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**Beniko** (紅子, *Beniko*) is a former member of the Yamada Circus Troupe's Girls Group dance.

## Appearance

Beniko is a young girl with shoulder length dark hair adorned by a fringe headband, dark eyes and full lips. She wears a floral patterned garment.

## Personality

Beniko is a kind and compassionate girl that looks out for her fellow performers.

## Background

Beniko grew up as an orphan and was taken in by the Yamada Circus Troupe to become a part of their Girls Group. With the troupe, Beniko performed all over Russia where their performances was met with a resounding success. They then made their return to Japan and began to prepare for their Karafuto tour in Toyohara.

## Plot

### Karafuto Circus Arc

When Genjirou Tanigaki constantly made mistakes during the Girls Group dance routine, causing him to get yelled at by Fumie Yamada and crying as a result, Beniko and the other girls try to comfort him. At the same time, Beniko warns them that if they don't hurry back to practice, Fumie will scold them. She calls out to Tanigaki and tells him that their Toyohara performance will be her last dance as she is graduating and will become adopted by someone in Toyohara. She then tells Tanigaki that she is glad that her last dance is with him and that she hopes to make the Karafuto performance a success.

During the Karafuto show, Beniko dances with the Girls Group as she looks over to Tanigaki and smiles at him. They continue and finishes their dance before heading inside where Tanigaki receives some praises from Fumie for his performance. The Girls Group congratulates and gives high fives to Tanigaki for having earned Fumie's compliments.

Once the show had finished, Beniko went out with everyone for the final bow in order to cover up the Russian hitmen's bodies being dragged away. Afterwards, Beniko consoled the other girls and Tanigaki as they cried over her graduating from the Girls Group and leaving the Yamada Circus Troupe.

## Trivia

* The name **Beniko** means "crimson, deep red" (紅) (**beni**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
Chapter 255

## Sugimoto the Ripper

**Sugimoto the Ripper** (切り裂き杉元, *Kirisaki Sugimoto*) is the 255th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

The whole town of Sapporo bears witness to the fire coming out from the brewery and grows concerned as Ueji begins to laugh at the spectacle. The fire fighters comes in with a steam pumper to douse the fire and Ueji takes note of the other Abashiri convicts nearby, confirming that they came for the criminal who was posted in the papers. He continues to laugh as the fire fighters prepare to put out the brewery fire.

Inside the brewery, Asirpa attempts to flee after incapacitating Ostrog but he grabs her, declaring that her statement of a child being born because her parents had loved each other was a lie, claiming that it was the same thing that his prostitute mother had told him. Ostrog refuses to believe the prostitute, claiming himself to be a child of god, born from a virgin mother. Asirpa threatens to stab Ostrog with her poisoned arrow but hesitates after remembering what she did to Ogata.

Sugimoto manages to find them both, calling Ostrog’s reason for killing people disgusting and that instead of worrying about who gave birth to him, the important part is what he should live for. Ostrog tries to attack Sugimoto with his knife but he swiftly dodges it and stabs Ostrog in his stomach before pulling out his intestines and stabs him once more in the neck. Sugimoto then proceeds to kick Ostrog out of the window and sends him falling near where Ushiyama is.

Ushiyama looks up and sees Sugimoto glaring down at them, quickly realizing that Ostrog is the serial killer. He then kills Ostrog by crushing his head with his feet, telling him that while he may believe that prostitutes are criminals, to him they are the Kannon Bodhisattva. With Ostrog’s capture and death, they realize that they have only two tattooed skins left.

Elsewhere in the brewery, Usami overwhelms Ogata, furious that he had called him a “cheap piece” and drains his rifle of all of its bullets. Ogata attempts to grab more bullets but Usami grabs his arm and throws him down to the floor. As Ogata crawls over to his rifle, Usami takes his knife out and taunts Ogata that he can’t do anything without a gun. Ogata secretly slips a bullet into his mouth and begins to reload his rifle as Usami vents over a prostitute’s child calling him a “cheap piece”. As Usami prepares to finish off Ogata, Ogata flips his rifle around and shoots Usami in the stomach.

## Character Appearances

* Keiji Ueji
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Tatsuma Ushiyama
* Toshizou Hijikata
* Anji Toni
* Fusatarou Oosawa
* Asirpa
* Michael Ostrog
* Hyakunosuke Ogata
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Tokishige Usami
Chapter 181

## Amur Tiger

* Volume
* Magazine

**Amur Tiger**, or **Siberian Tiger** (アムールトラ, *Amūrutora*) is the 181st chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Outside of Akou Prison, Ogata notes that something is strange as none of the prisoners are coming out of the lone hole in the wall and wonders if something happened. Meanwhile, Sofia and the prisoners comes face to face with a large Amur tiger as she notes that the wrong tiger had been waiting for them.

The tiger leaps into the prison and begins to assault the prisoners while the guards also attacks them with their rifles. As the tiger approaches Sofia, some of her men jumps in front of her to distract it so that she can make her escape. However, Sofia says not to treat her like a weakling and that a boss shouldn't leave their men behind to run away.

