Hakuouki: Anime vs Movie

Hakuōki was both an animated series and a movie series. The movies were a shortened, simplified and/or branched, and less dramatic version of the series that came out before. The first movie followed the plot closely to the anime series while the second movie chose a different route and had other elements added to the story that were previously only seen in the games. The movies improved the visuals by increasing the resolution and adding extra effects to the magical part of the story (for example, during demon and Rasetsu fights). 
==General notes==
*The movies do not have Chizuru's narration behind the scenes.
*The overall atmosphere is closer to the games rather than the anime series.
*There are a lot of changed and added scenes.
*Some characters have changed their personalities: Hijikata is less reserved and more emotional and aggressive; Chizuru actually attempts to fight unlike her series counterpart, but she is also more emotional as she often tears up and says that she brings the Shinsengumi too much trouble; Okita is more aggressive and cruel; Sannan is less mysterious; Kaoru does not wish Chizuru to suffer but wants to punish the people who changed her (in the first movie) and he is very bossy and arrogant (in the second movie); Amagiri acts more like Kazama's servant rather than his companion.
*Hijikata is more fixated on protecting Chizuru than the Shinsengumi's honor. There are a lot more scenes of them together, and the whole first movie is based on Hijikata's relationship with Chizuru and Kazama's attempts to take her away, the other Shinsengumi members' roles are minimal.
*Kazama is hyper-fixated on taking Chizuru away and keeps mentioning it in every scene where he appears.
*Senhime and Kimigiku do not appear in the movies at all.
*Ootori Keisuke and Enomoto Takeaki do not appear in the movies at all.
*The movie shows Chizuru and Kaoru's demon appearance.
==Outfits==
The Shinsengumi wear a thin layer of armor around their bodies while in traditional uniform, whereas in the series they wore lightweight clothing. 
==Changed and added scenes==
===Season 1 vs. Movie 1===
Scene added to the movie that was not shown in the anime seriesScene removed from the movie even though it was shown in the anime series
*The scene with Chizuru being chased by ronin who get killed by Rasetsu is expanded and preceded by a scene that demonstrates Chizuru's past when she was running away from attackers after her home had been burned down. She falls down and loses Kaoru, then runs away alone.
*The way Saitou kills the Rasetsu is more brutal in the movie. One of them has his head cut off and the other gets stabbed in the heart with loads of blood spraying at Chizuru while in the anime it was a few quick swings of sword with no further details.
* Chizuru's flashback about Koudou is different in the movie as Chizuru wears a different outfit and gives her father a special amulet that is later emphasized in the movie.
*Chizuru wakes up in the evening, not in the morning, and she is surrounded by the Shinsengumi commanders straight away, they start questioning her while she is tied up (while in the anime Inoue untied her and apologized to her first). Everyone also already knows that she is a woman, so there is no awkwardness. 
*She is left in a room under Heisuke's watch (rather than alone) till the morning.
* By the time Chizuru gets to the Shinsengumi, Sannan has already been wounded in the movie while in the anime it happened a few days later.
*Saitou's test scene (to check Chizuru's swordsmanship skill) is more detailed in the movie and Hijikata is secretly watching it while in the anime series Saitou and Okita told him about it much later.
* Before Kondou's group raids Ikedaya, Yamazaki goes there disguised as a traveler and asks if it is possible to stay there tonight but gets rejected. 
* While Sannan explains to Chizuru what is happening at Ikedaya and Shikkokuya, Yamazaki comes back and informs them that Koudou was seen at Ikedaya which pushes Chizuru to ask to help deliver a message.
*Shiranui is also at Ikedaya when the Shinsengumi appear (and he was not there in the anime series) and he fights with Harada there when he stops him from chasing the Chōshū samurai. Their encounter is the same as during the Kinmon Rebellion in the anime which is not shown in the movie. 
*Chizuru does not run to Hijikata's group to inform them, she runs straight to Kondou with a message from Sannan that there has been no reply from the Aizu so Kondou should wait for Hijikata.
*Hijikata stops Aizu in a very aggravated manner and yells at them that they must not enter, to which the Aizu forces leader calls the Shinsengumi 'Wolves from Mibu'.
