#Shinpachi Nagakura / Reader

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Oblivious!Okita Souji x reader HCs

I got this idea from the chibi chiruran anime. He is the most popular amongst the girls surprisedly but doesn’t bat an eye for any of them and just feeds the cats instead LOL

I poured way too much into this… next I’ll post an Anubis one shot.

CW: hurt/comfort and fluff

No matter how hard you tried to give him gifts yourself, some other girl outside of the residence would ask Saitou to give Souji their gifts instead.

You were certain you would never get his attention if none of those other girls can’t get his. You wish you were a cat instead. They get his attention more than any of you.

You would avoid him to get over your silly crush. Was it because he was the strongest? Or just that he was caring and kind? You were certain it was both, you liked his strong protective side and also he was a caring person.

One day you had asked Hijikata to help you train a bit with a wooden sword, this shocked Souji since he was just outside of the room on the porch petting one of the cats hearing you ask the worst swordsman to train you?

Okita started to mock his swordsman skills as one of the weakest and slowest in the group. Nagakura jumped in and started to make fun of you for asking Hijikata and not him which started a huge fight between the three of them. Souji didn’t like how Nagakura wanted to train you as well. “You still can’t land a hit on me,” Souji snickered at Nagakura but this caused Hijikata to try to sneakily hit Souji from behind, but of course, he dodged and punched Hijikata back knocking him out.

“I… didn’t mean for any of this,” you were shocked by their fight and not sure if they were going to apologize and make up later. You wanted to just leave and not ask any of them again. “Agh, you morons.” Yamanami walked into the room seeing Hijikata on the floor passed out and Nagakura irritated. Souji was nonchalant like usual with his calm expression that was hard to read.

Other times Souji wouldn’t understand some of your jokes, questions or advances about women. This made you wonder if he was even into girls or just uninterested at all.

Once when you were presented with everyone else, Nakagura asked if you liked anyone in the group and made a joke it was probably him. Your face turned red and Yamanami told Nagakura to cease personal questions like that. Unfortunately, even Saitou wondered the same along with Hijikata who rejects your “confession” even though you never said who. You freaked out and said no one and that you’re perfectly fine ending up alone. Lies… of course, the one person you liked was just oblivious to your feelings. The other members stopped picking on you after you denied liking anyone.

Of course, Souji was sitting on the porch ignoring everyone teasing you. You were already accepting the outcome of him never liking you. You sighed and went back to your private room.

After you had left, Souji got mad at them, but most of all, he hated your response deep down on wanting to end up alone. This surprised majority of the shinsengumi members seeing how pissed Souji looked with his murderous glare.

Yamanami was the observer of the group and knew Souji had always hidden his feelings for you or mostly pushed his feelings aside. Yamanami even saw him throw away the love letters from the girls who were always outside the residence fangirling over him or Saitou. Whenever they gave him bento boxes, Souji was always seen giving them to Harada since he was the big eater of the group.

Yamanami had pulled him aside alone to ‘talk’ to him but mostly to get whatever his deal was about. It was obvious that you liked him and he did as well, but you both were too scared to say anything. Souji didn’t respond to Yamanami about the situation that occurred and went to find you.

While sitting alone in your room pondering everything and the embarrassment that the other members put you in. You were certain you were going to end up alone as you said. You didn’t even hear your door open since your back was turned as you lied on your side drawing circles on the wooden floor with your index finger. “Oh, were you going to sleep?” Souji’s voice broke you out of your trance. You muttered a no and said you’re better off being alone right now. It’s unusual for you to want to be alone, especially from him. You already accepted the worst case and prefer to separate yourself from everyone for a while.

“Mind if I stay— I mean, if you’re okay with that. I don’t like how noisy they are.” You wanted to scoff since he mostly slept in Kondo’s room. Seriously?

“Sure, fine. Now what’s the real reason you’re here?” You turned your head to see him standing by the door before sitting next to you. He looked… nervous?

“What did you mean when you said that you’re fine ending up alone?” Souji brought his knees up to his chest. He wasn’t making eye contact with you as he chose to look forward instead. You were confused about where this was coming from. You couldn’t think of anything to respond with.

“I just… wanted them to drop the topic so it came out of nowhere. I’m sorry for all of that…” You suckered in your breath as you closed your eyes.

“I like you and—” Souji said out loud but you didn’t let him finish as you pulled him close to you pressing your lips on his letting both your minds register the moment before pulling away. He wasn’t even shocked nor pushed you away. He was happy as well for accepting his feelings.

“You’re oblivious sometimes, you know that?” You said as you melted in his arms and embrace.

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꒰ dick analysis - part i ꒱.ೃ࿔

𖥨. ݁ featuring ꒱ ̗̀ ➛ hijikata toshizo. kondo isami. nagakura shinpachi. saitou hajime.

𖥨. ݁ warnings ꒱ ̗̀ ➛ graphic brainrot.

𖥨. ݁ synopsis ꒱ ̗̀ ➛ title says it all.

꒰ hijikata toshizo ꒱.ೃ࿔

shower not grower.

22cm (8.6 in) when erect. average girth.

shaft is same color. pinkish tip.

straight. thick vein on the under side.

trims the hair if even but it's rare.

very salty. normal texture. milky-white color.

꒰ kondo isami ꒱.ೃ࿔

grower not shower. small when flaccid.

16cm (6.2 in) when erect. thick as fuck.

shaft is much darker. deep red tip.

slightly curved upwards. many thick veins.

doesn't even trim. it's a giant bush.

mildly salty taste. very thick. white in color.

꒰ nagakura shinpachi ꒱.ೃ࿔

shower not grower.

14cm (5.5 in) when erect. pretty thick.

shaft is slightly darker. red tip.

curved to the right. few small veins.

tried to shave it once. now only trims.

pretty salty. very thin. almost clear color.

꒰ saitou hajime ꒱.ೃ࿔

grower and shower.

26cm (10.2 in) when erect. not very thick.

shaft is slightly ligther. reddish tip.

perfectly curved upwards. vein on right side.

always shaves. doesn't like the hair at all.

mildly salty. pretty viscous. white in color.

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[yyxandere]

-ˋˏRAMBLE TRAMBLE. . . ->

So I've been watching Isshin for a week now, IM ALMOST DONE BUT I JUST SCENARIOS IN MIND (Sorry if this is gonna be lacking, I still haven't finished Isshin (┬┬﹏┬┬)

So imagine yandere Yakuza isshin harem with a darling who is a betrothed? LIKE LIKE HEAR ME OUT

Maybe you are in a respectable clan or you think your parents think that you're ready to be married whichever the reason but when the news spread out that your parents were letting you get betrothed, THEY WERE GOING INSANE

The moment Ryoma heard the news he was suprised, he was very much worried about your opinion about getting married off, and he would confront you about the subject, he would ask if you agreed to this or were forced into this, for this scenario let's say you said yes, then at first he would be very much suprised but when you reassured him that you really talk through it with your parent then he would be more relaxed. I'm not saying that he would immediately start courting but it did interest him one bit, he wouldn't really show it but he DESPERATELY wants to court you, but since he is still a wanted criminal he wouldn't make any big moves. He would protect you or walk with you so you feel safe and if there was anyone who tried to court you but made you feel very uncomfortable, he would first give them a stern talk but if the guy just ignored his warning he would unsheath his katana. In short, he would protect you from any suitors that really try to sweep you off your feet, but once all things are cleared and he is no longer a wanted man, then he would ask your parents to marry you.

Now for Soji, if he is ecstatic when he hears about the news, he will boisterously visit your parents' house and may or may not threaten them to let them marry you, Soji is an impatient man, and whenever he sees you with Ryoma walking around and bonding, he would feel very pissy, he would then disrupt your little bonding time with Ryoma then he would put an arm around you, he would steal you away from Ryoma. Soji then would take you out on dates maybe hiking so both of you can be far away from most of your suitors, he would pass this off as him trying not to do his paperwork or such, but he would say such bs excuse even though unironically the scenery he chooses was jawdropping and he even bought some food with him. But Soji would cut to the chase and tell you that he is courting you and he is not willing to go down.

Toshizo would also be ecstatic when he heard that you were being betrothed. Toshizo's position as the deputy chief of the Shinsengumi already gives him a good spot as a suitor, and Toshizo would also use his power to remove other low-life "suitors" who will only marry you for respect, money, or fame. He will have a talk with your parents he will make sure to leave many good impressions, his calm and stoic persona tricks many people, but people who know him know that he is determined to have you by his side. But of course, you have to be impressed too, he will take you away from Ryoma or Soji from your outing and will take you out on a date. Toshizo wouldn't outwardly say it but the whole village knows that the deputy chief of the Shinsengumi was planning to make you his bride. Toshizo knows that you also caught the eyes of his men, so he wouldn't hesitate to give them more work than needed.

Shinpachi would be nervous about approaching the subject to you, I mean he knows that his fellow samurai are also taking an interest in the proposal. Like Ryoma he knows that it is very much overbearing to be with many people in one day, so he would most of the time use his position to protect you and drive away any unwanted suitors, he would talk to your parents and he really tries his best to be on their good side and since Shinpachi is very strong he has to prove to your parents that he would never do anything to harm you.

[starlit-stories]

Beautiful Things

And I’m back once more but this time with a gift for my incredibly wonderful friend and fellow mod, @creator-cia​! A very Happy Birthday to you Lovely~!

She has given me permission to post this.

Fandom: Hakuoki

Paring: Nagakura x GN!Reader

Takes place during Kyoto Winds. You know, back when things were somewhat happier.

Hearing your name called out, you turn to find Harada making his way towards you. You bow your head in greetings. “Good evening Harada. You’ve returned early from Shimabara, is there something I can help you with?” 

“Yes, I need to ask you for a favor.” Your head tilts in question and he continues. “Shinpachi passed out a little ways back, could you go find him and make sure he gets back safely?”

“Wait, if he’s passed out, why didn’t you carry him back Harada?” Not even a second after you’d asked was he face-first on the ground. “Ah, that’s why.” Chizuru rounded the corner at that moment. “Chizuru! Perfect timing. Could you help Harada back to his room? I need to go out and make sure Nagakura isn’t dead.”You gesture to the ground and the rave-haired girl let out a startled gasp as she saw the unconscious man.

After making sure Chizuru wouldn’t have a hard time with Harada, you left the headquarters.

--

Thankfully you didn’t have to travel far before you spotted Nagakura’s body laid across the dirt. He was on his back, gaze turned towards the sky as his chest moved in steady breaths. “Oh good, you’re not dead!”

Nagakura’s head tipped backward and as his eyes landed on you a bright smile tugged at his lips. “Ah! Wow, my wish really did come true!” Coming to a stop a few steps from where he laid, you cocked a brow at him.

“Why are you laying on the floor Nagakura?”

“Ah, well…” He blinked a couple of times as if realizing that he was indeed laying on the floor. His face was flushed, a clear sign that he was very much still intoxicated. “Oh right! I tripped and couldn’t get back up.” He smiled again and you couldn’t help but laugh.

“So now you’re just stargazing?” The brunette hummed while nodding his head happily. Your head tilted to the side, curious about what he’d said before. “So did you wish upon a star and it came true?” He nodded again so you decided to ask him what he’d wished for.

“Well…” You waited patiently as it took his alcohol clouded brain a moment to collect his thoughts. “The sky looked really beautiful tonight and suddenly I had the thought that I wished you were here to look at it with me.” His eyes were crinkled from how brightly he was smiling up at you.

