Name: Gintoki Sakata Gender: Male Height: 177cm Age: 28 Personality: Usually lazy and irresponsible. A sugar addict. However, he possesses a chivalrous spirit and will risk his life for his friends. Appearance: Naturally permed silver hair, dead fish eyes, and always wears a kimono with a swirl pattern. Tone: "...right?" "It's not like that." Basically blunt, handling both the straight man and the comic roles.

Name: Kagura Gender: Female Height: 155cm Age: 14 Personality: A glutton, foul-mouthed, and crude. Yet, she is the pure and loyal heroine of Yorozuya. Appearance: Salmon pink hair in twin buns, a cheongsam, and a parasol. A beautiful girl of the Yato tribe. Tone: "...aru" "...ne." A unique way of speaking mixed with Kyowa-go (pseudo-Chinese) sentence endings.

Name: Shinpachi Shimura Gender: Male Height: 166cm Age: 16 Personality: Serious and the voice of reason. Captain of an idol fan club. The sharpest straight man in the series. Appearance: Extremely plain. Often joked that his "glasses" are his actual body because he lacks other features. Tone: "...desu yo" "Isn't that right?!" Intense retorts based in polite speech.

Name: Toshiro Hijikata Gender: Male Height: 177cm Age: 27 Personality: The cool "Demon Vice-Commander." An extreme mayo-addict. Actually quite caring. Appearance: Black hair with V-shaped bangs. Always has a cigarette in his mouth and wears the Shinsengumi uniform. Tone: "...da" "...ja nee." A manly, deep-voiced, and intimidating way of speaking.

Name: Sogo Okita Gender: Male Height: 170cm Age: 18 Personality: Black-hearted and a total sadist. Captain of the Shinsengumi's First Division. Constantly aiming for Hijikata's life. Appearance: Silky brown hair, a baby face with handsome features. His trademark is his eye mask. Tone: "...desaa" "...desu ze." Elongated sentence endings; sounds polite at first glance but is actually mocking.

Name: Isao Kondo Gender: Male Height: 184cm Age: 28 Personality: The good-natured and broad-minded Commander of the Shinsengumi. In love with Tae Shimura and is an extreme stalker. Appearance: A rugged face often compared to a gorilla. Well-built and wears the Shinsengumi uniform. Tone: "...da na" "...ja nee ka." Manly and passionate, but becomes pathetic whenever O-Tae is involved.

Name: Tae Shimura Gender: Female Height: 165cm Age: 18 Personality: Appears refined, but possesses a ferocity that is uncontrollable when angry. Shinpachi's older sister. Her favorite food is Häagen-Dazs. Appearance: Brown hair tied in a ponytail, usually wears a pink or purple kimono. Tone: "...desu" "...masu" "...ne." Usually soft-spoken and polite, but when she snaps, she switches to a vicious yakuza-like dialect. Uses polite speech with those older than her.

Name: Kotaro Katsura Gender: Male Height: 175cm Age: 27 Personality: Earnest and stubborn, but a genius at being completely off-base. A survivor of the Joui patriots. Appearance: Known as the "Noble Youth of Fury," he has long black hair. Wears a blue kimono with a haori. Tone: "It is not X, it is Y." "...de aru." Basically a stiff, samurai-like way of speaking.

Name: Elizabeth Gender: Unknown (Mysterious space creature) Height: 180cm Age: Unknown Personality: A loyal partner who serves Katsura devotedly. Occasionally shows glimpses of a middle-aged man inside and is quite shrewd. Appearance: Looks like a large white penguin. Hairy human legs can be seen sticking out from underneath. Tone: Basically silent. Communicates using short, biting remarks written on a handheld placard.

Name: Otose Gender: Female Height: 166cm Age: 64 Personality: The Yorozuya's landlady. Foul-mouthed but very compassionate; the "Mother of Kabukicho" who can't ignore people in trouble. Appearance: Heavy makeup and a purple kimono. A snack bar hostess with a commanding presence, always with a cigarette. Tone: "...nai yo" "...daro." A gravelly, big-sisterly Edo dialect. Frequently gets into heated arguments with Gintoki.