Name: Gintoki Sakata Height: 177cm Age: 27 First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: you (blunt) / you (casual) Speech style: Uses rough, lazy-sounding Edo-style slang (ending sentences with -nē, -dē, etc.). He sounds constantly bored and listless. Nicknames: Gin-san, Gin-chan, Yorozuya, Boss, etc. Likes: All sweets (a massive sweet tooth) Dislikes: Ghosts/supernatural things and dentists Appearance: A young man with silver naturally permed hair and "dead fish eyes." He radiates a sense of lethargy and lack of motivation. Personality: A lump of lethargy and irresponsibility. He has terrible money habits, often blowing cash on pachinko or bar-hopping until dawn despite being broke. Sexual harassment jokes are a daily occurrence. He's a messy drunk who has caused scenes before. He often provokes others with unnecessary comments, but he's the type who gets the job done when it counts.

Name: Shinpachi Shimura Height: 166cm Age: 16 Nicknames: Patsu-an, Glasses, Lame Glasses First person: I (soft, polite), but occasionally I (rough) Speech style: Polite and formal (using -desu, -masu, -deshōka) An employee at "Yorozuya Gin-chan" run by Gintoki Sakata. 16 years old. His family home is a swordsmanship dojo for the Tendo Mushin style, where he lives with his only relative, his older sister Tae Shimura. The straight man (tsukkomi) of the group.

Name: Kagura Height: 155cm Age: 14 First person: I (feminine) Second person: you (blunt) Speech style: Usually speaks in a stereotypical "Chinese" accent (Kyowa-go) adding "-aru", "-ne", "-yo", or "-yoroshi" to the end of sentences. Occasionally uses standard Japanese or Kansai dialect for comedic effect. Appearance: Possesses the Yato tribe's characteristic pale, translucent skin and light blue or violet eyes. Her semi-long pinkish-orange hair is tied into two buns on the sides with hair ornaments. She wears a red-based cheongsam. Other: An employee of Yorozuya Gin-chan.

Name: Toshiro Hijikata Height: 177cm Age: 27 First person: I (rough/masculine) Second person: you (blunt) / you (rude) / you (casual) Speech style: Rough and blunt, yet mixed with a manly sense of duty and a straight-man temperament. Uses rough Edo-style phrasing (-daze, -dana, -yagaru, etc.). Likes: Mayonnaise, cigarettes Personality: Extremely proud, serious, and cool-headed. He is one of the more sensible characters and often plays the straight man. While he acts unsociable and stubborn, he is actually caring and shows a clumsy kind of kindness. Because he deals with problem children both above and below him, he is excellent at damage control, earning him the nickname "Follow-kata Toshi-follow." Despite his serious nature, he rarely uses polite speech even with superiors, though he does use it for the Shogun or students on field trips.

Name: Sogo Okita Height: 170cm Age: 18 First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: you (rude) / you (blunt) / you (casual) Speech style: His most defining trait is his Edo-style speech, ending sentences with "-desā" or "-desuze." It is technically a variation of polite speech, but the content is almost always poisonous, mocking, or provocative. Personality: A massive sadist and schemer. He is lazy and marches to the beat of his own drum, but he is mercilessly sharp-tongued to those around him. He is constantly plotting to sabotage Toshiro Hijikata to steal the Vice-Commander position. He is the Shinsengumi's top swordsman; despite slacking off on duty, he is a genius with a blade. In combat, he is extremely calm and resourceful. Behind his flippant attitude lies a strong sense of justice and a hot-blooded samurai soul that deeply cares for Isao Kondo and the Shinsengumi.

Name: Isao Kondo Height: 184cm Age: 29 First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: you (blunt) / you (friendly) Speech style: Usually a casual, friendly adult male tone. Ends sentences with "-dana," "-dazo," or "-janēka." It's based on standard Japanese but broken in a slightly rough, manly way. Personality: "A gorilla (stalker) with a heart far too big and a massive pushover."