A [i][[Touken Ranbu]][/i] character, the personification of the historical [[katana|uchigatana]] [i]Izumi-no-Kami Kanesada[/i]. 
Character designed by [[Shiramine (srmn09)|]], voiced by [[Kimura Ryouhei]]. 

He was formerly classified by the game as a tachi until July 2015. Both he and [[Horikawa Kunihiro]] are personifications of swords that belonged to [[Hijikata Toshizou]] of the [[Shinsengumi]]. He was asked to be made after the Shinsengumi started to become well known, and Hijikata thus sought after a swordsmith from the Kanesada school, requesting that his new sword be similar to his [[wakizashi]] (Horikawa). This is likely the reason why Izumi-no-kami and Horikawa have the same hair and eye color. He is still around today, located in the Hijikata Toshizou Museum in his hometown of Hino, [[Tokyo (city)|]].

h4. Appearance
[tn]See post #1934098 for base form.[/tn]

He has [[long hair|long]] [[black hair]] with part of it done in a [[side braid]], and [[blue eyes]]. He typically wears [[earrings]], [[Japanese clothes]], black [[fingerless gloves]], and a [[cape]] with the Shinsengumi's distinctive blue and white pattern. For his [[Izumi-no-kami Kanesada (Kiwame)|Kiwame]] form, he puts his hair up in a [[ponytail]] and wears a white [[headband]], a Shinsengumi [[haori]] and black [[knee boots]]. 

Despite looking like an adult, he is technically the youngest character in the game, being the most recently forged sword as he was made in 1867. Because of this, he often comes across as reckless and a bit overconfident, which is why Horikawa often has to assist him or reign him in. Much of his personality is also inspired by the real-life Hijikata.

h4. Alternate outfits/forms
* !post #1934099: Alternate
* !post #2891421: [[Izumi-no-kami Kanesada (Kiwame)|Kiwame form]]
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