74] When Aoshi allows Shishio's men to attack Aoi-Ya, Okina challenges him to a duel for forgetting the dignity of the Oniwabanshū and becoming just another killer.[ch. Japan is a land experiencing times of troubled peace and renewal after a long and bloody civil war. Because he had difficulty with "the complicated details" in the Oniwabanshū story arc, Watsuki gave Raijūta a relatively simple outfit with only one design flourish, the black feathers, which turned out to be difficult to draw. 167] She faints, though Kenshin knows he should kill her for being a witness, he can not bring himself to do so and takes her to his room at an inn housing his fellow Chōshū Ishin Shishi. 97] is Shishio's second-in-command.[ch. 1] Having escaped jail, the brothers appear again hiring Sanosuke to fight Kenshin and planning to use a gun to kill a weakened Kenshin.[ch. 23] In the poor village he was born in, it is common to abandon a child at birth to reduce the number of people to feed. 7] haunting Sanosuke for many years and causing his embitterment towards the Meiji government. Watsuki admitted that the design model is all "jumbled up." The face originated from Eva #2, but Watsuki's assistants believed the design looked too similar. He's beginning to be proven right when Eiji explodes at the thought of the remnants of the Juppongatana aiding Kenshin and Saito. The author revealed that by the end of the Kyoto arc, Hōji would become "a pretty cool guy."[23]. When Hiko was placed in Rurouni Kenshin, the author simplified the design, such as changing the hair to make it easier to draw. Makimachi Misao (巻町 操) is a young kunoichi from Kyoto who was raised by the Oniwabanshū. With Mîna Tominaga, Brianne Brozey, Richard Cansino, Dorothy Elias-Fahn. Watsuki felt the design looked too similar to Yahiko. As the story advanced towards Kenshin's final battle, Watsuki realized that the other characters would have no "glamour" and created the Sū-shin on the spot. Watsuki intended for designs that would be drawn quickly, but found it difficult and as they evolved he decided that he needed to study images of real people. Version Three's full body tattoo was added to give him the look of a "battling tribe" from an undeveloped world, but Watsuki said it does not look that good. 197] Fifteen years earlier, Yatsume took up fighting and joined the Yaminobu in order to support his clan, who had fallen on hard times due to depleted gold mines, by hoping to prove to the Tokugawa shogunate that their bodies had battle potential.[ch. Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita (Japanese); John Snyder (English), Takeda Kanryū (武田 観柳) is a cunning money-minded industrialist with a private army of about 60 men plus the Oniwabanshū led by Shinomori Aoshi.[ch. In a similar manner Raijūta injures Yutarō's right arm, and Yutarō goes to Germany for medical treatment. He is the student of Tatsumi who was killed by Kenshin fifteen years ago. His personality is that of a "very lively idiot" and is taken from Kazama Kangetsu in Samurai Spirits. The story begins in 1878 and follows a pacifist wanderer named Himura Kenshin, who was previously an assassin known as "Hitokiri Battōsai" working for the Ishin Shishi during the Bakumatsu period. Henya's design model was a bat with a streamlined head and "a little bit" of Cyborg 002 from Cyborg 009. Voiced by: Hiroko Kasahara (Japanese); Lia Sargent (English). [29], Voiced by: Ikuo Nishikawa (Japanese); Paul St. Peter (English), Saizuchi (才槌), also known as "Destroying Yin" (破軍, Hagun),[ch. Fuji also utilized inspiration from what Watsuki was told is a Finnish folktale called "Frost Giant", in which a monster-like giant is revealed to have a heart. He asks her to promise to forget what she saw and leave, but instead she starts to work at the inn and the two develop feelings for one another.