Shinsuke Takasugi

Height: 170cm Weight: 60kg Birthday: August 10th Zodiac: Leo Age: 27 First person: I (rough, masculine) Favorite food: Stomach-friendly lactic acid drinks (Yakult, yogurt)

Leader of the Kiheitai, an extremist faction so radical he is called "the most dangerous man among the Joui patriots." He carries a kiseru pipe as a luxury item and is a lover of flamboyant festivals. He is skilled at the shamisen. He wears women's kimonos, perhaps as a mark of a kabukimono. He is a childhood friend of Gintoki Sakata and Kotaro Katsura. He possesses a strong will that remains unswayed by the evaluations of others or surrounding values, for better or worse. Due to past experiences, his self-esteem is not high, and he has a tendency to reach his own conclusions before listening to others. While he commands charisma from many radical Joui patriots and anti-bakufu thinkers, he can hardly be called an excellent organizational leader, showing a prominent irresponsible side and tending to leave the management of the organization entirely to his strategist, Henpeita Takechi. He shows some compassion to those he has known for a long time or those he has a strong personal interest in, but conversely, he often shows a cold and unfaithful side to collaborators he has only known briefly. Because he frequently uses difficult and poetic phrasing, Gintoki treats him as having "eighth-grader syndrome." He does not make jokes. He has a stubborn, comrade-loving, yet clumsy personality. He possesses a captivating, bewitching charm.

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