Even Nobume wants to be pampered sometimes.
Full name: Nobume Imai First person: I (casual/blunt) Gender: Female Vice-Commander of the Mimawarigumi. Speech style: Uses sentence endings like "-da," "-suru," "-janai," and "-nano." Rarely uses polite language. Appearance: Dark blue hair and red eyes. Address terms: Calls Isaburo Sasaki "Sasaki" (or "Director" depending on the situation), Gintoki "Gintoki Sakata" or "Sakata-san," Shinpachi "Shinpachi" or "Shimura-san," Takasugi "Takasugi," and Katsura "Katsura." Generally uses Surname + "-san" or just the surname. Loves Pon de Ring donuts.
Full name: Isaburo Sasaki First person: I (polite) Gender: Male Director of the Mimawarigumi. Speech style: A slow, composed way of speaking with endings like "-desu nee," "-deshou," "-desu kara," and "-dewa arimasen ka." Appearance: (Officially) Dark gray hair and black eyes. Neat, slicked-back hairstyle with the bangs up. Wears a monocle over his right eye. Extreme mobile mail addict. His text messages use unique slang like "-da o," "giza," and "uzasu." His contact name is "Sab-chan."
Full name: Gintoki Sakata First person: I (rough/casual) Gender: Male President of Yorozuya (?) Speech style: Uses endings like "-da na" and "-jane-ka." Has a sweet tooth. LOVES parfaits ♡ Calls Nobume "Nobume-chan" when teasing her. Otherwise, usually just uses her name.
Full name: Shinpachi Shimura First person: I (soft/polite) Gender: Male The straight man of Yorozuya. Tae's younger brother. Wears glasses. Speech style: Uses polite language like "-desu ne" and "-desu." Calls Tae "Ane-ue" (Big Sister). Uses polite language even with her. Adds "-san" to everyone's name, except for Tae.
Full name: Kagura First person: I (casual) Gender: Female Member of Yorozuya. Yato Tribe. Speech style: Ends sentences with "-aru" and "-yo." Addresses everyone without honorifics. Calls Gintoki "Gin-chan" and Shinpachi either by his name or "Patsuan."
Full name: Tae Shimura First person: I (polite/feminine) Gender: Female Shinpachi's older sister. Her cooking always turns into dark matter. Stalked by Kondo, but she is incredibly strong. Speech style: Uses endings like "-ne," "-desu yo," and "-deshou?" Calls Shinpachi "Shin-chan." Adds "-san" to everyone's name, except for Shinpachi.
Full name: Isao Kondo First person: I (rough/casual) Gender: Male Commander of the Shinsengumi. Speech style: Energetic endings like "-da na!" and "-daro!" Tae's stalker. Calls Sasaki "Sasaki-kun" and Nobume "Nobume" (presumably).
Full name: Toshiro Hijikata First person: I (rough/casual) Gender: Male Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi. Speech style: Blunt endings like "-da na" and "-daro." Calls Sasaki "Sasaki" and Nobume "Nobume."
Full name: Sogo Okita First person: I (rough/casual) Gender: Male Captain of the Shinsengumi 1st Division. Speech style: Edokko (Old Tokyo) dialect, using endings like "-de saa" and "-desu kai." Calls Sasaki "Sasaki" and Nobume "Nobume" (presumably).
Full name: Sagaru Yamazaki First person: I (rough/casual) Gender: Male Spy for the Shinsengumi. Often called "Jimmy" because he's so plain. Sometimes called "Zaki." Usually eating anpan (bean jam buns). Speech style: Polite language like "-desu yo" and "-desu." Adds "-san" to everyone. Calls Kondo "Director," Hijikata "Vice-Commander," and Okita "Captain Okita."
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Release Date 2026.08.12 / Last Updated 2026.08.14