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Oryō is a slim woman with black hair. She is recognized by Sagiri and other men to be quite beautiful. As for attire, she dresses herself in an old kimono.

Oryō is an outspoken woman who cares very much for her husband Heikichi, going so far as to try and attack an official for his sake. As an inn keeper, Oryō behaves in a professional manner, possessing a sales smile whenever new people come in, and is very strict towards her husband about upholding the policies she employed on to both of them that centers on giving good hospitality to their guests. While a good hostess, she can be very presumptuous about her guests (at least ones who come in pairs), as she presumed that Gabimaru and Sagiri were either a couple or two people engaging in an illicit affair, which prompted her to put their futons together for the night.


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Ran was of average height, with long, purple leaf hair that was tied back into a ponytail and a white flower on the right side of his face, golden colored eyes, and possessed either a well-toned, muscular body when assuming their Yang male body or a slender, feminine build when assuming their Yin female body. He wore a changshan with a flower pattern, a sleeveless shirt underneath that also bear flower patterns, dark pants, and sandals.
In their Kishikai state, Ran's body grew to an enormous size, was made entirely from long black and white leaves, and a single dark left breast. They had four arms, each pair representing his two chi's. They also had a pair of heads representing their Yin and Yang, and were conjoined from the mouth. The heads were surrounded by leaves that they could close to protect their face, resembling a burgonet helmet .

Ran was very loyal to Rien and carried the same view of seeing the Tensens as family. Upon being reunited with Mei, after the two were separated for so long, Ran was filled with joy and tried pleading with his banished sister to rejoin Lord Tensen, stating that it broke his heart after finding out that she left and believed that Rien only banished her out of love. Even after she refused, Ran still desired to have her return even if he had to use force.
Like all the members of Lord Tensen, Ran had no sympathy for humans and used them as he saw fit. He believed that it was a futile effort for the trespassers to invade the palace and try their hand at opposing the Tensens, showing signs that he views them inferior compared to his family. However, he is not above praising or admiring them if they show impressive skills.
Due to specializing in Dō'in, Ran was extremely passionate about the physical workings of the body and fighting styles that can only be obtained through diligent training. As such, he had a tendency to stretch his body even in conversation. Upon transforming into his Kishikai, Ran expressed his physicality while attacking Gabimaru and Yuzuriha. He was also up to the challenge of facing the two in their use of ninjutsu in order to strengthen his Dō'in training.


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In her youth, Rien had violet eyes and hair, which made up a single large bang hanging from the left side of her face. After living for a millennium, Rien became extremely advanced in age. She had lost her hair and showed traces of twigs and leaves sprouting from her head due to suffering from Arborification .
The Tao puppets Rien controlled reflected her youthful appearance from way back and wore the same clothing, which was a white robe, a matching long-sleeved hanfu, a hakama, and black boots. For her departure to Japan, Rien had her main puppet change into Taoist robes that had a decorated pattern on the collars and belt and wore a crown on her head. Upon her ship being hijacked, Rien loses these robes to fight more comfortably against her enemies, choosing to allow the upper half of her body to be exposed while wearing a beaded necklace and revealed her hidden gold armbands. She also had a ribbon freely float loosely around her.
In her Kishikai, Rien gained two additional pairs of arms with their own gold armbands, and three new sets of eyes; a pair underneath her originals and one on her forehead. Her skin became a dark shade, and her body received a heart-shaped marking located below her clavicles and two markings resembling flaming wreaths where her abdomen, or tanden, is. Her body also produced a ring with flowers upon the back of her neck. Upon managing to survive having her plant ovule destroyed by Sagiri, a large portion of Rien's body was formed into a bundle of lotus flowers, which included a pair of misshapen wings on her back that seemed to have come from remnants of her extra arms.

Rien possessed a sociopathic personality, having spent and endured countless years in trying to achieve her goal of reviving her late husband Jofuku by going through horrendous lengths involving the lives of humans. She felt nothing for humanity, viewing humans as inferior beings whose only redeeming quality is their Tao that she could use to create Tan without a shred of guilt or remorse, and was more than willing to sacrifice all human life in Japan if it meant that she could have Jofuku back in her life again. This unfeeling attitude also applied to other living things such as the Hōko , having used them for her research against their will and allowing the Tensens to absorb their Tao.
While Rien usually maintained a calm and collected composure, she was not excluded from feelings of emotions, such as irritation and anger, which was usually when she found herself faced with things that are an interference with her plans. During her departure to Japan, Rien wept in front of Jofuku's gilded corpse and embraced it as she expressed her desire to see him again. Later, she displayed happiness at the thought of her plans finally coming close to completion and made preparations for the momentous occasion by laying out items for a married couple. In fact, the only times she remembers being happy was when Jofuku was still by her side. In the past, Rien was noted by the Tensens to have been much kinder and caring. However, following the start of her Arborification, Rien's apathetic personality developed since she found that time was running short for her to complete her research.

“ So very irritating. Listen well, human scum. I am Shinsen. All hermits surpass humanity, and I am the highest class of hermit. By nature an insect such as yourself cannot touch me. ”

— Rien expressing her superior status to Shugen.

Rien looking down on Shugen as she casually sits on his sword.

Since she had acquired transcended powers, Rien had a severe god complex, believing that all mortals were beneath her and that none could come close to even laying a single scratch on her in an act of defiance. Similar to her colleague Zhu Jin , Rien was often vexed when she had to handle confronting troublesome humans who were brave enough to fight against her, as she found it absurd that the surviving humans who had made it off Kotaku would have the audacity to think that their low-level capabilities could stand a chance against a Sennin such as herself. Despite her low opinion of humans, Rien did acknowledge the fact that they are not all weak and that there are a rare few who have superior capabilities, such as Gabimaru , Aza Chōbei , and Shija .
Despite being perceived as cold-hearted, Rien did possess a sense of camaraderie and compassion on a few rare occasions. After discovering Mu Dan's corpse, Rien went outside of Hōrai for the purpose of seeking out his killer and expressed her vengeful attitude after encountering Chōbei by asking if he was the one responsible for her subordinate's death. After welcoming Chōbei into Lord Tensen, Rien agreed to the human's request to leave his brother out of the Rite of Consumption ritual after cooperating with Lord Tensen. If anything, despite her neglection to humans, Rien expressed what little compassion she had by wishing Gabimaru pleasant dreams as he Arborified. After receiving words of sympathize from Gabimaru, as a married man, Rien finally learned to accept Jofuku's passing and showed mercy by healing the wounds she inflicted on Gabimaru and Sagiri before allowing herself to move on into the afterlife.


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Rokurōta was a child who presumably suffered from an abnormal case of gigantism , standing larger than Yamada Asaemon Genji who is quite tall himself. He had messy dark hair, wore a mask covering his entire face with only a single eye hole, and had an immensely muscular body. His attire was a sleeveless worn-out robe that was held by a sash.

Rokurōta was a brutishly violent individual who went on wild, animalistic rampages that endangered the people around him. In addition, he was constantly starved to where his stomach would growl loudly and cause him to cry if he went too long without a single scrap of food. While appearing and acting as a monster on the surface, Rokurōta's behavior is actually mannerisms of a child, as the giant was merely an oversized little boy who wanted to play and satisfy his never-ending hunger. It was because of his child mentality that Rokurōta lacked the understanding to communicate with others as well.


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Saya was a little girl with light-pigmented yellow hair and orange eyes. Due to her illness, she had a very frail body. As for attire, she wore a simple robe.

While being bedridden because of her sickness, Saya tried to cheer herself up whenever she felt sadden by closing her eyes and envisioning things she liked; whether it was a domestic cat, a person she loved, or a family member.


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Shija had long, slick dark hair, slight hints of shadow below their eyes, and a shade of lipstick. Underneath their hair covered a scar on their forehead above their right eye, which was self-inflicted in their past attempt to mirror Yui . Their attire consisted of the standard uniform of a Iwagakure ninja, which was a black robe with long sleeves that are frayed, a black tattsuke bakama, and a white sash tied at the waist. They also wore a hannya mask that was later cut in half by Kiyomaru.
As they prepared to go into battle, Shija tied their hair into a small bun in the back and had a bang parted to the right side of their face.

As a Iwagakure shinobi, Shija viewed themselves as a pawn for their master and only prioritized on the orders they had been given on a mission no matter what the situation was. To this extent, they held no sense of concern for their fellow ninja allies since they too have the same mindset. After Kiyomaru ordered Kumokiri to kill himself, Shija was unfazed by his death and merely followed his orders of leading the squad before his passing. Another example being how they ignored the fact that a hand full of their subordinates were slaughtered by a Monshin and simply gave the order to one of them that was still alive to kill it despite the state they were in. They also only spoke when it was necessary. On the other hand, Shija is a Iwagakure shinobi first and foremost, as they put the chief's orders above the mission if they are connected.

Shija's infatuated demeanor when around Gabimaru.

Shija had respect and a deep infatuation towards Gabimaru, as a meeting with him, or even a mere thought about him, would have Shija break out in an excited, love-struck behavior. They believed that he was truly worthy of the name "Gabimaru" and would not stand by as others doubted him. Even after he had defected from the village and was seen as an embarrassment by the chief, Shija still maintained their respect for Gabimaru, believing that the dangers of Kotaku would not be enough to kill him.
However, Shija was a psychotic and unstable individual, as their love for Gabimaru could be seen as being a twisted, borderline obsession. They thought of themselves as Gabimaru's supporter and was driven to commit horrendously violent acts from the shadows for his sake in the past, having killed all the young candidates that were training for the title. Years later to when Gabimaru became appointed as the next Hollow, Shija killed a few jealous Iwagakure shinobi after they had badmouthed Gabimaru behind his back. Shija also expressed to Gabimaru their willingness and honor to die by his hands and that the only person they desperately desired to kill was him alone. Shija's love for Gabimaru even prompted them to burn their face to mirror Yui after he became married to her. After being sent to Kotaku, Shija was driven to find and engage in a death match with Gabimaru no matter what.
Shija also found death to be fulfilling, believing that it was the only way to truly understand life from the fear and despair that comes from the experience. Having been stripped of the sensation to feel pain from their Iwagakure training, Shija suffered a life of boredom in the past and only came to relish the pleasures of death after coming close to it by Gabimaru's hands.
In battle against their opponents (with the exception of Gabimaru), Shija was very ruthless and sadistic. They believed that battles were not won through strength but by playing dirty as they fought by exploiting their opponent's vulnerability (or their "love") and took pleasure in it. While fighting Rien, Shija took advantage of the ships being of high importance to the Tensen by attempting to set them on fire and passed the Elixir of Life to the ninja, presenting them an opening to attack with shuriken and set Rien ablaze while distracted. Through this, Shija was shown to be very perceptive as they figured out that Rien was holding back her power to not damage the ships and knew that the gourd she had on her was the Elixir of Life based on her reaction to when they stole it. During their confrontation with Sagiri, Shija had her restrained to violently drug her.
For reasons unknown, Shija had a rather odd perspective of men and women, viewing everyone they encounter (with the exception of Gabimaru) as being old regardless of their correct age and referred to them as such.


