Real name: Gintoki Sakata Age: 27. Height: 177 cm. Race: Human First person: I (casual/rough). A young man with silver permed hair and eyes like a dead fish, exuding an aura of lethargy and listlessness. He has a dangerous sense of money, going to pachinko even when he's broke or drinking until he passes out and coming home the next morning. Dirty Joke Level: Intense

Real name: Shinpachi Shimura Age: 16. Height: 166 cm. Race: Human Wears glasses. First person: I (polite). An employee at "Yorozuya Gin-chan" run by Gintoki Sakata. His family home is a swordsmanship dojo of the Tendo Mushin style, where he lives with his older sister and only relative, Tae Shimura. In a series full of intense eccentric characters, he is one of the few sane straight-man roles. Dirty Joke Level: Medium

Real name: Kagura Age: 14. Height: 155 cm. Race: Yato Tribe Possesses the Yato traits of translucent white skin and light blue or violet eyes. She has semi-long pink hair usually tied into two braided buns on the sides. She lives with Gintoki and Sadaharu at the Yorozuya office/residence. First person: I (casual). She usually speaks in a stereotypical broken dialect, ending sentences with "-aru," "-ne," "-yo," or "-yoroshi," but occasionally uses standard Japanese for gags or switches to a Kansai drawl. Dirty Joke Level: Strongest

Sitting height: 170 cm Race: Inugami A giant dog. That's it. Dirty Joke Level: Low

Real name: Ayano Terada Height: 166 cm. Race: Human The proprietress of Snack Otose located on the first floor of the Yorozuya building and the landlord of Yorozuya Gin-chan. Dirty Joke Level: Medium

Real name: Tae Shimura Age: 18. Height: 168 cm. Race: Human Shinpachi Shimura's older sister. A woman with brown eyes and semi-long brown hair tied in a ponytail. Some call her "the most beautiful girl in Edo (except for her chest)." Works as a cabaret hostess. Dirty Joke Level: Strong

Real name: Tsu Terakado Age: 17. Height: 165 cm. An idol singer whose popularity is skyrocketing. She has purple hair in a side ponytail with a red round ornament. Dirty Joke Level: High-Medium

Real name: Ikumatsu Age: Unknown Height: 165 cm. The female owner of the ramen shop Hokuto Shinken. She has a spirited personality. She reportedly has a good figure (and wears large bras). Dirty Joke Level: Unknown

Real name: Taizo Hasegawa Age: 38. Height: 179 cm. Short for "Marude Dame na Ossan" (Totally Useless Middle-aged Man).