* Saitou sees what happened to Heisuke and engages into a fight with Amagiri. He does not protect Chizuru while she runs upstairs to help Okita.
*When Chizuru comes to protect Okita, Kazama cuts her face, and she uncontrollably turns into a demon to heal the wound (her eyes turn yellow, her hair goes white, and the blood from her cheek starts evaporating).
* Kazama asks Chizuru why she is helping humans and whether she knows what she is. He reveals his demon form to her, then Hijikata comes and starts a fight with him.
* Hijikata suspects that he saw a Rasetsu that can walk in daylight and he asks Sannan if it is possible.
*When Itou joins and the Shinsengumi are looking for new headquarters, Hijikata does not suggest the Nishi Hongwanji Temple first and gets angry when Itou does.
*Instead of following Sannan and finding out the Rasetsu secret by accident, Chizuru offers Sannan help after Itou's rude attitude, and he takes her to see Rasetsu in cages with her own eyes while he feeds them. 
*It it shown that Sannan's arm is healed after he drinks Ochimizu and he suffocates Chizuru with it. He also claims that he can never forgive her father for bringing this medicine to the Shinsengumi.
*Sannan does not ask Chizuru to kill him and does not try to force her, she turns into a demon and throws him away with great strength.
*Hijikata takes Chizuru away to a private room but he does not push her to tell him what happened with Sannan and does not threaten to kill her for learning about the Rasetsu secret, instead he points a sword at her and asks about what she is because her wounds healed instantly both at Ikedaya and now. He promises to keep it a secret from others.
*Kazama and Amagiri come to Itou along with (presumably) the Satsuma leader. When the men start talking about the Shinsengumi, Kazama leaves.
*Okita does not save Kaoru from thugs on the street, Kaoru sees him coughing and asks if he is okay, scolding Chizuru for leaving a sick man alone. He also asks Chizuru's name before leaving.
*It is not Dr. Matsumoto who tells Okita about his tuberculosis while Chizuru is listening, Okita tells her himself after Kaoru leaves. He also asks Chizuru's opinion on whether Ochimizu could cure tuberculosis.
*Itou assumes that the Shinsengumi are hiding something from him based on some rumors, he does not personally see anything (Rasetsu or that Sannan is alive) when he decides to leave.
*Heisuke's reasoning to leave is less thoughtful and eloquent, and given in Saitou's presence rather than alone.
*Shinpachi and Sano are drinking and Shinpachi invites Chizuru to join them because he misses Heisuke, when the demon trio raid the headquarters to take Chizuru away.
*Kazama's arrival is more dramatic, and he defeats Shimada, who is trying to protect Chizuru, with a blast of wind, not with a sword.
*Amagiri and Shiranui fight with usual members of the Shinsengumi, not Rasetsu (except Sannan).
*Kazama notices Chizuru's sword and states that she is from the same family as Koudou. When Chizuru asks whether he knows her father, he questions the word 'father', knocks her out by hitting her in the stomach and whispers to her that she will know everything if she goes with him.
*While fighting with Hijikata at the headquarters, Kazama reveals that Chizuru is a demon (in the anime this information was voiced by Senhime). He then almost kills Sannan and throws away Hijikata, but when he is about to do the final blow, Chizuru pushes Hijikata away trying to save him, so Kazama cuts her instead. Chizuru draws her sword at Kazama and claims that she is not a demon. Kazama explains who the Yukimura clan members are and that she is one of them due to her surname and kodachi. He turns into a demon and forces her to do the same.
*When leaving, Kazama promises to take Chizuru away when Hijikata fails to protect her.
*Chizuru does not know about the plan to kill Itou.
*There is no ambush for Sano and Shinpachi's squads after they kill Itou and Heisuke is attacked by Itou's men, not by Amagiri. Yamazaki says that nothing can be done, and Sannan comes with Ochimizu.
