In addition, Harada appears in the anime series Peacemaker Kurogane, as well as in the manga it was originally based on, Shinsengumi Imon PEACE MAKER and Peacemaker Kurogane. He is also featured in Kaze Hikaru (manga), Hakodate Youjin Buraichou Himegami (manga), Getsumei Seiki (manga) and Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi (video game series.) Harada appeared in flashback sequences in Rurouni Kenshin and also served as an inspiration for the character Sagara Sanosuke. Harada Sanosuke appears as a major character in the otome game and anime series Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan. Notes References --- (1978). Shinsengumi Encyclopedia. Tokyo: Shin Jinbutsu Oraisha. Kikuchi, Akira (2000). Shinsengumi 101 no nazo. Tokyo: Shin Jinbutsu Oraisha. Kusunoki, Sei'ichirō (1992). Nihonshi omoshiro suiri: nazo no satsujin jiken wo oe. Tokyo: Futami Bunko. Nakami, Toshio (2003). Shinsengumi no koto ga omoshiroi hodo wakaru hon. Tokyo: Chūkeishuppan. Ōishi, Manabu. (2004). Shinsengumi: saigo no bushi no jitsuzō. Tokyo: Chūōkōron-shinsha. Yamamura, Tatsuya (1998). Shinsengumi Kenkyaku-Den. Tokyo: PHP Interface. Samurai Shinsengumi 1840 births 1868 deaths Hatamoto Deaths by firearm in Japan