As Sofia's men attempts to hold down the tiger, Sofia takes a chain link and puts it around the tiger's neck. However, the tiger suddenly jumps to one of the roof, causing Sofia to fall off it. When one of Sofia's men prepares to shoot it down, Sofia stops him, saying that tigers are sacred to the Nanai people and that killing one will bring a lifetime of misfortune to the killer.

An explosive goes off at another wall and Sofia and her men heads over there to make their escape. As Sofia jumps across the hole, she notices Asirpa and points out her Karafuto Ainu clothings before realizing that the girl is Wilk's daughter, whom she inherited her blue eyes from.

As Asirpa's Group meets Sofia for the first time, Kiroranke is amazed that Sofia has become beautiful, drawing the attention of both Shiraishi and Ogata. Sofia calls out Kiroranke by his true name before slapping him, becoming upset for what he did to Wilk, much to the surprise of others.

## Character Appearances

* Sofia
* Kiroranke
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Asirpa
* Hyakunosuke Ogata
* Wilk *(Flashback)*
Chapter 142

## The Village of Resident Russians

* Color
* Volume

**The Village of Resident Russians**, or **Russian Resident Village** (在留ロシア人の村, *Zairyū Roshiajin no Mura*) is the 142nd chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Koito negotiates with Enonoka to have her grandfather give Sugimoto's group a ride around Karafuto. They arrive in a village full of Russian people but Tsukishima warns the group to stay on guard due to hostile Russians in the area. They enter the lone bar where Tsukishima asks for the whereabouts of Kiroranke. Just then, a drunk Russian man tries to pick a fight with Sugimoto but is promptly beaten as Sugimoto's group heads out to scout the village.

Outside, Enonoka runs to them and reveals that her grandfather's lead dog has been taken. They are then approached by the "chatty Russian" who leads them back to the bartender and the drunken man. They agree to give the dog back only if they partipicate in a stenka in place of the drunken man who had been injured in the fight. Initially, they refuse but the bartender reveals that Kiroranke and his group were looking for a tattooed man who came from Hokkaido and that the tattooed man might show up in the stenka.

They come to another building that lets out a strong stench of manly odour and finds a large group of half-naked men fighting inside. Sugimoto says that they have no choice but to join and fight in the stenka with Tsukishima questioning his choice of word.

## Character Appearances

* Ryu
* Cikapasi
* Enonoka
* Otonoshin Koito
* Tsukishima
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Genjirou Tanigaki
* Enonoka's Grandfather
* Kiroranke *(photo)*
Chapter 174

## Running Across the Middle of Lake Akan

* Color
* Magazine

**Running Across the Middle of Lake Akan**, or **Running Across the Lake** (湖の中心で突っ走る, *Mizūmi no Chūshin de Tsuppashiru*) is the 174th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

In the middle of their rush, Kadokura has to stop for a moment to catch his breath but Kirawus says that they have to hurry and find Nagakura since he is the one with the tattooed skins. Kadokura responds that they have no time and that Sekiya shouldn't have any idea about how many skins they have. They are also going to have to bluff their way in order to save Hijikata but Kirawus isn't convinced which leads to them arguing and insulting each other.

On the frozen lake, as Ushiyama skates around, Chiyotarou is scared of Ushiyama's strength and wonders how he can get rid of him before noticing a hot spring spot, calling out to Ushiyama as he takes out a dried peach. Meanwhile, on another part of the lake, Sekiya sees Kadokura walking up to him and tells him to strip, so as to make sure he came unarmed. As Kadokura mocks Sekiya and begins to take his clothes off, he notes that Sekiya is quite clever as he chose the middle of the lake in order to avoid getting sniped.

With Kadokura fully naked, Sekiya wonders where the tattooed skins are and Kadokura says that they are in his overcoat. Sekiya tells him that if he makes any suspicious moves then the deal is off, but notices Kadokura looking behind him. He then asks if the Ainu man, Kirawus, is hiding behind them and if the knife Kadokura is hiding in his butt belongs to him. As Sekiya prepares to move, he notes that Kadokura is as sloppy as ever, by attempting to use force to make him talk before asking him if he thinks god exists.

Chiyotarou calls out to Ushiyama to hurry up and get the peach as he throws it into the hot spring spot. Ushiyama jumps and does a twirl, managing to catch the peach before falling into the lake. Chiyotarou runs away, apologizing to Ushiyama as he hits his head on the ice, attempting to resurface. Sekiya takes off his overcoat, revealing that he is wearing a pair of *gerori* skates and skates away. However, Kadokura notes that Sekiya had fallen into their trap as he will guide him to where Kirawus is hiding while pretending to chase him.

Just then, Ushiyama pops out from under the ice, much to Sekiya's surprise. With the effect of Datura metel poison gone, Ushiyama is able to regain his senses and notices Sekiya coming to him. Kadokura and Kirawus both are shocked at Ushiyama's sudden appearance and Kadokura attempts to grab Sekiya's coat but fails. As Kadokura stares at Sekiya making his escape, he curses his awful luck while Ushiyama attempts to get out of the lake.

