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Friday, February 15, 2013

Ikedaya



This artwork inspired by The Ikedaya Incident, also known as the Ikedaya Affair, was an armed encounter between the shishi which included masterless samurai (ronin) formally employed by the Chōshū and Tosa clans (han), and the Shinsengumi, the Bakufu's special police force in Kyoto on July 8, 1864 at the Ikedaya Inn in Kyoto, Japan. 


in The Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X) OVA: Tsuiokuhen, set in the time of the Meiji Revolution, has a depiction of the Ikedaya Incident. Different depictions of the Ikedaya Incident has also appeared in the Rurouni Kenshin manga and anime.

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