He also has a childlike or teenage appearance.[ch. Voiced by: Kouichi Yamadera (Japanese); David Wald (English; movie), Simon Hayama (English; third anime series). She is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa. Toya also keeps a pet, and it sheds a large amount of curly hair. When his creation implanted with his son's personality refuses to attack Gintoki, Gengai abandons his hatred but is still a fugitive from the law.[ch. Losing his parents at a young age, he was raised by his sister, Mitsuba. He also believes that sacrifices should be made for the good of the community, which is why he chose to abandon his comrades on Earth to travel into space.[ch. [35] However, in a later review he mentioned the "storylines here are mostly free of appearances by strange-looking aliens", but noted "the mélange of criminal ruffians and rowdy samurai makes up for it. 50], The Yato have "translucent" skin that is highly sensitive to sunlight, so Kagura carries an umbrella at all times. She mercilessly beats up Kondo Isao and Gintoki whenever they anger her. 15] The members of the Shinsengumi are fiercely loyal to him, seeing as they revere him for being the one to give them back their swords after the Sword Prohibition Act.[ch. After the Mimawarigumi revealed their true loyalty was also to Shige Shige, later Sasaki's sacrifice to evacuate one of their allies to escape, Kondou mourn his death. Kurogoma's group tries to harass and extort money from the Takamagahara host club, but their plan is thwarted by the Yorozuya trio. Okay group yourselves based on the color!" Hijikata Toshizo from Chiruran 1/2 … Musashi has the eyes of a Samurai. Kintoki lived in the Heian Period unlike the other characters. After knowing Saigou's true identity however, Katsura regards him as the Joi faction's dai-senpai. Kyoshiro's real name is Hachiro Kuroita. Housen (鳳仙, Housen), also known as Night King (夜王, Ya-ou) of Yoshiwara Paradise, was the ruler of Yoshiwara, a former high official within the Harusame Space Pirates and Kamui's mentor. Okita also regards Gintoki, whom he addresses as "boss" or "Master Gin", as one of his friends (with the other being Kondo) with the two finding common grounds in torturing and humiliating Hijikata.[ch. Kyubei Yagyu (柳生九兵衛, Yagyū Kyūbei?) 19] His character is loosely based on historical figure of Nagakura Shinpachi who Sorachi had previously used in one of his previous manga. [18] Despite his meek appearance, Shinpachi is a more than competent swordsman of his family's Kakidō-Ryu, the type of swordmanship his dojo teaches. Despite his good-natured personality and position, the Shogun is frequently mistreated by several of the series' characters with the Shinsengumi also failing to protect him. While they commented that due to the fact the series is focused on its comedy, some characters' stories are not very deep, they added that series "succeeds by combining the two genres in a fun way. The actions of Takasugi and the Kiheitai antagonize those who either have come to terms or who have blended in with the new society such as Gintoki or Katsura. [14], Sogo Okita (沖田総悟, Okita Sōgo?) 110] She tries to keep her promise to protect Tae by marrying her but the Yorozuya and Shinsengumi defeat the Yagyu, claiming Tae's freedom.[ch. 165] He considers himself a rival to Toshiro Hijikata and manages to get him suspended from the Shinsengumi, later attempting to assassinate Isao Kondo.[ch. Hijikata is obsessed with mayonnaise, and thus has the nickname "Mayora" (マヨラー?). Formerly a street punk, Yamazaki is often caught by Hijikata playing badminton by himself during the time he should work, and he is subsequently beaten.[ch. His character is based on historical figure Hattori Hanzō. 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