Peacemaker Kurogane Episodes, Still a bit vague for me...but... Options

[RetroSamurai]

Hello everyone. I am currently in the process of downloading the PeaceMaker Kurogane 9-12 pack, and it is at 50 percent and up right now. But while I wait, I was wondering if you could answer a few questions that I had on my mind.

1. In episode 04, who were those weird people, one who looked like a kabuki type person, and that other guy who was sort of a necromancer type who brought back the dead? Do they make their appearance in the future again?

2. Do you think we will get to see anything past the events of the Ikeda-Ya Affair? I've read Shinsengumi Imon PeaceMaker, and a few tidbits of PeaceMaker Kurogane. If they say it is 26 episodes, how will they work out the remainders?

If I have any more questions, I'll post it here once more, but I'll be looking forward to episodes 9-12 once they are finished. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)