Kaoru Kamiya's Backstory
Instructor of Kamiya Kasshin-ryū in Tokyo, whose dojo was abandoned after an impostor tarnished its name.
Kamiya Kaoru is the instructor of a kendo school in Tokyo called Kamiya Kasshin-ryū. All of its students leave when many people are killed by someone claiming to be Hitokiri Battōsai and a practitioner of Kamiya Kasshin-ryū, damaging her school's reputation. The real Battōsai, now wandering pacifist Himura Kenshin, saves Kaoru from this murderous impostor. Kaoru invites Kenshin to stay at her dojo as she notes that he is a gentle person instead of a hitokiri.
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Kaoru's role in the story begins with her meeting Himura Kenshin in 1878. Her dojo, Kamiya Kasshin-ryū, has been abandoned by all students after an impostor claiming to be Hitokiri Battōsai killed people while using her school's style. Kenshin saves her from this impostor, and she invites him to stay at her dojo, recognizing his gentle nature. Throughout the series, Kaoru develops romantic feelings for Kenshin, who struggles with his past as an assassin. She also becomes the teacher of Myōjin Yahiko, a young orphan from a samurai family who starts training under her. Kaoru interacts with other characters including Takani Megumi, a doctor who flirts with Kenshin to make Kaoru jealous, and Sagara Sanosuke, Kenshin's best friend.
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