Other names: Aniue 兄上 ("Older Brother" called by Sei only), Yamaguchi Hajime, Inouhe Denpachi and finally Fujita Gorou
Age: 20 (currently 23)
Gender: ♂
Position: Captain of the Third Squad
First Appearance: Ch. 4
Loves: Kamiya Seizaborou/Tominaga Sei
Love Interests: Yukiya
A man of little words but many disguises, his primary job is to act as a moniter and report going-ons to Hijikata and Lord Katamori (the daimyo of the Aizu clan).
With his half-lidded eyes and nonchalant expression much of the time, Saitou may come off as uninteresting and bland. However,
that is not so as there are many sides to him!
Although he does not know that Sei is a girl, Saitou grows to be quite fond of Sei and eventually begins to harbor deep feelings for her.
Falling in love with Sei has made Saitou go through quite a bit of misery and internal conflict.
The reason being that he is not very comfortable with the idea of falling in love with a "man" and yet cannot suppress his feelings.
Nevertheless, he is her silent protector - who is always there for consolation when something is upsetting her (usually something related to Okita). Perhaps Sei would be happier
had she fallen in love with Saitou, as he is much more level headed, mature and sensible than Okita. At the very least, the former would
not give her has much heartbreak as latter does.
Possibly the biggest downfall for Saitou is his uncanny resemblance to Sei's deceased brother. Because of this, she will often
times address him as aniue (big brother). Unfortunately for Saitou, he does not enjoy being called big brother by Sei, but resigns to it.
It does not appear that their relationship will go beyond that of sibling love, for in Sei's heart, he will always be aniue.
Fortune seemed to be on his side when Sei was later transferred to the 3rd Squad. When he finally figures out on his own that Sei is a girl,
he makes plans to reveal the whole thing to Hijikata and make her his bride.
But after seeing Sei risk her life to protect Okita, Saitou instead returns her to the first troop.
At one point Sei had suspected that he knew her secret but since he continues to call her "Kamiya Seizaburou" her fears were abated.
As of yet, Sei is completely unaware of his feelings towards her.
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