The protagonist. Historically he died in 1600. When he first arrived in the world, he was critically injured, only to be brought to the hideout of Nobunaga and Yoichi by some young "elves". Of the three Drifters in the group, Toyohisa is the most willing to help the elves, first by attacking the humans massacring them and then by convincing them to kill the leader of those humans. He uses a long sword and is seen carrying a short sword as well. He's also shown carrying a rifle, which he only uses when his swords are infeasible.

The story centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in an endless battle. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

__Height:__ 175 cm

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**Trivia:**
- His nickname "Yuu-kyan" was given by Kenichi Suzumura.
- Very close with Tomokazu Sugita. They host a video game variety show called Tokyo Encounter together.
- Loves cats but is afraid of having them die before him, so doesn't have any of his own.
- Allergic to metals and alcohol; drinks non-alcoholic soft drinks or orange juice at parties.
- Colorblind.

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Louis Guiabern - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)

__Date of Birth:__ October 18th, 1965
__Hometown:__ Berlin, Germany

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First he pitted the Catholic church against vampires, Nazis and Great Britain, bathing London in a flood of blood. But Hellsing creator, Kohta Hirano still had something crazy up his sleeve when he created his new series, Drifters.
 
Imagine a world of magic, full of elves and hobbits and dragons and orcs. Inside this world of magic and wonder there is a great war being waged, using warriors from human history as chess pieces in a bloody, endless battle. Hirano’s new concept gathers famous warriors throughout history and puts them on both sides of good and evil, and then turned them loose in a bloody melee of madness. (Source: Dark Horse)
 Note: Nominated for the 4th and 5th Manga Taishou Awards.

Unaired episode 13 and 14 included in the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Drifters and episode 15 included in the sixth volume of the manga.

Short anime based on the Drifters manga bundled with the 10th and final volume of the Hellsing Ultimate OVAs.

Bundled with the fifth manga volume. 

It contains a specially edited version of the TV series' first and second episodes. 

(Source: AniDB)

Toyohisa Shimazu