Birthday: September 8 Zodiac: Virgo Height: 161 cm Weight: 50 kg Murata Tetsuko is a swordsmith in Edo. She is the daughter of renowned swordsmith Murata Jintetsu, and younger sister of Murata Tetsuya, both of which are deceased. She has helped Sakata Gintoki and the Yorozuya on several occasions. Shy and withdrawn, Tetsuko wouldn't even greet Gintoki properly when they first met during the Benizakura arc. However, she is goodhearted, as seen in Episode 61, when she saved Gintoki from Nizou. She talks in a relatively low voice, contrary to her brother who had a hearing problem, and usually ended up shouting while trying to talk normally. Tetsuko made another appearance during the Itou arc, when the Yorozuya visited her along with Hijikata Toushirou, who had been cursed by his new sword. She then displayed a wide knowledge of swords, explaining the history of the hikikomori-possessed cursed sword that was plaguing Hijikata, in Episode 102. Tetsuko was also one of the citizens who helped fight for Kabuki District during the war in manga chapter 303.
Birthday: August 16 Zodiac: Leo Race: Amanto Height: 167 cm Weight: 51 kg Peacock Princess Kada was one of the four 'emperors' that rule the Kabuki District. A skilled professional gambler herself, she operated most of the gambling outfits in Kabuki District. She would later be revealed to be a member of the Harusame Space Pirates, and was imprisoned on one of their ships as penalty for stealing money from them. She was shown to be quite sadistic when she ruthlessly beat Hasegawa after he spoke out of line. After her defeat, she was shown to be in a jail cell maddened and compulsively playing a gambling game in which she would predict her visitor's luck.
Itou is an advisor to the Shinsengumi who is later revealed to be a traitor whose ambitions were used by Takasugi in an attempt to destroy the group from the inside. He considers himself a rival to Hijikata and manages to get him suspended from the Shinsengumi, later attempting to assassinate Kondo. However, his plan is foiled by the members of the Shinsengumi and Yorozuya. After losing his left arm and being defeated by Hijikata, after which he begins to realize how important the bonds he formed in the Shinsengumi were to him and how foolish it was of him to try and betray his dear friends. He is allowed to have one last duel with his old rival and is allowed to die as a friend and a warrior. Itou is roughly based on Itou Kashitarou of the Shinsengumi.
Murata Tetsuya was a swordsmith living in Edo. He was the son of renowned swordsmith Murata Jintetsu, and brother of Murata Tetsuko. He was the creator of the Benizakura bio-mechanical sword, which was based on his father's original Benizakura, as confirmed by Tetsuya's sister in Episode 59. He had severe hearing problems, and often spoke like he was shouting. He helped Takasugi Shinsuke by providing him the sword he had made, but didn't care for Takasugi's plots or ambition.
Mitsuba is Sougo's older sister, and took care of him since their parents passed away when they were children. Sougo cares deeply for Mitsuba, and is uncharacteristically polite and docile when around her. She is acquainted with the rest of the Shinsengumi, and regularly brings them extra-spicy senbei, which she herself enjoys. She suffers from tuberculosis, and often requires medical treatment, which Sougo used to send money for. She has romantic feelings for Hijikata. Although it is revealed that Hijikata does in fact love her, he feels that he is unable to give her happiness, that is why he treats her coldly. She dies in chapter 132 of the manga (Episode 87 for the anime) after a brief conversation with her brother. She is roughly based on Okita Mitsu, sister of Okita S�ji. Historically though, it was Okita S�ji who suffered from tuberculosis.
40-Yard Dash: 5.5 seconds Bench Press: 65 kg Position: Kicker Jersey Number: 99 Blood Type: B Birthday: November 30 2nd Year Student (Grade 11) The kicker for the Bando Spiders. He is a direct rival of Musashi, and as noted by Hiruma, he has never missed a try-for-point kick. He even once kicked a soft drink can right into a rubbish bin made specifically for cans—off of a bridge railing (even more impressively—and unfortunately for Kotaro—it wasn't empty at the time). His skills as a kicker is seen when he could easily get a field goal from 50 yards. It is because of him that the Bando Spiders adopted the philosophy of a kicking team, a team that relies on kicks to win the game. However, his accuracy can also be used against him since it's easy to predict where his kicks will land and they can then be returned. Furthermore, in the match against Deimon, Koutarou stresses out and actually misses a field goal attempt, which could have won the game. Koutarou's most famous quote is, "That's smart" (Smart daze) (Otherwise "That's not smart," etc.), and is seen combing his hair whenever he has time, even during a match. He seems to dislike Akaba Hayato because he keeps talking about music. Koutarou used up a time-out just to explain the history of the Spiders to Deimon. His last name is the same as a famous samurai, Sasaki Koujiro, a rival of Miyamoto Musashi. He asked Bando's manager, Sawai Juri, who is also his childhood friend to go out with him 3 times, but was refused with "Whatever, stop saying stupid things, moron!" but she never actually said "No." In an interesting note of trivia, a poll conducted in Japan had Koutarou as the only non-Deimon player to win in a showdown, with him winning in the "coolest character" battle against Taki. (Source: Wikipedia)