KHHsubs: Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin – Information
Prologue
It is one year after the political change of Tosa…In a room of the Terada Inn in Fushimi, Kyoto, lies a lazy man who, even though it is already noon, has yet to arise. He is the samurai, Saitou Hajime. On this day, after he is forced out of bed by the mistress of Terada Inn, “O-tose”, and a servant named “O-ryou”, he goes out to gamble… Several winnings later, a man approaches Saitou. He whispers into his ear: “Are you pretending to be here to gamble again today, while you’re actually looking for the criminal?” There is a complete change of expression on the face of Saitou. When he shot around to look at the man, he mumbled: “Where is the man who killed the father… the man who uses that sword…”.
Saitou Hajime’s true name is “Sakamoto Ryouma”. A man who changed his name and is living in Kyoto. The man he is after is a mysterious swordsman who one year ago, on the night of the political change that occurred in Tosa, murdered his father and old teacher right before his eyes. Sakamoto Ryouma loved Tosa, was betrayed by Tosa and then abandoned Tosa. He is now in a fight for revenge and is prepared to put his life on the line. It is said that the greatest swordsmen gather in Kyoto. It’s an extremely dangerous place to plunge yourself into… A place where the group of killers called the “Shinsengumi” make the streets rain with blood. He abandoned the name of Sakamoto Ryouma and has tried to begin a new life living as Saitou Hajime.
Saitou Hajime
A mysterious samurai whose origins are unknown. He has given up on the world and spends his time drinking and gambling.
But he’s actually after the man who murdered Yoshida Touyou and has changed his name and lives in hiding.
He is part of the Shinsengumi group.
Other Info
As a fan service, they want to put as many characters from previous games as they can. This is why they did the character election thing – they’ll be using it as a guide to decide which characters appear in the game. They won’t have ALL the top ranking characters in there, but they plan to include a lot of characters from the previous games.
I also like how they mention there were a lot more votes than they anticipated – Perhaps they don’t realise everyone exploited the voting system by removing their cookies and voted many more times.
Also, since it apparently starts one year after the political change, the year should be 1864.
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