## Character Appearances

* Kadokura
* Kirawus
* Tatsuma Ushiyama
* Chiyotarou
* Waichirou Sekiya
Chapter 308

## Both Alike

* Volume
* Magazine

**Both Alike** (似た者同士, *Nitamono dōshi*) is the 308th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Hijikata's head injury causes him to have a delusion of cutting down rebel samurai from the Bakumatsu era, while in reality, he is fighting against a big bear. He manages to land a cut onto the bear's snout, causing it to turn tail and flee from the merciless Vice-Commander. As Shiraishi attempts to run away from the battle, the bear chomps him on the head before continuing its escape.

Shiraishi begins to flail around from the wound and as he looks up, he sees Tsurumi hopping between the roofs with the quiver in hand. Tsurumi empties out the quiver and takes the deed, telling Ogata that Sugimoto's Group will be on the rooftop shortly so he should use Tsurumi as a bait to snipe them. The bear charges through the second train car as the panicked 7th Division soldiers begins to attack it while some of them readies themselves for Sugimoto the Immortal to make his return as well.

Hijikata continues to have hallucinations of fighting the rebel samurai alongside his companions, including Kondo, before complaining that he is beginning to feel worn out. He falls to his knees and as he looks up, he sees Sugimoto, bearing the same fierce eyes as his past self. As Sugimoto fends off the soldiers, Hijikata calls out to him and hands him his sword, saying that he is certain it would be of use to him. He notes that the two of them are alike, and that they are willing to give their lives for what is right and asks him to take his debt that he has yet to repay, hoping that the gold and deed would be able to save the Ainu and Japanese alike.

Sugimoto accepts his sword and walks away as Asirpa fights to hold back tears over Hijikata's wounds. With Koito and Tsukishima out of commission, Nagakura and Kantarou enters the train car to find a mortally wounded Hijikata slumped on the floor as the latter expresses his disbelief. Hijikata calls to Nagakura, saying that they lived in an interesting time back in the past and that he thought things would have gotten even more interesting now. He laments that he was unable to run even more wild and that his springtime of youth has ended before it even began, calling it a shame as he passes away with Nagakura and Kantarou at his side.

Outside, the big bear manages to climb onto the top of the train car and Ogata expresses surprise that it was able to get on the train. Ogata begins shooting at the bear, but it has little effect on the animal and Ogata remembers the advice that bears have thick skulls and that he should not aim right at the head if he wants to bring down a strong one. Just then, Sugimoto pops up from behind Ogata and stabs him in the chest with a knife, much to Ogata's shock.

## Character Appearances

* Asirpa
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Tokushirou Tsurumi
* Hyakunosuke Ogata
* Otonoshin Koito
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Toshizou Hijikata
* Shinpachi Nagakura
* Kantarou Okuyama
* Isami Kondou *(Flashback)*

## Trivia

* Yamanami Keisuke is a historical figure that was a real member of the Shinsegumi along with Hijikata.
Chapter 239

## Discharge

**Discharge** (発射, *Hassha*) is the 239th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Usami and the Sapporo Killer begins to confront each other while still masturbating, much to Kikuta's bewilderment. With a loud orgasm, Usami is the first to ejaculate but the Sapporo Killer quickly dodges Usami's shot before ejaculating as well. Usami dodges the shot, giving the Sapporo Killer the opportunity to escape as Kikuta begins to shoot at him. Kikuta and Usami splits up in order to corner the Sapporo Killer but Usami is knocked down to the ground by the Sapporo Killer who had obtained a horse to ride on.

Kikuta continues to shoot at the Sapporo Killer, grazing his back and knocking his hat off. Throwing his gun away, Kikuta jumps and grabs onto the Sapporo Killer, managing to mount his horse. Kikuta pulls out another gun and points it at the Sapporo Killer's head but is alarmed to see that he is still masturbating. The Sapporo Killer climaxes and hits Kikuta in the face, causing him to fall off the horse.

Kikuta and Usami searches around town for the Sapporo Killer before hearing a woman's scream. They are able to locate the source of the scream to a dead woman's body and expresses disbelief that the Sapporo Killer had the time to kill her while running away from them. Meanwhile, the Sapporo Killer encounters another woman and instantly kills her with a knife to the throat.

The next day, a large crowd gathers around the corpses of the women as Kikuta and Usami questions the Sapporo Killer's motives. Kikuta wonders if the Sapporo Killer will be back and that since there are four murder scenes, it will not be easy for just the two of them to stake them all out and that he may keep expanding the spots that are "sacred grounds" to him.

Kikuta notes that although the Sapporo Killer got away from them, he was able to get a look at the side of his face as well as his dick. Usami suggests that they go look at the other body so that Kikuta may recognize the face he saw among the crowd of gawkers. Kikuta tells him to go on ahead as he has something else to take care of and approaches the first crowd to greet Ariko who had been in disguise. Kikuta says that he did not hear about him being in town from Tsurumi and asks if he came with Toshizou Hijikata.

On the Coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, Tsurumi addresses his men regarding a telegram that he had received from Kikuta, declaring that two of them will stay in the area to continue the search for Aisrpa, while the rest of them will come with him to Sapporo. Meanwhile, Hijikata is seen standing in a field of grass.

