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[[File:shinsengumicolor.jpg|thumb|300px]] The '''Shinsengumi '''(新選組 or 新撰組, 'newly selected corps') were a special police force of the Bakumatsu.
 
[[File:shinsengumicolor.jpg|thumb|300px]] The '''Shinsengumi '''(新選組 or 新撰組, 'newly selected corps') were a special police force of the Bakumatsu.
   
In ''Rurouni Kenshin'', the '''Shinsengumi '''are introduced by [[Saitou Hajime]], the former leader of its 3rd squad. Also, the major part of references to the Shinsengumi, both in the manga and in the anime series, are made by Saitou.
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In ''Rurouni Kenshin'', the '''Shinsengumi '''are introduced by [[Saitō Hajime]], the former leader of its 3rd squad. Also, the major part of references to the Shinsengumi, both in the manga and in the anime series, are made by Saitō.
 
==History==
 
==History==
   
After Japan's political chaos in the 1850's, the country was divided along various lines of political opinion. Loyalists to the Emperor of Japan began a chain of murder and violence in Kyoto and because of this the Tokugawa Shogunate formed, in 1863, the Roshigumi (浪士組 - Kyoto Defenders), a group of masterless samurai, whose formal mission was to protect Tokugawa Iemochi, the 14th shogun. However, Kiyokawa Hachiro (leader of the Roshigumi) had a different goal: he wanted to gather ronin (masterless samurai) to work with the supporters of the emperor. In response, thirteen members of the Roshigumi became the thirteen founding members of the Shinsengumi.
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After Japan's political chaos in the 1850s, the country was divided along various lines of political opinion. Loyalists to the [[Emperor of Japan]] began a chain of murder and violence in Kyoto and because of this the Tokugawa Shogunate formed, in 1863, the Rōshigumi (浪士組 - Kyoto Defenders), a group of masterless samurai, whose formal mission was to protect Tokugawa Iemochi, the 14th shogun. However, Kiyokawa Hachiro (leader of the Rōshigumi) had a different goal: he wanted to gather rōnin (masterless samurai) to work with the supporters of the emperor. In response, thirteen members of the Rōshigumi became the thirteen founding members of the Shinsengumi.
   
 
In the start of their founding, the Shinsengumi were initially known as the Miburo (壬生浪), meaning ''ronin of Mibu'' (Mibu being the suburb where they were stationed). However, the reputation of being known as the ''ronin of Mibu'' became tarnished quite early on, and their nickname soon changed to ''Wolves of Mibu'' (壬生狼), a name that would be synonymous upon their ranks being formally now known as the Shinsengumi upon the second term of [[Aizu]] led Kyoto Shugoshoku, Matsudaira Katamori.
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Leaders
 
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|Roshigumi
 
|Kiyokawa Hachiro
 
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| colspan="1" rowspan="3"|Shinsengumi
 
|1st Squad - [[Okita|Okita Souji]]
 
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|2nd Squad - Nagakura Shinpachi
 
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|3rd Squad - [[Saitou Hajime]]
 
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Okita Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi and Saitō Hajime were considered the strongest swordsmen of the group with Kondo Isami and [[Hijikata Toshizō]] acting as the lead commanders. The Shinsengumi later disbanded at the time Hijikata was killed in the Battle of Hakodate leaving them leaderless and thus the collapse of the Tokugawa and the surrender of the Bakufu army in 1869. Nagakura Shinpachi and Saitō Hajime were the only surviving head captains after the war. Saitō, changing his name to Fujita Gorō (藤田 五郎), would later become a cop for the Meiji government and still carry the Shinsengumi's code Aku Soku Zan (Slay evil to death), while Nagakura, changing his name to Sugimura Yoshie (杉村 義衛), becomes a Kendo instructor at Kabato Prison in [[Hokkaido]].
The Shinsengumi members were also known as the Miburo (壬生浪), meaning ''ronin of Mibu'' (Mibu being the suburb where they were stationed). However, the reputation of the Shinsengumi became tarnished quite early on, and their nickname soon changed to ''Wolves of Mibu'' (壬生狼). Okita Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi and Saito Hajime were considered the strongest swordsmen of the group.
 
