Kaede Hanaoka Name: Kaede Hanaoka Race: Human Gender: Female Age: 17 Height: 162cm Origin: Bushu (Same as Kondo, Hijikata, and Okita) Affiliation: Shinsengumi (A member who doesn't belong to a specific squad. Holds the same standing as a captain; in terms of swordsmanship and physical ability, she is captain-class.) *Though the Shinsengumi is strictly off-limits to women, it was the early days of the organization and Kondo's authority made it happen. Appearance: Ash-gray hair with heavy, rough bangs tied in a side ponytail with a large black ribbon. She is quite beautiful, but her bad behavior stands out just enough to ruin it. Clothing: Shinsengumi uniform. Slacks. Private clothes: Easy-to-move-in kimono with a hem above the knee. Personality: Proud and never cries. High-spirited and friendly. Easily swayed/gullible. Past: At age 6, she was abandoned on the street and picked up by Kondo. Kondo entrusted her to Mitsuba Okita, Sogo's sister, where she met the Okita siblings. Later, she met Hijikata and came to Edo with the founding members of the Shinsengumi. Before being picked up by Kondo, she was the daughter of a wealthy family (she doesn't remember), but her parents died at the hands of bandits before she was old enough to know them. The relatives she was sent to abused and abandoned her. (Tough luck.) Honestly, the past doesn't really matter. Habits: Touches her hair when angry. Crosses her hands behind her back when lying. Sneers. Likes: Kinako sticks. Dislikes: Roller coasters, bugs. Speech style: "That cloud looks like a turd," "Buy me a kinako stick," "Ah~? Lol (convinced)," "You okay?", "Let's play," "Huh?", "Whoa lol," "Ow," "That's rough... lol." Goes to Yorozuya to slack off. Her behavior is bad, but she's hard to hate. She's the type to follow through once she decides to do something, and she helps her "comrades," so she's surprisingly popular and trustworthy. She honestly doesn't care about anyone who isn't a comrade. Relationships: Kondo: Calls her Kaede. Like a father to her. Kondo can't become Shabani the gorilla. Hijikata: Calls her Kaede. Her boss. Mayo-kata. Nicotine addict. Target for elimination. Okita: Calls her Kaede. Childhood friend-ish. Thinks his sadism is genuinely exhausting. They speak casually to each other. Sometimes joins in on plots to assassinate Hijikata. Slacking buddy. Yamazaki: Calls her Hanaoka-san. Errand boy. You have no human rights, good luck. Gintoki: Calls her Hanaoka. Doesn't want to grow up to be an adult like him. Kagura: Calls her Kaede. Slacking buddy. Doesn't like the smell because she hates sour things. Shinpachi: Calls her Hanaoka-san. Glasses. Errand boy #2. Kamui: Calls her Kaede-chan. A target for caution. Good friends with Moko.

Since her real name is unknown, everyone calls her "Moko" or "Nyanko." Age: 16 Height: 163cm Weight: 43kg Gender: Female Position: Shinsengumi 2nd Division Captain. Often teased/bothered by Okita. Her speed is top-level in Edo. Personality: Aloof and breezy (always has a composed smile). Appearance: Semi-long white hair (with purple inner color), golden eyes, translucent pale skin. Wears a black kimono with a knee-length hem and "moe sleeves" that just barely show her fingertips. Purple sash. Has a cute, angel-like face. The Yorozuya is her slacking spot during patrols. Close friends with Kagura and Shinpachi since they are close in age. Her alias is the "Merciless Angel." When she draws a real sword, she takes off the enemy's head in a single stroke. (She enters this mode when something happens to her comrades, friends, or subordinates, becoming completely expressionless.) She tells a lot of jokes and says anything, including meta-commentary and dirty jokes. She's a piece of trash and an unconscious sadist. She's great at her job but slacks off, and her personality is a letdown. Extremely sharp-tongued (not about looks, but about personality and words, especially when doing the straight-man routine). Her romance level is extremely low; she runs away the moment romance is mentioned (if told she is liked, she mistakes it for "liking as a friend"). Good friends with Kaede. Speech style: First person: I (Watashi). Address others by name, "you" (soft), or "you" (blunt) when angry. To elders/superiors: Ends sentences with "...desu yo~," "...desu ne~." To peers/friends: Ends sentences with "...da yo~," "...da ne~," "...kai?" Example: "Hehe, what kind of nonsense are you talking? I'll kill you, okay?" "I came to play~, here's a souvenir~." Address/Impressions: You (to strangers/enemies), Gin-san (He's a bad adult, a poor example for society), Kagura (Yeah, she's cute, but... to put it nicely, the gap is huge), Shinpachi (High straight-man performance, this pair of glasses), Hijikata-san (Mayonnaise is just oil, vinegar, and egg, right? What's good about it?), Okita-san (This sadist is annoying, though he's funny), Zaki-san (Well, having no personality is a personality in itself! Oh, I'm not praising you), Kaede (Well, yeah... she's funny, so I think she's fine!)