## Character Appearances

* Tokishige Usami
* Sapporo Killer
* Kikuta
* Takuboku Ishikawa
* Rikimatsu Ariko
* Tokushirou Tsurumi
* Toshizou Hijikata
Chapter 176

## Different Kinds of Gods

**Differents Kinds of Gods**, or **Various Gods** (それぞれの神様, *Sorezore no Kamisama*) is the 176th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Sekiya stumbles out of the silkworm farm with a bleeding ear, unable to believe that Hijikata was able to pick out the antidote from all the poisoned pills. As he collapses to the ground, Hijikata approaches him, saying that he had no choice but to gamble everything and swallow the pills if it did not mean certain death and that courage and experience had helped him. Sekiya thinks it is a miracle that Hijikata survived and comes to the conclusion that god exists and that he is finally being punished before succumbing to his wound.

Kadokura thinks Sekiya had been trying to reconcile his own faith with the death of his daughter and that by committing murders after murders, had turned himself into a truly evil monster, believing that her death was god's punishment against him. Hijikata states that he doesn't know much about god and that the only world he is in interested in is the world they live him, and that having the freedom to choose what kind of life he is given is enough for him.

Chiyotarou returns to town where he runs into some of the bullies who are afraid upon seeing him. With Ushiyama walking past behind him, Chiyotarou quietly thanks him and that he will never forget him. Elsewhere, Sugimoto's Group meets some of the Orok people who tells them that they saw Asirpa with three men. Tsukishima calls out for Koito who is chasing a baby reindeer and Sugimoto suggests that they put a reindeer collar on his neck. Koito says Sugimoto is a nasty person for the idea but Tsukishima's silence causes Koito to get uneasy.

In the Orok tent, Sugimoto notes that Akou Prison is not far now and that they should hurry so they can find Asirpa. Enonoka and Cikapasi notices some statues and they ask the adults what they are but they are unsure as to what kind of animal it is. The Orok explains that it was left behind by a man from the Nanai people and that even they do not know.

Kiroranke and Sofia continues to write "milk letters" to each other while Shiraishi in disguise transports some goods to several of their allies in hiding. Sometime earlier in a Nivkh village, Asirpa's Group goes over their plan to break out Sofia and have her meet Asirpa. However, Asirpa wonders if having Sofia and her companions on their side would really be for the good of the Ainu people. Kiroranke reassures her that it would help not just the Ainu but all the other ethnic minorities as well.

Meanwhile, Sofia receives a package from Kiroranke containing Nivkh clothing for her to wear during her escape. Elsewhere, Sugimoto's Group makes their way to Akou Prison.

## Character Appearances

* Waichirou Sekiya
* Toshizou Hijikata
* Kadokura
* Kirawus
* Chiyotarou
* Tatsuma Ushiyama
* Genjirou Tanigaki
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Otonoshin Koito
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Enonoka
* Cikapasi
* Asirpa
* Kiroranke
* Sofia
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Hyakunosuke Ogata
Chapter 309

## Bloodsoaked

* Volume
* Magazine

**Bloodsoaked** (血濡れ事, *Chinuregoto*) is the 309th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

As Tsurumi is reloading his gun, he says that there's something he wants to confirm in Goryokaku before he bids farewell to Hokkaido. Tsurumi reveals his plan of crossing over to Port Arthur and insinuating himself into Kwantung Government-General's Garrison, which opposes Central. The Ainu Land Deed will be used as a bargaining chip against Central. Tsurumi plans on rebuilding his strength in Manchuria once more.

On the train car, Sugimoto and Ogata face each other. Ogata manages to escape from Sugimoto by detaching his bayonet. Sugimoto shoots and wounds Ogata in the shoulder then lunges at him, pinning him to the train car. Sugimoto raises Hijikata's katana and tells Ogata that he is glad Ogata is okay so now he is going to kill him. Ogata gleefully returns the sentiment and blocks the katana with his rifle. Ogata then stabs Sugimoto with his bayonet and manages to grab Sugimoto by his neck. The two roll together on the train car, fighting. Suddenly, Sugimoto's backpack is caught by the bear. The bear, that has been trying to get on top of the train car, drags Sugimoto down, catching his legs with its claws. Sugimoto takes out the bayonet Ogata stabbed him with and stabs it into the train, trying to stay on top, but the bear doesn't back down. Sugimoto attempts to take the katana but Ogata prevents him from doing so. Ogata raises his gun at Sugimoto and says that it's been fun.

He is stopped by Asirpa, who has climbed atop the train car and is now aiming her bow at Ogata. Ogata mockingly asks if she has managed to kill anyone since their last meeting. Sugimoto manages to grab the katana but Ogata shoots him. In that very moment, Asirpa shoots her arrow into Ogata, hitting him in the stomach. As Asirpa visually "melts", she thinks to herself that she is fully prepared to plunge into hell along with Sugimoto Saichi. Ogata tries to take out the arrow but the poison has already started to work. Ogata falls on his knees, crying out in pain. He announces that something that has bothered him has finally got resolved but he can't die yet. He sits down and starts cutting his stomach, attempting to remove the poisoned area, while Asirpa watches him with her bow drawn.

