in ichi . ▁ ▁Ich im ura ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁supporting ▁character ▁in ▁Shin ▁Te ito ▁Mon og at ari , ▁the ▁pre quel ▁to ▁the ▁best s elling ▁historical ▁fant asy ▁novel ▁Te ito ▁Mon og at ari ▁( H iro sh i ▁Ar am ata ). ▁ ▁G int ama ▁character ▁S as aki ▁T ets unos u ke ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁him , ▁being ▁a ▁new ▁Sh ins eng umi ▁rec ruit ▁and ▁assistant ▁to ▁Hij ik ata ▁T osh ir ō ▁( based ▁on ▁Hij ik ata ▁T osh iz ō ), ▁but ▁also ▁as ▁a ▁younger ▁brother ▁to ▁S as aki ▁Is ab ur ō ▁( based ▁on ▁M im aw ar ig umi ▁member ▁S as aki ▁T adas ab ur ō , ▁pres umed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁or quest r ated ▁the ▁ass as ination ▁of ▁Sak am oto ▁Ry ō ma , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁as ▁Sak am oto ▁T ats uma ). ▁ ▁References ▁K oj ima , ▁Mas ata ka . ▁Sh ins eng umi ▁Epis odes . ▁Tokyo : ▁K oj ima - Sh ir you kan , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Sh ins eng umi ▁D oku hon ~ T a ishi ▁Ga iden ▁ 2 . ▁Nam eg ata : ▁Tam ats uk uri , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Sh ins eng umi ▁Encyclopedia . ▁Tokyo : ▁Shin ▁Jin but su ▁O ra ish a , ▁