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>> b l a d e s : m i s a o m a k i m a c h i s h r i n e <<
Warning : many Rurouni Kenshin spoilers will be found within this page. If you don't wish to have things spoiled for you, turn back now!
Earlier years
Misao's father Okashira, was the original leader of the Oniwbanshuu. When he died, Misao was given over to be raised by the rest of the clan, and Aoshi became its leader. Misao idolizes Aoshi and has a big crush on him, constantly begging him to play with her and each her to fight. Misao was trained by Aoshi, Hannya (another member) and Okina. When Misao was about six or eight years old however, Aoshi and the other Oniwabanshuu left Kyoto to participate in the Bakumatsu no Douran war, and was gone for a long time. When Misao reached sixteen years of age, she embarked on a quest to look for her Oniwabanshuu team members Aoshi, Hannya, Beshimi, Hyotouko and Shikijou. Unbeknownst to her, Hannya, Beshimi, Hyoutoko and Shikijou had died, and Aoshi vows to avenge them, blaming Kenshin Himura for their deaths.
First meeting : Kenshin vs. Misao
On
his way to Kyoto to find Shishio Makoto and his Jun Pon Gatana, Kenshin pauses
to rest in a nearby forest. Hearing a commotion, he goes over to investigate,
only to find a group of thugs surrounding a prostitute, whose face was covered
with a long cloak. After being promised a huge sum of money to...er, aheh
*^__^*, the prostitute whips the cloak away, only to reveal Misao Makimachi, who
was only tricking the men for their money that they had stolen earlier.
Disappointed at finding an underdeveloped child instead of a sexy woman, the
band stalks away. Pride injured, Misao goes on to beat them up. While relishing
in the money she just acquired, Misao is startled as Kenshin approaches closer.
Deciding she may as well rob him too, Misao attacks, but Kenshin successfully
fends her off and accidentally damaging the bag where her belongings were tucked
in. Mortified, Misao demands reparation, and Kenshin offers her his sakaba
sword. Misao however, seeing the reverse edged blade, deems it worthless, and
Kenshin does his 'oro' parody. He allows Misao to travel with him.....
....until he discovers that Misao is part of the Oniwabanshuu
clan led by Aoshi Shinomori, his enemy.
Kenshin tries to lose Misao, but Misao doggedly follows him,
believing that Kenshin can lead her to where Aoshi, Hannya and the other
Oniwabanshuu are. Finally, Kenshin leaps over a precipice and lands on the other
side, knowing that Misao can't make the jump. Misao however, tells Kenshin that
she'd willingly die looking for her tewammates and leaps over the cliff, and
would have fallen to her death if not for Kenshin rescuing her. Once she
recovers, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to have Misao accompany him to Kyoto, much
to Misao's joy.
First meeting : Misao and Saitoh Hajime, "Don't call me weasel!"
On their way to Kyoto, Kenshin and Misao encounters a town being controlled by the Jun Pon Gatana and rescues a young boy. Here they also meet Saitoh Hajime, who takes one look at her, points and goes ("since Kaoru's Raccoon Girl, and Megumi's Fox Lady, this must be....") "......Weasel Girl." Naturally, this does not suit well with Misao, but she can't hurt him no matter what she does since Saitoh's a policeman, and far stronger than she was.
Back to Kyoto
Arriving at Kyoto, Misao invites Kenshin to stay at the Oniwabanshuu quarters. Here, Kenshin meets Okina and the rest of the Oniwabanshuu who were left behind with Misao (who eventually forms the new Oniwabanshuu). Kenshin leaves to search for Shishio again however, in a short while. In the meantime, Misao bumps into Kaoru and Yahiko around the Kyoto shops. Realizing that Kenshin was the man Yahiko and Kaoru were looking for, Misao invites them back home.
Betrayal
Aoshi comes back to Kyoto, but he isn't the same man, now working with the Jun Pon Gatana to seek revenge against Kenshin. He comes back to kill Okina, who would be next in line as Oniwabanshuu leader, and nearly succeeds. Misao arrives just in time to see the final blow, and is stunned, not wanting to believe this is her Aoshi-sama. As he leaves, Aoshi tells Misao to forget her, which breaks her heart all the more. Later on, as they attend to the injured Okina, Misao pushes aside her feelings for Misao and the deaths of the orignal Oniwabanshuu, and announces that she will assume leadership of the Oniwabanshuu. Unfortunately, the others think she's joking at first.
