Rurouni Kenshin

The Birth of a Boy Swordsman: The Battle of First Apprentice Yahiko (1x12)

Air date: May 01, 1996

Yahiko meets a cute girl named Tsubame, who works at the Akabeko. She's being forced into making a copy of the key to the Akabeko by a group of thugs, and Yahiko decides to help her by himself. He defeats the thugs, although with a little help from the group.