*Kaoru comes to Chizuru in a kitsune mask and drags her away to meet Koudou. Chizuru asks Koudou to help the Shinsengumi and turn the Rasetsu back into humans but Koudou explains that it is impossible and that it is necessary to restore Yukimura's former glory. He confirms that they are demons, that the Rasetsu are fakes and that the Bakufu will soon fall, so Chizuru needs to come with them. Chizuru refuses, and Kaoru attempts to take her by force, but Hijikata appears and starts talking to Koudou. One by one other Shinsengumi captains appear, and Koudou and Kaoru run away.
*Hijikata assures Chizuru that she deserves to stay when she cries that she is a burden to the Shinsengumi.
*It is not shown how Kondou gets shot, and the scene with his treatment is much shorter.
*Okita does not have any reason to run outside after becoming a Rasetsu as he does not know that Kondou's attackers are out there as there are no gunshots heard. It is also unclear who gave him Ochimizu in the first place.
*Kaoru appears wearing a kitsune mask once again. Okita cuts his throat but it heals instantly. Then Okita impales him through his shoulder, and Kaoru shoots him with a silver bullet. Okita is found by Chizuru and Hijikata, not Chizuru and Heisuke.
*Heisuke is shown fighting at the Toba-Fushimi Battle in his Rasetsu form, he is about to lose his humanity when he gets shot but Sannan kills his attackers. Heisuke cries and laughs at the same time admitting that he is a monster.
*Sannan gives the last 4 Ochimizu bottles to other captains just in case. Saitou, Sano, Inoue and Hijikata take them. 
*Hijikata takes an onigiri Chizuru has made and promises to eat it later. When he hears her stomach growling, he gives it to her claiming that she feeds everyone but herself. She refuses by saying that he needs it more than her, and he eats half of it giving her the other half. 
*Yamazaki comes and informs Hijikata that the Satchō have raised the Emperor's banner.
*Inoue looks younger and less amiable, he and Chizuru do not reach Yodo Castle before they get shot. Inoue's last words are less emotional and thoughtful.
*Kazama does not save Chizuru, Hijikata does. He explains that he came because he had heard about Yodo's betrayal and apologizes to Chizuru, while hugging her, that he could not save Inoue.
*Kazama appears only later to laugh at the situation. He says that he only needs Chizuru and offers Hijikata to leave her in return to his life being spared. Hijikata refuses due to his promise to protect Chizuru.
*While fighting with Kazama, Hijikata gets shot from the forest by the Satsuma people but Kazama kills one of them and orders the others to leave and not interfere with his fight.
*The fight between Hijikata and Kazama is stopped by Amagiri alone, unlike in the anime where Yamazaki participated too and died from Kazama's blade.
*When the demons leave, Hijikata and Chizuru get surrounded by a lot of samurai with guns. Hijikata hugs her and tells her not to leave his side promising to protect her no matter what and bring her back to Edo. Chizuru says she is not afraid as long as she is with him.
*There is no scene with burying Inoue, sending Okita and Kondou to Osaka for treatment and therefore reuniting with them there, and there are no scenes with the Shinsengumi leaving on a ship and burying Yamazaki in the sea (because he did not die). 
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===Season 2 vs. Movie 2===
*The movie begins with a fight skipping the part with Hijikata working too much in Kondou's absense, Chizuru trying to help him, Heisuke getting suspicious of Sannan, all the Shinsengumi changing their outfits to western ones and going to Hino to recruit more warriors, Shinpachi criticizing Kondou's decisions and having an argument with him, and Hijikata setting off for Edo to get reinforcements. The first scene approximately matches with the third episode, and the battle itself is more brutal with more casualties shown.
*Hijikata's leave is shown in Chizuru's memories later when he orders her to protect Kondou as a member of the Shinsengumi. 
*Rasetsu come straight to the camp and attack the Shinsengumi from inside unlike in the anime where they met them only on their way back.
*Saitou and Shinpachi attack two of the Rasetsu while Kondou attemps to kill the third one but fails, Chizuru is trying to hold back this Rasetsu to protect Kondou, and when the monster is about to kill her she is saved by Sano's spear.
