Appearances & Soujirou
Manga Volumes and Chapters
Soujirou’s appearances in the manga vary from a simple picture to having over half the volume concerning him. He is mostly seen in the company of Shishio, Hoji and Yumi.
- Volume 7 – In the 11th Year of Meiji, May 14th
- Chapter 56 – Meiji 11, May 14th — Morning
- Volume 8 – On the East Sea Road
- Chapter 61 – Man Without Emotion
- Volume 9 – Arrival in Kyoto
- Chapter 67 – Birth of a Small Champion
- Chapter 68 – Portrait of Ambition
- Chapter 69 – The Tactics of Battle
- Chapter 70 – The Sword of Heaven
- Chapter 71 – To Kyoto, Once More
- Chapter 73 – Encounter in the Forest (Part II)
- Volume 10 – Mitsurugi, Master and Student
- Chapter 83 – Hiko Seijuro (cover only)
- Volume 11 – Overture to Destruction
- Chapter 86 – Aoshi and Okina
- Chapter 87 – Meeting of the Warlords
- Chapter 89 – Aoshi vs Okina (small corner panel)
- Chapter 93 – The Man Named Usui (half-page panel)
- Volume 12 – The Great Kyoto Fire
- Chapter 97 – The Ten Swords Summoned
- Chapter 98 – The Other Objective (two panels)
- Chapter 99 – As If in Flight
- Chapter 100 – The Great Kyoto Fire (Part I)
- Chapter 101 – The Great Kyoto Fire (Part II)
- Chapter 102 – The Great Kyoto Fire (Part III)
- Volume 13 – A Beautiful Night
- Chapter 106 – As an Abomination (three panels)
- Volume 14 – The Time is Now
- Chapter 116 – To Battle, Again
- Chapter 120 – The Secret (Part I)
- Volume 15 – The Great Man vs. The Giant
- Chapter 128 – Soujirou Strikes
- Chapter 129 – Shukuchi (Reduced Earth)
- Volume 16 – Providence
- Chapter 130 – Soujirou’s Story: Moonlight Encounter
- Chapter 131 – Soujirou’s Story: Feast of Thunder
- Chapter 132 – Soujirou’s Story: Smile in the Frozen Rain
- Chapter 133 – Destruction of the Soul
- Chapter 134 – The Second Secret
- Chapter 135 – Those Who Gather, Those Who Part
- Volume 17 – The Age Decides the Man
- Chapter 146 – Duel of an Era
- Chapter 148 – Kyoto Epilogue: Fate of the Juppongatana (Part II)
Anime Episodes
- 31 – A Wish Unrequited
- 36 – Across the Boundary Between Edo and Meiji
- 37 – Shock! Reverse Blade Sword Broken
- 38 – Sanosuke’s Secret Training
- 41 – The Ultimate Technique of the Hiten-Mitsurugi Style
- 42 – The Formation of an Alliance
- 44 – A Decisive Battle like Violent Waters
- 45 – As If to Fly
- 46 – Purgatory Bursts into Flames
- 54 – Hiten Versus Shukuchi
- 55 – The Tragedy of a Stormy Night
- 56 – A Duel With an Extreme Moment
- 57 – Two Men at the End of an Era
- 58 – The Age Chooses Shishio?
- 61 – The Choice for Life
- 44 – A Decisive Battle like Violent Waters