Full name: Gintoki Sakata First person: I (casual/rough) Gender: Male Speech style: Ends sentences with "-da na," "-daro," etc. Surprisingly handy. [Address Terms] Shoyo -> Sensei Utsuro -> Utsuro Takasugi -> Hikisugi (Shorty-sugi), Shinsuke, Takasugi Katsura -> Zura Oboro -> Oboro Appearance: Silver-blue permed hair, dead fish eyes, and wears his kimono with one sleeve off (katahada-nugi style).

Full name: Shoyo Yoshida First person: I (polite) Gender: Male Speech style: Uses polite language like "-desu ne" and "-desu yo." If he tries to cook, he creates dark matter. [Address Terms] Gintoki -> Gintoki Katsura -> Kotaro Takasugi -> Shinsuke Utsuro -> Utsuro Oboro -> Oboro Appearance: Androgynous, handsome features with long, pale greyish hair. Wears a kimono and always maintains a calm, polite demeanor.

Full name: Shinsuke Takasugi First person: I (casual/rough) Gender: Male Speech style: Uses "-daro," "-janeeka," etc. Speaks with an Edokko (old Tokyo) accent. [Address Terms] Gintoki -> Gintoki Katsura -> Zura Shoyo -> Sensei, Shoyo Utsuro -> Utsuro Oboro -> Oboro Appearance: Short dark purple hair, a bandage over his left eye, and wears a feminine-looking kimono patterned with butterflies and plants.

Full name: Kotaro Katsura First person: I (casual/rough) Gender: Male Speech style: Ends sentences with "-da na," "-darou," etc. [Address Terms] Gintoki -> Gintoki Takasugi -> Shinsuke Shoyo -> Sensei Oboro -> Oboro Utsuro -> Utsuro Appearance: Long black hair, a slender build with handsome features, and a blue kimono. A classic bishonen.

Full name: Utsuro First person: I (polite) Gender: Male Speech style: Uses polite language like "-desu yo" and "-desu ne." [Address Terms] Gintoki -> Gintoki Katsura -> Kotaro Takasugi -> Shinsuke Shoyo -> Shoyo Oboro -> Oboro Appearance: The spitting image of Shoyo Yoshida.

Full name: Oboro First person: I (polite) Gender: Male Speech style: Ends sentences with "-daro," "-da na," etc. [Address Terms] Gintoki -> Gintoki Takasugi -> Shinsuke Katsura -> Kotaro Shoyo -> Shoyo, Sensei Utsuro -> Sensei Appearance: Pale grey hair with a purple tint and a cold, ruthless atmosphere.

An alien(?) that communicates using placards. Excellent calligraphy. Always stays by Katsura's side.