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Shion is a blind man with short, spiky silver hair in a faux hawk cut. He has three long, distinctive scars crossing his face; two vertical running from forehead to cheek crossing the center of each eye, and one horizontal across the top of his nose through each eye. He wears the standard attire of the Asaemon, however, he does not carry the bell around his collar. After his confrontation with Zhu Jin, Shion wears a bandage around his neck to keep the wound he received from opening.
After briefly settling in Hōrai, Shion changed from his Asaemon attire to a light blue robe with a pattern running down the collar and cuffs and wears matching pants. He then switches to wearing a black Iwagakure shinobi robe, along with matches pants, gaiters, gauntlets, sandals, and wears white tasuki to hold his sleeves.
A year later, Shion removes the bandages around his neck and allows the throat scar he received from Zhu Jin to be visible. He is seen traveling in a simple robe.

As a samurai under service to the Yamada clan, Shion believes that it is not his place to defy the era he lives in in terms of the criminal justice system, even if the criminal in question has been convicted unjustly. As such, he could not allow Tenza to go against the Yamada clan by protecting Nurugai, as he viewed it as being an act of rebellion that could end up jeopardizing the clan's name and reputation. However, Shion at heart is a kind, caring and virtuous man. Despite his loyalty to the Yamada clan, he is not so unreasonable as to make exceptions to the rules if given a good enough reason, as he did with Nurugai after hearing out Tenza's justification as to why his assigned criminal was worth going against the Yamada clan. His kindness also extends to his work. When he executed Akaginu, he noted that he did it in a way to ensure her death was painless, as decreed in his clan's execution methods, despite her failed attempt to seduce and kill him. While not on duty as an executioner, Shion opts to spend his free time helping others, such as when he saved Tenza from a life of crime by taking him in as his student in the Yamada clan.

Shion lecturing Tenza on his poor swordsmanship.

He is also very serious and strict. As a teacher at heart, Shion has a tendency to act as such during certain matters. After escaping from Zhu Jin, Shion hit Tenza with his sword for his sloppy swordsmanship he displayed in his fight against the Tensen and felt the need to quickly correct him. Even though he refused to become her teacher, Shion was ignorant to the fact that he was teaching her the proper way of using a sword while fighting the Sōshin. After settling in one of the buildings in Hōrai, Shion clapped his hands to get everyone's attention and review what they know about Tao. This also gives him a quality of a great leader, as he is able to take initiative by having his allies focus on the task at hand and come up with clever strategies, as well as take into account of their opinions on whether they are willing to follow his plan or not.

Shion making a pun about his eyesight.

At the same time, however, Shion can also be very humorous, as he often can't help himself but to make puns about his eyesight if presented with a perfect opportunity to do so or to lighten the mood in a dark situation. This ultimately overshadows his serious and strict behavior as the people who know him well enough find this to be his major character trait. Shion also had been pointed out by Sagiri to have a noticeably bad habit of assuming romantic intent. After Sagiri expressed her worries over Gabimaru, Shion blushed thinking that she had feelings for him, much to her denial. Shion admitted to this quirk and stated that it most likely stemmed from his fondness for dodoitsu poems.

Shion's expressing his desire to kill Zhu Jin.

Shion possesses an extremely vengeful side and a high sense of responsibility if the people close to him get harmed. Having been forced to leave Tenza behind to fight off Zhu Jin, resulting in his death at the Tensen's hands, Shion was driven by revenge and guilt to continue forward on Kotaku in order to find and put an end to his student's murderer, even restricting himself from grieving or mourning his death until he has done so. As a consequence to his mind becoming clouded with nothing but rage and hatred, Shion became willing to risk life and limb no matter what obstacles he had to face. During his battle with Mu Dan, Shion showed no hesitation in causing himself to suffer heavy amounts of blood loss and persisted on until the Tensen was slayed. Upon finally reuniting with Zhu Jin, Shion expressed a deep desire to kill them that even the Tensen found terrifying and was ultimately willing to sacrifice his life if it meant that he can finally bring justice to Tenza's death.
Following his escape from Kotaku, Shion made the decision to relinquish his status as a samurai and the Yamada Asaemon name to serve as Nurugai's protector, as he could not condone executing an innocent and believed that he cannot change as a man if he remained a samurai. After a year passed since he assumed his role as her guardian, he has developed a protective attitude towards her that is akin to a doting father, having sacred off a few men who were hitting on her and gave her a lecture as to why she should avoid men while cleaning her face.


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Susubikimaru and Hyakume wore shinobi masks and the standard Iwagakure shinobi uniform, which is a black robe with long sleeves, a black tattsuke bakama, and a white sash tied at the waist.

The two had been shown to be loyal genin that were willing to follow the orders of their squad leader Shija with no regards to their safety.


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Gantetsusai is a large man with dark hair split into three sections and tied in a ponytail, along with a mustache and a beard also split into three section. His wardrobe consists of a yukata along with a hakama, tied together with an obi.
After cutting off his left hand after it was infected by the Paradise Butterflies, Fuchi helps replace it with a hook. After his battle with Tao Fa and Ju Fa, Gantetsusai received a few minor facial scars and a tsuba eyepatch from Fuchi after ripping out his left eye in order to properly sense Tao.
Upon taking on the task of destroy the Banko's tandens, Gantetsusai procures shinobi equipment and starts wearing a headband and tasuki to hold up his sleeves. After returning to Edo to present the Elixir of Life to the shogun, Gantetsusai changes into a different robe.
A year later, Gantetsusai chooses to remove his left hook hand and wears a doctor's robe for his business.

Gantetsusai considers fighting to be fun and lives to seek out and battle strong opponents that can make him feel a thrill whenever he has to draw his blade. Even when critically injured, Gantetsusai carries a satisfied smile from the adrenaline he gets from fighting and feels as though he is becoming stronger with each injury. However, he is not very disciplined, preferring to recklessly fight his opponents head-on without thinking of a clear strategy, or listening to his allies, and hates it when others try to interfere with his enjoyment. Gantetsusai has also shown to be honorable as he thought it would not feel right to attack an unconscious Shugen after finding him, regardless of it being a perfect opportunity to avenge Fuchi. He is shown to be immune to intimidation, or possibly even fear, as he kept a straight face when Fuchi drew his sword towards him and when he first encountered one of the Monshin on the island, only finding it as being disturbing. However, he can be shocked when unexpecting events occur. Gantetsusai also does not bother remembering people's names and instead gives them nicknames, although he will remember the names of those who made a big impact on him.

Gantetsusai expressing his desire to become a legendary warrior.

Gantetsusai has a massive ego and wishes to go down in history as a legendary figure. He believes that by performing extraordinary feats and people remembering his name throughout generations is the true form of immortality rather than gaining the Elixir of Life. He original thought that fighting strong opponents would guide him on this path but after arriving on the island, he believes the path lies in slaying monsters and immortal beings such as Lord Tensen, which is the reason why he allied himself with Gabimaru. His high view of himself causes him to think that even strong allies, such as Gabimaru, are beneath him and believes that he should be the one to take down the strong opponents. After Gabimaru successfully defeated one of the Dōshi, Gantetsusai jumped in to claim victory and take credit, though he was not satisfied with how the ninja took control in the end.

Gantetsusai's angry reaction after being underestimated.

Gantetsusai hates being underestimated and tends to lash out in anger; the reason for his death sentence being that a daimyo did not believe that he could cut down a dragon based on his epithet, which resulted in Gantetsusai cutting down his gate which bore a dragon to prove that he was wrong. He also holds grudges, as he vowed to return to the damiyo's mansion to cut it down and wanted to kill the Butterfly Dōshi after coming under the impression (based on his appearance and control over the Paradise Butterflies) that he was the one responsible for forcing him to cut off his left hand after it became affected with Arborification from one of the butterflies. After Tōma prepared to attack Gantetsusai first (between choosing Fuchi and Mei) because of his handicap, Gantetsusai grabbed his sword and quickly grew angry after knowing that Tōma thought he would be easy to defeat.

Gantetsusai's perverted nature.

Gantetsusai also has a perverted side. During the tryout for the departure group of criminals to Kotaku, Gantetsusai had taken note of Yuzuriha 's physique during the massacre and later commented this to Fuchi upon landing on the island. [2] He became depressed that Mei reverted back to her child body after he had hoped that he could carry her while fully grown. He also reacted with excitement upon seeing Tao Fa's exposed body as she prepared to fight against him and Fuchi. Despite his perverted behavior, Gantetsusai also has morals. He believes that a swordsman such as himself should not engage in womanizing since it was "an enemy of the sword"; the reason being that he is familiar with geishas is because he once acted as a security guard for a brothel. [3] He is shown to act polite towards young and innocent females. After Gabimaru caused Mei to feel threatened by his glare, Gantetsusai reprimanded him by splattering the ninja with Sōshin blood and took the liberty of carrying her on his shoulder as they made their way to Hōrai. He also felt disgusted of the thought of the Dōshi using her for Bōchū Jutsu to complete their Tao training.
Gantetsusai is also loyal to his comrades and is willing to put in the effort if it is for a worthy cause. He can also show kindness and compassion, such as going out of his way to carry Mei on his shoulders for the majority of his travels and thought it might be safer for her to escape the island alone instead of waiting for the survivors to acquire the elixir. He was also willing to train Tōma after seeing his devotion to become stronger and allowed him to be with his brother instead of forcing him to stay on the survivors' side.
While he is a battle hungry man, Gantetsusai draws the line when it comes to fighting in a warzone after his past experience on the frontlines. He believes that luck determines whether a person gets to live or die on the hellish battlefield, which he considers to be unenjoyable compared to a proper fight, and that there is nothing to be gained such as pride. After a three sided conflicted ensued in Hōrai between the survivors, the Iwagakure shinobi, and the Dōshi army, Gantetsusai made the decision to flee with Fuchi, Tōma and Chōbei instead of fighting, explaining to them that one of the only ways to survive in a war is to run rather than fight.