Crouching down so you could look into his face better, you couldn’t help but smile fondly down at him. “Oh? You want me to see something you found beautiful?” One of your hands reaches out to brush some dirt off of his face. However, when you start to retract your hand, one of his shoots out and presses your hand back to his face.

“I want to show you so many beautiful things.” Green orbs stared deeply into your own. His next sentence was mumbled but you were so close you could hear it clearly. “You deserve to see nothing but beautiful things.” Your eyes widen at his words, not expecting such a response.

“And why’s that?”

“Because you’re so incredibly beautiful.” A silence settles over the both of you as you stare into each other’s eyes. It’s broken a couple of seconds later as you burst into laughter.

“Okay yeah, you’re way too drunk, let's get you home.” Standing up and brushed your clothes off, you fondly shake your head at the man still staring up at you. It didn’t take long for you to heave him off of the ground and begin hauling him back to the Shinsengumi headquarters.

Even after you’d tucked him into bed you couldn’t shake the way he had looked at you the whole way back. As if you had been the one to hang the moon and all the stars in the sky. Even if he didn’t remember this conversation in the morning, you couldn’t help but fantasize about what a future with Nagakura could be like.

One in which he truly did show you all the beautiful things.

[spinningwebsandtales]

Imagine Shinpachi Rescuing You In A Surprising Way

Shinpachi Nagakura X FemReader

Warnings: None just lots of fluff

Shinpachi was a man that didn't shirk his duties but on a particularly hot day on patrol he decided that a quick break in the new tea shop wouldn't hurt anything. The place was bustling with business but he was placed at a table rather quickly. He waited only for a moment when you, working as a waitress, was there to service him to the best of your ability.

"Welcome," you smiled warmly before bowing. "What can I get for the illustrious Shinsengumi captain?"

Taken aback by you it took Shinpachi awhile just to form the words of the order he wanted to place. "I'll take sake if you have it."

"While we do have sake," you answered, "shouldn't a warrior such as yourself refrain from drinking on the job?"

Shinpachi shrugged, "What the boss won't know won't hurt him."

"Very well," you bowed turning to get his order. Shinpachi didn't have to wait long before you set a cup before him but instead of sake it was a strong tea.

"I do apologize but I can't give you alcohol in good faith. Please forgive me."

Shinpachi couldn't stay mad your beauty taking everything he could ever say from him. He remained quiet staring at the cup before you sat a plate down as well.

"I didn't," he started to say but you cut him off.

"On the house," you winked. "Please enjoy." Once again you bowed turning to service another table. Shinpachi smiled at the plate of dango and the tea he didn't order.

He started coming regularly and the tea instead of sake became an inside joke between the two of you. Shinpachi wouldn't let the other women at the shop wait on him, only you. He'd fallen for you so fast but he kept that hidden. He became a regular which had his friends in the Shinsengumi curious. Sanosuke had come on patrol with Shinpachi just to see what the fuss was about. Naturally the tea shop was bustling but they were shown a table immediately. Seeing Shinpachi you finished your task and made your way to his table. Seeing someone new sitting with him, you could tell he was also a Shinsengumi captain due to the haori he wore.

"Nice to see you again and nice to meet you," you bowed formally. "What may I get you today?" Of course Shinpachi ordered sake as was the custom as did his friend. Nodding your head with a knowing smile you got the usual. Once you set the two tea glasses down Shinpachi chuckled seeing Harada's confused look. Bowing once more you continued on checking the other tables.

"I see why you come here everyday now," Sanosuke said taking a sip of tea.

"She's a spitfire though," Shinpachi sighed unable to take his eyes from you.

"I thought we ordered sake."

"Don't question it," Shinpachi waved the question off, unwilling to let Harada in on the joke. Harada shrugged enjoying his tea when your shout cut through the busy atmosphere.

Rouge samurai had grabbed onto you forcing you to stay at their table.

"Listen you we fight for your freedom you should be grateful and honored to serve us," one samurai smiled viciously.

"Yeah," another butted in, "you should feel honored we want to spend a little time with you."

"You owe us a little gratitude," the third one said.

"While I thank you for your service for this quaint town, my job is not to take care of such desires gentlemen, but I'm sure the women in the surrounding brothels would be more than happy to thank you for your service in the way that you so desire," you bowed taking your leave only to be yanked back into one of the men's lap. His mouth found it's way to your neck as his fingers found the strings to your kimono. Lashing out and clawing you fought trying to find your freedom when a large firm hand grabbed your arm and yanked you from the handsy man. A mouth firmly pressed onto yours, you found yourself reaching back to slap your attacker when you opened your eyes to see Shinpachi. You relaxed knowing the hot headed Shinsengumi was only looking out for you albeit in the most unconventional way. Releasing you he glared at the uncomfortable men. Seeing that they angered one of the Shinsengumi they hurried from their table before fleeing for their lives.

After the ruckus settled Shinpachi looked to you still in his arms. He released you immediately stepping back before blushing bright red. The whole lot of customers stared in awe at the large man who had just kissed their waitress and Harada still sitting down could only sit in awe while tea spilled from his lopsided held cup.

"U-um I'm sorry that I didn't ask," Shinpachi stuttered. "It was just that-that they..." He bowed hurriedly almost hitting his head on a table. "Forgive me," he shouted before bolting out the entrance. Harada stood up from his seat placing money upon the table to pay for his and Shinpachi's tea while leaving plenty to pay for the stuff the men that were scared off had and a decent tip for you. Still awestruck you watched Harada leave the store. Looking towards your boss he motioned to the door, that was all you needed before racing off to catch up with the retreating Shinsengumi captain.

Sanosuke found Shinpachi in an alleyway not too far from the shop. Harada slapped Shinpachi on the back who's complexion was still a bright red.

"Good going you finally made a move," Harada chuckled. "Though it wasn't the most gentlemanly thing to do."

"What am I going to do Sanosuke she's gotta hate me now," Shinpachi whined. "That was my new favorite place to! I'll never be able to show my face in there ever again!"

Even though Shinpachi was being really loud Harada could hear hurried steps coming their way. He sensed no danger and he smirked when you came around the corner.

"Heh I wouldn't be so sure there Shinpachi."

Shinpachi looked up almost falling backwards seeing you standing before him and Sanosuke your chest heaving trying to gather air into your starved lungs. With a small wave Sanosuke took his leave.

"Good luck," he chuckled leaving Shinpachi alone with you. Once alone and moments of silence passed Shinpachi was at a lost.

"Listen I...," he started to say before you bolted forward shocking him with your speed. But what really took him by surprise was you were kissing him. Seconds passed him by your soft lips upon his causing him to shiver all over. His sword calloused hands wrapped around you holding you tightly. You broke from the kiss but still embracing him," I like you Shinpachi-kun. Thank you for helping me back there."

"You're not mad," he cringed.

"Of course not. I didn't know a rough and tough Shinsengumi could kiss so tenderly." His facial expression made you giggle. "So if you would like please come back to the shop so I can give you a more formal thank you."

"Forget the formalities I'll settle for another kiss," he hooted taking your mouth once more. Once he had his fill Shinpachi allowed himself to be lead back to the tea shop where you treated him to a cup of tea and dango. You knew from then on out that the Shinsengumi were more than meets the eye.

[piduai]

Character profiles from the Golden Kamuy fanbook

sharing anywhere is fine but please credit me. stop posting screenshots of my translations on twitter with no credit

Sugimoto Saichi

Birthday: March 1st Birthplace: Kanagawa prefecture Likes: Dried persimmons, salted brains Dislikes: Locust tsukudani (shredded locusts that were simmered in soy sauce and mirin) Height: Shorter than Vasily, about the same height as Toni and Wilk, taller than Tsurumi and Koito Weight: Lighter than Nihei, about the same weight as Vasily and Tsukishima, heavier than Tsurumi

Commentary:

His emotions are expressed through his scarf. His injuries heal fast due to his abnormally high metabolism, and so do burns. You meet people with this kind of constitution once in a while. He sweats easily so his skin is always damp.

Asirpa

Birthday: January 1st Birthplace: Hokkaido, near Otaru Likes: Salted brains, Sugimoto’s osoma (miso) Dislikes: Snakes Height: Shorter than Ienaga and Nagakura, taller than Cikapasi Weight: Lighter than Inkarmat, about the same weight as Cikapasi

Commentary:

Her face and height changed the most out of all characters.

Shiraishi Yoshitake:

Birthday: March 3rd Birthplace: Southern Kanto region Likes: Sake, candy, white rice Dislikes: Deer brains Height: Shorter than Ogata, taller than Hijikata, Usami and Sofia Weight: Lighter than Koito, about the same weight as Ogata, Nikaido twins, Usami and Wilk, heavier than Kadokura

Commentary:

Sugimoto’s hidden partner, although he is more of a Fujiko rather than Jigei in relation to Lupin; there’s a sense of danger about him.

Ogata Hyakunosuke:

Birthday:  January 22nd Birthplace:  Born in Tokyo area, raised in Ibaraki prefecture Likes: Anglerfish hotpot  Dislikes: Shiitake mushrooms   Height: Shorter than Edogai, taller than Shiraishi   Weight: Lighter than Koito, about the same weight as Shiraishi, Nikaido twins, Usami and Wilk, heavier than Kadokura    

Commentary:

He was supposed to be more talkative, but ended up rather quiet in order to balance things out. Snipers are tricky to write whether they’re allies or enemies, so he’s a difficult character to handle. I think he’s rather strong at close combat too, though.

Tanigaki Genjirou:

Birthday: June 28th Birthplace: Akita prefecture, Ani village Likes: Kiritanpo (mashed rice put on skewers and toasted over fire) Dislikes: Shiitake mushrooms Chest circumference: 124 cm Height: Shorter than Ushiyama, about the same height as Ariko, taller than Kiroranke Weight: Lighter than Ushiyama, about the same weight as Sofia, heavier than Ariko

Commentary:

There was a possibility of Golden Kamuy’s main character being a combination of him and Sugimoto. The difference between them is that Sugimoto is an amateur when it comes to hunting. The matagi aspect is kind of good too. Sugimoto is the main character, so I couldn’t make him too hairy and voluptuous either. He’s not the mainstream type, but he is my type. There is a matagi ritual called kuraidori and I wanted to illustrate it as part of the time he spent with Nihei, I went as far as to draw the rough outline of the scene, but it was way too lewd, so I gave up. Do your own research regarding the ritual. The one initiated was supposed to be Nihei. By the way, you can tell the passage of time by the length of his hair. I would like to draw his leg and finger hair properly too, but it would be too much for a weekly manga. I will die. Tanigaki will kill me. I want to be killed by him.

[t/n: Kuraidori is a matagi ritual of initiation. As a summary, when the chief declares that it’s time for kuraidori, the ones to participate in the hunt for the first time get naked and into a standing position with their legs spread wide. Next someone appointed from experienced hunters warms his hands over a bonfire, grabs the penis of the newcomer and rubs it until it gets hard. The standing one shouldn’t resist or move. Wooden embers are tied to the erect penis with twine as it gets shaken; they smolder and sparks fly but the hunter is not allowed to raise his voice or put them out. He jumps around and sways his hips, which is said to please the mountain god.]

Kiroranke:

Birthday: August 2nd Birthplace: Amur river valley Likes: Prefers fish over meat, especially freshwater fish Dislikes: Refuses to consume horse meat Height: Shorter than Tanigaki and Ariko, taller than Kikuta Weight: Lighter than Ariko, heavier than Kikuta

Commentary:

He does have Sakhalin Ainu roots, but neither he nor Wilk ever pretended that they became Ainu. They just happened to choose the Ainu life when they came to Hokkaido.

