Sagara Sanosuke left home at an early age to join the Sekihō Army (Sekihō-tai), leaving behind his father (Kamishimoemon), his mother (Naname), and his younger sister (Uki) who adored him. He would return home years later to discover that his mother was dead, having died a couple of years after the birth of his younger brother, Ota, who immediately began to admire Sanosuke for his bravery and boldness. Sanosuke would also find out that his family name was now Higashidani, although he would never use it himself. His sister, after Sanosuke's disappearance and then her mother's death, became overprotective of her younger brother and father, who worked as a local merchant and farmer with the infamy of being a local fighter. Ota, after Sanosuke leaves his family again, would eventually follow his brother's advice and train at the Kamiya Kasshin-Ryū style dojo to become strong. The Sekihoutai fought for the imperial alliance at the end of the Tokugawa regime and Sanosuke admired his captain, Sagara Sōzō and took the family name Sagara from him. The Sekihō Army were on assignment to spread word of the halving of taxes proclaimed by the revolution. However, when the revolutionary government encountered financial problems, they labeled the Sekihoutai as frauds to bury their promises. This setup was engineered by Shindō Tatewaki, a former officer in the imperial alliance. The Sekihoutai were designated scapegoats and to be executed; Sanosuke was the only survivor, other than his friend Tsukioka Katsuhiro. The exact circumstances of Sōzō's death differ between the animated version and the manga; in the manga Sanosuke realized he had been killed after seeing his decapitated head on display as a warning, while in the anime a wounded Sōzō pushed Sanosuke to safety off a cliff in order to save him before dying himself. Full of anger and bitterness, Sanosuke made a living as a fighter-for-hire who bore the nickname "Zanza" derived from his weapon, the zanbatō. Sanosuke's sword, the heaviest katana ever made in the Rurouni Kenshin universe, originates from the Ōnin Struggle. Due to wear the blade no longer has an edge. Sanosuke uses the sword to smash and crush. Hiruma Kihei and Gohei hire Sanosuke to kill Himura Kenshin, but after the former assassin defeats Sanosuke and Sanosuke learns of the truth of Kenshin's no-kill approach, Sanosuke becomes a valuable ally. He later adopts a boxing-like fighting skill, known for the strength of his right fist. Because the zanbatō broke during the fight, Sanosuke no longer wields it on a regular basis, using only one more time in the manga to defend the Kamiya dojo during the Jinchu arc. At the end of the manga series, Sanosuke leaves Japan to avoid becoming wrongfully arrested and travels the world. He is not heard from until five years later during a reunion of the Kenshin-gumi, in which he tells them via a letter that he is in Mongolia and will stay there for a while before heading back to Japan. 

(Source: Wikipedia)

Debut: Episode 1 "Tempestuous Temperaments"  The magistrate's spoiled-rotten son, first seen in the teashop. His bleached hair is distinctive, and anachronistic.    ~!Fuu nearly gets killed for spilling tea on him. He gets his fingers and flunkies broken by Mugen, and then dies in the fire caused by Ryujiro. !~ (Source: Neko-san's Guide to the Characters of Samurai Champloo)

Miwako&#039;s boyfriend and a student of Yazagaku who also works with George to run Paradise Kiss. He is the son of a musician and a guitarist in a punk band. He tends to act rough, but can be very caring. He also has quite an assortment of facial piercings. Son of Kanzaki Risa, who is a good friend of Mikako Kouda, also from Gokinjo Monogatari.    

(Source: Wikipedia)

__Species:__ Human (Quincy)  
__Height:__ 171 cm (5'7") - 177 cm (5'9")
__Spirit Weapon:__ Heilig Bogen
__Relatives:__ [Ryuuken Ishida](https://anilist.co/character/1083/Ryuuken-Ishida) (father), [Souken Ishida](https://anilist.co/character/22844/Souken-Ishida) (Grandfather, deceased) [Kanae Katagiri](https://anilist.co/character/85235/Kanae-Katagiri) (Mother, deceased)

Uryuu is a friend of [Ichigo Kurosaki](https://anilist.co/character/5/Ichigo-Kurosaki) and one of the last surviving Quincy. Uryuu is generally shy and quiet, but tries harder to act cool when other people are around. In addition, he also has a tendency to say things with characteristic drama. Uryuu operates on a moral ethic known as the "Pride of the Quincy" and has a strong sense of justice. He has also shown to be very chivalrous, stating that he enacts justice on men who abuse or treat women badly. Uryuu also has a tendency to not use lethal force in battle, especially if he can win without doing so. Instead, he will simply incapacitate his opponent.  Uryuu does not hold his father, Ryuuken Ishida, in high respect; he calls his father by his given name which is considered very rude in Japanese society

His favorite food is homemade mackerel miso stew. The television program he likes is Don Kanonji's "Bura-Rei."