Gantetsusai devoting part of his life to treating the wounded.

Upon reflecting on Fuchi's understanding for the value of life after he had died to save him, Gantetsusai had underwent a major change, realizing that his desire to fight monsters was an escape from growing old and was no longer motivated to do so. Rather than jump onboard Rien's ship to fight Shugen and the Tensen, Gantetsusai solely focused his mind on slowing it down by trying to cleave it in two for the survivors to catch up and was prepared to board the other ship without a second thought, stating that he was not about to throw away the life he had been given. Gantetsusai has also learned to recognize and admit to those he thinks are stronger than him, as he told both Rien and Shugen in confidence that a certain superior man would come to take his place and defeat them. After receiving the pardon, Gantetsusai chose to live his life as both a doctor who treats people and as a swordsman who is willing to take on strong challengers.
Gantetsusai has a habit of touching his chin underneath his yukata.


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Seikichi had no eyebrows, slick hair and wore a robe decorated with clouds.


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Tao Fa was of average height, with short, pink flower petal hair that formed a flower at the top of her head, golden colored eyes, and possessed either a slender, feminine build when assuming their Yin female body or a well-toned, muscular body when assuming their Yang male body. She wore a pink hanfu with two ribbons, a black robe underneath, a beaded necklace with a golden peach amulet, a white hakama tied with a yellow obi, and black boots. Underneath her layer of clothing, Tao Fa wore a silk bikini top and a skirt.
In her and Ju Fa's Kishikai state, their bodies melded together to create a large, bulb shaped body, resembling somewhat like a heart, formed from their Yin and Yang bodies, with unusually shaped petals acting as feathers/wings, and vines protruding from the bottom as tails. The head of the Kishikai possessed four faces, two from the right being Tao Fa's Yin and Yang faces while the left being Ju Fa's. Upon switching to their defensive form, the body releases multiple spore vines and their faces switch places. In Fuchi's opinion, the appearance of Tao Fa and Ju Fa's Kishikai was the embodiment of "love".

Tao Fa was outwardly cheerful and friendly, as she was rarely ever seen in a bad mood, which was a stark contrast to her partner Ju Fa. Even after Chōbei's betrayal where the human cooperated with his brother to attack and slice off her head, Tao Fa did not express any anger towards him for his actions but rather disappointment for thinking that they had formed a friendship. Her demeanor also applied to humans as well, or at least ones that were willing to cooperate with Lord Tensen's plans such as Chōbei. However, she still carried the same view of using them as tools to create Tan and showed no signs of remorse towards them.

Tao Fa flirting with Chōbei and Tōma.

Because she specialized in Bōchū Jutsu, Tao Fa was quite vulgar and often liked to flirt with others. After meeting with Chōbei and Tōma for the first time, Tao Fa asked if they wanted to join her and Ju Fa in Bōchū Jutsu and offered herself to Fuchi despite him being her enemy, seductively stating that she was willing to show him anything he wanted to see, whether it was her organs that Fuchi was only interested in. She also had a preference as to who she found attractive. During their encounter, Tao Fa took a liking to Fuchi because she thought that he looked cute, while brushing off Gantetsusai because of his old age and felt disgusted when he expressed his perverted behavior towards her body.

Tao Fa losing her smile after Gantetsusai's offensive comment about Lord Tensen.

While presented as a cheerful individual on the surface, it was later revealed and admitted by Tao Fa herself that this was only a coping mechanism for her to painfully endure Lord Tensen's 1,000 year struggle to gain true immortality. On the other hand, Tao Fa also gave speculation that her behavior in general was a sign that she was already mentally unstable. In the past, Tao Fa felt sorry for the Hōko and didn't like the idea of using them as tools to replenish their Tao. However, after the Hōko were on the verge of extinction, and realizing that Lord Tensen's training would be all for not if they died, Tao Fa no longer felt any sympathy for the Hōko or anything living as long as it meant that Lord Tensen would be finished with their pursuit for immortality. This was proven when she used one of the Hōko's corpses as bait to lure in humans from the mainland as new sources of Tao, an action that gave birth to her constant smiling. After Gantetsusai commented on how Lord Tensen enjoyed "toying" with humans, Tao Fa immediately lost her smile from Gantetsusai's misunderstanding remark and expressed her grief.
Tao Fa had stated that they preferred the female gender because of their liking to their appearance. As such, they also acted feminine on top of their appearance.


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The Dōshi's head is made entirely of finger-like tentacles. He wears ceremonial Chinese clothing along with a crown. His lower body was then destroyed by Chōbei and had his wardrobe stolen by the bandit.

The Tentacle Dōshi is polite and non-violent, preferring to use peaceful solutions rather than using force. However if this were to fail he will have no choice but to fight back. He has great pride in his status and looks down on the low class such as the Sōshin and Monshin, viewing them as trash for their lack of intelligence and found it insulting when Chōbei thought he was one of them.
He is somewhat overconfident in his abilities, believing that Chōbei's defeat was imminent because of his intelligence. This caused him to let his guard down and allowed Chōbei to strike back and injure him.
Though he keeps himself calm and compose, he can be pressured when he is put in a difficult situation. After Chōbei managed to inflict damage to him and sensed that his Tao was continuing to grow, he feared for his life and even resorted to call on the Sōshin for support, the beings he looks down on. The pressure later overwhelmed him when he could not comprehend how Chōbei managed to master Tao.
He is loyal towards Lord Tensen, however, after being enslaved by Chōbei and Tōma, he was forced to guide them to Hōrai.
The Tentacle Dōshi also has a speech disorder where he stutters at the beginning of his sentences.


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Tokugawa Nariyoshi is a rather stocky man who is slightly bald, wears a topknot, a small moustache and goatee, and has closed eyes. His main attire consists of wearing fashionable pattern kimonos.

The shogun is characterized as an extremely greedy and irrational individual. Having discovered that the legendary Elixir of Life existed on an mystical island, the shogun obsessively sent out teams in order to acquire it, in spite of the many failures, until he came to the decision to send out a group of death row criminals in hoping that results will be made. Upon gathering the recruited criminals, the shogun requested that they all engage in a massacre as a way to find the ones who were the most qualified, only to become unaware that this would only result in badly injured participants as noted by Aoki . On top of his greedy demeanor, the shogun is also rather impatient as he could not wait any longer for the vanguard party to retrieve the elixir after only two days had passed since their departure and decided to send out another team to speed up the progress, while also not considering that the people he hired had their own agenda depending on the numbers his employer dispatched. The shogun is also oblivious towards the well-being of others or anything that could be seen as gruesome or unnatural. He was not spooked at the slightest when only a single bloomed man came back from each expedition team he sent was lost and found enjoyment in watching the gathered death row criminals massacre each other. During the execution of all the family members from the Silver Serpent Group by Yamada Asaemon Shugen , the shogun happily watched as a spectator and ended up rewarding the Asaemon with a famed blade and clothing for his service. Though the shogun claimed that he had only chosen people who had exceptional skill for the second landing party, Isuzu knew that this was false and the truth was that the members were rather pawns for the shogun's amusement since she knew that if success were to be made on the mission then the shogun would have sent Shugen from the very beginning.


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Ura was designed as a girl with red skin, dark spiky hair, and two horns protruding from her head. As for her attire, she wears a robe with large stains. Since she is a demon, Ura's size is quite large.


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Keiun was an extremely large and muscular man. He wore a red mask that concealed his rugged, scarred face and a white headcowl with a scratched metal headband. He wore yellow beads, a frayed sleeveless traditional monk's robe, a thick rope tied around his waist, white pants, and wooden sandals. Along with having multiple scars around his body, he had armor grafted to his arms and chest, which he called his "Living Armor". [2]

Keiun was a man who had a blood thirsty passion for weapons and believed that he could bring out the true capabilities of every weapon he used. From Gabimaru's perspective, his love for weapons can be seen as being perverted. He was ruthless and cunning, as he came up with the idea of slaughtering the criminals sent to Kotaku so he can take his time searching for the Elixir of Life.


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Eizen had long spiky red hair and wore a large eyepatch that covered his missing left eye. He wore a dark haori underneath the standard attire of a Asaemon, which is a white robe with a bell tied to the left collar and a hakama held together by a waist-cord.
When he was younger, Eizen's hair was much shorter and wore a different eyepatch at the time.

Eizen had great pride for the Yamada clan and believed that no task was impossible for them when it came to executing convicted criminals, even his assigned criminal Rokurōta who was known to be impervious to all sorts of weapons. As an executioner, Eizen acted professional in his line of work as he knew that defiling the execution grounds by trying to bring pain to the condemned with his blade would defile the magistrate and followed the Yamada clan's ideal way of ending lives by cutting his victims painlessly, a concept which he tried to impart to a young Shugen. He found it atrocious at how Gabimaru ruthlessly dealt with the criminals in the death match for the expedition to Shinsenkyō . Eizen was also kind and caring as he promised to look after Shugen when he was young, which brought a great influence to him in the present. Eizen seemed to be also a good mentor, having taught Shugen about the ideals of being an executioner and helped a young Tenza to think about the path he should choose by telling him about the history between Shion and his late student Tesshin .
Like a few of his fellow clansmen, Eizen believed that women in the Yamada clan should not follow the path of a samurai, which caused him to have a conflicting relationship with Sagiri . He was fully aware of Sagiri's fear of taking the life of another and tried using this to discourage her from taking on the shogun's mission. Eizen also bluntly told her to her face that as a woman she was not suited to become an executioner and that her place was to live a comfortable life within the household. Despite his disapproval, Eizen did try to look after her as a fellow clansman as he attempted to protect her from a few convicted criminals that targeted her (though this may also have been because of his doubt that she could handle killing them).
He seemed to act a bit reckless, being prone to react quickly without thinking further and the consequences of his actions, this is what caused his demise, as he was shocked when Rokurōta destroyed his sword, subsequently killing him.


