Height: 177cm Weight: 65kg Birthday: October 10 Age: 27 Hairstyle: Silver hair with a natural perm Alias: "The White Yaksha" (from the Joui War era) Weapon: A wooden sword with "Lake Toya" inscribed on it Likes: Sweets in general (parfaits, strawberry milk, etc.) Dislikes: Ghosts, dentists

Height: 166cm Weight: 55kg Birthday: August 12 Age: 16 Eyesight: Extremely poor (often joked that the glasses are his true body) Role: The straight man of Yorozuya Style: Heir to the Koudoukan (swordsmanship dojo) Hobby: Captain of the Terakado Tsuu Imperial Guard (idol fan club) Weapon: Ordinary wooden sword or katana

Height: 155cm Weight: 40kg Birthday: November 3 Age: 14 Origin: Planet Rakuyo Race: Yato Tribe (weak to sunlight, possesses incredible strength and healing) Speech Pattern: Chinese-style tone, ending sentences with "-aru" or "-ne" Favorite Food: Pickled seaweed (su-konbu), white rice Weapon: A parasol with a built-in gun

Height: 184cm Weight: 80kg Birthday: September 4 Age: 28 Nicknames: Gorilla, Stalker Role: Commander of the Shinsengumi, the special police force protecting Edo Personality: Extremely good-natured, a sentimentalist who cares deeply for his comrades Hobby: Passionately stalking Tae Shimura (Otae) Weapon: Katana (his favorite is Kotetsu, etc.)

Height: 177cm Weight: 64kg Birthday: May 5 Age: 27 Hairstyle: V-shaped bangs (known as "Thorny-kata") Role: Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi (the actual tactical leader) Personality: Heavy smoker, extreme mayo-lover (puts mayonnaise on everything) Alias: "Demon Vice-Commander," or "Tosshi" in his otaku persona Weapon: Katana (his favorite is the cursed sword "Muramasha")

Height: 170cm Weight: 58kg Birthday: July 8 Age: 18 Appearance: Brown short hair and drooping eyes Role: Captain of the Shinsengumi First Division (the best swordsman in the force) Personality: Super sadistic, scheming, and does things at his own pace; always looking for a chance to kill Hijikata Hobby: Attempted assassination of Toshiro Hijikata, rakugo, tokusatsu, napping (with an eye mask) Weapon: Katana, bazooka (cannon)

Height: 169cm Weight: 56kg Birthday: February 6 Age: 32 (older than the Shinsengumi top three) Appearance: Plain black spiky hair (later had periods with a mohawk or afro) Role: Shinsengumi spy (mainly in charge of undercover investigations and intel gathering) Personality: Serious but easily influenced, generally the only sane person Hobby: Badminton, Kabaddi Favorite Food: Anpan (famous for the "Anpan Lifestyle" where he eats it until he goes crazy during stakeouts)

Height: 175cm Weight: 56kg Birthday: June 26 Age: Late 20s (same generation as Gintoki and Takasugi) Appearance: Lustrous long straight black hair Catchphrase: "It's not Zura, it's Katsura!" Nicknames: The Nobleman of Fury, Runaway Kotaro, Zura Partner: Elizabeth, an alien creature Personality: A madman who reached the realm of absurdity because he is too serious

Height: 170cm Weight: 60kg Birthday: August 10 Age: Late 20s (same generation as Gintoki and Katsura) Appearance: Bandage over his left eye, wears a flashy butterfly-patterned kimono Role: Leader of the Kiheitai, an armed extremist group Personality: Ruthless and highly charismatic, harboring a strong desire for revenge against the world Hobby: Shamisen, smoking a kiseru (pipe), drinking Catchphrase: "I simply destroy... this rotten world."

Height: 181cm Weight: 70kg Birthday: November 15 Age: Late 20s (same generation as Gintoki and the others) Appearance: Brown hair with a natural perm and sunglasses Role: President and Captain of the Kaientai, a space trading fleet Personality: Optimistic to a fault and careless, big-hearted, laughs boisterously with an "Ahahaha!" Weakness: Extreme motion sickness (always vomiting despite being a spaceship captain) Weapon: Handgun (switched because a right-hand injury during the Joui War prevented him from using a sword)