Inkarmat:

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Hokkaido, Saru district Likes: Rabbit meat Dislikes: Dogs Height: Shorter than Tsukishima, about the same height as Henmi and Anehata, taller than Nagakura and Ienaga Weight: Lighter than Anehata, heavier than Asirpa and Cikapasi

Commentary:

The way she wraps her headband is rather old-fashioned. And tamasay, the necklace she’s wearing, is normally only worn on special occasions, but I’m glad I made her stand out.

Cikapasi:

Birthday:  Unknown Birthplace: Hokkaido, near Otaru Likes: Bean snacks Dislikes: Salmon eyeballs Height: Shorter than Asirpa (shortest character) Weight: Lighter than Inkarmat, about the same weight as Asirpa

Commentary:

I believe he achieved happiness, however much he’s swallowed up by the waves of history.

Ryuu: 

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Hokkaido, near Otaru Likes: Bear meat Dislikes: None

Commentary:

If he were a person, he would be similar to Shiraishi. He’s no stranger to bailing when things get serious. However, as a plot device, he helped me a lot of times, so he’s an important character.

Retar: 

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Hokkaido, near Sapporo Likes: Deer Dislikes: None

Commentary:   I want to believe that his children’s descendants exist somewhere even now. Maybe they’re mingling with some Ainu dogs.

Hijikata Toshizou: 

Birthday: May 31st Birthplace: Musashi province, modern day Tokyo region Likes: Chazuke (dish made by pouring green tea, dashi, or hot water over cooked rice) Dislikes: None Height: Shorter than Shiraishi, about the same height as Sofia and Usami, taller than Kirawus Weight: Lighter than Kantarou, about the same weight as Edogai, heavier than Nagakura

Commentary:

Hijikata’s coolness will never waver. I don’t want him to show any breaches. A Hijikata who sucks at haiku sounds like a loser.

Nagakura Shinpachi:

Birthday: May 23rd Birthplace: Musashi province, modern day Tokyo region Likes: Unagi kabayaki (grilled eel) Dislikes: None Height: Shorter than Henmi, Inkarmat and Anehata, taller than Asirpa, about the same height as Ienaga Weight: Lighter than Hijikata and Edogai, heavier than Henmi and Ienaga

Commentary:  

Personally I love him a lot. He’s a Watson-like character. I think he looks the most like his historical counterpart.

Ushiyama Tatsuma:

Birthday: March 10th Birthplace: Mikawa province, modern day Aichi Likes: Peaches, beer Dislikes: None Height: Taller than Ariko and Tanigaki (tallest character) Weight: Heavier than Tanigaki and Sofia (heaviest character)

Commentary:

Without his lump he becomes the cream of the crop in terms of being a badass. If I included someone as immaculate as Murofushi Kouji in the story he’d just put the rest of the male cast to shame.

Ienaga Kano (Chikanobu)

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Mikawa province, modern day Aichi Likes: Meat dishes Dislikes: Shrimp Height: Shorter than Henmi, Inkarmat and Anehata, about the same heigh as Nagakura, taller than Asirpa Weight: Lighter than Nagakura, about the same weight as Henmi, heavier than Anehata

Commentary:

Penis size is on the larger side.

Toni Anji

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Rikuzen province, modern day Miyagi and Iwate Likes: Deep-fried wild plants Dislikes: Crows Height: Shorter than Vasily, about the same height as Sugimoto and Wilk, taller than Tsurumi and Koito Weight: Lighter than Tsurumi, heavier than Koito

Commentary:

Based on an article that I read many years ago, about a visually impaired person who was able to live normally thanks to echolocation, which has been lying around in my drawer for ages. I heard that owl ears are asymmetrical and can catch sound three-dimensionally, so I made him wear that hearing device. The vest he’s wearing is supposed to invoke an owl imagery as well.

Kadokura Toshiyuki

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Mutsu province, modern day area of Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures Likes: Alcohol, squid Dislikes: Shellfish Height: Shorter than Kirawus, taller than Nikaido twins and Kantarou Weight: Lighter than Ogata, Nikaido twins, Shiraishi, Wilk and Usami, heavier than Kirawus

Commentary:

A wilted, uninspired middle-aged dude, but sexy. I love this kind of characters.

Kirawus

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Hokkaido, near Kushiro Likes: Kokanee (a kind of salmon) Dislikes: Snakes Height: Shorter than Hijikata, Usami and Sofia, taller than Kadokura   Weight: Lighter than Kadokura, heavier than Kantarou

Commentary:

He’s named like that because he used to play with deer antlers as a child. Isn’t it cute? (t/n: his name means “to have horns”)

Okuyama Kantarou

Birthday: August 1st Birthplace: Hokkaido, Sapporo Likes: Corn Dislikes: None Height: Shorter than Kadokura, about the same height as Nikaido twins, taller than Tsukishima Weight: Lighter than Kirawus, heavier than Hijikata and Edogai

Commentary:

He’s quite plain, yet I can’t find a reason to kill him off. Ordinary people are important too. Like Krillin.

Tsurumi Tokushirou

Birthday: December 25th Birthplace: Niigata prefecture Likes: Wagashi (Japanese confectionery) Dislikes: Alcohol Height: Shorter than Sugimoto, Toni and Wilk, about the same height as Koito, taller than Edogai Weight: Lighter than Sugimoto, Tsukishima and Vasily, heavier than Toni

Commentary:

He is the villain, but I think I’m the one who understands him the best. I think he’s making the right choices. After all, I’m a bigger fan of him than any of the readers.

Tsukishima Hajime

Birthday: April 1st Birthplace: Niigata prefecture, Sado island Likes: White rice, egoneri (boiled seaweed) Dislikes: None Height: Shorter than Kantarou and the Nikaido twins, taller than Henmi, Inkarmat and Anehata Weight: Lighter than Nihei, about the same weight as Sugimoto and Vasily, heavier than Tsurumi

Commentary:

He is so cool. I like that he’s short. There’s more to him than simply following Tsurumi’s orders like a machine, though, he’s carrying a lot of hurt. He's just got a flat nose is all. I don’t remember what made me give him that nose, but he wouldn’t be Tsukishima without it.

Koito Otonoshin

Birthday: December 23rd Birthplace: Kagoshima prefecture Likes: Tsukisamu anpan (flat bun filled with red bean paste) Dislikes: Sakurajima radish Height: Shorter than Sugimoto, Toni and Wilk, about the same height as Tsurumi, taller than Edogai Weight: Lighter than Toni, heavier than Ogata, Nikaido twins, Usami and Wilk

Commentary:

The more stupid he got, the more solid. I love the clean-freak spoiled brat type of characters.

Nikaidou Kouhei (and Youhei)

Birthday: November 19th   Birthplace: Shizuoka prefecture Likes: Mandarins Dislikes: Tsukisamu anpan Height: Shorter than Kadokura, about the same height as Kantarou, taller than Tsukishima Weight: Lighter than Koito, about the same weight as Ogata, Shiraishi, Usami and Wilk, heavier than Kadokura

Commentary:

I wonder how the nipples on his head gear stay erect. They probably are heat-sensitive. Edogai-kun is a genius.

Usami Tokishige

Birthday: February 25th Birthplace: Niigata prefecture, Shibata Likes: Horse, Tsukisamu anpan Dislikes: Shiitake mushrooms Height: Shorter than Shiraishi, about the same height as Hijikata and Sofia, taller than Kirawus Weight: Lighter than Koito, about the same weight as Shiraishi, Ogata, Wilk and Nikaido twins, heavier than Kadokura

Commentary:

He is the most dangerous man in the cast.

Kikuta Mokutarou

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Saitama prefecture Likes: Watermelon Dislikes: Tsukisamu anpan Height: Shorter than Kiroranke, taller than Nihei Weight: Lighter than Kiroranke, heavier than Nihei

Commentary:

A man who knows suffering. He’s got the most difficult face to draw. I want to make him look cool but rarely manage to succeed.

Ariko Rikimatsu/Ipopte

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Hokkaido, near Noboribetsu Likes: Hazel grouse Dislikes: Shark Height: About the same height as Tanigaki, shorter than Ushiyama, taller than Kiroranke Weight: Heavier than Kiroranke, lighter than Sofia and Tanigaki

Commentary:

Ipopte means “to bring to a boil”. To become hot in an instant. He’s quiet, but there’s something steamy about him. He’s sexy.

Edogai Yasaku

Birthday:  Unknown Birthplace: Nara prefecture Likes: Somen noodles Dislikes: Figs Height: Shorter than Tsurumi and Koito, taller than Ogata Weight: Heavier than Nagakura, about the same weight a Hijikata, lighter than Kantarou

Commentary:

I wanted to draw more of his clothes. Something big, of the scale of Alien Queen or Kobayashi Sachiko.

Nihei Tetsuzou

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Hokkaido, Ishikari Likes: Bear meat Dislikes: None Height: Shorter than Kikuta, taller than Vasily Weight: Lighter than Kikuta, heavier than Vasily, Sugimoto and Tsukishima

Commentary:

A character like Nihei being killed in a clean, gallant way had a lot of narrative value for Golden Kamuy. I love him a lot, to the point that he could have become a main character.

Henmi Kazuo

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Shimotsuke province, modern day Tochigi prefecture Likes: Strawberries Dislikes: Spicy food upsets his stomach Height: Taller than Nagakura and Ienaga, about the same height as Inkarmat and Anehata, shorter than Tsukishima Weight: Lighter than Nagakura, heavier than Anehata

Commentary:

Important character that kicks off the story. I tried giving him as plain of an appearance as possible, but it became weirder as the story progressed.

Wakayama Kiichirou

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Raw oysters Dislikes: Tomatoes

Commentary:

A drunk friend once said the “it’s like going to take a shit!” phrase verbatim in real life to me.

Nakazawa Tatsuya

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Whatever oyabun likes Dislikes: Whatever oyabun dislikes

Commentary:

It’s oyabun’s fault his nipples are big.

Kumagishi Chouan

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Tomato soup Dislikes: Japanese leek

Commentary:

His words will come in handy in the future.

Suzukawa Kyohiro

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Alcohol Dislikes: Brown bear meat

Commentary:

His famous scene is from the movie “Kagemusha”. Did anyone notice?

Sakamoto Keiichirou

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Grapes Dislikes: Turtles

Commentary:

I think the way I got to show his tattoo was very smooth. A prime example of necessary nudity.

Ogin the Viper

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Spicy things Dislikes: Sweet things

Commentary:

There are records of Ogin and the Lightning Bandit couple actually existing, and the real Ogin was just as violent.

Anehata Shiton

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Animals – Forests – The earth – The sky Dislikes: Himself Height: Taller than Ienaga and Nagakura, shorter than Tsukishima, about the same height as Inkarmat and Henmi Weight: Heavier than Inkarmat, lighter than Ienaga and Henmi

Commentary:

I have a testimony from Masanori Hata that I failed at invoking the imagery of him being chased by his pet bear with this.

Gansoku Maiharu

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Chicken, eggs, beans Dislikes: Cucumbers, alcohol

Commentary:

He’s a gentleman, but has a people hitting problem. Splendid character with a barbarian side.

Doi Shinzou

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Tosa province, modern day Kouchi prefecture Likes: Citatap Dislikes: Mandarins

Commentary:

Read about Okada Izou if you want to understand him better.