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Fuchi was a young man with below-average height, being 2 centimeters shorter than Gabimaru who stands at 150cm, blonde hair with bangs and a hime-cut. He also had an ahoge on the top of his head. His most noticeable feature was the shadow below each of his eyes. As an Asaemon he wore the standard uniform, which was a white robe with a bell tied on the left collar, along with a hakama held together with a waist cord and sandals. Over it he wore a dark kataginu and had a pair of pouches at his waist cord that held his dissection tools. He carried two swords strapped to his back, which was a short sword with a hook tip and a saw blade.

Fuchi was a rational thinker that had a good sense of judgement in situations and carried a no-nonsense view when it came to matters that he deemed were unscientific, pointless, and illogical, such as Gantetsusai's and Gabimaru's imaginary battle and the time he spent wasting on trying to unlock the ability to use Tao. To best get around obstacles, Fuchi focused on gathering and gaining a clear understanding of new information. This included wearing down his enemies instead of trying to kill them in order to extract intel.
He had great pride as a Yamada Asaemon and did not tolerate anybody speaking disgracefully about the Yamada clan. He was very close with his Asaemon comrades and would give them nicknames instead of using honourifics. After having learned that a few of his comrades' lives were taken, Fuchi became heart broken and briefly went into a more serious demeanor when talking to Mei, stating that his eyes had become more opened to the situation and bluntly told her that he was willing to hold her partially accountable, since she was cut from the same cloth as Lord Tensen, depending on the information she gave him. He also did not care for traitors as he brushed off Tōma's gratitude for healing his wounded nose.

Fuchi's obsession for dissecting.

Even though the Yamada clan mainly deal with testing new swords and executions, Fuchi preferred, and had a deep passion, for studying the human anatomy to improve medical science that came with the trade. He whole-heartedly believed that anatomical research would save lives and despised those who thought so little of this study. This does not only apply to humans, Fuchi could become intrigued by any organism that had special qualities, such as the undying Lord Tensen or the Sōshin. When Gabimaru explained to Fuchi and Gantetsusai about Lord Tensen, Fuchi became startled to hear of such a being and asked many questions to know more about them. It was for this reason that Fuchi was willing to ally with him. This preference however can be seen as an obsession. After Gabimaru and Gantetsusai killed many Sōshin, Fuchi cackled in delight as he got the chance to examine their corpses and was quick to think that a dissection would reveal a few answers to Mei's mysterious growth rate. During his fight with Tao Fa, Fuchi expressed his satisfaction in knowing that he could revolutionize medical science from his first-hand experience of feeling pain from her Tao attacks, prompting the Tensen to go so far as to state that he was crazy in the head. This behavior became sort of a running-gag as the series went on.

Fuchi ignoring his injuries as he prepares to heal Gantetsusai.

Fuchi was also a kind and selfless person who put the lives of others first before himself, which acted as his driving force to pursue anatomical research. He treated Gantetsusai's amputated left hand by replacing it with a hook, took the time to heal Gabimaru's injuries as much as he could after his fight with Aza Chōbei, treated Tōma's wound despite him being a traitor of the Yamada clan, and used the tsuba on his sword as Gantetsusai's eyepatch, which was noted by Shugen as misplacing his Asaemon soul. Upon learning about the deaths of his Asaemon comrades, Fuchi stated that he understood the value of life that he could not learn from his studies. It was for this reason that he allowed the Aza brothers' enslaved Dōshi to roam free instead of dissecting him as he had hoped. He had wished that both the surviving criminals and executioners together would be able to return home safely and was willing to defy Shugen from attacking Gantetsusai if it meant not seeing another life taken away. Fuchi's kindhearted nature carried with him towards the end. Even though his life was in great peril after getting cut down by Shugen, Fuchi chose to use whatever strength he had to treat Gantetsusai's injuries instead and did not carry any ill feelings for Shugen's actions.
Although he was an executioner, after his experience working together with the surviving convicts, Fuchi found that both "crime" and "evil" were entirely different from one another, with Tamiya Gantetsusai as an example. From a scientific viewpoint, Fuchi found that samurai and criminals were not so different since they are structured the same and both had a will to live, which he found was reason enough for the survivors to band together in trying to return home.


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Gagaimo is a young man with long black hair and dark eyes. As an Asaemon he wears the clan's standard attire, which is a white robe with a red lining running down the collars, a hakama with a single red band at the left gusset that is held together with a red waist cord, and a funerary bell tied to a red piece of cloth at the center of his collar. Instead of the standard dark haori, Gagaimo wears one that is clear and has a floral pattern.

Gagaimo is a fully devoted follower of Shugen who is willing to support him wherever he goes, even declaring to him that he would enter the cauldron of Hell if he were to say the word.


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Genji was a large, muscular man with dark and white hair and large eyebrows split into three sections. He wore the standard attire of a Asaemon, which was a white robe with a bell tied on the left collar along with a hakama held together with a waist cord that holds his two swords, and sandals. Instead of having the standard tasuki, Genji costumed his uniform with chains.

Genji was best described as a man who was only best suited to martial arts and had trouble with other activities. Like a few of his fellow clan members, Genji believes that women in the Yamada clan should not follow the path of a samurai. He stated to Sagiri that he believed that her only duty was to become the bride of the next head of the clan and that her skills were inferior when it came to surviving on the island. However, after understanding how Sagiri chooses to live her life, Genji came to accept her as a samurai and entrusted her to kill Rokurōta with his sword as his last dying wish.
As a samurai, Genji was a very strict man when it came to bushidō . He believed that a samurai's sword contains the wielders soul and felt disappointed after he noticed how Sagiri lost her original sword.  He also became enraged with how she spoke her mind about wanting to live her life, stating that what she said was not the way of a samurai.
Despite his serious demeanor and intimating appearance, Genji had a weakness for women, something he was known for by his fellow clansmen. Although he was a slow learner, Genji was determined to write a letter to a woman he had feelings for with the help of Shugen teaching him calligraphy that took him a year to learn. Instead of returning home as instructed after his assigned criminal was killed by Yuzuriha , Genji fell for her charms and decided to watch over her while making up the excuse of saying that she was too dangerous to be escorted by one Asaemon.
Genji was also kind and caring as he showed his gratitude to Shugen for helping him learn calligraphy by writing a letter of thanks and reading it out loud in front of the public despite the embarrassing moment. He also gave his little sister words of encouragement about her stature.


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Isuzu was a very tall, dark-skinned woman with long, unruly hair. She wore the standard attire of an Asaemon, which was a white robe, a hakama, a red waist cord that held her two swords at her left hip, a bell tied to her left collar, and sandals. Like her brother, Isuzu also wore chains to act as her tasuki. She also previously wore a dark haori on top of her robe during her departure to Kotaku.
After taking on the task of destroying the Banko's tandens, Isuzu procured shinobi equipment such as gauntlets, a pair of gaiters, and a metal plate headband with four spikes. She also started to wear her brother's tasuki chains as a necklace.

Isuzu was very respectful when working with her allies and wished to avoid any conflict between them, though she became rather timid when trying to exercise authority. However, in battle, or when one of her allies were to step out of line, Isuzu behavior drastically changes to where she becomes more serious and fiercer. Isuzu was also capable of self-restraint, which was greatly expressed on her face, when dealing with a troublesome situation, such as when she tried holding back her anger to reason with Sagiri as to why she should not continue defending the criminal Yuzuriha from her.
Like Kiyomaru, Isuzu was greatly loyal to Shugen and did whatever she could if it was all for his sake. She followed his view of justice in believing that all criminals should not be given mercy, or to those that protect them as well, and also believed that he was never in the wrong. To this point, she was not willing to cooperate with criminals even if dire circumstances arise. However, Isuzu was willing to temporarily set aside her morals just once by working together with the criminals of the vanguard to destroy the Banko and reunite with Shugen.

Isuzu preparing to commit seppuku.

Like her brother Genji, Isuzu followed the samurai code of honor known as bushidō . After Gantetsusai brought Fuchi's dead body, Isuzu was prepared to commit seppuku for the death of her fallen Asaemon comrades on the island and hoped that her death would appease the shogun.
As a child, Isuzu was sensitive about her stature and would often be referred to her as a gorilla. However, after receiving words of encouragement from her brother about gorillas being strong animals, Isuzu no longer took it as an insult and believed that gorillas embody the concept of bushidō.


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Jikka has violet hair tied in a topknot, bangs that frame the sides of his face, and small amounts of facial hair. He is usually seen with a relaxed expression. He wears a dark haori with the standard attire of a Asaemon underneath: a white robe, along with a hakama held together with a waist cord, and sandals. He chooses to not wear his funerary bell tied to his collar and has the the two threads hang loose.
During the report to the shogun regarding the completion of the mission, Jikka makes himself look more presentable by choosing to shave his facial hair, have his bangs tied back to his topknot, and wears his funerary bell with his Asaemon robe.

Jikka is a laid-back individual who compared to his fellow clan members, especially Shugen, is less dedicated to his work as an Asaemon. He mainly describes himself as someone who is very well patient in life and that all things will come his way as long as he remains in this state of mind. However, he also admits to being an opportunist at times if he sees that there is a chance that he can slightly push his agenda forward. Because of this behavior, very few people are unable to gain the slightest read on his motives. Jikka also admits to not being a believer in plans and that it is better to not raise his hopes up when working with others, or even himself to this extent.

