Durante a agitação da Era Bakumatsu, havia um guerreiro Imperialista temido como o "Battousai, o Rewtalhador". No entanto, com a chegada da nova era, o Battosai desapareceu dos olhos do público, deixando para trás apenas sua lenda como o mais forte guerreiro Revolucionário.

Anos depois, no centro de Tóquio, no 11º ano de Meiji.

Kenshin Himura, um espadachim errante, que jurou nunca mais matar, com a sakabato (espada de lâmina invertida) que carrega em seu quadril, encontra Kaoru Kamiya, a instrutora-chefe do estilo Kamiya Kasshin.

Kenshin resolve o caso de um assassino que estava manchando o nome do estilo Kasshin, enquanto alegava ser "Battosai, o Retalhador", o que leva Kaoru a oferecer ao andarilho para que ele fique em seu dojo.

Saigo Takamori, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, was born to a poor, low-ranking samurai family in the Satsuma domain (present day Kagoshima Prefecture). His simple honesty caught the attention of its charismatic feudal lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Nariakira. Nariakira’s assertion that the love of people is what will enrich and strengthen the nation captivated Saigo who took on Nariakira’s secret mission and eventually became a key person for Satsuma. Not a portrait of him survives today and much of his life is a mystery. He is a man who was twice exiled and thrice married. He overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate with exceptional bravery and action. Although he accomplished the restoration, he lost his life in a fight with the new Meiji government.

Batizada originalmente de Rurouni Kenshin, Samurai X é ambientada nos primeiros anos da Era Meiji no Japão. Durante 10 anos, Kenshin vagou pelo Japão até encontrar abrigo no Dojo Kamiya, onde a jovem Kaoru Kamiya lecionava kendo no estilo Kamiya Kashin (Espada para a Vida). A errante caminhada do jovem ronin tinha um propósito: Visualizar as inúmeras mortes que causara durante o Bakumatsu quando era um hitokiri (assassino retalhador) a serviço da Ishin Shishi (monarquistas que desejavam a restauração do governo para as mãos do imperador), do feudo de Choushuu. Nessa época, Kenshin ficou conhecido como Hitokiri Battousai, por sua grande habilidade com o Battoujutsu, técnica que em um movimento contínuo saca a espada e realiza o corte. Mesmo com a vitória dos monarquistas que culminou na derrubada do Shogunato Tokugawa, dando origem à Era Meiji, Kenshin, arrependido pelas inúmeras vidas que tirou, decide nunca mais matar. Mesmo terminando sua longa jornada, o ex-hitokiri terá de brandir novamente sua sakabatou (espada em que a lâmina encontra-se no dorso) para enfrentar novos e velhos inimigos.

The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Princess Atsu, who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. She accedes to the highest rank in Ooku, the inner palace of the Edo castle where women related to the reigning shogun resided. Iesada dies soon after their marriage and Atsuhime assumes the name Tenshoin at the age of 23. She exerts herself for the Tokugawa clan and for the nation during the upheaval in the Meiji Restoration, headed by those from Satsuma.

Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to keep up Shoin Yoshida's will. Shoin Yoshida is her older brother and intellectual.

Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese television series. It is the 52nd NHK taiga drama. The story focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase.

The Story is about three daughters of a "Hatamoto" during the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration.

Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

The Shogunate is in its final years, and war is fast approaching. When Yojiro Akizuki, a dark and mysterious mercenary, nears something supernatural with some kind of importance to him, the ornament on the end of his sword hilt waves in its direction, his eyes glow mysteriously, and he is driven to go after it. He comes across a traveling theater group who is out for revenge for the killing of the parents of the group's leader, and whose mysterious playwright likes to secretly help along events of history. Yojiro joins them to lend them his skill against their enemies, while dark conspiracy continues to follow behind him.

It depicts how the winner, the Satsuma Clan, and the loser, the Aizu Clan, survive through the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration in their respective ways of life.