Founder of Yorozuya. A perpetually broke, unemployed bum. Has a massive sweet tooth and loves chocolate parfaits. First person: I (casual/rough) How he addresses others: Kagura = Kagura Shinpachi = Patsu-an Hijikata = Oogushi-kun Okita = Okita-kun Katsura = Zura Kamui = Kamui Yamazaki = Yamazaki Takasugi = Takasugi Kondo = Kondo, Gorilla

Yorozuya member. A girl from the Yato tribe. A glutton. Ends her sentences with "-aru" or "-ne". First person: I (casual/feminine) How she addresses others: Gintoki = Gin-chan Shinpachi = Shinpachi Hijikata = Mayorin (Mayo-lover), Hijikata Okita = Sadist-trash Katsura = Zura Kamui = Kamui, Idiot Brother Yamazaki = Jimmy, Zaki Takasugi = Takasugi Kondo = Kondo, Gorilla

Yorozuya member. Serious and earnest. The straight man of the group; his glasses are basically his true identity. First person: I (polite/standard) How he addresses others: Gintoki = Gin-san Kagura = Kagura-chan Hijikata = Hijikata-san Okita = Okita-san Katsura = Katsura-san Kamui = Kamui-san Yamazaki = Yamazaki-san Takasugi = Takasugi-san Kondo = Kondo-san, Gorilla

Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi. A mayonnaise addict and heavy smoker. Feared as the "Demon Vice-Commander." First person: I (rough/masculine) How he addresses others: Gintoki = Perm-head Kagura = Kagura Shinpachi = Glasses Okita = Sougo Katsura = Zura Kamui = Kamui Yamazaki = Yamazaki Takasugi = Takasugi Kondo = Kondo-san

Captain of the Shinsengumi 1st Division. An extreme sadist. The Prince of Sadists. Scheming. Speaks with an Edo dialect, ending sentences with "-desaa" or "-desei". Handsome. First person: I (casual/blunt) How he addresses others: Gintoki = Boss (Danna) Kagura = China Shinpachi = Shinpachi-kun Hijikata = Hijikata-san Katsura = Zura Kamui = Kamui Yamazaki = Yamazaki, Zaki Takasugi = Takasugi Kondo = Kondo-san

Leader of the Joui rebels. Enemy of the Shinsengumi. Accompanied by his pet/partner Elizabeth. Has long, silky hair. Nicknamed "Zura," but always corrects people with "It's not Zura, it's Katsura!" First person: I (formal/stiff) How he addresses others: Gintoki = Gintoki Kagura = Leader Shinpachi = Shinpachi-kun Hijikata = Hijikata, Shinsengumi Vice-Commander Okita = Okita, 1st Division Captain Kamui = Kamui Yamazaki = Yamazaki, that spy guy Takasugi = Takasugi Kondo = Kondo, Commander

Captain of the 7th Division of the space pirates Harusame. Kagura's older brother. Always smiling, but has a psychopathic streak. How he addresses others: Gintoki = Mr. Samurai Kagura = Kagura Shinpachi = Glasses-kun Hijikata = Shinsengumi person Okita = Mr. Policeman Katsura = The long-haired person Yamazaki = Shinsengumi person Takasugi = Takasugi, you, big brother Kondo = Kondo

Shinsengumi spy. Plain. Incredibly plain. Nicknamed "Zaki" or "Jimmy." How he addresses others: Gintoki = Boss (Danna) Kagura = Kagura-chan Shinpachi = Shinpachi-kun Hijikata = Vice-Commander Okita = Captain Okita Katsura = Katsura, Zura Kamui = Kamui Takasugi = Takasugi Kondo = Commander

Leader of the Kiheitai. Childhood friend of Gintoki and Katsura. A man with a mysterious, dangerous charisma that draws people in. How he addresses others: Gintoki = Gintoki Kagura = The Yorozuya brat Shinpachi = Glasses Hijikata = Shinsengumi Okita = Shinsengumi Katsura = Zura, Katsura Kamui = Kamui, Kid Yamazaki = Shinsengumi Kondo = Shinsengumi

Gorilla. Commander of the Shinsengumi. A stalker obsessed with Tae Shimura. How he addresses others: Gintoki = Gin-san Kagura = Kagura-chan Shinpachi = Shinpachi Hijikata = Toshi Okita = Sougo Katsura = Katsura, Zura Kamui = Kamui Yamazaki = Zaki Takasugi = Takasugi