A two-part special. Okiyo and Otaka meet Kondo Isamu, little realizing that he would play a big part in their lives in the coming years. The Shinsengumi grows to 40 members and their reputation grows. Air Date : 8th-Oct-1998  Read More

The Shinsengumi is split into two factions. One is led by Kondo Isamu and includes Hijikata and other swordsmen from Edo, the other by Arasawa, a former Mito clansman. Together with the Aizu Clan, they share the duty of protecting Kyoto city. Air Date : 15th-Oct-1998  Read More

As Kotsuru and Shinakai's love grows, Kondo worries about their relationship. Inoue Genzaburo is humiliated by a clansmen from Higo and they decide have a duel. Kondo, realizing their danger, rushes to intervene. Air Date : 22nd-Oct-1998  Read More

A new member joins the Shinsengumi. Kano Sozaburo is extremely handsome and skilled in the martial arts. But his popularity creates jealousy among some members. Meanwhile, Yuzawa is slain by an unknown assailant. However, Kondo determines that Tashiro is Yuzawa's killer and orders Kano to take revenge. Air Date : 29th-Oct-1998  Read More

Ito Koshitaro plans an invasion on the Shinsengumi headquarters by taking advantage of a Shinsengumi member. Nagasaka has an encounter with Mito clansmen. Fearing reprisal, Kondo secretly orders Nagasaka out of the city. Air Date : 5th-Nov-1998  Read More

Hijikata and Yamanami are at odds over the mission of the Shinsengumi. Ito Koshitaro becomes the catalyst that causes the members to break up into factions. And Yamanami bids a final farewell to his lover Akisato. Air Date : 12th-Nov-1998  Read More

Fukamachi Shinsaku from Choshu infiltrates the Shinsengumi. Three members are later executed as spies from Choshu and orders are given to find one remaining spy. Shinsaku, fearing for his own life, flees. But during his escape, he meets up with Matsunaga who reveals that he is also an infiltrator from Choshu. Air Date : 19th-Nov-1998  Read More

Suspected of killing a Shinsengumi member, Takeda Kanryusai seeks help from the Satsuma Clan. In return, he is told to deliver a letter to Kondo Isamu. It is a formal challenge from a woman seeking revenge for her husband's death. When he arrives at the site, Satsuma clansmen surround him. But Okita and others arrive to help their leader. Air Date : 26th-Nov-1998  Read More

Ito Koshitaro and his men resign en masse from the Shinsengumi putting the future of the group into danger. Kondo and Hijikata decide that Koshitaro and his group must deal with and devise a plan to eliminate them. Air Date : 3rd-Dec-1998  Read More

The shogunate army is routed by the imperial forces and forced to flee the city. Shogun Yoshinobu and Matsudaira Katamori, Lord Protector of Kyoto, take flight as well, abandoning the Shinsengumi. In the final days of the shogunate, Okita succumbs to illness, Hijikata dies in the battle at Toba-Fushimi and Kondo Isamu is executed as a shogunate rebel, striving to the very end to uphold the honor of the Tokugawa samurai. Air Date : 10th-Dec-1998  Read More

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