   
 
==Plot==
 
==Plot==
The Shinsengumi are firstly mentioned on chapter 48 of the manga (episode 28 of the anime series). Saito Hajime makes his first appearance as a pharmacist selling a medicine to cure bruises and broken bones, a disguise that was often used by Shinsengumi spies. Later on, Saitou participates in several battles and in every one of them, he mentions the Shinsengumi motto: 'Aku Soku Zan - Slay Evil Immediately'.
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The Shinsengumi are firstly mentioned in chapter 48 of the manga (episode 28 of the anime series). Saitō Hajime makes his first appearance as a pharmacist selling a medicine to cure bruises and broken bones, a disguise that was often used by Shinsengumi spies. Later on, Saitō participates in several battles and in every one of them, he mentions the Shinsengumi motto: 'Aku Soku Zan - Slay Evil Immediately'.
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Another Shinsengumi mention exists in Act 9 of the Manga series, with Udō Jin-e being mentioned to have sided with the Shinsengumi during the Bakumatsu.
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==Members==
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*[[Hijikata Toshizō]]
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*[[Okita Sōji]]
 
*Nagakura Shinpachi
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*[[Saitō Hajime]]
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*[[Udō Jin-e]] (Formerly)
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*Hirayama Gorō
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*Hirama Jūsuke
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*Serizawa Kamo
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*Niimi Nishiki
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*Harada Sanosuke
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*Tōdō Heisuke
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*Yamanami Keisuke
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*Kondō Isami
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*Inoue Genzaburō
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*Tonouchi Yoshio
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*Iesato Tsuguo
 
[[Category:Shinsengumi]]
 
[[Category:Shinsengumi]]
[[Category:Organization]]
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[[Category:Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Bakufu]]
 
[[Category:Bakufu]]
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[[Category:Real World]]

Revision as of 11:45, 18 October 2019

Shinsengumicolor

The Shinsengumi (新選組 or 新撰組, 'newly selected corps') were a special police force of the Bakumatsu.

In Rurouni Kenshin, the Shinsengumi are introduced by Saitō Hajime, the former leader of its 3rd squad. Also, the major part of references to the Shinsengumi, both in the manga and in the anime series, are made by Saitō.

History

After Japan's political chaos in the 1850s, the country was divided along various lines of political opinion. Loyalists to the Emperor of Japan began a chain of murder and violence in Kyoto and because of this the Tokugawa Shogunate formed, in 1863, the Rōshigumi (浪士組 - Kyoto Defenders), a group of masterless samurai, whose formal mission was to protect Tokugawa Iemochi, the 14th shogun. However, Kiyokawa Hachiro (leader of the Rōshigumi) had a different goal: he wanted to gather rōnin (masterless samurai) to work with the supporters of the emperor. In response, thirteen members of the Rōshigumi became the thirteen founding members of the Shinsengumi.

In the start of their founding, the Shinsengumi were initially known as the Miburo (壬生浪), meaning ronin of Mibu (Mibu being the suburb where they were stationed). However, the reputation of being known as the ronin of Mibu became tarnished quite early on, and their nickname soon changed to Wolves of Mibu (壬生狼), a name that would be synonymous upon their ranks being formally now known as the Shinsengumi upon the second term of Aizu led Kyoto Shugoshoku, Matsudaira Katamori.

Okita Souji, Nagakura Shinpachi and Saitō Hajime were considered the strongest swordsmen of the group with Kondo Isami and Hijikata Toshizō acting as the lead commanders. The Shinsengumi later disbanded at the time Hijikata was killed in the Battle of Hakodate leaving them leaderless and thus the collapse of the Tokugawa and the surrender of the Bakufu army in 1869. Nagakura Shinpachi and Saitō Hajime were the only surviving head captains after the war. Saitō, changing his name to Fujita Gorō (藤田 五郎), would later become a cop for the Meiji government and still carry the Shinsengumi's code Aku Soku Zan (Slay evil to death), while Nagakura, changing his name to Sugimura Yoshie (杉村 義衛), becomes a Kendo instructor at Kabato Prison in Hokkaido.

Plot

The Shinsengumi are firstly mentioned in chapter 48 of the manga (episode 28 of the anime series). Saitō Hajime makes his first appearance as a pharmacist selling a medicine to cure bruises and broken bones, a disguise that was often used by Shinsengumi spies. Later on, Saitō participates in several battles and in every one of them, he mentions the Shinsengumi motto: 'Aku Soku Zan - Slay Evil Immediately'.

Another Shinsengumi mention exists in Act 9 of the Manga series, with Udō Jin-e being mentioned to have sided with the Shinsengumi during the Bakumatsu.

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