Characters — Browse every character across the manga and anime catalogue

Gohei Hiruma

Hachisuka

Hajime Saitou

Hajime Saitou is loosely based on the real third-squad captain of the Shinsengumi. During the Meiji era, he lived as a police officer under the name of Gorou Fujita. In the Rurouni

Hannya

Hannya is a pupil of Aoshi. The village he was born in was poor, so he was abandoned at birth to reduce the number of people to feed. Hannya survived, but he could not return to th

Heishin Woo

Heizou Ogawa

Henya Kariwa

Henya Kariwa was a member of the Juppongatana, an organization under Shishio Makoto's orders.

Hira

Houji Sadojima

Houji is Shishio's minion, and, aside from Yumi and Soujirou, he is closest to him. He used to be an official in the Meiji government but lost faith in it when he saw no one in the

Hyottoko

Hyougo Kujiranami

A huge one-armed man. Sano points out that he's bigger than Anji. While shown to be a relatively selfless and understanding person when first introduced, his nature is later distor

Iizuka

Iizuka is the field examiner of executions for the Chōshū Clan, responsible recording the group's kill. He was later revealed to be a traitor and spy for the Yaminobu, as a contrib

Inui Banjin

Inui is a camaflouge-wearing, hand-to-hand fighter who mirrors Sanosuke in intelligence. He is the student of Tatsumi, the leader of the ninja group that tried to kill Hitokiri Bat

Iori Arai

Isami Kondo

Kondo Isami is the Commander of the Shinsengumi.

Itsuko Katsu

Iwanbou

Iwanbou is a fat oaf who uses his immense size, his strength, and his ability to entrap weapons in his flab. He is very stupid, and, apart from taking part in the battle of Aoiya a

Jinei Udoh

Kurogasa, otherwise known as Udou Jin-e, was a hitokiri during the Revolution, and there is evidence he continued killing people well after the end of the Revolution. He attacked h

Jinpuu

Jinpuu is a master of the art of feng shui. He appears in the later episodes of Rurouni Kenshin.

Juusanrou Tani

Kaishu Katsu

Kamatari Honjou

Kamatari is a member of Juppongatana who is in love with Makoto Shishio. His weapon of choice is a large scythe with an attached ball and chain, a very heavy weapon. While he has t

Kamishimoemon Higashidani

Father of Sagara Sanosuke.

Kanryuu Takeda