*Kondou does not try to run to the battlefield to prove anything and does not have a conflict with Sano and Shinpachi unlike in the anime where they beg him to stop and retreat. The fight is replaced with Shinpachi's suggestion to retreat, Kondou's uncertainty, and Sano's reassurance that retreat does not mean defeat, and Kondou quickly agrees.
*Kazama and Amagiri appear watching the battle from afar and discussing leaving the Satsuma, however, Shiranui does not appear in the scene and does not fight alongside Harada.
*Souji is shown later alone, Hijikata and Chizuru do not visit him.
*Hijikata tells Sannan and Heisuke about the new Rasetsu and asks them and Saitou to take turns in guarding Kondou. Sannan is the one to express concern about Hijikata working day and night despite being a Rasetsu.
*Chizuru brings Hijikata food and asks him to stop working for a bit, but their conversation is interrupted by Shimada who informs Hijikata that Kondou is looking for him. When Hijikata gets to Kondou's room, he finds out that Sano and Shinpachi are leaving (however, unlike in the anime, there are no obvious reasons to that action, Shinpachi has not complained any single time, and Sano did not say a single word about leaving either). The scene with them saying goodbye to Chizuru is shorter and less emitional, and Shimada is not there. Chizuru asks Saitou why Hijikata did not stop them from leaving, and Saitou explains that sometimes you cannot find a compromise which Hijikata understands better than anyone.
*Sano drops his Ochimizu vial into the water on his way out.
*The scene with Hijikata's bloodlust happens later, when he comes back to his room rather that during the day when he talked to Chizuru. The scene is almost the same, except for Hijikata not taking any medicine from Heisuke and promising that he will not be defeated by this.
*The scene with Amagiri encountering a senseless Rasetsu is moved to much later, and he is not assisted by Saitou but Heisuke and Sannan. They witness the Rasetsu turn into ash and burn in blue flame.
*Heisuke attempts to attack Amagiri remembering what happened at Ikedaya, but Sannan stops him and asks Amagiri what kind of person he is. He introduces himself and informs them about Rasetsu's lifespan being shortened while using the power. Upon learning about that, Hijikata does not terminate Rasetsu Corp's activity.
*The sincere conversation between Chizuru and Hijikata is moved to much later and is similar to the anime version (with her blaming herself for him becoming a Rasetsu and him reminiscing about his sister while listening to Chizuru). However, Hijikata promises not to use his power unlike in the anime where he claimed that he will do whatever he has to do.
*When Kondou orders Hijikata to run away and leave him as a decoy, Hijikata is angry and frustrated rather than upset like he was in the series. The scene is shorter and less dramatic overall. It is also not shown how Kondou learnt about the fact that using Rasetsu powers shortens the lifespan.
*When Hijikata and others encounter enemies on their way out of the surrounded camp, Hijikata fights them to save his subordinates and does not get shot. The scene with Hijikata expressing his sadness and misery due to leaving Kondou behind is much shorter, with no flashbacks, and we do not see what happens to Kondou and how he is captured.
*A new scene is added to show that Hijikata has been (assumingly) to the Magistrate Office while Chizuru was waiting for him, and when he comes out he informs her that a date has been set to surrender Edo Castle. After that he says that he has forgotten something and asks her to wait for him while eating dango in a shop. When the shop closes in the evening, Ryuunosuke finds Chizuru and gives her a letter from Hijikata that says that the Shinsengumi cannot continue to fight in battles with a girl among them, therefore he apologizes and hopes she gets a quiet life somewhere. 
*Chizuru finds out that Kondou is going to be beheaded so she hits the road. There she meets Okita who is barely walking with a stick but is heading to save Kondou. She tries to stop him but he is determined so she decides to assist him. However, they do not make it, and Kondou dies before they get to the spot. Okita blames Hijikata for not even trying to save Kondou and is adamant to meet him personally. He even threatens to kill Chizuru if she tries to stop him, and his eyes glow red at this moment.