## Character Appearances

* Tokushirou Tsurumi
* Hyakunosuke Ogata
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Asirpa

## Trivia

* The text on the first page (*"Runaway train headead straight to hell. The kid that's missing part of his brain, first-class car"*) is based on the ending song of the anime Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi.
* Ogata's pose in the end is supposed to resemble seppuku, a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. This serves as a callback to the death of Ogata's father Koujirou Hanazawa, who was murdered by Ogata and whose death was staged into looking like a suicide by seppuku.

## References

1. ↑ #EHScans, Golden Kamuy Chapter 309 Glossary
Chapter 289

## The Siege of Goryokaku

**The Siege of Goryokaku** (五稜郭攻囲戦, *Goryōkaku kōi-sen*) is the 289th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

The 7th Division launches their assault on Fort Goryokaku as Sugimoto’s Group, Hijikata’s Group, and the Russian revolutionaries prepares to go into hiding to avoid the bombings. Sugimoto’s Group covers up the manhole and pours dirt over it to hide it and Sugimoto exclaims that they must defend the fort or else they will never see the gold again. As they listen to the sound of firing, Nagakura questions if Tsurumi did not believe him about the land deed and Kadokura states that either way, they must hurry.

Sugimoto’s Group takes cover in a dug up hole and Shiraishi wonders if the 7th Division temporarily stopping their bombardment on them was due to Nagakura pretending to surrender in order to buy them time, but Sugimoto says that Nagakura’s plead did not seem to have much of an effect. However, Hijikata says that Nagakura did indeed tell the truth and that if he were in his place, he would have done the same in order to keep the cannons in check.

Tsurumi tells him men about the Battle of Hakodate in which the magistrate’s office was a tall building that stood out within the fort and as such the Meiji government used that building as a target to attack many times over. The constant attacks forced the Republic of Ezo to surrender and thus allowed the government to take over the fort. Tsurumi continues, saying that if the Republic of Ezo would have waged a more successful battle, then they could have built redoubts capable of weathering the bombardments.

Tsurumi states that even without the presence of the magistrate’s office, the 7th Division are able to make more precise attacks on the fort thanks to using a balloon to observe it. As Hijikata notes that the 7th Division are aiming exclusively at the redoubts, Tsurumi reminisce that during Siege of Port Arthur, the 7th Division learned a painful lesson at how much damage a redoubt can cause. Once the redoubts had been destroyed and the bombardments had halted, Tsurumi leads his 155 men into battle through the fort’s south, north, and east entrances.

Tsurumi notices something amiss and tells his men to hurry up and get inside the fort as quickly as they can. Just then, Sugimoto’s Group, Hijikata’s Group, and the Russian revolutionaries pops out from the holes that they had dug up in order to ambush the 7th Division from behind. Tsurumi realizes that the redoubts were just decoy and that there was not a single person inside them and orders his soldiers not to stop and get inside the fort. On the other side, Hijikata declares that even if the 7th Division were to retreat, the windbreak is still 300 meters behind them and as such there is nowhere for them to hide along the walls of Fort Goryokaku.

## Character Appearances

* Toshizou Hijikata
* Anji Toni
* Tatsuma Ushiyama
* Sofia Golden Hand
* Asirpa
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Kantarou Okuyama
* Shinpachi Nagakura
* Toshiyuki Kadokura
* Kirawus
* Mansur
* Tokushirou Tsurumi
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Otonoshin Koito
Chapter 188

## Live

**Live**, or **To Live** (生きる, *Ikiru*) is the 188th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

As Asirpa and Ogata points their weapons at each other, Sugimoto finds them and roars Ogata's name. Sugimoto's scream causes Asirpa to flinch and let go off the bowstring holding her arrow. The arrow hits Ogata in his right eye, much to Asirpa's horror and as Ogata falls to the ground, he smirks at her. Sugimoto rushes to Ogata, grabs his head and pulls out a knife, with which he uses to carve out Ogata's eye that had been infected from the poison in the arrow.

Sugimoto sucks out the poison from Ogata's eyesocket as Ogata lays unconscious and tells him that he won't die like this and will not allow Asirpa to become a killer. He takes a piece of cloth and wraps it around Ogata's head to prevent him from bleeding anymore. Suddenly, the ice below them begins to break and Sugimoto calls out for Asirpa to take his hand. Asirpa finally snaps from her shock and jumps towards Sugimoto, landing into his chest as he hugs her.

Asirpa lets out tears, saying that she knew he was alive and Sugimoto reminds her that he is "immortal". Meanwhile, Shiraishi restrains Ryu from running towards them, saying that they'd just be butting into their tearful reunion. Sugimoto asks Asirpa if she can stands up and that they should get going, but Asirpa says that she cannot move away. He thinks she is still being emotional and says that they should go after Kiroranke. However, Asirpa reveals that her eyelid is stuck on his button due to the sheer cold.

Sugimoto tells Asirpa not to move as she'll just tear her eyelid off and tells Shiraishi to come to them and to urinate on them, causing Shiraishi and Asirpa to become startled by the suggestion. As Asirpa tries to presuade them not to go with the suggestion, Shiraishi goes ahead and urinates on them, causing Aisrpa to finally break free from the frozen button. Asirpa tells Shiraishi that it is enough as she can move on her own and Shiraishi turns to Sugimoto, asking if he is crying but Sugimoto tells him that it is just his urine.