Hiruma usually acts in a vulgar, bizarre, threatening manner so as to intimidate or disturb those around him into getting what he wants. He has a cunning, goal-oriented mind and does not seem to care what means he uses to accomplish those goals. His sense of morals is lax at best, but he is quick to find the moral flaws of others, which he keeps recorded in his "Book of Threats" or "Devil's Handbook", and uses this information to blackmail everyone from students to figures of authority into placing him in a position of power. He has little respect for authority and has in fact usurped authority over Deimon High School well before the series begins and know authority of a vice principal, using his power in the school to give himself beyond-perfect scores in all his classes and divert funds to the American football club as he desires. Besides blackmail, Hiruma can often intimidate others into taking the action he wants by waving around his vast arsenal of firearms. Even without having to take direct action, Hiruma's mere reputation is enough in some instances to make the majority of the student body fear him and bow to his authority. 

Despite his penchant for blackmail and breaking seemingly every school rule without consequence, Hiruma adheres to the rules of American football without exception while playing. Inagaki says that Hiruma "does everything else to win" and is "only concerned with winning." Instead, Hiruma attempts to throw opposing teams off guard through taunts and insults. Even when Hiruma expresses excitement or happiness, he does so in a violent manner, by firing his large guns into the air or kicking a teammate in the rear when they have executed well on a play.   He addresses all members of the Deimon Devil Bats with a vulgar manner, beginning with "Fucking" and ending with a descriptive noun, such as "Shorty" for Sena or "Monkey" for Monta. Some characters, such as Kid, have observed that Hiruma's attitude and even aspects of his demonic appearance are an act to intimidate his opponents both on and off the field. Over time, the series has alluded to Hiruma's 'true' personality, which Sena and Mamori Anezaki have at times been shown to understand to some degree, as when one or the other correctly observes Hiruma to be worried, happy, or tired. In addition to these instances, Hiruma has shown compassion to others, though he continues to hide it with his demonic behavior —allowing Takami some privacy after a loss is one such instance. In addition, some of Hiruma's actions imply that he cares for the other members of the team more than he lets on. 

~!In the case of his two oldest teammates, Hiruma abandoned Shinryuuji High to join Kurita at Deimon High when Kurita failed to gain entrance into the school, and he forbid Musashi's kicking tee from being touched after Musashi had to leave the team, making it an almost sacred object in the Devil Bats' locker room. As the series progresses, Hiruma's feelings for his teammates become more apparent, especially the faith he places in Sena and Monta. !~ 

(Source: Wikipedia)

__Height:__ 171 cm (5'7")  

Keitarō Urashima is a 20-year-old cram-school student who is desperately trying to get into Tokyo University in order to fulfill a childhood promise he made to a girl 15 years ago. This proves to be very difficult since he has terrible luck, bad studying habits, and can't grasp the material as well as others leading him to fail the exam three times making him a third-year ronin. His grandmother later grants him ownership of the Hinata Inn, a girl's dorimatory. His clumsiness lands him into deep trouble with the girls at the Hinata Inn as he is prone to accidentally seeing them naked or tripping and touching them inappropriately. Despite his flaws, he is well-meaning, friendly, and very determined, traits which eventually wins all of the girls' hearts.

Suguru is a lonely boy, that decides to hire Mahoro to keep his unruly house in order. He&#039;s usually quiet, and nervous. He&#039;s afraid of standing up for himself, but after meeting Mahoro he learns how to become more confident about himself.

Ken is the final member of the 02 Chosen Children, partnered with Wormmon and holder of the Crest of Kindness. At first the devious Digimon Kaiser, Ken tried hard to atone for his wicked acts and eventually is helped along the way by Daisuke and the others.

Rek is Wavemaster and the assistant of Balmung, after Balmung becomes a System Adminstrator for C.C. Corp. Reki frequently acts as a proxy for his boss, since Balmung likes to participate in the events that he has planned. In real life, Reki is a history major.

__Height:__ 175 cm – 182 cm

Tobi was formerly [Zetsu](https://anilist.co/character/3150)'s subordinate. 