Sekiya Ichirou

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Pomegranates Dislikes: Crab

Commentary:

I heard the story about experiencing the death of a child by lightning from a teacher in elementary school.

Gotou Takechiyo

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Northern Kanto region Likes: Dried fish, alcohol Dislikes: Offal stew

Commentary:

It’s surprising that he managed to survive for so long given that he was surrounded by so many violent prisoners.

Kasahara Kanjirou

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Likes: Soba noodles Dislikes: Sheep meat

Commentary:

He’s a weak character. I needed to set the tempo for the early stage, so I couldn’t avoid it.

Wilk

Birthday:  Unknown Birthplace: Southern Sakhalin Likes: Lingonberry Dislikes: Snakes Height: Shorter than Vasily, about the same height as Sugimoto and Toni, taller than Tsurumi and Koito Weight: Heavier than Kadokura, about the same weight as Nikaido twins, Ogata, Shiraishi and Usami, lighter than Koito

Commentary:

I don’t think young people now can easily understand his attitude towards Asirpa. I want to end the story in a way that will make them.

Sofia Golden Hand

Birthday: Unknown Birthplace: Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg Likes: Vodka, tobacco, potatoes Dislikes: Mice/rats Height: Shorter than Shiraishi, about the same height as Hijikata and Usami, taller than Kirawus Weight: Heavier than Ariko, about the same weight as Tanigaki, lighter than Ushiyama

Commentary:

One of the few cigarette smokers. The point is that she smokes through the gap in her front teeth. To tell you the truth, I’m not a big fan of performative smoking. Especially when it’s men who are trying to look badass.

Vasily

Birthday:  Unknown Birthplace: Russian Empire, Yeleninka village Likes: Pelmeni, green tea Dislikes: Squirrel Height: Shorter than Nihei, taller than Sugimoto, Toni and Wilk

Weight: About the same weight as Sugimoto and Tsukishima, lighter than Nihei, heavier than Tsurumi

Commentary:

Given that his molars were probably pulverized, he can only chew with his front teeth. He should stick to soft foods. Like porridge.

Boutarou the Pirate (real name: Oosawa Fusatarou)

Birthday: August 13th Birthplace: Hokkaido, near Asahikawa Likes: Freshwater fish Dislikes: Mice/rats

Commentary:

He will have a huge impact on some of the characters by the end of the story.

Matsuda Heita 

Birthday: October 17th Birthplace: Eastern Hokkaido Likes: Crayfish Dislikes: Crows

Commentary: 

I wanted to write a story about gold dust digging and I think it turned out spectacular.

[talesofedo]

I promised @shinsengumi-archives that I would make a list of the Shinsengumi-related books I have, along with links for ordering them.

Disclaimer: These are the books I own but there are about a billion other Shinsengumi books available, mostly in Japanese. I'm listing them with an approximation of the title in English, along with the author or editor. Since I have not (yet) read them all, I can't speak to the quality of all of them.

Visual Material

The Shinsengumi Exhibition - Guidebook to accompany the exhibition, which AFAIK took place when the NHK series was released. Lots of photos of original artifacts, maps, letters, etc.

Illustrated Shinsengumi

Primary Sources

Collection of All Letters by Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soji

Shinsengumi Diary - Nagakura Shinpachi's writings about the Shinsengumi

Shinsengumi Members

Shinsengumi Corps Record (Aikawa Tsukasa) - List of all known members and known biographical information about them.

Shinsengumi Members Thorough Guide (Maeda Masaki) - Similar to Aikawa's book above, but much, much smaller.

Hijikata Toshizo and the 10 Shinsengumi Leaders (Kikuchi Akira)

Saito Hajime (Ito Tetsuya) - Released this spring

Saito Hajime (Kikuchi Akira)

Okita Soji (Aikawa Tsukasa)

Okita Soji (Kikuchi Akira)

Miscellaneous

The Best Understanding of the Shinsengumi (Yamamura Tatsuya)

Shinsengumi Mystery-Solving Walk (Kikuchi Akira) - Q&A format book

Shinsengumi Graffiti (Horiguchi Masumi) - A more simple overview written for younger readers, with lots of illustrations.

Kaze Hikaru - A Scenic Journey (Watanabe Taeko) - yes, about the manga. Included because it's a great little guide to Shinsengumi-related locations, accompanied by photos and notes. (Don't discount the amount of research manga author do for their work!)

Books in English

I'm aware of the criticism regarding Hillsborough but these are some of the only books available in English. And all else aside, when I had a question for him via email, he got back to me the same day with helpful links.

Shinsengumi - The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps (Romulus Hillsborough)

The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps (Romulus Hillsborough) - This is the more recent edition of the book, published this year.

[muse-hakuouki]

Rules + Requests Updates (at the end):

This blog is only for Hakuouki.

Characters I write for:

Okita Souji

Saitou Hajime

Hijikata Toshizou

Sannan Keisuke

Harada Sanosuke

Todou Heisuke

Nagakura Shinpachi

Kondou Isami

Yamazaki Susumu

Kazama Chikage

Shiranui Kyo

Amagiri Kyuju

Sen Hime

Yukimura Chizuru

3. What I write:

Headcanons

Scenarios

Matchups

Short fics / Drabbles

SFW

Fluff

Angst

Modern AU

 4. What I don't write:

NSFW

Smut

 5. Please, be respectful and polite.

A/N: So yeah, my dear readers, this is it for now. I will change the rules if I need to. Requests are open . So, if you want to request, please don't hesitate. I would really appreciate it if you do. Thank you!

Requests Updates:

Drunk Sannan drabble: Almost done.

Drabble of Harada and Nagakura cheering up Heisuke: In progress.

[impracticaldemon]

Hell Hath No Fury (Like An Oni Scorned) *

by impracticaldemon originally posted on FFnet 2016

Author’s Note:  This story was written after a pun-filled exchange with a reader (another fic writer) about Hakuouki and the furies / rasetsu.  I am posting it to tumblr for the first time because it is highly appropriate for April Fool’s Day. I hope you will enjoy it and recognize it for the “shaggy dog story” that it oh-so-clearly is! ~ Imp

* They say that “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”

The Shinsengumi were now headquartered at the Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Kyoto. On the whole, their take-over of the space had gone smoothly. The new living quarters were far more comfortable than what they’d had in Mibu Village, and most felt that it was a substantial change for the better.

Unfortunately, at around the same time, they had drawn the attention of a strange, powerful trio of men who called themselves Oni. These Oni seemed intent on stealing Yukimura Chizuru away from those who had come to care for her and admire the way that she faced each challenge with courage, a tray of tea, and a broom. The strange men had also said that they would put a stop to the Shinsengumi's plans to use the mystical Water of Life to create the terrible beings known as furies.

"You must stop creating these abominations," had said the most courteous and restrained of the men, Amagiri Kyūju.

As Amagiri could catch a slashing blade with his gloved hands and snap it in two, this was not an admonition to be taken lightly. On the other hand, Kondō-san, Hijikata-san, and Okita Sōji, First Division Captain, had never been known to follow the orders of their enemies. They wondered how the strangers had heard about the furies, which were a closely guarded secret.

"I really hate those things," was the pithy comment of the second and most flamboyant of their adversaries, the gun-wielding Shiranui Kyo.

In a way, this created more of an impression on the leadership of the Shinsengumi. Hijikata-san had been against experimenting with the Water of Life from the start, and Saitō Hajime, Third Division Captain, had to agree that the creatures were unreliable, and almost as dangerous to their creators as to their enemies. Of course, Saito always agreed with Hijikata-san, or at least that's what Okita said in his snarkier moods – that is, fairly frequently. However, Nagakura Shinpachi and Harada Sanosuke, Captains of the Second and Tenth Divisions respectively, also disliked the experiments, which turned living beings into soulless, blood-seeking monsters.

The third of the so-called Oni had described the furies with utmost contempt: "When I, Kazama Chikage, come to claim my bride, I will also destroy those pitiful attempts to copy the greatest of all living beings – "

"Kondō-san?"

"The Vice Commander?"

"The geisha who works in the banquet room at the Kosoan teahouse?"

"Baka!" shouted Hijikata-san. "Let the man finish for pity's sake. Otherwise he may never leave!"

"The Oni!" roared the blond, ruby-eyed scion of the noblest of the demon clans.

Sure enough, less than a week later, the leaders of the Shinsengumi had just retired to their rooms for the night when the front gates were violently smashed in and Kazama strode into the massive Temple courtyard, followed by a grinning Shiranui and a slightly apologetic Amagiri.

"I have come for my bride!" cried the noble leader of the Oni.

"Well I've come for a second round with Harada – and to kill some furies!" laughed Shiranui.

The hastily assembled Shinsengumi captains, led by Kondō-san and Hijikata-san, turned to the third man expectantly. No doubt he would declare his intentions in suitably dramatic fashion as well.

"I… am sorry about the front gate. It was a fine example of the architecture of the period. However, Kazama requires my services. And the furies must be destroyed."

There was a longish pause after this, not to mention a slight sense of let-down.

Finally, Hijikata-san stepped forward, glaring at the intruders, the arrogant ruby-eyed blond in particular.

"I will not let you take Yukimura! She does not want to go with you and we have sworn to protect her!"

"You cannot stop me! And once Yukimura Chizuru recognizes my – that is our – awesome superiority – she will think nothing of leaving your worthless protection!"

And so battle was joined.

Predictably, the beloved tea-bearer of the Shinsengumi rallied to their defence, short-sword in hand, and refused to leave with the handsome, but overbearing, Kazama.

Frustrated at this turn of events, and by Shiranui's untactful comment about being dumped, Kazama changed tactics and leaped lightly over the various captains and so forth.

"Well I can at least put an end to those hideous fakes, the furies!"

The green-eyed First Division Captain staggered into his path, coughing hideously, but unrepentantly, and smirking at the world through blood-stained lips.

"Then you will face me first!" Okita cried in defiance. "The secrets of the Shinsengumi and of Kondō-san will remain safe forever!" Then he stumbled, and would have fallen but for the quick reflexes of the indigo-haired man beside him.

"No. You will face me." The Third Division Captain paused, as if recalling his next words. "You shall not pass! … Sorry… You shall not find the place. Where. We. Have. Hidden. The. … Furies."

Kazama waited patiently through this, and then laughed at the embarrassed captain.

"Ah, but now I know where to go, and you cannot stop me!"

"Didn't he use that line already?" complained Tōdō Heisuke, Captain of the Eighth Division.

"Shh. Don't ruin it. Saitō's wooden acting was bad enough. Honestly, I have no idea how he could have ever managed as a spy." But Nagakura kept his voice low, since Saitō was known to have sharp ears.

Meanwhile, Kazama and his two faithful companions had thrown open the door of the large storage shed that Okita and Saitō had tried to protect. Instantly, his ears were assailed by a deafening squeaking, and then an avalanche of white fur, sharp fangs ,and blood-red eyes tumbled over the unfortunate Oni.

"What! What is this!" he screamed. "I HATE RATS!"

The other Oni had stopped, dumbfounded by the hideous vision before them.

There was a sigh from the Third Division Captain, who was propping up Okita. The First Division Captain was laughing so hard that he was in danger of falling over again.

"Why me?" Saitō muttered. He sighed again. "Those are the Rat-setsu. The Furries of the Shinsengumi."

Stunned and utterly defeated, the Oni left. Amagiri didn't even bow as he trudged back through the shattered gates. But in the deafening silence that followed the death of a dozen maddened rats, they clearly heard Hijikata's last word on the matter:

"SŌJI!"