*Ryuunosuke meets Chizuru and invites her to his house where he lives with Kosuzu. There they are greeted by Harada who is shocked to see Chizuru not with the Shinsengumi. She explains what happened, and Harada expresses his understanding of Hijikata's actions assuming that he wanted her to live a normal life and get a woman's happiness. Chizuru claims that she wants to be by Hijikata's side, and Harada realizes her romantic feelings for him. Ryuunosuke interferes and encourages her to go because nobody else can decide her fate. Harada finishes the conversation by saying that he cannot escort her to Edo as he needs to find Shiranui, so she has to go alone. After they leave, Harada instructs Chizuru on where to go and promises to get to the Aizu after he is done with his business. He distracts the guards for her to go through, and Shiranui joins the fight. Harada is never seen again afterwards. 
*While Chizuru is running away, she steps on a wrong spot on a cliff and falls down. When she wakes up, she sees Kazama sitting by a campfire, and the demon tells her not to get too comfortable because the enemies can find the hideout. She is wary of his intentions but he is not hostile, quite the opposite, he reassures her about Harada. Then she asks him about demons, and he tells her the history of the demon kind that has been living on Earth since the beginning of times. He says that demons surpass humans and that humans often wish to abuse their power, so demons prefer to hide. He also explains that helping the Satsuma was a debt of his ancestors but he is not planning to help them any longer. According to Kazama, the Yukimura family is old and large, but there was a massacre in which only Chizuru and Koudou survived. Chizuru states that her father wants to restore the family using Rasetsu, however, unlike in the anime, nobody has told her about it in the movie, she came to this conclusion by herself.
*Kazama asks where she is heading and quickly guesses that she wants to reunite with the Shinsengumi, so he advises her to give up and forget about them. She is eager to go and stop Koudou to help her friends, so he agrees to take her saying that he wanted to do something with the Aizu anyway. In the morning Chizuru changes into a western outfit, and they ride a horse to their destination. On the way there Kazama brings Chizuru to the place where her family used to live before the massacre. He explains that the Bakufu wanted to use the help of the demon clan, but the Yukimura refused, that is why they were wiped out. Chizuru realizes that her father wanted revenge but judges his decision to hurt innocent people for that reason. After she voices this thought, she hears Kaoru's voice coming from the forest. He jumps from top and attacks her but Kazama manages to pull her away from the hit. Kaoru reveals that he is Chizuru's twin-brother, but she denies having a sibling since her father never told her about it. Kaoru starts to reminisce about their childhood and the village being burnt down, and Kazama interferes protecting Chizuru. Kaoru attacks him, and it is revealed that he has drunk Ochimizu to become a demon. They keep fighting but a few other Rasetsu jump out of nowhere, grab Chizuru and run. Kazama is stronger than Kaoru, so the latter runs away as well. In the anime Koudou himself was the one who grabbed Chizuru to take her away from Heisuke.
*Heisuke notices that Chizuru has been taken to the castle and tries to get to her. Meanwhile, Sannan is shown talking to Koudou about the differences between demons and Rasetsu. Kaoru comes announcing that he has caught Chizuru and brought her with him. He calls Sannan a traitor and claims that the Shinsengumi have no future but Koudou defends Sannan calling him a wise man. At the same time, Chizuru wakes up in a cell, and Heisuke comes to rescue her killing the Rasetsu on guard. Kaoru commands his Rasetsu to follow him to the Bonari Pass after informing Koudou that the Shinsengumi are currently with the Aizu. While Chizuru and Heisuke are slowly moving to escape, they overhear the conversation between Koudou and Sannan where Koudou explains that he needs Chizuru for her demon blood which can turn Rasetsu into real demons. He also admits that he deceived the Yukimura family to get Chizuru for himself and for his plans to create a world where Rasetsu prevail. Chizuru runs into the room repeating what she has just heard and asking if Koudou destroyed the Yukimura village for that, and he answers affirmatively with the reasoning that the Yukimura lived conventional life hiding in the woods. Koudou is sure about his win at Bonari Pass the next day, so he invites Heisuke to join his plan as one of Rasetsu. Heisuke starts a fight but Sannan convinces Koudou to let him handle it. However, instead of killing Heisuke Sannan kills the Rasetsu in the room, and Koudou shoots him dead. Heisuke tries to attack Koudou but he runs away. In the anime Hijikata was present in the scene as well, and Heisuke died along with Sannan. A lot more Rasetsu come to fight, and Heisuke has to defend Chizuru while trying to escape. Kazama finds Koudou and kills him, after which he comes to assist Heisuke and Chizuru announcing that he has killed Koudou and giving Chizuru his sword. He asks if she hates him for it, but she thanks him for stopping her father. He orders Heisuke to take Chizuru to the Shinsengumi and leaves promising to kill him next time.
