Former samurai, Shizuma Orikasa works as a rickshaw driver while looking for his fiancée; he stops an assassination attempt and joins the newly established police department.
EPISODE 1
Tokyo
Shizuma searches for Sumie, who vanished during the Boshin War.
EPISODE 2
Way of the Streets
Impressed by Shizuma's contributions while helping the police with a case, Chief Superintendent Kawaji insists that he joins the force; Shizuma soon finds himself working alongside Osanai as a police officer on patrol.
EPISODE 3
Hunters
Osanai and Shizuma learn of a club that hunts people for sport.
EPISODE 4
Gekken
Kyoushirou is tasked with spearheading the Japan Gekkenkai fencing tournament; Shizuma is assigned to participate in the tournament to investigate a seemingly random attack.
EPISODE 5
Fight to the Death
A last-minute announcement sees the event contested with real swords instead of wooden ones.
EPISODE 6
Surprise Attack
After fighting Koto, Shizuma decides she can't have been the attacker he is looking for.
Yuuichi Nakamura
Satoshi Mikami
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Lynn
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Katsuhisa Hoki
Jin Tamamura
Naoki Tozuka