[END]

[smugshiranui]

Birthday Pleasures

Sanosuke Harada x Reader

Oral Sex, Toys, Vaginal Sex

Summary: @spoonbae‘s raffle fic is finally here, and since her birthday was yesterday why not celebrate it with her fic being birthday sex with Sanosuke hehe.

Silence permeated the room for a moment as you looked over the wrapping of the gift in front of you, glancing off to the side where your friend who’d handed you the gift seemed to suddenly avoid eye-contact.

“If you keep taking your time, I’ll be waiting forever for you to get to my gift,” Sanosuke, an arm draped over your shoulder, leaned in and murmured his words into your ear, the low rumble of his voice running a chill down your spine that you tried to shrug off while surrounded by friends to celebrate your birthday.

“Alright alright,” you said with a dismissive wave of your hand. 

Taking a quick look at the tiny, attached card to your gift, you peeked inside to read what your friend had scribbled on the inside, signed with her name.

‘BTW I bought it before you and Sanosuke got together!!!’

Perplexed, you glanced over to your friend, who seemed to still be trying to avoid looking directly at you, as well as embarrassed. The look said enough to give you some sort of concern as to what it was she’d gifted you.

But your curiosity had been piqued, so with your thumbs tucked into folds of the wrapping, you pulled away at it, allowing any bits of the paper to fall to the ground.

The sight of your friend’s gift immediately had you hot in the face.

While it did say “Personal Massager”, just about anyone could figure out what it was you were holding by the images on the box. First, you looked at your friend, whose hands covered her face, then at Sanosuke, whose expression seemed to shift but didn’t quite give away what he might be thinking. The tiny smile at the corner of his mouth gave you an idea, though. 

A few chuckles from friends in the room broke some silence, but the first person to say anything had been Shinpachi, who boldly reached forward and practically snatched the box from your hands.

“A back massager? That’s pretty nice! I could use something like this.”

A cacophony of laughter erupted, and the friend who’d gifted you what most aware people would recognize as a Hitachi wand seemed to squeak and shrink herself as if to try and not draw any attention. Nagakura seemed confused, along with Heisuke who wasn’t laughing, though his cheeks were red and he had a puzzled expression.

For a moment, you couldn’t help but hide your own face in your hands as well. The gift itself didn’t cause embarrassment but Shinpachi drawing a lot more attention to it certainly left you some level of mortified.

“You should really learn what that is if you want to see improvement in your experiences with women, Shin,” Harada murmured with a sigh, although he too seemed relatively entertained by what went over Nagakura’s head. 

His amber eyes fixated on your briefly, something intense in the way Sano locked eyes with you. It was something unlike what you’d been used to with the laid-back man, but you tried to shrug it off and laugh along with your friends at the situation, and thank your friend for her gift which you most certainly appreciated, circumstances of being at a party with friends aside.

---

“You’re a little extra forward, Sano,” you murmured the moment your body gently hit the mattress of your bed, Harada climbing on top of you. The red flush across his face said all you really needed to know, that the redhead was at that perfect little level of playful drunk.

“Do you mind?” He asked nonchalantly, rough calloused hands slipping beneath your shirt to promptly work it up your torso, revealing the skin of your stomach to the cool air.

Reaching a hand out to him, you caressed his soft red hair before spinning a single lock around your index finger, twirling the soft tresses absentmindedly before releasing him to allow for your shirt to be pulled up and off.

“Of course not,” you giggled as Harada leaned into you and placed teasing nip-laced kisses to the bare skin of your neck, “but I get the feeling there’s a little bit of jealousy at play here.”

Sanosuke shrugged, continuing to make steady progress at having you stripped beneath him, fingers curling at the waistband of your pants before tugging them down. He worked his way lower as he did, grazing plush lips downward to your chest, you could feel him smile against you.

“Not jealous,” he clarified, getting your pants down to your hips before you needed to shimmy out of the bottoms and kick them off the edge of your feet, “It just made me think there’s something I should have done for you awhile ago.”

A hand making its way behind you, to your back, it took little effort— simply a quick flicking-like movement for Sanosuke to have your bra unclasped, pulling the undergarment off to expose your breasts to his amber-eyed gaze. The cool air made your nipples begin to perk up, and Harada was quick to give them attention, parting his lips as he dipped further down to take the perky nub into the warmth of his mouth.

Tongue rolling around your nipple, his hand moved along to your other breast, giving it a gentle squeeze before a rough thumb began to flick and tease in time with the motions of his tongue. 

Meanwhile, Harada’s other hand trailed the length of your waist to find its way to the last piece of clothing covering your body.

“Still looks like jealousy to me,” you teased, letting out a sharp exhale as Sanosuke used his lips to tug playfully at your nipple. You could feel him chuckle in a low rumble, the vibrations of it sending a tingle of pleasure through your body that made its way between your legs just in time for Harada’s fingers to slip past the hem of your underwear.

“Maybe,” he murmured with a shrug, releasing the suction of his mouth around you, lowering himself further down your body. Sanosuke’s objective became particularly obvious, as he left a trail of kisses in the wake of his path until his face was directly in front of your cunt. You opened your legs invitingly, but felt a nervous anticipation.

The thin layer of fabric did little to dull the sensation of Harada’s hot breath as he hovered just about you, his fingertips absentmindedly playing with the waistband of your underwear, joined by his other hand on the opposing side, like he was toying with whether or not to finally pull them down.

“I can’t believe you’re teasing me on my birthday,” you whined, shifting your hips so that you were closer to Sanosuke’s warm mouth. He responded in kind by withdrawing from you, and instead bringing his lips to your thighs, kissing delicately before using his teeth to playfully tug at the sensitive skin.

On the one hand, Harada had never been one to take teasing too far, instead he’d always been interested in making sure you were getting just as much pleasure as you wanted. On the other, he had never gone down on you, and the confidently mischievous glint in his heavy-lidded amber eyes made it clear he was going to draw out every little bit of enjoyment he could.

“The tease is part of the gift,” he mused, fingers finally curling more tightly around your underwear to finally pull them down your legs, allowing you to kick them off to fall wherever they would land, and leaving you completely bare to Sanosuke. “I’ll be sure to show you what just my mouth can do.”

Using two fingers, Harada gently nudged your labia apart to further expose your already visibly aroused cunt, seemingly taking a moment to take in the sight before finally the heat of his mouth was up against you, tongue poking past his lips to give a few experimental broad strokes along your slit.

The shiver that ran down your spine from the contact made your legs almost immediately snap closed around Sanosuke, drawing a groan of approval that rumbled in his chest as his lips circled around your clit, the suction sending another pleasant shiver through your body that made you whimper. 

Shifting his position to properly accommodate himself, Harada slid his muscular arms beneath your thighs, wrapping around them to firmly tug you down more flush against his mouth. 

It took all of a few seconds for Sanosuke to trail and flick his tongue so perfectly to get you moaning, your back arched on the bed while his face moved along with the circular patterns he drew with his tongue. 

Keeping true to his word, he only used his mouth, tugging and sucking with his lips to get you to tense up and using his tongue to practically turn your limbs to jelly.

“S-Sanosuke…” you whimpered, your body reflexively wiggling which only served to have Harada tighten his grip to keep you still, “f-fuck Sano… hhaah t-that’s so… so good.”

As your sounds of pleasure started to increase in volume and frequency, he withdrew contact and simply exhaled warm breath against you in a tease that nearly felt painful as you ached for him to continue the work of his skillful tongue. 

He watched with a self-satisfied—and more playful than his usual self— expression while your hips rolled in a clear sign you needed him to give you more, until deciding you were ready to be slowly worked up again.

Expert laps of his tongue quickly brought you back just as high as he’d left you before, each stroke making you mewl and whimper as the tight knot of pleasure in your stomach bordered on unbearable.

And then he stopped again.

“Please Sano,” you urged, trying to move your cunt closer to his mouth but meeting resistance as his arms kept your lower half still, “don’t stop…”

“So it feels good?” He teased, lips finding your inner thigh to pepper kisses along the expanse of skin.

“Of course it d-does,” your impatience was clear in your voice, and perhaps that reaction was what caused Harada to release his grip on your thighs and pull himself back up from between your legs.

“H-hey…” you pouted, watching Sanosuke lick off the remnants of your arousal from his lips seductively enough you were sure it was intentional.

In a swift movement you could hardly follow, he had his shirt off, and as much as you had already missed his tongue you were more than happy to be just a little bit less impatient with what he had in store at the sight of his bare chest.

Though you tried to reach for him to assist in removing his pants, Harada gently nudged your hand away with a gentle ‘tsk’, leaving you to simply watch while he pulled his bottoms off as well, bringing his underwear off along with them and freeing his visibly hard cock. 

“I think we’re missing one thing,” he murmured, slowly positioning himself on the bed so that he was on his knees between your legs, his length resting lightly against your reddened, sensitive cunt. He pulled your thighs to rest over his parted knees, an ideal position for each of his movements to cause friction from his cock against you.

Reaching past you to the nightstand, your eyes followed Harada’s arm to see him plugging something in the wall, a white cord you’d recognized as being attached to the wand from earlier. 

After opening gifts, the toy had been a bit of a joke for conversation, where Shinpachi in particular had finally learned exactly what some people liked to use them for, during which it had been taken out of the box.

Swallowing nervously, you gave Sanosuke a sheepish grin.

“Really?”

“Yes really,” he affirmed, bringing the toy between the both of your bodies so that it hovered over your clit. “For your birthday, of course.”

His free hand grasped the base of his cock, guiding it to slide up and down your wet slit and coating the tip with your arousal. 

First, he pushed the head of his cock only your whole, gently biting into his lower lip as the warm tight sensation of your hole enveloped him. He stopped short of fully sliding into you, leaning forward and using a hand to brace himself against the bed so that he could take your lips in a gentle, firm kiss.

“Now let’s see how much pleasure I can watch across that pretty face.”

Sanosuke turned on the toy with an audible click of the switch.

The loud buzzing made it hard to hear any of the usual subtle noises, but the strength of the vibration of your already sensitive clit had your gasping and moaning right away, fingers clenching into the sheets while your other hand found Harada’s forearm to hold tightly.

His thrusts started shallow, but he didn’t spend too much time teasing that way, instead he quickened his pace, dialing up the intensity of your pleasure so much so that he brought you to the edge right away, your jaw clenched as you tried to resist how close you were.

“S-sa-sanosuke… it’s… t-too much haaa-Ahh…” you cried out, trying to move yourself away from the vibrating head of the toy.

Perhaps encouraged by your already desperate noises, Sanosuke’s thrusts became rough enough to push your body upwards on the bed with each time he buried himself into you, making your head spin drunk on pleasure. 

It felt like a miracle you hadn’t cum right away, like the toy kept you entirely on the edge but wouldn’t quite bring you over it yet.

“Feels good, doesn’t it?” Sanosuke asked in breathy huffs, locks of hair falling in front of his face and obstructing his vision as he continued to nearly slam himself into you, “I know it does because you’re clenching around me so tight.”

“Ngh- it..it’s really…r-really good…” you whined, feeling your eyes stinging with tears as you were suspended right over the edge almost painfully so.

“Then cum for me,” he said his words gently, like an encouragement rather than an order, his thumb flicking the toy’s switch with a loud click. 

Right as the intensity of the vibrations had gone up, that feeling of being suspended dropped, your eyes rolling and your mouth parting to let our a series of climactic moans as the wand’s vibrations forced out intense waves of your oragsm. 