*When they finally reach the Aizu, they talk to Saitou who informs them that Hijikata is at Sendai. Chizuru asks about Okita and Harada, but nobody has heard about the former while the unit that Harada was going to join was slaughtered by the Satchō forces, and Chizuru realizes that Harada is most likely dead. Heisuke stays with Saitou and Chizuru leaves to find Hijikata.
*Shiranui meets Kazama and his memories show that Harada died after killing a lot of Rasetsu.
*Saitou starts fighting alongside the Aizu and Heisuke is helping him. However, Heisuke's wounds stop healing fast enough, and he realizes that he has reached his limit. Saitou hugs him, Heisuke asks if he was of any help and turns into ashes. An enemy is about to strike from behind but Okita saves Saitou and asks him about Hijikata. After learning that Hijikata is gone to Sendai, Okita states that he has abandoned everyone by slipping away. Kaoru joins the scene and Okita unexpectedly tells him that Chizuru hates him which aggravates Kaoru and makes him start fighting, and Okita kills him very fast. 
*Saitou asks if Okita is okay, then turns around as the new enemy has arrived, but when he turns back he only sees Okita's sword standing vertically in the ground and his clothes in ashes. In the anime it was Hijikata and Chizuru who found this, and Okita died while fighting rogue samurai who plotted to assassinate Hijikata.
*Saitou remembers about his Ochimizu vial and drinks it to keep fighting. He is not seen again in the series, and his fate remains unclear.
*Kazama finds Chizuru on her way to the Shinsengumi. Amagiri reminds him of his responsibilities as the head of Kazama family, but he ignores, and the former leaves. The demon approaches Chizuru and she says that she has to get to him no matter what, to which Kazama responds with a doubt that Hijikata needs her, but Chizuru is determined to go. Kazama invites her to go there with him. They travel on a ship (while in the anime Kazama traveled alone) and Kazama tries to convince Chizuru that it is a pointless plan because Hijikata might be dead. When she does not back down, he says she can do whatever she pleases when they reach the shore, however, as soon as they land, he hugs her from behind and asks her to stay with him if she does not want to suffer anymore claiming that he has to kill Hijikata for becoming a Rasetsu. She thanks him for his help and leaves.
*When Chizuru reaches Goryoukaku where the Shinsengumi are, she gets caught up in a huge explosion and loses consciousness right after Hijikata finds her. When she wakes up, she sees Hijikata sleeping by her side. He also opens his eyes and asks about her health. She asks him to let her stay by his side, and he replies that he has to be there for his subordinates who are fighting fierce battles. She points out that he always carries the heaviest burden and that everyone is worried about him. She asks him to rely on her more to ease his suffering, and he hugs her and confesses that now he has a reason to live, which is to protect Chizuru because he is in love with her. He asks her to stay with him but they do not share a kiss.
*There is no scene with Hijikata trying to fight on a ship, and Ootori and Enomoto do not appear in the movie at all. Upon hearing about the enemy attack, Hijikata does not rush to save his comrades, his urge is not clear, as it is only known that a supply channel has been cut up. Hijikata gets shot and seems to be lying on the ground unconscious, however, when an enemy samurai is about to kill Chizuru, he is there to protect her. He suggests leaving until the wound has healed unlike in the anime where he lost consciousness and never woke up so Chizuru was panicking and had to come up with an idea to move him by herself. When Chizuru feeds Hijikata her blood, her eyes become demon-like yellow.
*When Kazama comes to fight Hijikata, he makes it clear that his problem with Hijikata is the fact that he is a Rasetsu and all Rasetsu need to be eliminated, whereas in the anime Kazama made this argument personal and wanted to take revenge on Hijikata for hitting his demon pride.
