Other names: Okita Soujirou 宗次郎 (birth name)
Age: 20 (currently 23)
Gender: ♂
Family: Father deceased, Mother, 2 Older Sisters
Position: Captain of the 1st Squad
First Appearance: Ch. 1
Loves: Kamiya Seizaborou/Tominaga Sei
Love Interests: Kamiya Seizaborou/Tominaga Sei, Sae, Kiku, Kohana
「私は武士ですから。」
trans: It is because I am a bushi.
Okita is the one who Sei is assigned to as her squad leader, and is the first to discover her secret.
Though he tells her that the Mibu Roushi (soon to become Shinsengumi) was no place for a woman, he eventually allows
her to stay. For a woman's hair was her life, and no woman would ever think of shaving her head as Sei had done.
Therefore, Sei was not a "girl."
As Sei's teacher and self-proclaimed protector, he is the one whom she absolutely trusts.
Towards Sei, Okita claims that she is nothing more than a little brother and acts oblivious to her feelings.
And at times, it seems as if Sei is more of a burden, as Okita is usually the one who has to get her out of trouble.
Many times throughout, he has expressed the belief that she would be better off resuming life as a girl, and yet when she is not by his side he frets constantly about her.
The truth is he is fiercely protective of Sei. When he was misled by the Physician Matsumoto and was told that Sei had an illness, he was terror-stricken with
agony and worry. When Hijikata sent Sei away on a dangerous mission, Okita could not rest until he knew she was safe and sound. He ended up
blotching her mission, and had to face many dire consequences as a result. When Saitou and Mastumoto told him that Sei had died, he was overcome with grief and regret.
Eventually (volume 21, chapter 107) Okita finally comes to realize that he has fallen in love with Sei.
Personality: Like the wind, he can be calm and gentle, yet at the very next moment turn fierce and terrifying. A lot of times Okita can be rather immature, aloft and just plain silly.
Sometimes you might want to smack him on the head for being such a glutton and a clueless airhead. Nonetheless, this childish personality adds to his cuteness. It cannot be denied that
he is a gentle person.
Yet beneath that playful appearance hides a demonic side. When Okita becomes an oni he can be quite frightening.
And one must not take lightly of the fact that he is considered to be one of, if not the
strongest within the Shinsengumi.
Historical Figure: A child prodigy, who started training at Shieikan (Kondou's dojo) at the age of nine. His signature technique was the
"Three Piece Thrust" - stabbing the opponent at the neck, left shoulder and right shoulder.
After the Boshin war, he soon dies of tuberculosis at the tender age of 25. His gravesite is located in Azabu/Roppongi.
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