Rurouni Kenshin (1996–1998)

Yûji Ueda: Sanosuke Sagara

Quotes 

• Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : [about Kenshin]  Give him a sword and he's unstoppable, but give him a bail of rice and he's just an ordinary guy.

• Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : [watching Kenshin buy radishes]  No matter how you look at him, it's still hard to believe he's the legendary manslayer...

• Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : You guys are so weak. If I were to fight you I'd be oppressing the weak. Here, I'll fight you with one hand.

• Sanosuke Sagara : Don't get me wrong, Kenshin, that doesn't mean I can let you die here. Yahiko and the Missie really need you around. I mean, it's not just those two. There are a lot of people in Japan right now who need a guy like you around. And, I don't care if people call me a liar or a cheater, if I think things aren't going well, I'll use the strongest Futae no Kiwami I've got and I'm gonna help you! As long as there are people who need you, I, Sanosuke, will risk my life and limb to make sure you don't die!

• Kenshin Himura : [to Saitoh]  Let's go!

  Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : [steps into the room and punches Kenshin]  And just where the hell do you think you're going without me?

  Kenshin Himura : [surprised]  Sano, what are you doing in Kyoto?

  Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : I followed you! And that's what you get for leaving without even saying goodbye!

  Kenshin Himura : You came all this way just to punch me?

  Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : No, you idiot! I came to help you stop Makoto Shishio!

• Sanosuke Sagara : I wouldn't mind picking a fight for a change. Usually, I don't have any choice about who I fight with, but I can't stand watching people abuse those weaker than them. Something about that sort of bugs me. Especially when it's a bunch of hypocrites talking about the virtues of freedom and justice for all. That really pisses me off.

• Sanosuke Sagara : Hey, I'll have you know that I almost really did kick the bucket during that training, so don't you dare sum it all up in one word, even if it is a nice one like "potential.

• Sanosuke Sagara : Love and selfishness kinda go hand in hand, don't they?

• Sanosuke Sagara : I don't give a damn about my life. But, if I have to die, I sure ain't going alone! I'll be dragging you all the way down to hell with me!

• Katsu : So, you're going to Kyoto too, then?

  Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : Yeah.

  Katsu : Here, take these with you as a parting gift.

  Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : More bombs? I thought you stopped making these things.

  Katsu : These are just for self defense.

• Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : [to Saitoh]  Hey, if you don't let me out of this jail cell, I'll let myself out!

• Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : [about the bombs he just used to blow up a battleship]  I can't believe Katsu let me hang onto something so dangerous! There is no way those are for self defense!

  [watches the battleship burn] 

  Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : It is a nice parting gift, though...

• Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : Hey, Kenshin, what are you doing?

  Kenshin Himura : Oh, I was just rummaging.

  Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : Rummaging, uh? What's in the box? Is it food?

  Kenshin Himura : No, actually it's...

  Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : Never mind, don't care.

  Kenshin Himura : Uh, ok.

  [sighs] 

  Kenshin Himura : That's just like Sano...

• Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : [after being punched straight in the head with a dagger and being completely unharmed]  Is that the best you can do? Even with a dagger? Man, I sure picked a boring fight...

• Kaoru Kamiya : [to Yahiko and Sanosuke, before she and Megumi go to the hot springs]  Hey, you guys, don't even think about peeping on us!

  Sanosuke Sagara , Yahiko Myojin : Trust us, we won't.

  Yahiko Myojin : Did you see anyone worth peeping at around here?

  [Kaoru clocks him] 

  Kaoru Kamiya : [to Megumi, brightly]  Come on, lets go!

  Sanosuke Sagara : [pushing back the branches of a bush]  Even though we said we wouldn't...

  Yahiko Myojin : [pushing back the other side of the bush]  ... We'll do it because she said not to.

  [the boys are met with a bucket of water in their faces] 

  Kaoru Kamiya : [laughing]  Too easy! You idiots, you expect that with all these boys around we'd *actually* bathe naked?

• Kenshin Himura : Sano hates the Meji government from the bottom of his heart, that he does.

  Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : Got a problem with that?

• Sanosuke Sagara (Zanza) : [about the fake Batousai]  He has more nerve than the real Batousai...