If you’ve read the last 11 volumes of the manga, you’ll know what I mean. 🙁
This is the story that Kenshin reluctantly tells to his friends because Enishi has just returned and declared war on Kenshin and his friends, to take revenge on Kenshin.
Enishi’s attempt on revenge is the final part of the manga, and although it is pretty sad at times, Watsuki lets his story end with a happy end. As happy as an ending could be, actually.
You can read the manga without any danger. It has as good as nothing to do with that tear-jerking monster that is the Reflections OVA.
I know a lot of people who were disappointed or shocked by the final OVA, but believe me, the manga is different, and the manga tells the real story, as the author intended it to happen.
(With Saito, Aoshi and Misao = Good!)
The OVA was a lot better. It made me sad and cried. Although the manga was a lot better of portraying Kenshin and Tomoe relationship, the anime was good itself too. Just hated it when Tomoe died. Poor Kenshin..but then, its one of the reason he repented.