[ch. Watsuki feels that Ōkubo, who had been demonized during his time period, is an example of what a politician should be and needs more appreciation from the population. Yatsume's model was kumo otoko ("Spider Man"), not the American version, so he has similar roots as Han'nya. [56], Voiced by: Naomi Matamura (Japanese); Joshua Seth (English), Mishima Eiji (三島 栄次) is a young boy from Shingetsu village who wants to take revenge against Shishio's forces for killing his brother and parents.[ch. Watsuki used ideas from assistants to create many of the Juppongatana and Kamatari was one he seized immediately, but when coming up with the specifics, the concept "just wasn't coming together." Watsuki's used the young grandmother from Takeshi Obata's Cyborg Jii-chan G [ja] as the design model for Megumi. According to Watsuki the fire breathing and Kenshin's sword spinning method to defeat Hyottoko's fire-breathing received criticism from fans, authors of dōjinshi fanzines, and personal friends. At MyAnimeList, you can find out about their voice actors, animeography, pictures and much more! The author felt regret about Senkaku; what he regretted most was how he was unable to use Senkaku's special technique "Piercing Head-Butt" in the storyline.[18]. 234], Voiced by: Shūichi Ikeda (Japanese); Richard Epcar (Media Blasters anime), Lex Lang (Sony anime), Joe York (Trust & Betrayal), James Brownlee (Reflection), Andrew Love (New Kyoto Arc) (English). 47] However, he still makes bombs solely as protection and gave several to Sanosuke just before he followed Kenshin to Kyoto.[ch. He created him after his editor told Watsuki that he needed to put more depth into the black market weapons organization. 93] Before the revolution, he was a swordsman working for the Shogun as an anti-hitokiri. Heishin was designed to be "heavy" on black to contrast with the "whiteness" of Enishi. Inui attacks Maekawa dojo as part of the Jinchū campaign while Otowa Hyōko simultanesouly attacks Chief Uramura's house.[ch. Shishio then explained his creed of survival of the fittest and gives him his sword. Set in Japan during the Meiji period, several of the characters are real historical figures who interact with the fictional characters. 84] Fifteen years later, Kenshin seeks out Seijūrō and begs him to teach him the final technique of Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū. 68] Saitō Hajime sent Eiji's brother to Shingetsu to investigate the incidents there, hoping that he would not raise suspicion; his cover was blown, and he failed to save his parents.[ch. "The Secret Life of Characters (9) Oniwabanshū ● Hyottoko,", Watsuki, Nobuhiro. ‎As the Juppongatana or "Ten Swords" move to attack those at Aoi-Ya (Kaoru, Yahiko, Misao, and the rest of the Kyoto-based spy clan), Kenshin--accompanied by Sanosuke and Saitô--squares off against one of his most powerful opponents yet: Shinomori Aoshi, … Banjin is arrested by the police afterwards. A cross-dressing man, Kamatari is a member of the Juppongatana and takes pride in his 'womanly' status, at one point reprimanding Henya for throwing bombs at him since it could hurt his skin. He aspires to conquer all Japan by re-creating the chaos of the Revolution. [6], Voiced by: Kazuhiro Nakata (Japanese); Dean Elliot (English), Shikijō (式尉) is the musclebound hand-to-hand fighter of the Oniwabanshū and was keeper of the Edo Castle gate.[ch. 147] So Chō lies to Kamatari claiming that Shishio wanted the Juppongatana to live and spread his story to prevent the government from rewriting it in the event of their loss.[ch. 156] Financed and conceived by Yukishiro Enishi, they are the primary antagonist group of the Jinchū arc. But when he was about to be disciplined for killing people he was not supposed to, he escaped and switched sides to the Ishin Shishi and became a hitokiri for hire in Kyoto.[ch. Yutarō's design is also the opposite of Yahiko. 342], The Sū-shin had no personality models and were created simply to "fill out the numbers." 28] Watsuki said he had no particular motif while designing Hyottoko; using his rudimentary kanji knowledge (the name Hyottoko is formed by the kanji for "Fire" and "Man"), he created a fire-breather. In retrospect, he said he should have chosen either Uki or Ōta and made it only a three-person family. He is portrayed by Masaharu Fukuyama in the live-action films. