Kotarou Katsura

Kotarou Katsura, also known as Zura, Fruits Punch Samurai, Zurako, Captain Katsura and Katsuo, is a character from the Gintama series.
== Charactah Account ==
Katsura is Gintoki's former comrade during the Joi war. Even after the Amanto take-over of Japan, Katsura continues to resist the Amanto, and has amassed a band of followers. His weapon of choice is a metallic grenade. He is a wanted man due to his involvement in terrorist activities against the Bakufu, and is constantly on the run from the Shinsengumi. Although his initial methods were originally more violent in nature, Katsura has gradually grown to believe that there are people important to him in Edo, and decides that he no longer wants to destroy the country, but believes there should be a way to change it without causing sacrifices.
Katsura seems to be highly respected by his followers, and has even been called the "Daybreak of the Joui Faction" by some. When people believed that Katsura had died during the Benizakura arc, even other terrorist groups tried to avenge his death.
Since he is a wanted man, Katsura is often seen wearing disguises, although his identity is often still easily found out. One example of a disguise he seems to be fond of is a pirate's costume, complete with an eyepatch over his left eye and a scar on his right cheek, and using this he calls himself 'Space Captain Katsura.'
Katsura seems to possess a rather outdated sense of humour, and sometimes refers to things from a past era, such as when he tried to buy a Famicon when people were queuing up to buy the OwEe. He also seems to have a tendency to make up dramatic stories, which moves others to tears when they hear these stories.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Gintama
* Gintama'
* Gintama' (2015)
* Gintama': Enchousen
* Gintama Movie 1: Benizakura Arc - A New Retelling
* Gintama Movie 2: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
* Gintama Season 5
* Gintama x Monster Strike
* Gintama: Jump Festa 2005 Special
* Gintama: Jump Festa 2008 Special
* Gintama: Jump Festa 2014 Special
* Gintama: Jump Festa 2015 Special
* Gintama: Silver Soul Arc
* Gintama: Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War
* Gintama: Slip Arc
* Gintama: The Very Final
* Nissin Cup Noodles China x Gintama
=== Light Novels ===
* 3-Z Class's Ginpachi-sensei
* Theatrical Version Gintama Complete Edition
=== Manga ===
* Gintama
=== Video Games ===
* Gintama DS: Yorozuya Daisoudou
* Gintama Gin-San to Issho! Boku no Kabuki Machi Nikki
* Gintama no Sugoroku
* Gintama Rumble
* Gintama: Banji Oku Chuubu
* Gintama: Gintoki vs Hijikata!? Kabukichou Gintama Dai Soudatsusen!!
* Monster Strike
* Tales of the Rays
* The King of Fighters AllStar
== Trivia ==
* According to Sorachi, Katsura is modeled after Kido Takayoshi who went under the name Katsura Kogoro, a man known as "Runaway Kogoro" because of his feat of eluding from the sight of Shinsengumi during Bakumatsu.
** In the Japanese drama "Shinsengumi!" that Sorachi-sensei used to get some of his ideas from, he would always be known to elude capture.
* Gintoki calls Katsura by the nickname Zura, the term is a shortened form derived from Katsura.
* He is shown to sleep with his eyes open several times; once in Episode 110, Episode 233, Episode 272, and Episode 318.
* He is shown to mistake his basic vocabulary easily, just as when he mistook "nakama" (which means comrades) into namaka, manaka (main character of Ichigo 100%), and ManaKana (which is a Japanese girl group composing of twin girls).
* In Episode 112, on his birthday, he made a short Katsuratama segment (parody of Gintama). 
* In the real history, Ikumatsu was originally a Geisha who later became Katsura's wife.
* A Katsura is the name for a wig.
* Episode 234 has Katsura piloting a mech visually similar to the RX-78-2 Gundam. This may be a casting gag as Akira Ishida previously voiced Athrun Zala from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
* In the Hulu English Dub, Katsura’s nickname Zura is changed to Cobra.
* In Tales of the Rays, Katsura appears as a playable character in the second collaboration event with Gin Tama. During which, he gains an original arteset.
** In the same collaboration event, Yuri Lowell from Tales of Vesperia gains a costume of Katsura through the mirrage arte, as both characters are vigilantes to their respective authorities.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Katsura Kotarou at Gintama Wiki
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