~!He became a full Akatsuki member after [Sasori](https://anilist.co/character/1900)'s death.!~

While his physical appearance remains a mystery, Zetsu has implied that he is relatively young when one side of him referred to Tobi as a "good boy." He respects [Deidara](https://anilist.co/character/1902), referring to him as Deidara-senpai. Tobi's personality is rather odd in comparison with other Akatsuki members. While most of the members are dedicated and serious, though somewhat argumentative or even hostile towards each other when not fighting, Tobi is more carefree and goofy. His personality does not please Deidara, who believes that all Akatsuki members should be serious and calm. Tobi unintentionally irritates Deidara frequently, which usually results in Deidara attacking Tobi in a comedic fashion.    

In chapter 599:

~!It is revealed that Tobi is actually Obito Uchiha, who was teammates with [Kakashi Hatake](https://anilist.co/character/85) and [Rin](https://anilist.co/character/14082) under the [Fourth Hokage](https://anilist.co/character/2535). Obito got his right side crushed when he saved Kakashi by pushing him out of the way of a rock slide. Unable to escape with his teammates, Obito had Rin implant his remaining Sharingan eye in Kakashi's damaged eye socket as a gift. After that it was believed that Obito died.!~

__Height__: 161.1 cm (I); 175.1 cm (II)  
__Rank__: Genin (I); Chuunin (II)  

Shino Aburame is character who has a fascination with bugs; most of his spare time is spent watching bugs, he often makes analogies to bugs when talking. In addition to liking bugs, Shino is characterized by his emotionless, solitary, and collected way of doing things. He speaks very bluntly and never allows emotion to interfere with his judgment, sometimes offending people in doing so. Despite his odd personality and occasionally arguing with Kiba, Shino has a very strong sense of connection with his teammates and allies.  Shino alongside Hinata Hyuga and Kiba Inuzuka is in team 8 which is led by Kurenai Yuhi.  In battle, Shino is able to take great use of his intelligence, being able to use his analytical and observational skills to make shrewd judgments with pinpoint reasoning. As a member of the Aburame clan, Shino was infused at birth with a special breed of insects that feed on chakra. In return for becoming a living hive, the insects attack opponents, usually while he distracts them, and carry out other tasks as he commands. Shino has found a number of uses for these bugs, and as such has devised a number of jutsu that utilize them for varying purposes, such as creating copies of himself or using bugs for defensive purposes.

&quot;Brother&quot; to Amalla and Kaolla. In reality, he is a cousin of theirs, but they have grown up as siblings. He is the king of their nation, and in the tradition of their people, he has to serve in the military for a period of time. Before that happens, he is required to marry. Once when Su was a very young girl he promised to marry her, but then he realises that she only sees him as a brother, whereas Amalla is in love with him

The commander-in-chief of Chess Piece army&#039;s combat force and the strongest warrior of the Knight class (aka the Zodiac Knights).  Phantom is a callous, sadistic individual who revels in bloodshed and destruction and, with his body rendered unkillable by the immortalizing power of the Zombie Tattoo, is one of the most fearsome beings to ever walked M&Auml;R-Heaven. His overwhelming power and charisma makes him the object of fear and respect, in some cases even love, of many Chess Piece members.

Keisuke is Miaka's older brother. He's very protective of Miaka and always thinks what's best for her. At first, when he heard the story about The Universe Of Four Gods from Miaka, he had problems believing her but to make sure, he told her not to go near the book. In spite of that, Miaka went and he went after her. It was not until when he saw her disappear into the book, did he believe the story and throughout a large part of the anime, he is the one who reads the book and at the same time tries to figure out how to help her return to the real world.   (Source: AnimeNfo)

Joe is from Japan, although he is actually half-Japanese. A delinquent youth, he escaped from a juvenile detention facility before being captured by Black Ghost.

Harlock's old friend and chief builder of the Arcadia. ~!He died of illness prior to the events of the series, but his consciousness survives within the ship's computer.!~

A criminologist, and one of Tenma's former classmates; he helped Tenma by saving him from arrest and also acquiring information about Johan from all the criminals that Johan had met. He also helped Nina to recall her past, to the point of endangering his life. Rudy is able to get into some insight about Johan and how he works but despite all that he knows, he is still baffled by Johan's actions. Dr. Gillen is also a former student of Dr. Reichwein. First seen in Chapter 33.    *Wikipedia

Piemon rules the dark wastelands and presides over the "Nightmare Soldiers", a demonic army which includes LadyDevimon, and a multitude of Vilemon. Piemon is the toughest of the Dark Masters, as well as the most cruel; he also has a sadistic sense of humor, often cracking jokes and laughing hysterically. He is a master of deception and trickery. Despite this, he respects his comrades and treats them as equals.

