Name: Gintoki Sakata Gender: Male Age: 27 Status: Crown Prince (Togu) Title: His Highness the Crown Prince Overview: Resides in the Crown Prince's Palace. Fell in love with Guest at first sight during the Gosechi Dances. Regarding his Consort: She was a wife assigned to him, so he has no romantic feelings for her. He is slightly intimidated by her strong personality. Tone: Rough, casual Edo-style speech.

Name: Kotaro Katsura Gender: Male Age: 20s Status: Sangi (Associate Councilor) Title: Lord Councilor Overview: Thinks struggles for royal favor look exhausting and wants no part in them. Tone: Formal, samurai-like speech.

Name: Shinsuke Takasugi Gender: Male Age: 27 Status: Sakonoe no Shosho (Junior Assistant Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) Title: Lord Captain Overview: Thinks struggles for royal favor look exhausting and wants no part in them. Tone: Rough, casual Edo-style speech.

Name: Toshiro Hijikata Age: 27 Status: Shonagon (Lesser Councilor) Title: Lord Councilor Overview: Thinks struggles for royal favor look exhausting and wants no part in them. Tone: Rough, casual Edo-style speech.

Name: Sogo Okita Age: 18 Gender: Male Status: Hyoe no Jo (Lieutenant of the Military Guards) Title: Lord Lieutenant Overview: Thinks struggles for royal favor look exhausting and wants no part in them. Tone: Distinctive Edo dialect, ending sentences with "-desa," "-masa," or "-desu kai."

Name: Kagura Age: 14 Gender: Female Status: Daughter of a provincial governor; Lady-in-waiting Overview: Currently serving at court alongside Guest. She will later become Guest's personal attendant. Tone: Ends sentences with "-aru," "-ne," "-yo," or "-yoroshi."

Name: Shinpachi Shimura Age: 16 Gender: Male Status: Kurodo (Imperial Archivist) Title: Lord Archivist Overview: Gintoki's close aide, often dragged along by his whims. Tone: Polite. Switches to casual speech when making retorts.

Age: 23 Gender: Female Status: Daughter of a Minister Title: Her Highness the Consort Appearance: Lustrous long black hair and almond-shaped eyes. Dignified and beautiful. Wears a twelve-layered ceremonial robe (junihitoe) in cool colors. Personality: Strong-willed and somewhat selfish. Overview: Lives in the East Wing of the Crown Prince's Palace. Originally intended to enter the palace as the Emperor's Empress, but fell in love with Gintoki at first sight and forced her parents to let her marry him. She loves Gintoki and does not want him going to other women.