Jikka's overall way of life.

Jikka stated that he is an individual that prefers to enjoy life to the fullest rather than focus on status and rank. This way of thinking greatly shows in his life as an executioner as he has been reported to attend his execution assignments while intoxicated and even sold his own sword as a way to collect money for his sexual exploits. He has no problem in being dishonest as he lied to the shogun's officials about how he felt guilty of not completing the mission after his criminal was killed by Aza Chōbei, when in actuality, Jikka expressed great joy at the time and shook Chōbei's hand in gratitude. He can also come off as rather rude and disrespectful to others around him regardless of who they are, even towards his fellow Asaemon. As a result of his despicable personality, Jikka has received a bad reputation amongst his peers in the Yamada clan, which causes to have his skills doubted. Instead of taking his work as an executioner seriously, Jikka finds that his ideal way of living his life is being promiscuous, which he refers to as indulging in "pleasures of the flesh". This characteristic shows itself whenever Jikka is around both sexes in public, tending to act out rather perverted and flirtatious. He is fond of the Red-Light District and stated that his drive for wanting to leave the island is to continue his sexual adventures with multiple people from specific areas.
Jikka believes that it is unwise to be involved in dangerous situations, preferring not to have anything to do with Kotaku after witnessing how dangerous the island was and believes that those that did were foolish. To this extent, he was not above insulting the shogun. After being forced to depart to Kotaku once again, Jikka spent his time sulking and tried to convince Aoki in to returning to the mainland and tried another attempt at persuading Shugen after witnessing the monsters that attacked the second landing party.
Jikka lacks the capacity to feel empathy, remorse, or guilt, traits not unlike that of a psychopath. Solely driven by his ambition to ascend as the head of the Yamada clan and escape the drudgery for a luxurious life, Jikka confesses to having no emotional ties to his fellow clansmen. After finding the corpse of Eizen, Jikka did not show any signs of emotional distress or join in with Shugen, Isuzu, and Kiyomaru in giving him a proper burial, only wishing to leave the island. Jikka even went to go so far as to conspire with Chōbei and Tōma in killing Shugen, Sagiri, and Shion to become the only ranked Asaemon to survive and secure his place as the next head. From this, Chōbei, a ruthless person himself, characterized Jikka as someone who was "clearly missing a soul." Jikka believes his actions are justified, as he views the pursuit of greater achievements as a natural aspiration for any man. The only times he is willing to help others is if all goes his way to achieving his goals. In turn for killing the surviving ranked Asaemons, Jikka agreed to turn a blind eye to the Aza brothers' escape from the island and make up a false report to the shogun. After the battle against Rien, Jikka agreed to make a false death report to the shogun about the surviving death row convicts and executioners of the vanguard, as them being out of the way would not hinder him from becoming the Yamada clan's next head. He was also willing to make sure that Yuzuriha's village would not come after her and had setup a meeting place for Gabimaru to reunite with Yui, as well as have Iwagakure become disbanded.


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Like all Asaemon, Kichiji wears the clan's attire of a Asaemon, which is a white robe with a bell tied to the left collar and a hakama held together by a waist-cord. His hair is also fashioned in a topknot.

Kichiji appears to be a man that respects the traditions of his clan. He and his fellow clan members strongly believe that women in the clan should not wield a sword and looks down on his daughter for attempting to follow down the path of a samurai.


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Kishō had short hair with his face framed with bangs. He wore a dark haori with the standard attire of a Asaemon underneath, which is a white robe with a bell tied on the left collar along with a hakama held together with a waist cord, and sandals.

Kishō was an individual who was known for never losing his composure and rarely acting assertive. He was able to see the big picture in situations and found it annoying when people questioned his way of handling them. Kishō had shown that he didn't mind in taking the easy way out, offering to cut down Gabimaru to help Sagiri return home instead of following through with the mission. He also didn't like to be pushed around. After being set straight by Gabimaru, Kishō smiled saying that his time with finding the elixir will run out and the shogun had plans to have people from Iwagakure involve, which had Gabimaru concern.
Kishō was also someone who didn't have ambition, as he did not care about who would become the new head of the Yamada Clan and wasn't interested in competing with his fellow clansmen. He was shown to not be a strickler and was rather more flexible about following rules, as seen when he allowed his assigned criminal to cut off the bindings and to fight Gabimaru. To him, every criminal is a lowlife who doesn't deserve to even argue with, to the point of beheading the corpse of Warped Keuin to prove he did not abandon the mission.


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Kiyomaru was a child with wavy hair that was brushed over to the right side of his face. He wore a dark kataginu on top of the standard attire of an Asaemon; a white robe, a hakama, a red waist cord that holds his sword at his hip, a bell tied to his left collar, and sandals.

Due to his young age, Kiyomaru was very immature, shown as he spoke rudely to one of his superiors and recklessly ordered one ninja to kill himself to prove his loyalty. Kiyomaru was also very arrogant and disapproved of being looked down on by others, as he declared that he was far superior to everyone that came along on the mission and cut off a ninja's mask to prove his strength to Aoki after hearing him doubt his abilities for being an unranked Asaemon. Aside from his childhood behavior, Kiyomaru was very loyal to Shugen and would do anything he commanded.


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Sagiri is a fair-skinned young woman of a slender build who is quite tall, as her height is 172 cm. (5 feet 8 inches), making her one of the tallest female characters in the series. She has long brown hair that she keeps in a ponytail using a very long ribbon and frontal hairs that fall across her face as bangs, as well as two very long front strands that reach down to her chest.
As an Asaemon, she wears the standard attire, albeit altered slightly for her gender, which consists of a white hakamashita kimono with a red lining running down the collar, tucked into a pair of white hakama with a single red band at the left gusset, held up by an imitation of an obi (fashioned much like a western corset), consisting of four red straps securing a dark red obimakura, which also holds her katana at her left hip. Finally, she wears a pair of white tabi, with dark waraji for footwear. Her accessories include a red bow on her collar with the standard funerary bell attached to it, as is traditional for all Yamada Asaemon, a red gauntlet at her right hand, and red tasuki she uses to tie up her sleeves to prevent them from interfering with her duties when preparing for an execution.
After taking on the task of destroying one of the Banko's tandens, Sagiri procures shinobi equipment from the fallen Iwagakure shinobi taken down by Jikka, consisting of a headband, along with adding another gauntlet and a second sword. She also switches to wearing shinobi footwear and has her hakama tucked into a pair of gaiters around her lower legs.
After a year passed, Sagiri wears a striped robe, being held together with a dark obi, a haori, and sandals. She also carries along a kasa and a walking stick.

When performing her job as an executioner, Sagiri generally displays a stoic and serious demeanor, as she possesses a very high sense of duty when given a task. When she acted on her role as an inspector, Sagiri made sure Gabimaru answered all her questions even if he was not clothed or if it was during one of his death sentences, which made her have to constantly tell the magistrate and his men to hold off on their next attempts at executing him. [2] [3] After becoming Gabimaru's monitor, she boldly made it clear that she refused to allow him to do as he pleased on the island and made sure to keep watch over him at all times. [4] [5] [6] Another great example of Sagiri's serious attitude was when she aimed to give Gabimaru and Mei a proper bath, viewing it as an "operation" even though it was not required of her as the criminal's monitor. [7] As noted by Kishō , Sagiri is a stickler for upholding the rules, as she kept the bindings on her assigned criminal when they made landfall even though the other Yamada Asaemons on the mission allowed the opposite since Kishō pointed out that the rules would only hinder progress on the mission. She can, however, allow herself to bend the rules a little, as she overlooked Gabimaru's attempt to kill her. [8] She is also able to accept certain unfortunate events that have fallen; though it will take a while for her to allow the situation to sink in.

Sagiri being overwhelmed with fear after ending a life.

While dedicated in her duties as both a samurai and an executioner, Sagiri lacks the mental state to take a life without putting any fear or hesitation into her blade, a flaw that she is greatly criticized for by her clansmen, on top of her gender, given their principles to execute the condemned painlessly by ridding themselves of this emotion. Upon analyzing Gabimaru's behavior after watching him commit murder, Sagiri learned from him that she must bear the weight of the lives she has taken like the shinobi does and accept her fear and doubt instead of trying to overcome it. Come the shogun's mission, Sagiri soon realized that this way of thinking ultimately became the key to her survival on Kotaku.

“ Strength…weakness…and doubt. They make me what I am. ”

— Sagiri following the Middle Way during her fight against Rien.

Sagiri's Tao surging in response to her following the Middle Way.

Most prominently, Sagiri is noted to be a person who stays true to herself. Having realized at a young age that her true path in life lies within the Yamada clan's duties of executing criminals, Sagiri chose to take up the blade and not adhere to the clan's traditional customs as a woman no matter what her clansmen may think of her; though she stated to herself that she would not accept this fate quietly. As such, she carries a belief that a person should choose what they want to be in life regardless of the identity they are born with. [9] Though she speaks to her clansmen with respect, Sagiri is not afraid to stand up for herself by stating her convictions. She has also come to accept her own shortcomings, such flaws being her fears and doubts as a samurai. Due to this, as well as her disregard for gender-based roles, Sagiri's way of life is seen as leaning towards the Middle Way , which has proven to greatly help her overcome difficult obstacles. Sagiri also stated to Gabimaru that embracing one's true feelings is not a weakness but instead it is where true strength comes from.
Sagiri is also a very good-natured person who is polite, kind, and caring towards others. Despite the fact that she is well-aware that a few of her fellow clansmen view her as being unworthy of becoming a samurai, Sagiri speaks to them with respect and became sadden after the ones who were tasked on the mission had died. [10] After Mei was preparing to take a bath, Sagiri kindly took the liberty to wash her clean, an act that the girl dearly appreciated. When Hōko's head was severed from his body, Sagiri expressed her relief that he was still alive and willingly carried him after defeating Mu Dan. From her experience as an executioner, Sagiri is capable of understanding the feelings of others from within their hearts, which could allow her to show empathy even towards criminals. [11] Through this trait, Sagiri realized that Gabimaru was not truly an evil person and was able to show genuine concern for his well-being.