## Character Appearances

* Hyakunosuke Ogata
* Asirpa
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Ryu
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
Battle in Barato Arc

The **Battle in Barato Arc** is the sixth story arc of *Golden Kamuy*.

## Story Impact

* Toshizou Hijikata and Shinpachi Nagakura go to the lawless town of Barato, run by the rival Hidoro family and Umakichi gang. They visit the town to search for the skin of Takarai Tetsuo, the 10th tattooed convict and the 2nd posthumous one.
* Hijikata and Nagakura are hired by the Hidoro gang to protect Chiyoko, the secret lover of Shinpei Hidoro who's pregant with his child, from being kidnapped by the Umakichi gang.
* Ogata Hyakunosuke is revealed to have come to Barato as well, and is hired by the Umakichi gang.
* Hidoro family bodyguards Kantarou Okuyama and Kamezou debut.
* During the battle, corrupt police officer Matasuki Ejiri is killed by Ogata after he tries to steal the skin.
* Hijikata and the Hidoro bodyguards defeat the Umakichi family, and their leader Umakichi Kusuda is killed by Nagakura.
* The figurehead of the Hidoro family snaps and kills his wife, the Hidoro boss, he attempts to kill Shinpei but is shot by Ogata.
* Ogata is hired by Hijikata and joins his group.
* Shinpei and Chiyoko leave Barato to make a new life elsewhere.

## Characters Introduced

### Minor Characters

* Tamotsu Hidoro
* Shinpei Hidoro
* Hidoro Boss
* Yamamoto
* Chiyoko
* Kamezou
* Tetsuo Takarai
* Umakichi Kusuda
* Matasuke Ejiri

## Chapters

* 56. **Matsumae Domain** (松前藩, *Matsumae-han*)
* 57. **Bubble** (水泡, *Suihō*)
* 58. **Showdown in Barato** (茨戸の烏合, *Barato no ugō*)
* 59. **Bodyguard of the Snow-swept Plains** (雪原の用心棒, *Setsugen no yōjinbō*)

## Episodes

* 12. **Trickster Fox** (誑かす狐, *Taburakasu Kitsune*)
Chapter 34

## Contact

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* Magazine

**Contact** (接触, *Sesshoku*) is the 34th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Hijikata's men, who previously raided a brothel and took the prostitutes hostage, are trying to get in the bank building by breaking a hole in the wall. Meanwhile, Ushiyama is fighting the 7th Division soldiers, with Shiraishi getting involved in the mess. Nikaidou manages to shoot Ushiyama in the shoulder, but suddenly an explosion goes off. Hijikata's reinforcements arrive and get in a shootout with the soldiers and one of the men helps Ushiyama get on a horse. Ushiyama is reluctant to leave as he still wants to get Shiraishi's tattoo but nonetheless retreats.

Lt. Tsurumi arrives at the scene with Tsukishima who reports to him about the gunfire and explosions. Tsurumi orders to gather the troops and get him a horse. He then inspects a corpse of one of the Hijikata's men but sees that the man is not a tattooed prisoner. After learning of more explosions happening at the financial district, Tsurumi deduces that the report they received earlier about a tattooed man was a ruse and that shootout is a mere diversion from the real goal — robbing the bank.

As the explosions continue to go off, Hijikata walks into the brothel building and sees that his men managed to break into the bank. In the bank Hijikata's men take money and jewelry, while Nagakura finds Hijikata's legendary katana, Izuminokami Kanesada.

Tsurumi arrives at the bank and finds the workers tied up. He learns that the bandits broke into the vault and got their hands on deposit boxes. Tsurumi wonders why those men created such an elaborate plan then hears horse nickering outside. He looks out of the window and his gaze meets Hijikata's who is holding his prized katana. Tsurumi shoots at Hijikata, who shoots back at him and then escapes on a horse. As he leaves, Hijikata muses about his impression of finally meeting the infamous Lt. Tsurumi.

Tsurumi walks out of the bank building and realizes that Hijikata stole his horse. He then picks up Hijikata's hat that he dropped in their shootout and puts it on his head while calling Hijikata a "lingering apparition, kept here by some unfinished business".

Shiraishi goes back to the brothel where he asked one of the ladies to take a piece of clothing from the tattooed man. He then returns to the *kotan*, where Asirpa and Sugimoto find him drunk and sleeping while hugging Tanigaki. Sugimoto calls Shiraishi an idiot for selling the feathers just to get drunk. Asirpa notices a single dirty sock in Shiraishi's pocket and asks Sugimoto to move Shiraishi to the coldest corner of the room, to which Sugimoto obliges.

## Character Appearances

* Tatsuma Ushiyama
* Shiraishi Yoshitake
* Nikaidou Kouhei
* Hijikata Toshizou
* Tokushirou Tsurumi
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Asirpa
* Sugimoto Saichi
* Tanigaki Genjirou
* Retar *(Mentioned)*

## Trivia

* Izuminokami Kanesada (or Izumi-no-kami Kanesada) was a sword that the real life Hijikata Toshizou owned.
Chapter 306

## Suicide Attack

**Suicide Attack** (特攻, *Tokkou*) is the 306th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

The big bear charges at the 7th Division soldiers in the first train car and mauls a few of them before the soldiers begins firing at it. In the second train car, the soldiers are confused about the commotion behind them but they turn their attention towards Sugimoto the Immortal in front of them.

