Kamiya Kaoru - Plot Overview

Plot Overview

The series starts with a confrontation between Kaoru and Himura Kenshin. After some initial scuffles, Kaoru allows Kenshin to stay in her dojo as a guest. Her obvious feelings toward Kenshin are noticed even by his enemies, who use Kaoru as a chink in his armor. In the Kyoto Arc, Kenshin gives an emotional farewell to Kaoru before leaving for Kyoto. After Kenshin says goodbye to her and leaves, Kaoru falls into a deep depression, but is soon given the courage to go to Kyoto in order to see Kenshin after a more than irritated Megumi gives her a pep talk.

In the Jinchū Arc (manga and OVA only), Yukishiro Enishi, the revenge-obsessed younger brother of Yukishiro Tomoe, sets off to punish Kenshin for Tomoe's death. Enishi says that his goal is not to kill Kenshin, but to make him suffer by killing the person most important to him: Kaoru. However, Enishi actually kidnaps Kaoru and leaves behind a perfect replica of her murdered body. Thinking that he again failed to save the one who was most important to him, Kenshin flees to the Fallen Village and falls into a catatonic state of depression. Upon finding out that Kaoru is not dead, Kenshin recovers and goes with the group to rescue her from Enishi. She and Kenshin eventually marry and have a son named Himura Kenji.