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again. 175] One of their members, Murakami (村上), a wielder of dual-katana chained at their hilts was the assassin Kenshin killed in front of Tomoe.[ch. Although both the character and story were difficult, Watsuki said it was worth it as Jin-e was the fan-favorite bad guy. 97] is a member of the Juppongatana and a giant. Isurugi Raijūta (石動 雷十太) is a swordsman dissatisfied with the current state of swordsmanship who travels around Japan shutting down modern shinai dojos by force.[ch. 173, 174] The following morning, Tomoe leaves Kenshin to meet with the Yaminobu in the hopes of misleading them and saving his life, only to find that she was nothing but a pawn in their plans, and ended up being used as bait to draw him in for the kill.[ch. Kaoru is saved from this murderous impostor by the real Battōsai, Himura Kenshin, now a pacifist wanderer. 159] He likes to boast about being invincible and undefeated, but Sano figures out that Banjin is full of himself from wearing the gauntlets and that he only fights people weaker than him. Moved to tears by Yahiko's words, Kujiranami accepts that he was wrong, apologizes to Kenshin and turns himself back into the police.[ch. 177] he later joins Enishi in the Six Comrades. Tae has no lipstick so she would be easily distinguished from Megumi. When the brothers then try to attack Kaoru and Yahiko, Sanosuke defeats Gohei and Kenshin injures Kihei into submission.[ch. Tsukioka Tsunan (月岡 津南), born Katsuhiro (克浩), is a popular nishiki-e painter. 5] When Kenshin defeats Sanosuke, Kenshin stops Kihei's bullet dead on the guard of his sword. Yukishiro Enishi (雪代 縁) is the mastermind, financier and member number one of the Six Comrades, and the primary antagonist of the Jinchū arc. Version Three had to fight Kenshin and therefore was made into a "powerful suit." 38] The Tsukayama family was deceived by Isurugi Raijūta, who faked a robbery so the Tsukayama family would pay him to teach Yutarō how to use swords.[ch. "The Secret Life of Characters (5) Sagara Sōzō,", Watsuki, Nobuhiro. The author said that Kenji exists solely to be the son of Kenshin and Kaoru, and even though the character was "cliché", he felt that Kenji had to appear. [37], The Sū-shin (四星 or 四神, Hanyu Pinyin: Sì Xīng or Sì Shén, "Four Stars" or "Four Gods") are Woo Heishin's personal bodyguards. However, he had difficulty in determining what Anji's backstory would be and whether he would be a friend or foe, so he put Anji in "storage" until his ultimate introduction. Despite Usui's final look having originated from several different sources, Watsuki believed "it came out pretty well. He said that there was no real model in terms of design, and described Takeda Kanryū as a "carryover" of Nishiwaki, a character in the first Rurouni: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story one-shot. So his then-assistant Hiroyuki Takei created a "skull-like riff on Eva #1" and Watsuki added the biting of his helmet's anchor rope feature, finishing Fuji's helmet face. After making some "tweaks" the design assembled "quickly," with the bandanna and the "oddly patterned" jacket added to give him "artist-y" clothing. E aqui temos alguns momentos mais "românticos" entre Kenshin e Kaoru, tal como eu gosto de ver <3 Fica feita a promessa de regressarem todos juntos a Tokyo. With no actual historic photographs of Sōzō to use as a design, the character became popular "in the eyes (and hearts) of female readers. Voiced by: Kanako Irie (Japanese); Wendee Lee (TV Series), Claire Hamilton (New Kyoto Arc) (English), Komagata Yumi (駒形 由美), also known as "Caretaker" (夜伽, Yotogi),[ch. [53], Voiced by: Mayumi Tanaka (Japanese); Michael Lindsay (Raijuta arc), Brian Donovan (Black Knights arc) (English), Tsukayama Yutarō (塚山 由太郎) is a young boy and Isurugi Raijūta's "apprentice." "The Secret Life of Characters (51) Sū-shin (Four Stars), Sū-shin (Four Gods),", Watsuki, Nobuhiro. "The Secret Life of Characters (13) Takani