Episode 2: Kid Samurai or A Big Ordeal and a New Student

Brohoof's: 3.95/5 Content Level: Filly (with subs) Teen (Dubbed)

The episode begins with our hero Kenshin doing laundry. After realizing that her dojo has not had any return students, Kaoru, Kenshin, the Kasshin family doctor Gensai, and his granddaughters go to enjoy some beef stew at a local restaurant, the Akabeko.On their way they encounter a child pickpocket named Yahiko Myojin, son of noble (but fallen) samurai. Kenshin then proceeds to let the boy go, after some life advice (Kenshin can be kinda preachy). Later, at the restaurant, the family (of sorts) learns of Yahiko's parents tragic deaths, and his forced servitude into the Yakuza. Having her sympathy go out to the boy, she proceeds a rescue attempt. Deep in the Yakuza's hideout, both Yahiko and Kaoru, find themselves at the mercy of their captors, when the hero comes in and demands the release of the prisoners, but only after subduing half the syndicate. Yahiko reluctantly accepts the help, and under the advice of Kenshin, he becomes the first student of the Kasshin dojo.