Kurogasa
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Kurogasa, otherwise known as Udoh Jinei (in Western order, Jinei Udoh), is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Rurouni Kenshin (appearing in episodes 6 and 7).
Kurogasa's Japanese seiyu is Akio Ohtsuka, and his English voice actor is Dave Mallow.
Kurogasa was a manslayer during the Revolution, and there is evidence he continued killing people well after the end of the Revolution. He attacked high-ranking Imperialist officials of the Meiji government (leading some to believe he fought for the Tokugawa shogunate during the war, since he did state that he was a member of the Shinsengumi), killing anyone who stood in his way. He appears as a man dressed in a long scarf, straw hat, and long kimono, and has a unique ability to project his "swordsman's spirit" toward people, hypnotizing them with his eyes (this is known as the Shin no Ippo). It can also be used to strengthen himself. Kurogasa is obsessed with defeating the famous Hitokiri Battousai (Kenshin Himura) when he meets him during Kurogasa's attempted assassination of Mr. Tani, a government official. Kurogasa claims that Kenshin is his new target.
Following the proclamation of Kenshin being his new target, Kurogasa attacks Kenshin, and it becomes clear during the fight that Kurogasa has an advantage over Kenshin. He leaves, stating that if Kenshin cannot fight him to his fullest potential, then he is not worth fighting at all. Kurogasa ends up kidnapping Kamiya Kaoru the next day, in an effort to force Kenshin to once again become a manslayer (in Kenshin's case, this makes him a better swordsman, though one without care for life). Kenshin follows Kurogasa's trail to the forest, where the two duel once again. Kurogasa paralyzes Kaoru so she cannot breathe using his Shin no Ippo, and the two resume the battle, now with Kaoru's life in danger. Kenshin eventually becomes angry enough to turn back into the Hitokiri Battousai, and attacks Kurogasa, fighting him to a standstill. Kurogasa hypnotizes himself to become stronger, but is beaten regardless, his arm broken so he can no longer hold a sword to fight with. Kenshin raises his sword to kill him, as Kurogasa looks on gleefully (he wanted to die by the sword, especially if it were by the sword of someone who managed to beat him), but Kaoru's pleading for him to stop releases Kenshin from his Battousai spell. Kenshin then frees Kaoru, while Kurogasa picks up his sword with his other hand, and stabs himself in the heart. As he lays dying, he tells Kenshin that "A manslayer is always a manslayer." A few moments later as the other two look on, Kurogasa dies. Kenshin later remembers his words during a later arc of the series.
