Hannya is a pupil of Aoshi. The village he was born in was poor, so he was abandoned at birth to reduce the number of people to feed. Hannya survived, but he could not return to the village so he wandered around like an animal until Aoshi found him and gave him a position in the Oniwabanshuu. Hannya is the master of disguise within the group, an ability he gained by removing all his prominent facial features, which is why he wears the demonic mask on his face. As Aoshi gave him something to live for in the Oniwabanshuu, he is very loyal to him, he even disfigured his face so that he could easily disguise himself as anyone and gives his life to allow Kenshin enough time to retrieve his sakabatou to defeat Kanryuu and save Aoshi. Hannya's style of combat evolves primarily from his discipline from Aoshi. However, he adds his own bit to it by having painted his arms in horizontal stripes, giving them the appearance of being shorter than they actually are, thus luring opponents into a false sense of security regarding distance of attacks.    

Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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Father of voice actors [Hirofumi Nojima](https://anilist.co/staff/95341) and [Kenji Nojima](https://anilist.co/staff/95074).

Thomas Halperin Wyner is an English-American voice actor for anime series who usually gets tough guy or villain roles. He is also a producer, director, and writer.

One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.
 
(Source: Viz Media)
 
Included one-shots: 
Volume 1: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (second one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls a "side-story") 
Volume 3: Rurōni -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (first one-shot for the series, which Watsuki calls the "pilot") 
Volume 6: Sengoku no Mikazuki (Nobuhiro Watsuki's debut one-shot) 
Volume 28: Meteor Strike

Re-adaptation of the main manga series.
 
One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.
 
(Source: Viz Media)

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Mário Spatizziani Filho is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, dubbing director, dubbing coordinator, and theater director.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Trevor Belmont (Castlevania)
- Atticus (Infinity Train)
- Grog Strongjaw (The Legend of Vox Machina)
- Hulk (1st dub; Planet Hulk)
- Michael Mercer (The Walking Dead)
- Colonel Alfonso Prieto (Money Heist) 
- Optimus Prime (Transformers: Cyberverse)
- Vinegar Strokes⁠ / Daniel Jacob (Rupaul's Drag Race UK)
- Roberto Mendoza (1st dub; Betty en NY)
- Do Kyung-Chul (Her Legend)
- Baek San (Iris II: New Generation)
- Dr. Lee Seung-Hui (Kingdom)
- Smash (Power Rangers Beast Morphers)
!~

__Current Residence:__ Los Angeles, U.S.A.

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The second season of Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023). 

A phantom of the Bakumatsu who must be taken down. All the answers you desire are in Kyoto! 

(Source: Aniplex USA)