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A merchant’s daughter from Edo, Musashi Province. She runs a small restaurant with her father near the castle, but due to the cold weather and crop failures, their business is in a severe condition. Influenced by her deceased mother, she learned how to fight with a naginata—Buko-ryu Naginata-jutsu. ... read more

A merchant’s daughter from Edo, Musashi Province. She runs a small restaurant with her father near the castle, but due to the cold weather and crop failures, their business is in a severe condition. Influenced by her deceased mother, she learned how to fight with a naginata—Buko-ryu Naginata-jutsu. Even though she’s a woman, she understands the samurai heart. One day, a Tokugawa samurai gave her a very important request. It’s a request for Kayo to become a fake bride and attend a mass wedding all the way to Sunpu, in place of a princess. Apparently Kayo and the wife of the Castellan of Sunpu—Hisahime—look exactly alike. If she refuses, they might not be able to continue running a restaurant. Kayo’s decision is…

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Birthplace: Hitachi Province Sword: Mikazuki Munechika Style: Yagyuu Shinkage-ryu The official spy of Edo / Tokugawa Shogunate. He’s an expert in martial arts, but he has a irresponsible, happy-go-lucky personality. He won’t take any action if it’s not for something he’s interested in. It’s also im... read more

Birthplace: Hitachi Province Sword: Mikazuki Munechika Style: Yagyuu Shinkage-ryu The official spy of Edo / Tokugawa Shogunate. He’s an expert in martial arts, but he has a irresponsible, happy-go-lucky personality. He won’t take any action if it’s not for something he’s interested in. It’s also impossible to stop his delusions, and he screws up from time to time.

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Birthplace: Kibi Province Sword: Raikiri & Kazakiri Style: Ushitora A samurai who wields dual swords. He came to Edo from Kibi Province, in order to join the Imperial Tournament of Sword Retrieval and win the Five Heavenly Swords. He makes a living by working as a roundsman, protecting Edo’s securi... read more

Birthplace: Kibi Province Sword: Raikiri & Kazakiri Style: Ushitora A samurai who wields dual swords. He came to Edo from Kibi Province, in order to join the Imperial Tournament of Sword Retrieval and win the Five Heavenly Swords. He makes a living by working as a roundsman, protecting Edo’s security. He’s aggressive and has a bad mouth. He’s also clumsy, in the sense that he can’t be honest to the people he doesn’t respect. However, he’s actually a kind man who will turn protective upon getting relied on.

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Birthplace: Hizen Province Sword: Magoroku Kanemoto Style: Shintou-ryu + self-taught A hidden Christian from Hizen Province. He lost his mother when he was small, and he was taken in by a Dutch merchant. He spent his childhood in a Dutch company in Hirato. He has a gentle personality, but he also h... read more

Birthplace: Hizen Province Sword: Magoroku Kanemoto Style: Shintou-ryu + self-taught A hidden Christian from Hizen Province. He lost his mother when he was small, and he was taken in by a Dutch merchant. He spent his childhood in a Dutch company in Hirato. He has a gentle personality, but he also has a unique atmosphere around him—it’s hard to tell what he’s thinking of. He’s secretive, and he puts distance between himself and other people. Due to a certain incident in the past, right now he has abandoned his sword and lives deep in a mountain in Edo.

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Birthplace: Yamashiro Province Sword: Hotarumaru Style: Kurama-ryu + self-taught The son of the Sagihara family, direct vassal of the Fushimi feudal clan in the Yamashiro Province. The Sagihara family is a descendant of Amakuni, a group of blacksmiths that was formed back in the Heian period. They ... read more

Birthplace: Yamashiro Province Sword: Hotarumaru Style: Kurama-ryu + self-taught The son of the Sagihara family, direct vassal of the Fushimi feudal clan in the Yamashiro Province. The Sagihara family is a descendant of Amakuni, a group of blacksmiths that was formed back in the Heian period. They were also guardians who protected the Five Heavenly Swords in the past. After his family was killed, he threw away his status and came to Edo. While he might look like an inexperienced young master, he knows how to get on in the world due to his vagabond journey.

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Birthplace: Musashi Province Sword: Housenka Style: Self-taught A samurai with medical knowledge who grew up with a youkai. Right after he was born, he was thrown away to Takao Mountain as his parents couldn’t afford to feed more children. He was taken in by Karula—a tengu who lives in the mountain... read more

Birthplace: Musashi Province Sword: Housenka Style: Self-taught A samurai with medical knowledge who grew up with a youkai. Right after he was born, he was thrown away to Takao Mountain as his parents couldn’t afford to feed more children. He was taken in by Karula—a tengu who lives in the mountain—who taught him both swordsmanship and medics. He came to Edo in order to find his dream. He’s honest, cheerful and innocent like a child, but due to his innocence, he won’t ever give up on fixing things he judged as wrong. Since he’s inexperienced and doesn’t know much about the world, he tends to cause quarrels with the government officials.

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Birthplace: Mutsu Province Sword: Mumei (Nameless) Style: Tamiya-ryu Iai A samurai-in-training who comes to Edo from Mutsu Province. Following his teacher’s words, he left home in order to polish his swordsmanship. His goal is to win the Imperial Tournament of Sword Retrieval and receive the Book o... read more

Birthplace: Mutsu Province Sword: Mumei (Nameless) Style: Tamiya-ryu Iai A samurai-in-training who comes to Edo from Mutsu Province. Following his teacher’s words, he left home in order to polish his swordsmanship. His goal is to win the Imperial Tournament of Sword Retrieval and receive the Book of Iai. Not attached to the past nor the future, he lives the way he wants to in the present. He has a black wood pigeon named Hayato.

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A youkai who resides in Saneaki’s sword.

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Youkai and Suzukake's friend.

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Kei's underling, they often patrol the town of edo together.

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Youkai, Suzukake's friend and quite dependable.

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Tsuzumi's lover.

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Kayo's best friend.

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The third shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The story starts of because of an order he issued which had his younger brother, Tokugawa Tadanaga, taking his life by means of seppuku. Due to this, he earned the scorn of Tadanaga's loyal supporters such as Asakura Nobumasa. He may look young, but he is ... read more

The third shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The story starts of because of an order he issued which had his younger brother, Tokugawa Tadanaga, taking his life by means of seppuku. Due to this, he earned the scorn of Tadanaga's loyal supporters such as Asakura Nobumasa. He may look young, but he is a man of deep piety and has all the qualities of a leader.

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Holder of one of the five legendary swords, Juzumaru.

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An apprentice doctor hired by the government.

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