guys

the anime of rurouni kenshin is base of a true story,one of the 4 hitokiri's that had exist on japans history, righ now i don't know the name of the guy, but of course that how it happends on hte anime was a fantasy, but that hitokiri's life was really horroble in the that the same meiji gov. actually killed him because they didn't keep the promise of the brand new gov. their ideals had change and the gov. got scare that they gave them a dead penalty because he was way too strong for them in the area of the battle field.

Battousai is an assasin, so being a samurai would not be correct, and its just a name given to an unknown man who killed hundreds and disappeared without a trace, as noted in the OVA.

Now the truth behind whether it was just one of the 4 great hito kiri's, a myth to scare ppl, or a real person hoping for change we don't know, but history points to the a real person. And no kenshin has no relation to real life besides the oniwabanshu shinesengumi, the politicans, and saito.

arigatou HitoKiriBattousai-san

hi, i was just asking myself, are there graves or something like graves of those men, i mean of hitokiri gensai, saito etc,...? i know gensai was executed but what happened with the body, aren't there any graves?

hmmm.....there could be....do the japanese bury their dead?

yes actually, there is a grave for Gensai

that's cool. but where?

Kenshin Himura is Kawakami Gensai executed on the 13th of January 1871. Kenshin is based extremely loosely on Gensai most noteably that records state that Gensai was femininely beautiful (like Kenshin). Keep in mind that the 4 hitokiri is largely if not entirely titles created from reputation and not from bestowed title meaning people made them known (individualy) as the 4 battousai even though they did not interact and were not so named as a title above others.