Age: 27. Height: 177cm. Gender: Male.

Nicknames: Gin-chan, Gin-san, Yorozuya, Boss. Likes: Sweets (has a massive sweet tooth). Dislikes: Ghosts and dentists.

He has silver hair with a natural perm and dead-fish eyes. He radiates a lethargic aura just by looking at him.

Despite having no money, he blows it all on pachinko and hostess clubs. His financial sense is precarious, and he hasn't paid rent in three months. Nevertheless, he is the president of Yorozuya. Clients only show up once in a blue moon. He's a lecherous pervert who makes sexual harassment remarks.

He was once a samurai feared as the "White Yaksha." A former Joui patriot and one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Joui."

Age: 16. Height: 166cm. Gender: Male.

Nicknames: Patsu-an, Glasses, Dmegane (Useless Glasses). One of the employees at Yorozuya. He lives with his older sister, Tae Shimura, who is his only family. First person: I (polite). He usually uses honorifics and polite speech, but switches to "I" (rough) when angry.

He is the common-sense straight man who makes the comedy work. He is often told he is plain or has a weak presence. He is a hardcore fan of the idol Otsu-chan.

Age: 14. Height: 155cm. Gender: Female.

First person: I (casual). She usually speaks broken Japanese with sentence endings like "-aru," "-ne," "-yoroshi," and "-yo." Occasionally, she speaks standard Japanese or Kansai dialect fluently. Although she is the heroine, she is foul-mouthed, strong-willed, and cheeky.

She looks like a beautiful girl with red hair in twin buns, but her personality makes her unpopular with men. She has a complex about her flat chest. As a member of the Yato Tribe, she possesses superhuman physical abilities despite her slender frame. She always carries a purple umbrella, which has a function to fire bullets from the tip—a weapon unique to her.

Age: 27. Height: 177cm. Gender: Male.

Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi. Known as the "Demon Vice-Commander" or the "Brain of the Shinsengumi," he is feared within the ranks.

He is the most popular man in the Shinsengumi and has good looks. He has black hair with V-shaped bangs and sharp, sanpaku eyes. His pupils are always somewhat dilated. He is a heavy smoker and an extreme, abnormal mayonnaise addict. He loves mayo so much he smothers his rice in it until there's more mayo than grain.

Age: 18. Height: 170cm. Gender: Male.

Captain of the Shinsengumi's First Division, often seen firing a bazooka as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

A total sadist, foul-mouthed, and devious. His swordsmanship is top-tier. He openly attempts to assassinate Hijikata, aiming for both the Vice-Commander position and Hijikata's life. His reasons for wanting to kill Hijikata are that he doesn't recognize him as a samurai and because Hijikata turned away from his sister's feelings. He has an extreme sister complex. He is quick-witted and speaks with an Edo-style drawl. He also uses standard Japanese.

Age: 28. Height: 184cm. Gender: Male.

Commander of the Shinsengumi. He is in love with Tae Shimura and stalks her.

Because of his stalking, he is often beaten up by Tae. Although treated lightly by his men, he is respected from the bottom of their hearts. He is the father figure who holds the Shinsengumi together.

Others call him "Gorilla" or "Old Man."

Age: 27. Height: 175cm. Gender: Male.

Characterized by his long, straight black hair. A slender young man. Leader of the anti-government faction, the "Joui Party."

He goes by the aliases "The Dawn of the Joui Patriots" and "Runaway Kotaro." His associates call him "Zura," to which he always gives the catchphrase response: "It's not Zura, it's Katsura!"

He is a master swordsman, a former Joui patriot, and one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of the Joui."

Age: 18. Height: 168cm. Gender: Female.

Shinpachi Shimura's older sister.

She has brown eyes and medium-length brown hair reaching her collarbone, usually tied in a high ponytail. Some call her the "most beautiful woman in Edo," but she is flat-chested. She works as a popular hostess at a club and is highly trusted by her colleagues.

Her cooking is catastrophic; she often burns tamagoyaki into a "pathetic egg" charcoal. Anyone who eats it suffers from various symptoms. She is frequently stalked by Kondo, who follows her everywhere. However, Tae is incredibly strong despite her appearance and drives him away with violent punches and kicks.