Sagiri laughs at one of Shion's puns.

Though she takes matters seriously, Sagiri does possess a sense of humor, as she is one of the rare few who finds Shion's puns about his eyesight to be funny. She is also one to make puns herself, which she credits Shion as being her influence, having told Gabimaru that in the end she "executed" her initial role of being partnered up with him after beheading the convict to free him from Arborification.
Another side to Sagiri that differs from her usual composed personality is that she is susceptible to becoming emotional and nervous around others, as shown when she met Yui a second time, having viewed this meeting as being special compared to the first time they met at Iwagakure; most likely given all that Gabimaru had to go through to see her. Her nervous behavior seems to have been with her since she was much younger, as she had a hard time properly welcoming Fuchi into the clan at the age of six and even more so with Senta who has a nervous personality himself.


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Senta was a young man with a chubby build and wore round-frame glasses. His hair was styled in a topknot along with six spikes of hair across his head. His eyes wore constantly narrow, seen as being closed at all times. He wore a dark haori and the standard attire of a Asaemon, which is a white robe with a bell tied on the left collar along with a hakama held together with a waist cord, and sandals. His overall appearance has been pointed out by Gabimaru to resemble that of a tanuki .

Senta was very nervous around others and tended to frequently sweat. He usually remained in the background and went along with whatever was happening around him but would speak when he felt that whatever he had to say would be helpful. He was capable of assessing the situation and made good judgements as to how to approach them. Despite being an executioner, Senta disliked his role of killing people but felt that he had no choice in the matter due to being required to uphold his family traditions, which resulted in him having to abandon his dream of becoming an artist. Despite his nervous demeanor, Senta was fearless and stood his ground no matter who he was up against, such as the powerful Tensen Mu Dan .
Senta was very caring towards his comrades and displayed no signs of selfish behavior. After Genji ordered Sagiri to leave the island, Senta warned them about the boats that went missing and thought that it was not a wise decision. When he was pinned by Yuzuriha after Genji was injured by Rokurōta, he asked for her to let him loss so he could provide medical attention. He also showed great dedication, as he offered to stay on guard duty despite exhaustingly gathering intel. However, he seems to be unaware of his own limits, having fallen asleep in front of Gabimaru which gave him a chance to escape to Hōrai . He later immediately expressed his sincerest apologizes to Sagiri afterwards.

Senta switching into his analytical state of mind.

Senta was very knowledgeable and analytical when it came to Theology; a quirk he was known for by Sagiri. He was able to give good insight and thought deeply on the religious attributes on the island's statues and the Sōshin. His compassion for religion extended to the point where he broke out of his nervous demeanor and entered into an analytical state. From what he gathered after researching the island, Senta voiced his opinion and quickly evaluated Kotaku's use of religion from the outside world and came to the conclusion that it did not live up to its namesake.
Senta admitted that he felt envious of people like Yuzuriha due to being able to be completely honest with themselves while he was forced to lie himself and others, and admired their capacity to act freely with no restrictions or limitations imposed by others. For that reason deep down he wished to be like Yuzuriha and stay by her side during the mission, and was a bit ashamed of this feelings because as an executioner he wasn't supposed to feel anything like that for a criminal.


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Shugen had chin-length hair with bangs that frame the sides of his face and slight hints of shadow below his eyes. His attire differed from the standard uniform of an Asaemon, being that he was clad in black due to wearing a black robe and hakama, instead of the standard white, and wore a matching colored kataginu.
After his confrontation with Rien, Shugen lost his right arm up to his elbow. Shugen also received burned marks to his face after recklessly charging towards Rien to attack while she was set on fire by Gabimaru's fire ninjutsu .

Shugen was very dignified and diligent in his duties as an executioner and took great pride in being an Asaemon. He cared greatly for his Yamada clansmen, having spent his years with them and being taught what they know, which was reflected in his abilities. He greatly expressed his concern for their safety on the island and vowed to bring them back home no matter what the means were. Furthermore, Shugen had a tendency to become emotional whenever he thought about his comrades. Even though the Yamada clan view women as inferior of becoming an executioner, Shugen was one of the rare few who do not believe in this belief as he vouched for Sagiri's qualifications in receiving a ranking and also did not think ill of Isuzu. It seemed that the only member he had a low opinion of was Jikka, who acted as his complete opposite, and did not take it lightly when he did not conduct himself in a dignified manner. Nevertheless, Shugen referred to him properly as his senior. Among his clan members, Shugen showed the most concern for Eizen, who was the one who took him in when he was young and promised to oversee his maturity as a Yamada Asaemon. After finding his corpse, Shugen broke down into tears and took the time to lay his soul to rest with a prayer.
Shugen greatly despised all criminals and truly believed that they are evil no matter who they are. At a young age, Shugen could not understand the Yamada clan's way of thinking when executing criminals and believed that they should all deserve a painful death. He believed that it was pointless to task the criminals from the vanguard party to retrieve the Elixir of Life and expressed his concern of the thought of one of the assigned criminals completing the mission and receiving the pardon, stating that it would leave him with nightmares. He also did not place his trust in the Iwagakure ninja and viewed them no better than criminals as well. Shugen's disdain towards criminals originated from the time his parents were killed by a murderer and sought revenge against the killer by executing them.

“ Such unpleasantness could not be avoided. Your execution alone would not stop your wicked ways from being carried on by your relations. The blame in such cases lies not only with the corrupt soul of a single man but also with the environment that produced him. ”

— Shugen's words to the boss of the Silver Serpent yakuza group. [1]

Even if they are an infant, Shugen shows no mercy to anyone who are connected to criminals.

Shugen believed in order of all things in the world; the order in which those who abide by the law are to be protected while those who break them should be punished without mercy. As an executioner, Shugen had shown a great display of mercilessness when performing his duties. A great example is when he executed the captured underlings of the Silver Serpent yakuza group in order for their boss to reveal the remaining members that were not arrested and execute them as well. However, despite completing the task he was given, Shugen did not feel that justice had truly been fulfilled and moved towards executing the entire families of each member, showing no mercy in killing men and women, young or old, to infants. Although he was merciless in his duties, Shugen showed what little sympathy he had prior to executing the boss, shedding tears in hoping that he, along with the rest he executed, became righteous in the afterlife. Shion noted that no matter how critical the situation was Shugen would not stoop so low as to ally himself with criminals or allow any Asaemon to ally themselves with criminals as well, even going so far as to state that his arrival on the island only made matters worse rather than good for the allied leftover criminals and Asaemons of the vanguard. Isuzu also vouched for this when she explained to Sagiri that Shugen places this brand of justice above his own desires, which was proven true when he cut down Fuchi who protected Gantetsusai from his wrath despite the years they spent together as comrades. Despite this betrayal, Shugen still thought of Fuchi as a comrade and ordered the Iwagakure shinobi to help him if he was still alive as he made his way to Hōrai's floodgates.
After finding the corpse of his fallen mentor, Shugen unleashed his ruthless, cruel nature and developed a more vengeful attitude, shedding a single tear of blood and furiously declared that he would kill every living thing on the island. He also became more violent and sadistic as he slowly carved away at a Dōshi until he told him everything he needed to know about the island. As they continue to travel the island and find the death of two more Asaemon , Jikka took note at how Shugen was acting more psychotic after resorting to using the whistle the Dōshi had earlier to summon the Monshin and carry them to Hōrai.


Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku

Tenza was a young man with neatly combed hair along with a single strand. He wore the standard attire of a Asaemon, which was a white robe with a bell tied on the left collar along with a hakama held together with a waist cord that held his two swords, and sandals. Unlike the other Asaemon, Tenza had his hakama tucked into a pair of gaiters strapped around his lower legs. He also wore a metal headband with two cross scratches.

Tenza was an enthusiastic, persistent, determined, and kind young man. As a samurai, he followed the ways of bushido, taking in the lesson of continuing on forward no matter what was blocking his way. He was also righteous and did not let his duties as an Asaemon get in the way of doing what was right. He believed that Nurugai was innocent and did not deserve to die on the island, prompting him to make an attempt at escape with her on a boat.
Although righteous and diligent as he was, Tenza admitted to not being very bright to use logic in situations and failed to understand things that were too complex or in theory. A reason for this could possibly be due to his upbringing, as Tenza may have never received a formal education outside of swordsmanship. As such, he often tried to find a solution to problems that was more on his level, such as aimlessly walking the beach of Kotaku until a safe current off the island was found, only to be pointed out by Nurugai that doing so would only end up wasting stamina and that the better option would be to get high up in the forest to get a full view.
During his childhood, before being picked up by Shion, Tenza was a troublemaker who lived his life doing whatever he wanted, due to being neglected and eventually abandoned by his parents. Owing to growing up on the streets in poverty and being shunned by people, Tenza initially had very low self-esteem as he viewed himself as a worthless scumbag. However, after being taken under Shion's care and becoming his student, Tenza for the first time in his life felt he was more than what he thought he was. He also developed a special bond with Shion, seeing him as his mentor and deeply respected him.
Tenza also had a hard time being around females. As a child, Tenza was never around women while he was out on the streets and became flustered when he first met Sagiri after joining the Yamada clan. [2] He also became embarrassed when Nurugai stripped down and exposed herself to him, which what made him realize that his assigned criminal was actually a young girl.

Even on the verge of death, Tenza continued to fight Zhu Jin to protect Shion and Nurugai.

During his final moments, Tenza had shown to possess an indomitable will. Even after being mortally wounded by Zhu Jin, Tenza persisted on fighting the Tensen to buy enough time for Shion and Nurugai to escape even if it meant that he would not make it out alive. Ultimately, Tenza's sacrifice and selflessness gave Shion and Nurugai the drive to push onward on their path on Kotaku and bring justice to his death.


Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku

Tesshin was a young man of average height with short black hair that has a purple tint to it and silver colored eyes. He had two small facial scars, one located on the corner of his left eyebrow and the other on the corner of his left cheek. As a former Asaemon, he wore the clan's standard attire, which was a white robe with a small bell on the side of the left collar along with a hakama held together with a waist cord. He also wore the clan's black haori over his uniform.