Oniwabanshuu vs. Jun Pon Gatana
Kenshin and Sanosuke leaves to battle Shishio Makoto (Saitoh Hajime joins them along the way), while many Jun Pon Gatana members leave Shishio's to destroy the Oniwabanshuu dojo. Among the fights were Misao versus Kamatari Honjo and Yahiko and Kaoru versus Flying Hennya. However, Misao freaks out when she learns Kamatari Honjo is a crossdresser (and because Kamatari showed her some of his anatomy that a woman doesn't have, to prove it^^;), and Yahiko insists that he can take Flying Hennya all by himself, and that Kaoru should help Misao. In the fight, Misao is heavily injured, but Hannya suddenly appears before her in some sort of hallucination, urging her not to give up. Encouraged, Misao fights back again, distracting Kamatari enough that Kaoru can get close and break his kneww, ending the fight. Later on, Kamatari wants to kill himself, but Misao stops him by knocking him unconscious.
Aftermath
Kenshin and Sanosuke returns victorious (apparently, Saitoh died when the Jun
Pon Gatana headquarters collapsed) and with them is Aoshi.
(Aoshi had fought Kenshin again in
the Jun Pon Gatana HQ, and Kenshin tells Aoshi that he promised Misao he would
bring him back home, except that the man fighting him wasn't the Aoshi that
Misao knew, therefore he'd be unable to keep his promise. They fight, and Aoshi
finally realizes his mistake a little before Kenshin defeats him. He later on
helps Kenshin, Saitoh and Sano fight Shishio)
Misao is overjoyed and wants to
see Aoshi fast, but Okina says Aoshi is meditating at the moment and that she
shouldn't disturb him. Later, Kenshin, Sanosuke, Kaoru and Yahiko leaves Kyoto
and goes back to Tokyo.
Anime
In the anime, Misao appears once more to accompany Yutaro (Kaoru's former
student now studying to be a doctor) and the Kenshin - gumi to look for a
miracle herb reputed to cure any sickness or disease, and to keep it from the
clutches of the Black Knights, who wants to use it to control the world. With
them is the woman leader of the Sorata ninjas, a group in which the Oniwabanshuu
had been keeping a close eye on. They succeed, and Misao accompanies them back
to Tokyo, where they bid Yutaro and his mentor/doctor farewell, as they leave
for Germany.
The other Oniwabanshuu
arrives in Tokyo to accompany Misao back to Kyoto, and with them is Aoshi. Misao
is overjoyed to see him, until she figures out that Aoshi as there not to see
her, but because Okina commanded him to. Misao refuses to go back to Kyoto, and
closets herself in one of the rooms of the Kamiya dojo. She is comforted by
Ochika, Omasu (both Oniwabanshuu female members) Kaoru and Megumi, saying that
Aoshi wouldn't obey anything if he didn't want to do it himself either. A little
ashamed, Misao decides to go back to Kyoto, but Kaoru proposes they go tomorrow,
and they look around Tokyo today instead.
Misao, Megumi,
Kaoru, Ochika and Omasu spends the day sightseeing in Tokyo, with Sano and
Yahiko spying on them, having come to the conclusion earlier that they were
being left out on the fun. Aoshi remains behind to share a tea ceremony with
Kenshin. Watching Suzume and Ayume play with Kenshin, Aoshi couldn't help but
remember how he used to do the same with Misao when she was younger. Kenshin
points out, quite slyly, that Misao isn't a kid anymore. Aoshi reflects on that.
Coming back from
their trip (with an exhausted Sano and Yahiko not far behind them) Misao
presents Aoshi with a gift; a paper ball he used to give her when she was
younger, that she was a woman now. She shyly suggests that she and Aoshi
should talk about that further, and Aoshi agrees. Later on, they leave for
Kyoto, and that's the last anyone would see of them.
Manga : Revenge Arc (this does not appear in the anime TV series)
Misao and Aoshi arrives in Tokyo to visit the Kamiya Dojo, only to discover that
Kaoru had been killed by Enishi Yukishiro, whose deceased sister Tomoe had been
Kenshin's dead wife. Enishi blames Kenshin for Tomoe's death, and takes revenge
by killing the woman Kenshin loves. Kenshin takes to the slums to live, and
Yahiko and Misao runs about trying to discover what really happened to Kaoru.
(This section
is still under construction)