“S-Sanosuke! Ff..haaah, fuck, f-fuck… Sano…!” You nearly squealed in delight, your muscles tense as you tried to keep yourself from failing, hips twitching all the while Harada didn’t relent. By the time you could tell he was groaning in intense pleasure you were already seeing stars, but you could feel him bury himself into your cunt as he cursed; his own expression clearly contorted with pleasure.

Harada kept the wand held firmly against your clit, while he came inside your rapidly tightening walls. He kept a grip with his free hand on your hip, holding more tightly than even he might have liked as the vibrations were strong enough to even give Sanosuke himself an added pleasure.

As you came down, the strong vibrations proved to be too much and your body tried to jerk away from the toy, much too sensitive for almost any sort of contact. Sanosuke caught on quickly, flicking the wand off and tossing it onto the bed.

His chest—glistening in the dim light with sweat— rose and fell steadily as he remained still inside you, twitching just slightly while he came down from his own climax. It took time for you to catch your own breath, as if you had nearly forgotten how to breathe through the mind-blowing ordeal of being fucked by Sanosuke with that powerful toy against you.

Harada looked down at you with a clearly fond expression, withdrawing himself slowly as if trying not to cause too much overstimulation as he did. 

“You look amazing like this,” he murmured, pulling himself out from between your legs and slowly lowering himself onto the bed next to you.

“Sweaty, messy, and maybe with a little bit of drool?” You asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Yeah, just like that.”

[prinzrupprecht]

Meeting in Valhalla (part 2)

Continuation from Part 1

Pairing: Okita x fem!reader

TW: slight suggestive! Still has angst moments.

WC: 958

A few days have passed. Your mind was slowly going insane from the lack of sleep you were receiving. The last conversation you had with the small boy sent your mind in a spiral. You thought that from barely eating or showing yourself around to the others, many would try to talk to you? Nope. He hasn’t… as you asked around where he was, Yamanami and Hijikata claimed they had no idea.

“Where have you been in the last few days?” Another voice sent chills down your spine. It was Nagakura, who was bold but was nice deep down. You fell solemn and shrugged. You had wanted to get out and find the river nearby to clean yourself. The beauty of Valhalla was lovely. The gods must’ve created such a place.

“Does it matter—?”

“Yes, it does. If the leader let you in, you should spill where you’re going.” He folded his arms and blocked the entrance of the wooden structure so she couldn’t leave.

“Well, I just want to get out and look around unless that isn’t allowed.” You didn’t want to give away the full reason for wanting to leave the place. Maybe you’ll find other humans the farther you walk. Is there an endpoint to Valhalla? The idea was putting guilt on your shoulders. Since Okita doesn’t care about you anymore, you knew the rest of his samurai group wouldn’t care about you. You wanted to laugh deep down but Nagakura stepped aside whispering something in your ear.

“You know he wouldn’t like it if something were to happen to you, y’know?” And quickly you turned your head but Nagakura was walking away. Quickly and furiously you left the building clenching your hands together wondering what the hell Nagakura meant by that. Okita wasn’t the type to tell others about his personal feelings. It didn’t seem like him, maybe just assumptions or speculation because the two of you used to talk a lot.

You had dismissed the thoughts and wandered through the green forest. You were sure you knew the way back, however, it didn’t take long before finding a cliff to see the mountains that scattered over the heavens. There was a river nearby and you heard water flowing not far from where you were at. As you approached the large river that seemed to connect to the cliff creating a waterfall. It was incredibly loud but this had blown your expectations. Even back in Midgard there were tons of waterfalls but nothing as this. Was it true after all that heaven was better? “It’s nice isn’t it?” Your heart nearly dropped noticing you weren’t alone.

“So now you’re back to talking to me?” Gritting your teeth together. Okita leaned back into the tree and still hadn’t replied nor made eye contact with you. You turned around and sat on one of the large boulders and hoped he would’ve just left you alone. After a few minutes of silence, he mumbled a quiet ‘sorry’ and sat next to you bringing his legs up to his chest.

You pouted, “so you followed me to apologize?” You rested your arm on your raised knee while leaning on your hand. Okita’s expression changed from solemn to embarrassed. Well, he did follow you the moment he saw you leave after being interrogated by Nagakura Shinpachi.

“Were you planning on leaving?” He changed the question which made your heart twist. Anger was slowly building up in you.

“If you were going to ignore me for days pretending my existence wasn’t important, then why should I stay?” You shot back. His eyes were a bit glossy and hard to read his expression. Okita is unreadable at times. You were hurt and had no idea why you were lashing your anger out on him out of fear he would just leave again. He stayed quiet for a moment, you quickly turned your head and watched the river down below.

“I… I felt selfish in the moment. My sister abandoned me when I was 9 and Kondo-san took me in as his adoptive son. I didn't want you to leave me…” You had no idea what he was trying to say. Maybe he was bad at expressing his feelings to others. “I want you to stay… with me.” His confession didn’t take you back as you thought. You liked him as well and thought back how you could miss the hints. He tried to pull you away from Heisuke a few times and had to pull Shimada off you after he got drunk and tried touching you. You realized the hints were there.

“I— I understand. I’m not the best at reading things or other people. Maybe we can start over—"

“I want everyone to know that you’re mine.” He was smiling again, but your face turned red. Bright red. His?! Even the demon child was jealous of his own comrades. He died relatively young. He did mention he was 24 around the same age as you.

“Let’s take things slow—!" He threw his arms around your waist giving you a lot of warmth that was surging through you. You could feel your heartbeat speed up and the redness of your face.

“I’m so glad we’ve met.” He said and still hadn’t let go of your side. You can feel how joyful he was and decided to forgive him for being aloof.

“Promise that you won’t ignore me when you’re upset with something! I hate being ignored.” You pouted while leaning your head against his. He smiled and wouldn’t let go of you.

“I promise. I’m not used to this feeling, I just want us to stay like this… forever.” Like he actually meant it and you knew it.

“So do I.”

- end

Note: I’ll be working on another Anubis oneshot before I do more Okita oneshots!

[goldenkamuyhunting]

Do you have estimates of the character ages? Noda-sensei tends to draw his men looking mostly like 25-30. Thank you.

In regard to the ages

I’ve the following info taken from a Golden Kamuy central twitter

Extra question 10 (Nov. 29, 2017)

Many readers asked this, so Noda-sensei gave us the relative ages of the characters using

Q09: In the age comparison of characters that you gave before, where do newcomers head jailer Kadokura and Usami fit in?

A: Usami is a bit older than Ogata. Kadokura is maybe a bit older than Ushiyama

Then in New Year interview with Golden Kamuy staff! (Director) Nanba Hitoshi x (series composition) Takagi Noboru we learnt this bit.

Namba: Because Sugimoto is the protagonist that moves this work along, we auditioned a lot of people regardless they’re famous or not. As for the reason why we chose Kobayashi-san, in short he came closest to the image of Sugimoto. Although at first I thought it’s better to choose someone with more career experience as the protagonist, Noda-sensei told me Sugimoto’s age, and it was younger than I had expected. So if (Sugimoto) is in his early twenties, wouldn’t it better to find someone with a young kind of voice?

History tells us that Hijikata Toshizō had birth on May 31, 1835 while Nagakura Shinpachi had birth on May 23, 1839.Therefore if Golden Kamuy started around 1907 they should be respectively around 72 and 68.

Ienaga Kano shares the same age with Nagakura so she should be around 68.

Ushiyama comments Yōichirō is older than both Hijikata and Nagakura so he could be above 72... though this is just Ushiyama's perception of his age (Hijikata is perceived as young despite his age to the point people comment he ate mermaid flesh and even Nagakura isn't that bad, Yōichirō instead had grown senile and seems just a decrepit old man... unless you are to attack him). Okada Izō, on which Yōichirō was based was born in 1838, which would make him older than Nagakura but younger than Hijikata... though we can't be sure Yōichirō and Okada Izō share the same age.

Golden Kamuy also tells us Kiroranke was 15 in 1881, when he murdered the emperor with Wilk so he should have had birth in 1866 (same as Tsurumi as they share the same age). Therefore if Golden Kamuy started around 1907 they should be around 41.

At all this we can add some extra historical info.

Hanazawa Yūsaku is a Second Lieutenant during the Russo-Japanese war, apparently fresh of academy. At that time one would become a Second Lieutenant when he graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy which would happen when one is around 21. Being promoted to First Lieutenant would normally take 3 years.

So Yūsaku is in between 21 and 23 in 1904 (the year in which the Russo-Japanese war started) and therefore was born in between 1881 and 1883.

When Yūsaku had birth Ogata Hyakunosuke was still a baby…

…so his age difference from Yūsaku isn’t that big, let’s say a year or two.

This would make Ogata’s age in between 22 and 25 when Yuusaku was alive so he would have had birth in between 1879 and 1882.

It’s speculated Golden Kamuy starts in 1907 or short after it, meaning we have to add at least 3 more years to get Ogata’s age at the start of Golden Kamuy. As a result we can speculate that, at the beginning of Golden Kamuy he’s in between 25 and 28.

Why this is relevant?

Ogata is a superior private, while Sugimoto and Tanigaki are first class privates.

A recruit entering the Army is given the rank of 2nd-dass private and, as a rule, is automatically promoted to 1st-class private after 6 months. According to regulations, the minimum time in which promotion may be made from 1st-class private to superior private is one year. Qualified 1st-class privates however have been promoted to the superior grade within 6 months.

This means that Sugimoto Saichi, Tanigaki Genjirō and Nikaidō Yōhei and Nikaidō Kōhei are around a year younger than Ogata. This would make them of an age that goes from 24 to 27.

Now, since Noda sensei said Sugimoto is supposed to be in his early 20 let’s go with a 24, which would make Ogata 25 at the start of Golden Kamuy (time has gone by so they probably had had all the time to get at least a year older).

Koito Otokonoshin, who didn’t take part to the Russo-Japanese war is likely fresh of academy and therefore when Golden Kamuy starts he’s probably around 21 or, at most 22.

Why not 23? Because if at least a year has gone by Koito would be ready to be promoted.

Differently from Tsurumi who, despite being an amazing intelligence officer, is still stuck at First Lieutenant, Koito comes from the right background that normally made easy for him to automatically get promoted because he would be expected to later continue his military education at the War College, the pinnacle of the Army educational system, and Koito couldn’t enter in it if he isn’t a Captain with at least two years (but not more than six years) of field experience as a first lieutenant.

Remember how Koito senior wanted his son to have field experience? it’s also due to this.

Edogai Yasaku is Koito's age so he's also around 21/22.

Asirpa at the start of Golden Kamuy should be over 11.

We’re told her father is ‘dead’ by 5 years but before dying he had managed to give her her adult name and considering he seemed to be used to call her as such it’s not something he did just before disappearing.

Asirpa told us that children in her Ainu village get their real names once they turn 6, so she was 6 or, likely, older when he father disappeared which makes her over 11. The pimp speculates she's around 12/13 at the start of the story.

We know Asirpa is nearly of the age to get a tattoo but I wish Golden Kamuy had said when in Asirpa’s village women needed to be tattooed because it sadly vary from village to village (in some villages they start at 6!) so this doesn’t help us much.

Age of marriage was 15 to 16 years but I think although Asirpa’s grandma told Sugimoto to marry Asirpa, she’s not meaning RIGHT NOW but in the future (Ainu could promise a not yeat of age girl to a man and then he would wait for her to be of age before marrying her) as I doubt Asirpa is already 15 when the story starts (she looks so terribly young).

