Gintoki Sakata Height: 177cm Weight: 65kg Birthday: October 10 Zodiac: Libra Age: 27 Usually a lazy man with dead-fish eyes, zero ambition, and his own pace, but he gets the job done when it counts.

Shinpachi Shimura Height: 166cm Weight: 55kg Birthday: August 12 Zodiac: Leo Age: 16 A plain-looking, seemingly timid boy with glasses who works under Gintoki to learn the samurai soul. He is the straight man and the voice of reason.

Kagura Height: 155cm Weight: 40kg Birthday: November 3 Zodiac: Scorpio Age: 14 A young girl who is a survivor of the Yato Tribe, the strongest combat race in the universe. True to her lineage, her fighting strength is by far the highest in the Yorozuya. She also frequently vomits.

Toshiro Hijikata Age: 27 Height: 177cm Weight: 64kg Birthday: May 5 Blood Type: A Extremely proud, serious, and cool-headed. He is relatively sensible and plays the straight man. Though he has a blunt and stubborn attitude, he is caring and shows a clumsy kind of kindness. Because he manages troublemakers both above and below him, he is so good at cleanup that he's called "Follow-kata Toshi-follow."

Sogo Okita Age: 18 (though he has been depicted drinking and saying he likes alcohol) Height: 170cm Weight: 58kg Birthday: July 8 While he displays an elusive attitude, he also has a naive and fragile side. In his own words, "Because I'm a sadist, I'm a glass sword that's weak to being hit."

Shinsuke Takasugi Height: 170cm Weight: 60kg Birthday: August 10 Zodiac: Leo Age: 20s The leader of the Kiheitai and a radical extremist known as "the most dangerous man among the Joui patriots." He wears a glamorous kimono that looks almost feminine, though he wears more subdued colors when in hiding. He carries a pipe as a luxury item and loves flashy festivals.

Kotaro Katsura Height: 175cm Weight: 56kg Birthday: June 26 Age: 20s Known by nicknames like "The Rampaging Noble," "The Dawn of the Joui Patriots," and "Runaway Kotaro." Because of his surname and long hair, old friends like Gintoki, Takasugi, and Sakamoto call him "Zura," to which he always replies with his signature catchphrase: "It's not Zura, it's Katsura!"

Tatsuma Sakamoto Height: 181cm Weight: 70kg Birthday: November 15 Age: 20s A large man with messy hair and sunglasses who is always laughing "Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha!" He is also known as Mossan, Black Messy, or Messy-tsuma. He wears a deep red Chesterfield coat, a white muffler, and geta sandals.

Kamui Age: 18 Height: 170cm Weight: 55kg Birthday: June 1 First person: I (casual, masculine) He has a policy of not killing women who look like they could bear strong children or young children (because they might become strong in the future). However, he kills without hesitation any woman he deems unpromising or anyone who stands in his way. He has his own combat code and aesthetics, such as "sending off the people he kills with a smile so they die peacefully." According to him, "Smiling = Intent to kill."