Hiko, Seijuurou

比古清十郎

Hiko Seijuurou, the thirteenth successor to the Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryuu sword art, rescued the young Shinta from marauding bandits who had killed his companions. Hiko subsequently took care of Shinta, renaming him Kenshin ("Heart of Sword") on the grounds that Shinta was an unsuitable name for a swordsman. He grew angry and disappointed with Kenshin when the latter fled to join the rebellion against the Tokugawa regime. Hiko then withdrew from the rest of the world, living as a potter in a forest near Kyoto. In the Seisouhen/Reflection arc, he also comes to realize that the Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryuu no longer appears relevant in the changing world, remarking to Yahiko: "The only thing that doesn't seem to change is the moon."
Hiko is perhaps the strongest swordsman around; he is far superior even to Kenshin. Although the two are comparable in speed, Hiko possesses a superior sense of judgement in combat and the superhuman strength (hidden, and even suppressed, underneath his heavy cloak) to wield Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu to its maximum. After fifteen years, master and student meet once more. It is then that Kenshin will complete his training, if Kenshin can survive Hiko's ego.
The cloak is not only distinctive for all Hiten Mitsurugi masters, but it also serves to strengthen them in peacetime. Even when conflict is not at the door, Hiko remains in training just by wearing it, as it is composed of several heavy materials that weigh him down and force him to work out because of counter-springs with pressure of around 37.5 kilograms. Watsuki mentions in the manga that he based the billowy capes' image on Spawn of Image Comics by Todd McFarlane (the size of the collar pieces was reduced in the anime).

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First name:: Seijuurou
Last name:: Hiko

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TV

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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance

TV

Supporting

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023)

Rurouni Kenshin

OVA

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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Shin Kyoto-hen

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc

OVA

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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Seisou-hen

Samurai X: Reflection

OVA

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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen

Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal

Special

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Rurouni Kenshin: Special Techniques

Special

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Rurouni Kenshin: Review Special

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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

Rurouni Kenshin

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Yuuichi NakamuraVoices: Japanese

Guilherme MarquesVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Julio LópezVoices: Spanish

Daniel WaltonVoices: English

Shuuichi IkedaVoices: Japanese

Andrew LoveVoices: English

Jaron LöwenbergVoices: German

Ku Chen LinVoices: Mandarin

James BrownleeVoices: English

Eduardo DíezVoices: Spanish

Massimiliano LottiVoices: Italian

Crock KrumbiegelVoices: German

Thierry KazazianVoices: French

Joe YorkVoices: English

Natale CiravoloVoices: Italian

Tony JoudrierVoices: French

Francesc BeldaVoices: Spanish

Richard EpcarVoices: English

Redondo, ÓscarVoices: Spanish

di Nardo, FelipeVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Leonardo CamiloVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Fábio MouraVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Ivo RobertoVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Erwin GrünspanVoices: French

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