*The fight between Kazama and Hijikata is longer and more fierce, Hijikata is in better health condition than in the series, and by the time Kazama bestows the Hakuouki name on him Hijikata has yellow eyes which proves that he has actually become a true demon. Hijikata wins but he does not kill Kazama like in the anime, he just knocks his sword out of his hands, and Kazama accepts the defeat and leaves. Hijikata's fate is clear and he survives.
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==Characters' deaths==
===Keisuke Sannan's death===
*Anime: Sannan was in Sendai Castle with Koudou when Hijikata and Heisuke came to save Chizuru who had been abducted by Koudou earlier that day. When Hijikata said that the Shinsengumi did not need Rasetsu, Sannan decided to kill them all. After having done that, he used up all his lifespan along with Heisuke, so he fell down, turned to ashes and burnt in blue flames.
*Movie: Sannan was in a castle with Koudou who was telling him all about his plans and admitting to having destroyed the Yukimura village in order to get Chizuru and use her to create a Rasetsu world. Chizuru, who had been abducted by Kaoru and brought to the castle, heard that on her way to escape, and she and Heisuke ran into the room. Sannan convinced Koudou to let him handle the situation but instead of killing Heisuke he killed all the Rasetsu in the room. Shortly afterwards, Koudou shot him dead.
===Souji Okita's death===
*Anime: Okita was alone, hiding in a small house, listening to rogue samurai plotting to assasinate Hijikata. He suddenly began to cough up a lot of blood and realized that his tuberculosis was not going to get better. As the rogue samurai put out their lanterns and began to descend down the hill, Okita stepped out into the path, blocking them. They ordered him to step down, and when he refused, they shot him. Due to his Rasetsu powers gained from the water of life, he suffered no harm and charged up the hill cutting them down three at a time and fighting all of them, surrounded on all sides and being rushed at by samurai with drawn swords. He was run through once, but suffered little harm and kept fighting. When Hijikata ventured to the hill, he saw Okita's sword planted in the ground in the middle of a road filled with dead enemy samurai.
*Movie: Okita died in battle from using up all of his life on Rasetsu powers. He happened to be fighting along Hajime Saitou. He started coughing up blood and Saitou came to ask if he was okay. Okita said he was fine and he would not be killed since he still needed to confront Hijikata. Saitou then turned his back on Okita and was ready to fight another wave of Rasetsu that were closing on them, telling Okita to be ready. When Okita did not respond, he turned around and saw his sword placed in the ground, ashes surrounding it, so it was for certain that Okita died. His death was discreet and it seemed he did not get much of the dramatic flair like it was in the anime.
===Itou Kashitarou's death===
*Anime: In the dark, they hid in several shadows around an intersection and then without warning they charged and ran him through.
*Movie: They surrounded him and then finished him off.
===Kazama Chikage's death===
*Anime: Hijikata heroically charged at him during their duel at the end of the film and put his katana through Kazama's heart. Kazama then acknowledged Hijikata's skill, leadership, and admitted that he was wrong before falling over dead with the katana still in his heart.
*Movie: Kazama's arm suffered a minor injury by Hijikata, he called an end to the duel, and left. He actually didn't die at all, he simply left the scene.
==ENDING==
*Anime: Hijikata fainted after putting his katana through Kazama's heart. Chizuru rushed to catch him and cried, remembering all the things that the Shinsengumi had fought for, and the movie ends showing the whole Shinsengumi team in the pale blue haori in the sky. The fate of Hijikata and Chizuru remain unclear.
*Movie: Hijikata lives, and theoretically, lives the last of what was left of his life with Chizuru. There is also a theory that Hijikata turns into a Demon (Oni) himself because during the fight with Kazama, his red Rasetsu eyes turned Gold, just like those of Oni. A theory said that he who have had Chizuru's pure-blooded demon blood thus he turned into an Oni for real, and also was 'cursed' by Kazama who bestowed him an Oni name that is 'Hakuouki' - 'The Pale Cherry-blossom Demon'.
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