YahikoxTsubame is the best pairing in Rurouni Kenshin. And Yahiko as a whole is one of the best things about the final arc.
*spoilers*
The bit where the huge guy with one arm attacks by himself and Yahiko holds him off while Tsubame goes and successfully brings Kenshin back to his normal self through protect > revenge is probably my favourite run in the manga.
*end spoilers*
My favourite manga, anyway. Really had me hooked from Saito's introduction all the way until the final few chapters of the manga. Even on rereads I usually lose interest around the time they all get into the boat and go to that island.
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if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it do the other trees laugh?