Fūma clan and acts as Susumu's rival in the series. (Note: the real Akesato was not of mixed blood and a shinobi.) A fictional character. A girl who has a crush on Okita. She becomes an assistant to Ayu, but later is revealed to be a spy for the Chōshū clan. She decides to quit being a spy, but ends up being tricked by Kichisaburo, thinking he is Okita. She frees Saitō, Hijikata, and Okita from the Eight Element Battle Formation without realizing it by peeling off the seals. Others , Fumi Takizawa (Drama TV) A fictional character. She is mute and writes to communicate. Tetsu tends to relate to her because her parents were also murdered. She and Hana are "girls-in-training" under Akesato in the red light district. Saya is also Tetsu's love interest. She and Saya are "girls-in-training" under Akesato. She is the polar opposite of Saya. Very loud, blunt, upbeat and caring in her own strange way. She dislikes katanas. Her dad was an umbrella maker and spoke loudly about honor. When her mother was sick, he did not sell his swords for a doctor. What happened to them is unknown but it is assumed that the mother died of the illness. She wants Tetsu to make her his new mother out of compassion. She has a big crush on Sanosuke after he saved her from thugs at a festival. Based on the actual visionary. An old acquaintance of Tatsu and Tetsu's father, Sakamoto refers to their father as the "Peacemaker". Sakamoto also calls Tatsu "Dragon Boy", as "Tatsu" can be translated to "Dragon" in Japanese and nicknames Tetsu "Iron Boy", as "Tetsu" can be translated as "Iron". He is an expert swordsman but he mainly uses a pistol. In the Japanese version of the anime and manga, Ryoma tends to speak random English words. Ryoma is also wanted by the pro-Shogunate forces, as revealed by Okita when he sneaks into the Shinsengumi headquarters. In Episode 9, the tune Sakamoto Ryōma whistles is actually that of The Star-Spangled Banner. Original character in the anime. He looks just like Sōji Okita in terms of appearance. He first appears before Maro entertaining him, he worked for Maro and impersonated Okita. After Hijikata, Saito and Okita invaded Maro's place and he was saved by Hotaru's ignorance, he was never seen again. References Peacemaker Kurogane Nanae Chrono