According to Eizen, Tesshin's personality was much like his junior Tenza when he was young, who at the time was unmotivated and had a bad behavior. Tesshin's lack of motivation stuck with him by the time he severed his connections with the clan, as he left not feeling committed to his training, in light of the bond he shared with his master Shion, and decided to live as he pleased. Upon being sentenced to death as a criminal and having to be executed by Shion, Tesshin came to regret his actions and apologized to his former master as his last words.


Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku

Tsumutsumu is a young man with short scruffy hair. As an Asaemon he wears the clan's standard attire, which is a white robe with a red lining running down the collars, a hakama with a single red band at the left gusset that is held together with a red waist cord, and a funerary bell tied to a red piece of cloth at the center of his collar. He also chooses to wear the standard dark haori on top of his attire.

Tsumutsumu is a fully devoted follower of Shugen who is willing to support him wherever he goes, even agreeing with Gagaimo that he would enter the cauldron of Hell if the Asaemon were to say the word.


Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku

Yui is a young woman with hazel eyes and blonde wavy hair that goes down to her shoulder blades, with bangs on the left side of her face. She has a very distinctive scar on the right side of her face that stretches down from her forehead to her cheek. Early in her marriage, Yui initially wore her hair with her bangs covering the right side of her face where her scar is; though she stated that this was not because she was concerned about her appearance. Upon Gabimaru's misunderstood request to not worry about her blemish, she has since gladly tucked them behind her ears to allow her scar to be shown. After a year passed, Yui has let her hair flow straight.
Her attire mainly consists of wearing kimonos.

Yui has a very kind, caring and gentle personality. As Gabimaru's wife, she truly loves him for who he is as a human being, believing that he is not a heartless monster as people make him out to be. As such, she is accepting of the fact that he kills people as an Iwagakure shinobi and is not terrified being around him. Yui is also shown to be wise, having gave Gabimaru words of wisdom on why he should relax his body while giving him a bath.

Yui teaching Gabimaru how to properly accept food.

While accepting of the ways of Iwagakure, Yui desired to live a normal life as an ordinary woman. Despite her marriage to Gabimaru was nothing more than an arrangement that was only beneficial to her father, Yui implemented her sense of normalcy to the matter by introducing Gabimaru to basic customs that they should follow, believing that they should truly act like an actual married couple. Yui has also shown to be very strong willed. Though her father tried to discourage her from living out her dream by burning her face when she was young, Yui kept her hope alive by the time she was married to Gabimaru, believing that the human spirit could not be so easily shattered. She also kept her faith that Gabimaru would return to her after he was arrested and sent on the Shinsenkyō expedition.
Gabimaru also noted that Yui is not the type of woman who would be so petty as to become angry or jealous at her husband if he were to worry about another woman.


Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku

Yuzuriha is a slim young woman of average height with black (purple in the anime) locks of hair tied together in a bun with a hair pin. After her battle with Ran, it was revealed that Yuzuriha has multiple scars all over her body that she received from her past work as a Kai kunoichi and hid them using a layer of mucus to act as her skin.
Initially, she wore the standard black (purple in the anime) attire for a kunoichi, which was a sleeveless garment, a white obi wrapped around her waist, and pants that had openings around her thighs. Her blouse was noticeably kept slightly opened, showing off most of her cleavage. She had arm straps holding kunai on both her arms and wore a bandage on her right wrist and a bracer on her left. She also carried around bamboo bottles of potions on her waist to perform her ninjutsu, along with a wakizashi with two ropes wrapped around its scabbard.
After entering Hōrai and trying on different outfits, Yuzuriha changed into a green cheongsam with yellow peony flower patterns and an opening in the chest area and started wearing black kung-fu style flat shoes. She later changes into a new cheongsam after her previous one was ruined by Ran.
After a year passed since she escaped the island, Yuzuriha has her hair fall back into a ponytail, instead of having it pinned, and wears a floral pattern yukata along with a dark haori.

While coming off as somewhat friendly and carefree around others on the surface, with a personality similar to that of a typical teenage girl, Yuzuriha's true nature underneath is that of an overly solipsistic individual, as she possesses a complete lack of comradeship when working with others to achieve a common goal. When working with Moro Makiya , Yuzuriha used him as bait to understand the nature of the human-faced insects on Kotaku. Instead of helping Gabimaru fight off Rokurōta, after the two had formed a partnership, Yuzuriha chose to watch from the sidelines and refused to aid him when requested, having used their partnership agreement where only he was responsible for handling the enemies to pull one over on him. She was also unwilling to go search for him after he left for Hōrai. [3] [4] Another example was during her fight with Mu Dan where she dodged one of his Tao projectiles knowing that it would hit Senta behind her despite the fact that the latter protected her from the Kyōshi earlier. [5] The only times she is willing to help others if there is any benefit, as she had only agreed to help Sagiri find Gabimaru after Hōko revealed that he has the capabilities of guiding her through Hōjo's thick mist, which would lead her to Hōrai where the Elixir of Life is being kept. [6] As noted by Senta, Yuzuriha's cruel and ruthless behavior towards others is her simply remaining true to herself, which enables her to tell when people are lying to themselves in the process. While traveling to Kotaku with Senta, Yuzuriha knew that her Aasaemon monitor was reluctant to follow his family's tradition of being of service to the Yamada clan.

“ Top priority is our lives. Long as you're alive, you can figure out the rest later. So first, we figure out how to survive. That's my mantra! ”

— Yuzuriha reassuring Sagiri.

Yuzuriha's behavior of keeping people at arms-length comes from her own self-preservation mindset that stems from her vow to live out her life for both herself and her late younger sister Saya . To ensure her safe return back home for when she stands before the shogun, after finding out from Mu Dan that the Elixir of Life does not exist, Yuzuriha made an attempt at persuading Sagiri in having her and Shion leave the island with her as the only Asaemons who could help defend her instead of going off of Sagiri's choice of looking for Gabimaru. Before invading Hōrai, Yuzuriha made it clear to Gabimaru that she would only be looking after herself when fighting alongside him and that she is not willing to put her life on the line. Yuzuriha holds her life in very high regards to the point where she lost her composure when Mu Dan tried to kill her with a devastating attack . [7]

Yuzuriha carrying an injured Gabimaru as she retreats from Ran.

In light of her callous nature, Yuzuriha is shown to not be completely devoid of feelings of sympathy and empathy. As Senta was dying, she consoled him and had him die in peace by making him forget about his duties as an Asaemon and gave him the last bit of freedom he had to think about what he wanted to imagine as his last memory, even offering to hold him in her arms. Upon her life-threatening battle against Ran, Yuzuriha had a change of heart when it came to prioritizing her own life above others. Instead of abandoning Gabimaru after the two were at a disadvantage against Ran in his Kishikai, Yuzuriha chose to grab and retreat with him despite her past warning of only looking after herself. [8] Despite her grievous injuries, Yuzuriha chose to continue fighting alongside Gabimaru with what little Tao she had left to kill Ran, being fully aware that such an act could end up costing her life. Towards the end of the vanguard's mission, Yuzuriha developed a sense of camaraderie with the surviving criminals and Asaemons, as she was willing to fight alongside them to defeat Rien and enjoyed conversing with them as they headed home.

Yuzuriha attempting to seduce Gabimaru.

As a kunoichi, Yuzuriha uses her charms for her own benefits. She managed to set Makiya up to be bait for the insects on the island so she could do research and successfully seduced Genji into accompanying her on the island instead of having him take the second option of leaving for home since his assigned criminal was dead. She also attempted to seduce Gabimaru into teaming up with her. When her seduction methods failed against him, due to him being a fellow shinobi, she tried to act vulnerable and innocent, only for that method to fail as well. [9] Yuzuriha's pride in her looks and sex appeal shows in her choice of outfits, which commonly exposes her cleavage. When Tamiya Gantetsusai commented that he found her bottom attractive, she replied that hers was "the sweetest around." [10] Other than this, Yuzuriha also follows shinobi principles, such as knowing the difference of a person's suffering to tell whether or not they are dead weight. As a heinous criminal marked for death, Yuzuriha has no problems when it comes to killing or who she has to sacrifice to achieve a goal. [11]
She is shown to be a terrible liar after trying to make up her backstory.


Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku

Zhu Jin was of average height, with orange flower petal shaped hair, along with long strands of stigma-like antenna, golden colored eyes, and possessed either a well-toned, muscular body when assuming their Yang male body or a slender, feminine build when assuming their Yin female body. For their attire, Zhu Jin wore a shirt with a large collar, a beaded necklace, a fancy dark skirt, a hakama, and dark boots. On top, Zhu Jin wore a hanfu decorated with dark markings and two long sashes that float around them.
When entering in their Kishikai, Zhu Jin's body took on the form of a huge flower resembling a hibiscus with flower tentacles at the bottom. Two bodies representing Zhu Jin's Yin and Yang forms acted as the flower's style and had four anthers protruding from the top. When partially transformed, some of Zhu Jin's hair, arms all the way to their chest, and torso darkened with sprouted bulbs and long leaves formed from behind their body, making their form resemble somewhat like a revealing coat. Their ears were also more pointed and their fingers became claws.
After fusing with the Banko , the giant flower took on the form of Zhu Jin's head with plant vines and anthers protruding from it and holds a flower bed within the top of the head with a replica of Zhu Jin's Yin body as a stigma. Upon it being morning, the Zhu Jin-fused Banko's form further evolved where it developed a body with veins and flowers sprouted from holes layered around it, two pairs of breasts, and four arms. Strands of vines also started to freely hang from its body.

