Shiki with her newborn son: Promotional art by Senri Kita.

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Shimazu Hisamitsu (島津久光), daimyō of Satsuma and a natural enemy of the shōgunate, was obliged to send troops to break apart a meeting of dispirited shishi, many from his own domain.
As the command (to prevent rōnin violence) came from Emperor Kōmei he could not refuse.

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Genjuro Kibagami after killing his mother: by Shiroi Eiji.

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need a ghost to hold you through the night?

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