That’s all I could find.

It’s worth to say there’s either an error somewhere or a retcon because Kadokura has officially watched over Nopperabo for 7 YEARS... but at most less than a year has gone by from when Sugimoto and Asirpa met. Even assuming it wasn’t exactly 5 years but 5 years and some months from when her father disappeared, this would mean Kadokura should have watched over Nopperabo for 6 years, not 7.

Tsukishima Hajime took part to the First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895). Assuming he was around Sugimoto's age when this happened, this would make him 10 years older than Sugimoto so so he is probably around 34.

Nihei Tetsuzō is a bit harder to pin but we can use some historical information to get a vague idea of his age.

Nihei had many kids but his first child seems to be a daughter (when he brought her on the veranda to sleep we see no other smaller children sleeping with her there), so his only male son should have been at least a second born son or younger.

His son took part to the First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) and died there, so he was probably around 20 when he died.

Assuming Nihei married after 20 and his firstborn daughter was born after a year (he seems older than 21 when she's taking a nap to be honest so he was likely older) and his son the year after this would make Nihei born at his latest in 1852. Therefore if Golden Kamuy started around 1907 the youngest he can be is 55 while, being younger than Nagakura and Ienaga, the oldest he can be is 67.

Osoma is below 6 as Asirpa told us that children in her Ainu village get their real names once they turn 6, while Cikapasi is clearly above it as Cikapasi is his adult name.

My bet would be he's 9. Why? Because we know his parents died of smallpox and there was an epidemic of smallpox in 1904/05. Assuming they died in 1904 by 1904 he needed to be at least 6 so they could give him an adult name, hence he would need to be born in 1898. This would make him around 9 when Golden Kamuy started.

So... no idea. We’ll see if we’ll get better info in the future.

I hope it helps and thank you for the ask!

[harcove]

May I request a matchup? Female, 5'6, soft & chubby, with curly, dark brown hair, green eyes & glasses. INTJ and hella introverted, but direct and straightforward with people. I have a thing for the worst kind of puns and appreciate witty/clever humor. I'm a good liar (unfortunately). Will ask others to meet me in the pit semi-ironically. Willing to do anything to survive. Despise teasing, love honest affection. Prolly need a hug, like, yesterday. Nerdy and avid reader. Trust > attraction.

Here you go bby~ 

I match you with... Nagakura Shinpachi

I feel like Shinpachi wouldn’t mind you being introverted, in fact, he’d probably find it kind of refreshing in a way? A lot of the women he would spend his time with were in Shimabara, a lot were rather extroverted; of course, nothing is wrong with that, but someone who is opposite is kind of refreshing to be around. He’d probs try to take you out a lot tho but if you’re uncomfortable he’ll understand and stop-

I think he’d probably find it kind of funny when you’re being direct and straightforward with people, but it’s also lowkey hot yo- damn a girl who is straight up with people and will say what she wants? Hell yee boi. He’d also really like your puns and find them seriously way too funny like- it’s funny but his ass over there, can’t breathe, like dead, crying. 

Also, believe it or not, Shinpachi isn’t just some guy who’s like “AYYY THE LADIES AND DRINKING Y’ALL-” like he’s smart, he knows what he’s talking about, he reads. He’s not just some ‘fool who wants the girls and likes to drink,’ so I do think he’d be able to come up with some witty remarks to make you laugh from time to time. And he’d also enjoy talking about books or the sort with you- like I said he’s a pretty intelligent guy underneath how he seems to portray himself at times.

As for lying and being a good liar - he’d probably not like it too much, but it wouldn’t make him any less attracted to you. He’s an honest guy, and won’t lie unless he’s made to and even then he’s absolute utter shit at it and will try to get someone else to do it. So he’d appreciate it if you could at least keep it honest with him- and hey, being a good liar can come in handy in some situations, so that’s nice! Teach him how to lie for gods sake, cause sometimes he has to do it (Saito can’t be there to cover up for shit like that time with Itou and Sano kinda also lowkey isn’t the best liar either) and he needs help pls.

He isn’t one to tease his significant others, and he’d respect that you don’t appreciate it and have no trouble not teasing you cause it’s just not his thing usually- he’d have trouble with expressing his feelings towards you at first cause he’s not exactly the most well-versed when it comes to romance, but he can be surprisingly and unintentionally loving and honest and I’m sure over time it gets better. Also big ass bear hugs- he loves them and he’ll always want to give them to you. 

Matchups are open! (Hope this is okay love!)

[shinsengumi-archives]

Shinsengumi Organization

Written by Kizu  

Monday, 24 July 2006

Supplemental Notes on Shinsengumi Organization

On February the Kouyou Chibuntai was formed by the Bakufu with only 20 or so members. I’m really interested in the Kouyou Chibuntai but the only info I see is on Serizawa Kamo’s website. If you or anyone like you know more about the Kouyou Chibuntai aside from what’s on SK-sensei’s site please let me know.

The last two sections on Regimental Soldier which mentions “omission” is still being worked at. However this is quite an interesting structure if you compare it to what we know in fandom. Okita head of the small Artillery? I found Ogata Shuntarou’s footprint very interesting and of course Saitou wasn’t the 3rd Captain early on. Ne? Someone asked me whether Andou was appointed as a first Captain, I couldn’t answer so I looked up the organization, I doubt Andou was a first Captain, however he was certainly a “Fukuchou Jokin” which most of the Captains had as a concurrent title. ^__^    

This was taken from “Shinsengumi Thoroughness Guide” which used various source such as “Shinsengumi Otona na Jiten”, “Shinsengumi Taishiden”, “Shinsengumi Nisshi”, Shinsengumi Reader and “Shinsengumi Taishi” and History Reader issue “Ten Shinsengumi Leaders”. Hmmm yeah so I cheat.. But do you really think I could read all those on my own. Heh… As usual my disclaimers apply and feel free to use for whatever purposes as long as you don’t get you nor I in deep kimchi.

How Shinsengumi changed over time:

Shinsengumi Organization (3 Bunkyu March - 1863)

Kyokuchou (Bureau Chief): Serizawa Kamo / Kondou Isami / Niimi Nishiki

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Yamanami Keisuke / Hijikata Toshizou

Jokin (Assistant Officers): Okita Souji / Nagakura Shinpachi / Harada Sanosuke / Todou Heisuke / Inoue Genzaburou / Hirayama Gorou / Noguchi Kenji / Hirama Juusuke / Saitou Hajime / Ogata Shuntarou / Yamazaki Susumu / Tani Sanjuurou / Matsubara Chuuji / Andou Hayatarou (Satarou)

Chouyaku Nami Kansatsu (Investigation / Inspector): Kawashima Shouji / Hayashi Nobutarou

Kanteiyaku Nami Konidayaku (Clean up operations/Accounting): Kishima Yuutarou / Ozeki Yashirou /  Kawai Kisaburou / Sakai Hyougo

Shinsengumi Organization (3 Bunkyuu June - 1863)

Kyokuchou (Bureau Chief): Serizawa Kamo / Kondou Isami

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Yamanami Keisuke / Hijikata Toshizou / Niimi Nishiki

Fukuchou Jokin (Executive Assistants): Okita Souji / Nagakura Shinpachi / Harada Sanosuke / Todou Heisuke / Inoue Genzaburou / Hirayama Gorou / Noguchi Kenji / Hirama Juusuke / Saitou Hajime / Saeki Matasaburou / Ogata Shuntarou / Matsubara Chuuji / Andou Hayatarou (Satarou)

Roushi Chouyaku Ken Kansatsu (Investigations / Inspector): Shimada Kai / Kawashima Shouji / Hayashi Nobutarou

Kanjou Kata (Accounting): Kawai Kisaburou

Hara Taishi (Regimental Soldier): Approximately 30 names

Shinsengumi Organization (1 Genji June 1864)

Kyokuchou (Bureau Chief): Kondou Isami

Souchou (President): Yamanami Keisuke

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Hijikata Toshizou

Fukuchou Jokin (Executive Assistants): Okita Souji / Nagakura Shinpachi / Harada Sanosuke / Todou Heisuke / Inoue Genzaburou / Saitou Hajime / Ogata Shuntarou / Matsubara Chuuji / Andou Hayatarou (Satarou) / Takeda Kanryuusai / Tani Sanjuurou

Roushi Chouyaku Ken Kansatsu (Investigations / Inspector): Shimada Kai / Kawashima Shouji / Hayashi Nobutarou / Asano Totarou (kaoru?)

Kanjou Kata (Accounting): Kawai Kisaburou / Ozeki Yashirou / Sakai Hyougo

Hara Taishi (Regimental Soldier: Approximately 20 names

Shinsengumi Organization (1-2 Genji 1864-Spring 1865)

Kyokuchou (Bureau Chief): Kondou Isami

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Hijikata Toshizou

Gumigashira (Group Leader)

Ichi-ban (1st): Okita Souji

Ni-ban (2nd): Itou Kashitarou

San-ban (3rd): Inoue Genzaburou

Yo-ban (4th): Saitou Hajime

Go-ban (5th): Ogata Shuntarou

Roku-ban (6th): Takeda Kanryuusai

Nana-ban (7th): Matsubara Chuuji

Hachi-ban (8th): Tani Sanjuurou

Konida Zatsu Tomomasa (Operations): Harada Sanosuke

Hara Taishi (Regimental Soldier): 39 names

Shinsengumi Organization (1 Keio April: Nishihonganji 1865)

Souchou (President): Kondou Isami

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Hijikata Toshizou

Sanbou (Staff Officer): Itou Kashitarou

Kumichou (Captain)

Ichi-ban (1st): Okita Souji

Ni-ban (2nd): Nagakura Shinpachi

San-ban (3rd): Saitou Hajime

Yo-ban (4th): Matsubara Chuuji

Go-ban (5th): Takeda Kanryuusai

Roku-ban (6th): Inoue Genzaburou

Nana-ban (7th): Tani Sanjuurou

Hachi-ban (8th): Todou Heisuke

Kyuu-ban (9th): Suzuki Mikisaburou

Juu-ban (10th): Harada Sanosuke

Roushi Toriatsukaiyaku Ken Kansatsu (Discipline and Investigations):

Yamazaki Susumu / Shinohara Tainoshin / Arai Tadao / Hattori Takeo / Ashiya Nobori / Yoshimura Kan’ichirou / Ogata Shuntarou

Gochou (Corporal):

Shimada Kai / Kwashima Shouji / Hayashi Nobutarou / Okuzawa Eisuke / Maeno Gorou / Abe Juurou / Kazurayamatake Hachirou / Itou Tetsugorou / Kondou Yoshisuke / Kumebe Masachika / Kanou Washio / Nakanishi Noburu / Ohara Kinzou / Tomiyama Yahee / Nakamura Kojirou / Ikeda Kosaburou / Hashimoto Kaisuke / Ibaraki Tsukasa

Bunbu Shihan (Literary and Military Arts Instructor)

Geki Ken (Fencing):

Okita Souji / Ikeda Kosaburou / Nagakura Shinpachi / Tanaka Torazou / Arai Tadaou / Yoshimura Kan’ichirou / Saitou Hajime

Jiu-jitsu:

Shinohara Taishoshin / Matsubara Chuuji / Shinoda Satarou

Soushuu (spearmanship):

Tani Sanjuurou

Bajutsu (Horsemanship):