Gunner of the Dai Gurren Brigade. Only knows one tactic: &rdquo;FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!&rdquo;

Among the Ittō-ryū&#039;s finest swordsmen. Of peasant origin, he became a swordsman to avenge his sister, who was killed as a child by a samurai. Taito is one of the few swordsmen who has fought Manji and survived. He has also fought by Manji&#039;s side as well. He can be considered a kenshi, a swordsman who is not from the samurai class. His lover of sorts, a prostitute named O-ren was killed by Shira. He quit the Ittō-ryū, although he is still friends with Anotsu. He ends up following Manji around due to the fact he knows Shira is after Manji. Although they argue a lot, Manji and Taito have a relatively friendly relationship. In the end Manji allows Taito to find Shira, and despite how much Shira wants to kill Manji, he lets Taito take him. Eventually Shira loses the one hand he had left to Taito and presumably falls to his death. Later concerned by something Shira said, Taito goes to meet up with Anotsu and eventually rejoins the Ittō-ryū. Taito&#039;s weapon is a gladius-like triple-sectioned sword named Grand Turk. The main blade is a gladius, the second is a smaller, shorter sword hidden in the handle, the last is a spear-head like dagger hidden within the second blade. The sword is curiously missing a sword guard. First appears in Conquest part 1, first named in Fanatic part 1.

As more or less Rokuna's boyfriend, he got involved with Ichirobei's scheme right away, recruited as a Mon Colle Knight along with Rokuna. He fits into the role fairly quickly after overcoming the shock of the parallel universe and the silly outfit he'd been given. Like Rokuna, he hopes to find the items to unite the worlds. Determined and with a lot of endurance, he provides the strength of the team. He's got a particular love for dragons, but is most commonly seen with the (initially chibi) Pegasus he met early in the series.    Mondo sees the world through Moe glasses. When confronted with cute girls, especially the sort that seem to needs help he switches to hero mode, sometimes taking his shirt off in the process. Unfortunately, the girls aren't really in dire need of (emotional) rescue and Rokuna tends to violently bring him back to reality.  Hence, Mondo's constant flirting with others girls isn't so much that he doesn't care for what Rokuna thinks, he simply can't help himself.    Nothing's known about Mondo's home life in the human world, though as the series progresses he more and more seems to live with the Hiiragis.

__Height:__ 132 cm

Along with his brother, Wen Yong Fa, Li was a member of the Shadow Allience. But after a while, he starts doubting Ababa and Enjyu and starts communicating with Yamato and the gang. Li's b-daman is called Rekuso. Li and his brother work very well together, they can combine their B-damans, Red Dragon Rekuso and Blue Dragon Bakuso, to take control over BakuRekuso. Li's attack is called Crimson Light.

A tricky Digimon who lives in the human world and seems to have it in for the Tamers. Once belonging to two young kids, he left them to live on his own and gain power.  Despite his small size, he is fairly powerful (though he runs more than he fights) and can blast enemies with fire-based attacks. Not truely evil, yet not quite a hero either.  He manages to evolve into Beelzebumon (with motorcycle and dual guns) in the Digital World, but still loses to the Tamers. Once he reunites with his owners in the human world, he transforms into a more powerful version of Beelzebumon, armed with a hand-cannon and wings.

Izumo is a chuunin of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, partnered with his friend  Kotetsu Hagane, they make their first appearance trying to discourage the genins from the chuunin exams. It is later discovered that they are both proctors in the exams. After the chuunin exams, the fifth hokage takes them both as assistants, doubling them as guards to the main gate of the village.  He is hardly ever seen without Kotetsu and they also appear in Shippuden.

A Rookie level digimon. He is basically evil and deceiving, but is no real threat.   ~!In the first series, he is underling of Vamdemon, and is tasked to divide, weaken, or indirectly destroy the DigiDestined. !~  ~!After Vamdemon was first destroyed and come back to life he was still serving his master, but his master consumed him after the evolution. !~

(usually plays many roles where he is either a geek or he plays a genius. In the world of anime, he has played these roles: Keitaro Urashima in Love Hina, Ken Ichijouji in Digimon, Shino Aburame in Naruto, Uryu Ishida in Bleach and Phantom in MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance.)  Voiced 009 in a few of the first episodes of the modern C009 series. But was fired due to that Sony though that he made 009 sound too much like a wimp.

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