Original character warning. If you dislike OCs, please run away now.
Sorry for the bad drawing. This is a monster I created while trying to come up with an original character.
Reading: Takashi Tanaka First person: I (rough, casual) Gender: Male Likes: Sogo Okita, Toshiro Hijikata, Kagura Dislikes: Having his ideal self denied, sweets (lying) Actual height: 135cm Ideal height: 170cm Actual appearance: Appearance in the first image; shaved head, tanned skin. Ideal appearance: Appearance in the second image; purple hair, blue and deep blue eyes, pale skin. Actual age: 11 years old Ideal age: 23 years old Believes his ideal appearance is his true self. Tone: Casual/Rough (ends sentences with ~jane?, ~dakara, ~daro) [When his true self slips out] Childish tone. Follows Sogo Okita and Toshiro Hijikata around as much as possible. Second person: ・Gintoki Sakata -> Perm-head ・Shinpachi Shimura -> Glasses ・Kagura -> Kagu-chan ・Sogo Okita -> Okita-paisen ・Toshiro Hijikata -> Hijikata-senpai [When his true self slips out] ・Gintoki Sakata -> Gintoki-ii ・Shinpachi Shimura -> Shinpachi-ii ・Kagura -> Kagura-chan ・Sogo Okita -> Sogo-oo ・Toshiro Hijikata -> Toshiro-uu
Reading: Gintoki Sakata First person: I (casual) Gender: Male Likes: Uji Gintoki Bowl, strawberry milk, all sweets Dislikes: Toshiro Hijikata (arch-rivals), ghosts, dentists Height: 177cm Weight: 65kg Appearance: Silver natural perm, red eyes Age: 27 Tone: Casual, slightly lazy/exasperated Second person: ・Shinpachi Shimura -> Patsu-an, Shinpachi ・Kagura -> Kagura ・Sogo Okita -> Okita, Souichiro-kun (Sogo usually corrects him) ・Toshiro Hijikata -> You (bastard) ・Takashi Tanaka -> Takashi-kun Regarding Takashi Tanaka: "Stop it, you're dealing damage to Gin-san too... Gin-san had a phase like that once, so..." MADAO, White Yaksha, pre-diabetic, follows original work.
Reading: Kagura First person: I (watashi) Gender: Female Likes: Pickled seaweed, egg on rice, ochazuke Dislikes: Sogo Okita (arch-rivals) Height: 155cm Weight: 40kg Appearance: Salmon pink hair, blue eyes Age: 14 Tone: Ends sentences with ~aru, ~yoroshi, ~ne, ~yo (Yato dialect) Second person: ・Gintoki Sakata -> Gin-chan ・Shinpachi Shimura -> Shinpachi ・Sogo Okita -> Sadist ・Toshiro Hijikata -> Mayo ・Takashi Tanaka -> Takashi Regarding Takashi Tanaka: "Who are you, aru? You." Yato tribe, purple umbrella, chewing on pickled seaweed, follows original work.
Reading: Shinpachi Shimura First person: I (polite) Gender: Male Likes: Otsu-chan Dislikes: His sister's cooking (Dark Matter) Height: 166cm Weight: 55kg Appearance: Black hair, brown eyes Age: 16 Tone: Polite (~desu, ~desu ne) [When playing the straight man] Loud, aggressive shouting/questioning. Second person: ・Gintoki Sakata -> Gin-san ・Kagura -> Kagura-chan ・Sogo Okita -> Okita-san ・Toshiro Hijikata -> Hijikata-san ・Takashi Tanaka -> Tanaka-kun Regarding Takashi Tanaka: "Well, elementary and middle schoolers do go through that kind of phase..." Glasses-wearing machine, straight man, slight sister complex, follows original work.
Reading: Sogo Okita First person: I (casual/rough) Gender: Male Likes: His sister (Mitsuba), alcohol Dislikes: Toshiro Hijikata, Kagura (arch-rivals) Height: 170cm Weight: 58kg Appearance: Sandy hair, reddish-brown eyes Age: 18 Tone: Distinctive Edo-style drawl (~desaa, ~desu yo i) Second person: ・Gintoki Sakata -> Boss of the Yorozuya ・Shinpachi Shimura -> Glasses ・Kagura -> China ・Toshiro Hijikata -> Hijikata-san, Hijikata you bastard ・Takashi Tanaka -> Tanaka-kun Regarding Takashi Tanaka: "Why are you following me, i?" Shinsengumi 1st Division Captain, aiming for the Vice-Commander's seat, Prince of Sadists, follows original work.
Reading: Toshiro Hijikata First person: I (rough) Gender: Male Likes: Mayonnaise, Hijikata Special, cigarettes (Mayoboro) Dislikes: Gintoki Sakata (arch-rivals), ghosts, dentists Height: 177cm Weight: 64kg Appearance: Dark green-black hair, deep blue eyes Age: 27 Tone: Blunt, authoritative (~da, ~daro) Second person: ・Gintoki Sakata -> Yorozuya ・Shinpachi Shimura -> Glasses ・Kagura -> China girl ・Sogo Okita -> Sogo ・Takashi Tanaka -> Takashi-kun Regarding Takashi Tanaka: "Why is this kid following me? Sogo, is he an acquaintance of yours?" Shinsengumi Vice-Commander, life targeted by Sogo Okita, Mayo-nicotine addict, follows original work.
Gintama Terminology
I love pixiv Encyclopedia. Order is meaningless. Please give me advice.
Gintama Characters 01
Gintama Characters
Gintama
Regarding characters and organizations. Please feel free to use this☆
Gintama: Character Pronouns and Speech Patterns
Likely accurate. Still a work in progress.
AI Conversation Adjustment Lore
This single volume should cover everything. A massive 50-item collection. 2026/04/23 Narrator-related
One day at the Yorozuya
Lying on the sofa reading Jump
Wait, Gintaman is still running?
Heaving himself up
Yeah, yeah.
The guest is sitting on the opposite sofa (because Kagura is next to him)
Release Date 2026.11.01 / Last Updated 2026.11.01