Shinsengumi (新選組 or 新撰組) was a special [[police]] force which performed counter-terrorism in [[Kyoto]] for the Tokugawa shogunate in the late Shogunate period.

They were characterized with harsh discipline and their unique [[uniform]]s. Their [[haori]] were colored light blue , and the sleeves were trimmed with white [i]dandara-moyou[/i] (mountain stripes).

h4. Members of the Shinsengumi

* [[Kondou Isami]] (Commander)
* [[Yamanami Keisuke]] (General Commander)
* [[Hijikata Toshizou]] (Vice Commander)
* [[Yamazaki Susumu]] (Officer and Spy)
* Troop Captains
** [[Okita Souji]]
** [[Saitou Hajime]]
** [[Nagakura Shinpachi]]
** [[Toudou Heisuke]]

h4. See also

* [[Gakuen Shinsengumi]]
* [[Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan]]
* [[Reincarnation Shinsengumi]]
* [[Shinsengumi (Gintama)]]
* [[Shinsengumi Wasurenagusa]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Shinsengumi":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinsengumi
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