Souji Okita (Hakuoki)

Souji Okita, also known as Sword of the Shinsengumi, is one of the main characters from the Hakuouki series.
== Charactah Account ==
Captain of the first squad in the Shinsengumi and his loyalties lies with Kondou alone. Okita has a charming if somewhat sadistic personality and is fond of sarcasm. He enjoys pulling pranks on the other Shinsengumi members, especially Hijikata. As tuberculosis has given him a failing sense of taste, Okita prefers strongly-seasoned food (to everyone else's misfortune when he's on cooking duty), but attempts to hide his condition.
Okita idolizes Kondou, the commander of the Shinsengumi, and imitates his hair style. Okita is one of the most loyal men to him among the Shinsengumi. As much as he tries to hide it most of the time with teasing and rudeness, Okita is a good-natured person but as a warrior, he is a ruthless killer. All the same, he seems to be the type of person who likes to keep important information to himself, just to see what happens. When everyone found out that Chizuru was a girl and some of the others were surprised, Souji commented that "It was obvious she was a girl" yet didn't say anything initially. 
Okita once warned Chizuru that if she ever got in his way during patrol or a fight, he'd kill her. Even so, he protected her from Kazama during the Ikedaya incident, despite his own injuries. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Hakuouki
* Hakuouki Movie 1: Kyoto Ranbu
* Hakuouki Movie 2: Shikon Soukyuu
* Hakuouki OVA
* Hakuouki OVA (2021)
* Hakuouki: Hekketsuroku
* Hakuouki: Hekketsuroku - Kyoto Kaisouroku
* Hakuouki: Otogisoushi
* Hakuouki: Reimeiroku
* Hakuouki: Sekkaroku
* Hakuouki: Shinkai - Kaze no Shou
=== Manga ===
* Hakuouki Junrenka
* Hakuouki SSL
=== Video Games ===
* Hakuouki Bakumatsu Musouroku
* Hakuouki Kyoukaroku
* Hakuouki SSL
* Hakuouki Yuugiroku
* Hakuouki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom
* Hakuouki: Reimeiroku
* Hakuouki: Zuisouroku
== Trivia ==
* Souji dislikes green onions.
* Souji's back story is told in two perspectives: Kondou's, which is a generalization and gives insight on what Kondou was feeling for Souji's sake, and Souji's, which is more dark and heartfelt as it gives more insight as to what Souji was feeling during his time as a child at the Shieikan dojo.
* According to Reimeroku, Souji's "first kill" was a comrade who was plotting to assassinate Kondou.
* According to Reimeroku, Souji was one of the last Shieikan comrades to arrive in Kyoto (next to Saito), due to catching the measles (which for adults can be life-threatening).
* Souji was the youngest in his family and had two elder sisters, Okita Mitsu and Okita Kin.
* In the game version of Reimeroku, Souji actually showed Kondou all the bruises on his shoulder, while in the anime, he just talks about it and calls Kondou a nuisance. 
* Even though Souji has a music theme, it's only used in the SSL OVA.
* In the game, Souji is still alive living together with Chizuru
* In the anime, it is implied that Souji had also fallen in love with Chizuru, although tries not to show it.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Souji Okita at Hakuouki Wiki
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