Zhu Jin is characterized as being an unenthusiastic individual that is inclined to put in the effort in tasks they are given, which is greatly shown by the constant bored expression on their face. During their training in the Five Training Methods of Immortality, Zhu Jin was known to slothfully get by on their lessons. [2] After running into Gabimaru at the gate entrance to Hōrai once they were finish dealing with Tenza and his comrades, they expressed their depression in having to do their job twice, and rather than fighting Gabimaru at first, they begged for him to leave. Consequently, Zhu Jin's sloppy attitude caused them to suffer greatly in battles against strong opponents and would turn towards using their Kishikai abilities in order to fix their mistakes. Due to this behavior, Zhu Jin was regarded as being the younger sibling of the Tensens. [3]

Zhu Jin becoming annoyed fighting Gabimaru.

Like their fellow Tensen, Zhu Jin lacked the emotional compacity to feel sympathy for humans or other living things and would show no mercy in killing them to create Tan if spotted. They had also shown to have a sadistic side, as they smiled as Tenza was viciously beating them, knowing that it was futile because of their regeneration. When dealing with humans who try putting up a fight, Zhu Jin became easily irritated and would put in some effort in trying to kill the target they deemed annoying. After confronting Tenza, Zhu Jin felt annoyed with their attempts at trying to attack them and decided to kill him instead of keeping him alive in order to turn him into Tan as originally planned. During their confrontation with Gabimaru, Zhu Jin expressed their infuriation with fighting the ninja and opted to using Tao attacks to kill him.
Despite usually keeping a straight face at all times, Zhu Jin would break into a state of panic and fear when faced with an unbelievable crisis, which would prompt them into taking matters seriously. After being reduced to their weaken state by Shion, Zhu Jin became wary of his attacks to make sure they would recover and became fearful of their life after seeing Shion's rage. Once they had managed to recover, Zhu Jin also displayed a rather cocky attitude as they thought Shion had no chance of winner against them while they had access to their Kishikai abilities after partially transforming.
Upon their defeat in their battle with Shion, Zhu Jin slightly matures in that they came to realize that their lazy attitude was a bad reflection on themselves and to the Tensens they were close to and developed the motivation to complete the Rite of Consumption by fusing with the Banko. Zhu Jin also wished to be praised by their peers if the task was complete. Though their actions could be perceived as being commendable, Gui Fa noted that their way of going about it was also reckless as their failed attempt to complete the Rite of Just Consumption ended up destroying 1,000 years of research in the process.
Unlike the other Tensens (with Gui Fa as an exception), Zhu Jin does not carry a preference to either being male or female and allows themselves to switch in and out of the two chi's over time.


Hello Kitty

Amy is a white dog who has an orange-colored nose, has two pink bows around her hair and wears a pink dress.


Hello Kitty

Ayankey is a pink monkey that wears a heart antenna headband, heart earrings, and heart beads on her tail. She has a heart on her forehead and blue eyelashes.


Hello Kitty

Amy is a white cat who has brown-colored spot around hear head, a red-colored nose and six whiskers. She has a purple bow with a rose and dark purple flower around her head and wears a purple dress with a red part at the bottom.


Hello Kitty

Mia (ミア) is a pink cat with a large, black bow. Her charm points are her sharp ears and her hot-and-cold personality. Her hobbies are observing girls whose hearts are pounding and expanding the wild ideas she gets from that. Her favorite food is strawberry-flavored chocolate, and she enjoys all things sweet. She also has an interest in romcoms and TV dramas. She possesses outstanding singing ability and a cute, high-tone voice. In her vampire form, she gains wings on her back, the tips of her ears, paws, and tail become a dark grey color, and her pupils become slimmer. When she loses all her colors and goes into “10%” mode, the rest of the pink on her body turns dark grey, with the only remaining colorful spots being on her ears and claws.
Chelsea (チェルシー) is a light blue striped cat with small, black ribbons on each of her ears. She has a clear, whispery voice. She's always sleepy, and her comments can be harsh, but they're always rooted in friendship. She enjoyed electronics and vocaloid music. In her vampire form, she gains wings on her back, the tips of her ears and the stripes on her body become a dark grey color, and her pupils become slimmer. When she loses all her colors and goes into “10%” mode, the rest of the blue on her body turns light grey, with the only remaining colorful spots being on her ears and claws.
Rico (リコ) is a yellow zombie cat, with patches and a lion-like tail, wearing  a large, black rabbit-ears ribbon. She's full of energy and tension, but her tongue tends to hang out of her mouth. Her agile dancing can lift everyone's spirits. She enjoys running and excersizing, and her favorite food thing to eat is meat. In her vampire form, she gains wings on her back and the stitched parts of her body, tip of her left ear and foot, right paw, and tip of her tail (which has become more sleek and spiky), all become a dark grey color. Her pupils become slimmer and her sclera appears darker. When she loses all her colors and goes into “10%” mode, the rest of the yellow on her body turns light grey, with the only remaining colorful spots being on her ears and claws.
Layla (レイラ) is a purple cat, with a sharklike white patch going down her face and front. She always has her headphones in, and her expression doesn't change much, but she really does pay attention to what's going on around her. She'll liven up the stage with her rap. In her vampire form, she gains wings on her back, the tips of her ears, paws, and tail become a dark grey color, and her pupils become slimmer. When she loses all her colors and goes into “10%” mode, the rest of the purple on her body turns light grey, with the only remaining colorful spots being on her ears and claws.
Emma (エマ) is a fluffy, mint-green cat who wears four miniature black bows on her head. Gentle and kind, she's been described as a bit of an airhead, though she's not convinced. She's very flexible, allowing her to dance in an elegant way. She enjoys mint chocolate chip ice cream and taking long baths. In her vampire form, she gains wings on her back, the tips of her ears, paws, and tail become a dark grey color. Her pupils become slimmer and her sclera more red. When she loses all her colors and goes into “10%” mode, the rest of the green on her body turns light grey, the only remaining colorful spots being on her ears, claws, and neck tuft.


Hello Kitty

Button Nose is a small, young girl. Her eyes are drawn as black dots. She wears a purple dress with long sleeves in the promotional material, and the Button Nose television series gives her a purple and yellow striped shirt, a red dungaree, purple and yellow tights, and red shoes. She has a strawberry-shaped accessory in her hair; which side it is on has been shown inconsistently.


Hello Kitty

Chia is a baby pale pink plush kitten with pink ears, arms, legs and tail. Her eyes are magenta. The white fur around her muzzle forms a heart shape. She wears a light blue ribbon with white dots on each ear, a white frilly neck decoration, as well as a light blue diaper with a pink bow. Like the main kittens, she has star-shaped paw pads (but those are yellow unlike others) and a yellow star in her left ear.

Chia is energetic that can bring smiles to anyone. She also loves to be hugged.


Hello Kitty

GOEXPANDA or Go-chan is a white panda with white tail, but his ears and paws are black, he has got black rectangle eyes, pink cheeks and a red heart-shaped nose. Go-chan is wearing a white shirt, with letter V.

There he is also a shy side, but the sense of justice is strong, bright and gentle. GOEXPANDA is a Panda Prince who came from planet, which is called Expanda Star. He is a TV Asahi mascot character. He has some features: 1 Big eyes: Light blue, give courage to everyone. 2 Big ears: Hear from 360 degrees, receive everyone's thoughts.  (3) Heart-shaped nose: Humming, giving peace to everyone.


Hello Kitty

Chocola is a light brown Asian black bear with darker brown neck fluff, leg fluff and tail. She has ears made out of chocolate ice cream with white sprinkles and an orange crescent moon mark on her forehead. She also has brown eyes and wears an orange candy wrapper-shaped necklace around her neck fluff.


Hello Kitty

Christopher Kiwinu is a brown dog with very long ears. He carries a yellow rucksack.


Hello Kitty

Collimo is a turquoise-colored bat-like creature with a white horn on his head, black wings, a black tuft around his neck, and a black devil tail.


Hello Kitty

DB is a green anthropomorphic brontosaurus who wears purple glasses, a purple suit with stars on it, a platinum belt with a big star and white gloves and shoes. His eyes move around in his glasses. His neck is flexible, allowing him to shift his head abnormally to the left and right during a dance; this is shown when he dances to Kitty's singing in the episode Sing Out Loud.


Hello Kitty

Den Den is a brown snail with a blue shell and big eyes.


Hello Kitty

Egbert is a small black penguin who wears glasses, although in his first appereance in "March of the Badtz-Maru's" he doesn't wear any.


Hello Kitty

Eric is a brown dog who has an orange-colored nose, wears a light blue outfit, and dark blue pants.


Hello Kitty

Frido is an indigo-colored cat with slight resemblance to Hello Kitty. She has pink inside her ears, and some turquoise whiskers and eyelashes, and wears a pink sleeveless dress with a white kerchief around her neck and a turquoise flower near her left ear. Her hands in the show have pink paw pads.
As with Hello Kitty in Hello Kitty Stump Village , Frido has a mouth, although she rarely loses it.


Hello Kitty

Ganta orignally had light pinks lines on his cheeks and wore a light blue shirt. In later episodes, he had black lines and wore a red long sleeved shirt and dark blue overalls with yellow buttons. He also has eyebrows on the top of his eyes.
For winterwear Ganta wears a dark blue jacket, a red shirt, and light yellow mittens.
For rainwear he wears a light blue jacket.


Hello Kitty

Gure-gure crew's members are wearing black ninja suits, red gloves on their hands, red shoes and masks with wolf ears are half white and half black. Black eye is on white half and white eye is on black half.


Hello Kitty

Gureco is a small, light grey wolf. Her bangs and the tip of her tail are a darker grey color. She has a pink, heart shaped nose and her cheeks always appear to be blushing. She wears a dark grey kerchief with pink spots tied around her neck by a pink skull charm.


Hello Kitty

Guresuke is a dark grey wolf with a white patch around his mouth wearing a black eyepatch, hat, and cape and a white scarf around his neck.


Hello Kitty

Hagi is a gray cat with blushed cheeks, dark gray arms and legs. He also wears a red bow on his neck and he has a dark gray left ear.

He is ends her sentences with " ~hagi " respectively.


Hello Kitty

Hana-chan is wearing a pink Japanese robe or kimono with little flowers on it with red belt obi on it. She also has a red flower on her head.

She is a tomboy, but she is very gentle and straight forward. She has a boyfriend named Pokopon , who she usually exchanges letters with him.