In the fourth train car, Koito pushes down on Hijikata blocking his sword with all his might until his blade breaks. Hijikata takes this opportunity to slash at Koito, who is left defenseless, but Koito continues to swing down and manages to cut into Hijikata's head. Hijikata slumps to the floor and Koito recomposes himself as he heads further up to the next train car.

In the third train car, the thrown grenade kills most of the soldiers and Tsukishima wonders what he can do in order to protect Tsurumi before spotting another hand grenade next to him. He resolves himself for his death, pulls the pin, and jumps at Ushiyama but Koito suddenly shows up behind them. Tsukishima warns him to stay away so as not to get caught in the explosion, but Koito refuses, much to Tsukishima's chagrin.

Koito leaps at Tsukishima, knocking the grenade out of his hand and it lands next to Asirpa and Shiraishi. As Asirpa braces herself for the explosion, Ushiyama jumps onto the grenade and is caught in the detonation. Meanwhile, Hijikata has a vision of a moonlit night during the Bakumatsu period.

## Character Appearances

* Saichi Sugimoto
* Toshizou Hijikata
* Otonoshin Koito
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Tatsuma Ushiyama
* Asirpa
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Tokushirou Tsurumi *(Flashback)*

## Trivia

* The line *"I'm looking for someone stronger than me to eat."* is a parody of a line from the Street Fighter series, *"I'm looking for someone stronger than me to fight."*
Chapter 158

## Main Event

**Main Event** (大トリ, *Ōtori*) is the 158th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

In front of a large crowd, Sugimoto prepares to perform the *harakiri* act but is too nervous so he constantly stalls before Enonoka shouts for him to hurry up and cut himself. Sugimoto proceeds to cuts his arm with the sword and feels immediate pain, looking around and sees Tsukishima and Koito with the fake blade. He then realizes that the sword is real but decides to continue with the performance for the sake of the show.

As Sugimoto prepares to slice his stomach with the real sword, several Russian men walks on to stage, one of whom points a gun directly at him. Sugimoto reacts quickly and takes down his would be assailants, to the crowd's cheering as they believe it was all part of the act. Tsukishima knocks out another Russian man as Yamada tells the troupe to head out for the final bow while they gather the bodies.

Afterwards, Tsukishima interrogates the Russian man he had defeated and reveals that their target was Yamada and that they had been hired by the Russian government to kill him. Yamada then reveals that he used to be an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army and was gathering intelligence about Russia, which he reported to the Special Service Agency of the Japanese army. He then concluded that the Russian government must have discovered his real identity before Fumie shoots and kill the Russian man, saying that they will bury the Russians and leave Karafuto the next day.

Some time later, the Girls Group, including Tanigaki, says their farewell to Beniko who is graduating from the program. Tsukishima and Sugimoto looks over the newspaper and sees that Sugimoto's epithet has a typo in it, which causes Sugimoto to throw a tantrum. Meanwhile, Yamada tries to recruit Koito into the troupe but he declines, saying that Tsurumi will scold him. Tsukishima then tells Yamada about their purpose and Yamada tells them about the Alexandrovskaya Prison where some members of a partisan group were being jailed at.

Sugimoto's Group believes that that is where Kiroranke is heading and that despite the Karafuto performance being a failure, they were able to gain important information from Yamada. However, Sugimoto believes that Asirpa has found out that he is still alive. Elsewhere, Asirpa gushes over a fresh pile of feces on the ground, to which Shiraishi reveals that it belonged to him.

## Character Appearances

* Saichi Sugimoto
* Cikapasi
* Enonoka
* Yamada
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Otonoshin Koito
* Genjirou Tanigaki
* Fumie Yamada
* Beniko
* Tsurumi *(photo)*
* Kiroranke *(cameo)*
* Asirpa
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Hyakunosuke Ogata
Chapter 77

## Imitation

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**Imitation**, or **Fake** (まがいもの, *Magaimono*) is the 77th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

At the Edogai workshop, someone slams the door which irritates Edogai who had been working on the tattooed skins. He puts on another one of his skinned outfits and "walks" towards Tsukishima and Maeyama, asking which one of them just came back and scolding them to close the door quietly. He also comments on how bad the both of them smelled, and demanded that they take a bath. Edogai revealed that he had created a mount that resembled Tsurumi and tells the two soldiers to apologize to it. When Maeyama tells him that he should get back to work, Edogai just wept and hugged the mount of Tsurumi, crying that they should just apologize already, while Tsukishima just looks on silently.

In the town of Yubari, Asirpa is bartering with a man to sell the gall bladder of the bear that she and her party had killed back in Hidaka. When the man tries to scam her, Sugimto and Kiroranke walks up and intimidates him, asking if he thinks they're stupid. Shiraishi tries to defuse the situation but Sugimoto just hits and throws him around and tells the man to measure the gallbladder again and give a better price.