Megumi,", Watsuki, Nobuhiro. He was created simply based on the attributes; homeless, "an unusual personality," and not easily showing his true thoughts. [59] Iori tied with Jin-e for eighteenth place in the series' second character popularity poll. [22], Voiced by: Hiroshi Takahashi (Japanese); David Mallow (English), Sadojima Hōji (佐渡島 方治), also known as "All-knowing" (百識, Hyakushiki),[ch. It is the fifteenth volume in the long running series. Set in Japan during the Meiji period, several of the characters are real historical figures who interact with the fictional characters. https://kenshin.fandom.com/wiki/Juppongatana?oldid=18088. Shogo is also a Christian, and sought revenge for Christianity, and to make the Holy Land, after his parents were killed for their beliefs, when Christians were persecuted during the Shogunate. Kurogasa marks him as an assassination target, but Kenshin and Sanosuke successfully defend Tani.[ch. 187] He comes close to killing Yahiko with a few of his weapons, but Yahiko eventually defeats him.[ch. Yutaro responds that he will never stop practicing swordsmanship and his left arm is still enough to become great.[ch. But halfway through, Watsuki became a fan of Morrigan Aensland from Vampire Hunter and as a result began to expose more and more of Yumi's cleavage and shoulders, "eventually increasing the sexiness by about 120%." "[20] Usui came in seventeenth place in the series' second character popularity poll. Watsuki felt that since he put so much emphasis on Megumi and the Oniwabanshū, Kanryū never became the character he intended, which "was a bit of a letdown." Dec 30, 2020 - The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. The Akabeko is destroyed by Kujiranami Hyōgo at the start of the Six Comrades' revenge against Kenshin, but it is re-opened at a temporary located soon after.[ch. 17] Hyottoko received no prosperous government job offers because he had competency in one skill.[ch. [60], Voiced by: Yoku Shioya (Japanese); Steve Kramer (English), Oguni Gensai (小国 玄斎) is the doctor who takes Megumi as his live-in assistant.[ch. Meanwhile, Shishio, Yumi and Hoji gather in the underworld and plot an ambush. Aoshi gave Shikijō a chance to join the Oniwabanshū and gain strength using their training methods and medicines.[ch. 183, 200, 213] In the anime, Chō later appears when he tries to attack Amakusa but is soundly defeated. Swords and killing are outlawed, but all is not as well as it would seem. 97] is a teenage boy who is Shishio's right-hand man and the strongest of the Juppongatana.[ch. 234] As a result, Ōta was sheltered. 152, 188] Gein was tasked with assembling the Six Comrades and acquiring them a mansion in Yokohama, while Enishi was still in Shanghai.[ch. 80] Despite assuming the sword to be a normal one, Kenshin is forced to use it to stop Chō; only to learn that it is another sakabatō.[ch. The sword comes down, and to the Juppongatana's great surprise, Kenshin's bonds have been cut. [5][6], Voiced by: Junko Iwao (Japanese); Rebecca Davis (English), Yukishiro Tomoe (雪代 巴) was the wife of Himura Kenshin and biological sister of Yukishiro Enishi.[ch. 112] He uses a very heavy scythe-like weapon with a chain and a ball on the end.[ch. Han'nya would join the Oniwabanshū, becoming a tragic figure who finds his raison d'être in fighting, saying "Only in the Oniwabanshū am I able to live as a human being." He said that Freak from Spawn was also a reference for Henya. 168, 169] Following the Ikeda-Ya and Kinmon incidents the Chōshū are near ruin, so Katsura Kogorō tells Kenshin to lay-low in a farm village and bring Tomoe to better blend in. So he instead used that design for Senkaku, who Watsuki said turned out to be unimportant also. He added that, since Yumi had a "sexed-up body," botching even one line could make the character appear "downright indecent." 76] But he strongly believes in Shishio's strength, even throwing away a gun he had hidden after Shishio and Kenshin's fight surpasses Shishio's fifteen-minute timelimit.[ch.

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