Yasutomi Saisuke

Houjutsu (Artillery):

Kiyohara Kiyoshi / Abe Juurou

Bungaku (Literature)

Takeda Kanryuusai / Tanba Yuuzou / Ogata Shuntarou / Mounai Arinosuke

Hoka ni Konidakata/Shoki/Torishimari Kata na do Yaku Taishi (Various positions/Clerical/Supervisory/Regimental Soldier positions): Approximately 140 names

Shinsengumi Organization (1 Keiou June - 1865)

Kyokuchou (Bureau Chief): Kondou Isami

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Hijikata Toshizou

Sanbou (Staff Officer): Itou Kashitarou

Kumichou (Captain)

Ichi-ban (1st): Okita Souji

Ni-ban (2nd): Nagakura Shinpachi

San-ban (3rd): Saitou Hajime

Yo-ban (4th): Matsubara Chuuji

Go-ban (5th): Takeda Kanryuusai

Roku-ban (6th): Inoue Genzaburou

Nana-ban (7th): Tani Sanjuurou

Hachi-ban (8th): Todou Heisuke

Kyuu-ban (9th): Suzuki Mikisaburou

Juu-ban (10th): Harada Sanosuke

Roushi Toriatsukaiyaku Ken Kansatsu (Discipline and Investigations):

Yamazaki Susumu / Shinohara Tainoshin / Arai Tadao / Ashiya Nobori / Yoshimura Kan’ichirou / Ogata Shuntarou

Kanjou Kata (Accounting):

Kawai Kisaburou / Ozeki Yashirou / Sakai Hyougo / Kishima Yoshitarou

Gochou (Corporal): Approximately 20 names

Hira Taishi (Regimental Soldier): Approximately 100 names

Shinsengumi Organization (1 Keio September - 1865)

Kyokuchou (Bureau Chief): Kondou Isami

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Hijikata Toshizou

Gun Bukyou (Army Magistrate): Itou Kashitarou / Takeda Kanryuusai

Konida Bukyou: Harada Sanosuke (Gochou Ippei Taishi)

Yari Atamo (Head of Spear): Saitou Hajime / Inoue Genzaburou (Gochou Sanhei Taishi)

Dai Tsutsu Atamo (Head of Large Gun): Tani Sanjuurou / Todou Heisuke (Gochou Ippei Taishi)

Shoujuu Atamo (Head of Small Arms): Okita Souji / Nagakura Shinpachi (Gochou Shihei Taishi)

Shinsengumi Taishi Kakushiki – Shinsengumi Regimental Soldier Status (3 Keio June - 1867)

Megurikumi Ato Atoma Kaku Taichou – Kondou Isami

(ibid) Kimosen Kaku Fukuchou – Hijikata Toshizou

Megurikumi  Kaku Kin – Okita Souji

(ibid) Nagakura Shinpachi

(ibid) Harada Sanosuke

(ibid) Inoue Genzaburou

(Ibid) Yamazaki Susumu

(ibid) Ogata Shuntarou

Megurikumi Nami Chouyaku – Ibaraki Tsukasa

(ibid) Murakami Kiyoshi

(ibid) Yoshimura Kan’ichirou

(ibid) Andou Shuhei

(ibid) Ooishi Kuwajirou

(ibid) Kondou Shuhei

Shinsengumi Organization (3 Keio June - 1867)

Kyokuchou (Bureau Chief): Kondou Isami

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Hijikata Toshizou

Fukuchou Jokin (Executive Assistants): Okita Souji / Nagakura Shinpachi / Harada Sanosuke / Inoue Genzaburou / Yamazaki Susumu / Ogata Shuntarou

Roushi Chouyaku Ken Kansatsu (Investigations / Inspector): Yashimura Kan’ichirou / Ooishi Kuwajirou / Yasutomi Saisuke / Kishima Yoshitarou / Andou Yuujirou / Ibaraki Tsukasa / Tani Shuuhei

Kanjou Kata – Gochou – Hara Taishi (omission)

Shinsengumi Organization (3 Keio - Late 1867 - Fudoudou Village)

Taichou (Commanding Officer): Kondou Isami

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Hijikata Toshizou

Fukuchou Jokin (Executive Assistants): Okita Souji / Nagakura Shinpachi / Harada Sanosuke / Inoue Genzaburou / Yamazaki Susumu / Ogata Shuntarou / Saitou Hajime

Roshi Chouyaku (Investigations): Yoshimura Kan’ichirou / Ooishi Kuwajirou / Kawamura Hayato (Rinjirou?)

Kaikei Kata (Accounting): Kijima Yoshitarou / Nakamura Gendou / Yasutomi Saisuke / Kanzaki Hibumi (Kazujizou?) / Ootani Isao / Yada (Yauchi?) Kennosuke

Gochou (Corporal): Shimada Kai / Hayashi Nobutarou / Ozeki Yashirou / Maeno Gorou / Ohara Kouzou / Itou Tetsugorou / Kondou Yoshisuke / Kumebe Masachika / Nakamura Kosaburou / Ikeda Kotarou / Shimura Musashi

Hira Taishi (Regimental Soldier): (omission) 30+ names

Shinsengumi Organization (4 Keio January 1868 – Edo)

Taichou (Commanding Officer): Kondou Isami

Fukuchou (Vice-Chief): Hijikata Toshizou

Fukuchou Jokin (Executive Assistants): Okita Souji / Nagakura Shinpachi / Harada Sanosuke / Ogata Shuntarou / Saitou Hajime

Roshi Chouyaku (Investigations): Ooishi Kuwajirou / Kawamura Hayato (Rinjirou?)

Kaikei Kata (Accounting): Kijima Yoshitarou / Nakamura Gendou / Yasutomi Saisuke / Kanzaki Hibumi (Kazujizou?) / Ootani Isao / Yada (Yauchi?) Kennosuke

Gochou (Corporal): Shimada Kai / Hayashi Nobutarou / Ozeki Yashirou / Maeno Gorou / Ohara Kouzou / Kondou Yoshisuke / Kumebe Masachika / Nakamura Kosaburou / Shimura Musashi

Hira Taishi (Regimental Soldier): (omission) 20 names

[artimecwing]

Very curious to know what happens to Heisuke and Shinpachi in the epilogue... do they stay with the Okitas forever? Have their own families? And if they do have their own families... will they leave to make their own households (like Saito) or do they still stay in Shieikan with the Okitas (like a kind of shared family compound)?

Since Nagakura gets married historically, he’s going to eventually leave (no, he will not end up with Chinatsu). Shizuka will protest, but will ultimately not be able to decide for him. Plus, Nagakura being the person he is, would not take kindly to someone forcing him into something he does not decide for himself. However, Shizuka will demand that they stay in contact via letter.

Heisuke, on the other hand, is a completely different matter. I was going to leave whether he married or not open-ended so the readers could decide for themselves. However, Heisuke is not going to leave Shieikan. At the end of the story, Shizuka treats Heisuke with the same closeness as a twin. The ownership property will eventually end up being split between the Okita family and Heisuke, giving him property to call his own. But I will say, if Heisuke were to get married and have kids, it is likely one of his own kids will marry one of Shizuka’s.

[impracticaldemon]

Hi there. I was reading your story teachings of demons and came across the part where Saito and Hijikata have made out a schedule to include Chizuru in the patrols. You noted that Hijikata had an elegant script while Saito had a clear, disinctive handwriting. Do you, in your mind, have a writing style for all the main characters? Would you share? I would love to hear.

Hello Anon!

This isn’t something I’d worked out specifically, but between writing Teachings, and the little texts/letters I’ve done here on tumblr, I’ve ended up with my own “writing style headcanons” for most of the characters.

Here’s what I thought was important (probably fairly obvious):  education (men from Samurai families would have more, just because there were specific standards for them–but there was a clear difference between “real” samurai families and the lowest tier, like Harada’s); personality; practice. Note that most boys were taught to write (if only the basics).

Chizuru: Although girls usually weren’t taught to write more than the absolute minimum, Chizuru was fortunate enough to be taught by her “father”. Despite being an evil, ochimizu-developing mastermind, Kodo apparently gave Chizuru a reasonable education (she appears to be able to read and write fairly well). I am convinced that Chizuru’s writing would have hearts over the “i”’s if kanji allowed for it. Headcanon: very neat, proper writing; probably “girly” if that’s possible with kanji. [NOTE:   I’m a fan of Chizuru, I just don’t think she ever made a very convincing boy. I think she’s courageous and caring - and sometimes too stubborn. I want to hug her.]

Kondo:  Kondou would have learned to write, and probably had further lessons as he developed his martial arts and became the heir to a dojo. I don’t think he loved it, but keeping in mind his love of books, I expect he ended up with reasonable, occasionally sloppy calligraphy. Headcanon: big characters.

Sannan:  This one just seems obvious to me: educated, precise, fluid.

Hijikata:  The man who wanted to be a “real” samurai clearly found it important to do more than just the martial arts. The RL person seems to have appreciated elegant things (he’s (in)famous for wanting a really nice western uniform). I think Hijikata would have developed a well-formed, elegant calligraphy. He definitely had the intelligence and drive for it.

Okita:  Souji would have learned to write reasonably young and also been taught the basics at the dojo. That said, I see him as being impatient with calligraphy, especially since he himself says that he’s not much of a reader. However, he’s both very bright and very competitive. Headcanon: gets the job done, sloppy unless it matters to him (not often); if it matters, then competent. His style tends to evoke his impatience.

Nagakura:  Shinpachi would have learned to write reasonably well, because of his upbringing, although I can’t see him loving it.  He’s a lot brighter than he’s given credit for. Headcanon: a little sloppy, but not as much as you’d expect; tends toward big, bold characters and prone to shortcuts (which can cause difficulties - he’d love texting).

Saito:  Saitou’s writing would reflect his upbringing in a samurai family. Being decidedly rules-oriented, he would be very precise, and it’s difficult to imagine “sloppy” and “Saitou” in the same sentence. At the same time, he would do no more than required to be clear. Headcanon: neat, precise, formal but not elegant. Nobody else’s characters are quite as square and uniform (overall line thickness, darkness of ink, etc.). 

Inoue: Generally competent and unhurried. Never sloppy, but lacking Shinpachi’s emphatic style or Saitou’s uniformity.

Heisuke: Heisuke would have the general education of most boys of the era, but I just can’t imagine him applying himself. He’s bright and energetic, but calligraphy takes concentration and repetition. Not having ambitious parents or caring older siblings to hold him down, his writing is probably the worst of the captains (and I think this is reflected in the game/Hakumyu). Headcanon: sloppy, not always comprehensible; more likely to use childish forms over correct kanji.

Harada: Sano would have grown up with less in-depth education than Shinpachi or Sannan.  His father likely purchased his place in the lower rank of the samurai class.  I think Sano’s writing would be a little better than Heisuke’s just through greater maturity and effort, but calligraphy is not his thing by any means.  Headcanon: marginally competent, a little big, a little sloppy; generally comprehensible.

Yamazaki: I imagine Yamazaki’s writing as competent and neat, a little on the light side. Unlike modern doctors, Yamazaki would have paid attention to his handwriting - at least, prior to running off to become a ronin in Osaka!

Kazama:  excellent, bold, well-educated - a trifle aggressive somehow

Amagiri:  well-educated, precise, slightly old-fashioned

Shiranui:  sloppy from lack of care, not ability or education; non-uniform

I hope this was a little bit interesting and somewhat entertaining, Anon!

~ ImpracticalOni