Later on, Sugimoto's group heads to a river and attempts to catch several lampreys. Kiroranke and Asirpa manages to get one, while Shiraishi fumbles with his, and Sugimoto accidentally grabs Shiraishi's toe, which causes him to fall over. When he gets up, Asirpa notes that there is a lamprey clinging onto his head and Kiroranke suggests that they get to cooking. As Kiroranke is preparing the food, Shiraishi tells Asirpa about the various cooking styles in some regions and how to prepare the meat so that it becomes an unaju made with lamprey. As they enjoy the food, Kiroranke tells of an Ainu legend that a god hunted and killed a bear, cutting it into pieces and spilling them over a river, with the bear's intestines becoming the lamprey. Asirpa then makes a dirty joke referring to Shiraishi's body flexibility.

Back at the Edogai workshop, Edogai marvels at the perfect fake tattoo skins that he was able to create six of. As he wonders how much Tsurumi will praise him, he hears a loud noise from the next room over. He heads over, thinking it is Maeyama who had slammed the door again only to find him lying dead on the floor with a bullet in his head and a crack in the window. Edogai looks out the window to see Ogata who had just finished sniping, and he wonders if he has come to steal the skins.

## Character Appearances

* Asirpa
* Yasaku Edogai
* Tsukishima
* Maeyama
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Kiroranke
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Hyakunosuke Ogata

## Trivia

* One of Edogai's costumes is likely inspired by a suit from a variety show Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji.

## References

1. ↑ Golden Kamuy Central, @KamuyCentral, Twitter
Chapter 132

## Overrun

* Color
* Volume

**Overrun** (蹂躙, *Jūrin*) is the 132nd chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Tanigaki, Kantarou, and Inkarmat emerge from the tunnel as Kadokura’s quarters and the surrounding buildings collapse. Tanigaki frees Inkarmat from beneath the rubble, and Ushiyama saves them from further falling debris.

Tsurumi and his men continue their advance to the prison cells, mercilessly killing all the guards they encounter on the way. The 7th Division launches flares over the prison premises.

Meanwhile, Shiraishi begins sawing into the floor of the fake Nopperabou’s cell so that they may escape through the ventilating crawl space. The fake Nopperabou continues screaming and points out that his sheets have caught fire from the match Sugimoto dropped.

Asirpa asks Toni if he and Kadokura knew the Nopperabou she met was a fake. Toni explains that Kadokura had noticed Inudou switched out the real Nopperabou after the tattooed convicts broke out. Asirpa expresses her anger that they sent Sugimoto and Shiraishi in there anyway, but Hijikata appears and tells her to behave. Hijikata goes on to say that they are losing their chance to find the real Nopperabou.

Tsurumi and his men burst into the prison, killing one of the guards and getting directions from another. Kadokura manages to hide in the guard post. At Tsurumi’s approach, Sugimoto emerges from the fake Nopperabou’s cell, holding the prisoner before him.

## Character Appearances

* Genjirou Tanigaki
* Kantarou
* Inkarmat
* Tatsuma Ushiyama
* Toshizou Hijikata
* Tsurumi
* Tsukishima
* Kouhei Nikaidou
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Asirpa
* Anji Toni
* Kadokura
* Usami
* Koito
Chapter 280

## The Shot Signaling Our Resolve

**The Shot Signaling Our Resolve**, or **Signal Gun of Determination** (決意の号砲, *Ketsui no gōhō*) is the 280th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Tsurumi demonstrates Kikuta a rolled paper, asking him if he recognizes it. The rolled paper turns out to be a report that Kikuta left in Sapporo Nakajima Park earlier for the Central Government agent to receive. However, the report disguised as a cigarette was picked up by an old man, and later was found by Usami, who passed the information to Tsurumi right before his death.

Kikuta tells Tsurumi that he is finished too: he will be killed and there's no escaping it. Tsurumi replies that he is perfectly aware of the situation, and that Central will take action and put an end to what he is doing if they're unable to confirm with their eyes that Warrant Officer Kikuta is alive. Tsurumi announces that the 7th Division have abandoned any thought of retreat and the shot he fired into Kikuta signals their resolve to set off and find the gold, no matter the cost. Kikuta smiles and corrects Tsurumi, saying he is not talking about Central; it's the Vagrant Boy who is going to take Tsurumi down. Next moment, Kikuta pulls out two guns from under his kerchief and tells Tsurumi he will open a seat for him next to his own VIP seats on the way to Hell. Before Kikuta can pull the trigger, Tsukishima shoots him in the head and states that the seat next to Lt. Tsurumi belongs to him.

On the train, Sugimoto is alerted by Asirpa who says they've solved the code. In the meantime, Tsurumi gives out orders to the 7th Division. He instructs them to inform all of their men in each region of the gold's location and tell them to use any and all means of transportation and gather there as quickly as possible. Tsurumi says they must have military horses loaded with as much weapons and ammunition as they can carry, and come without taking any rest.

Back on the train, Asirpa and others observe the map they got from tattooed skins. Asirpa points at the line that cuts through all the overs and the group recognizes the shape which is of Fort Goryokaku in Hakodate. Hijikata smiles and comments to Nagakura about how interesting this is getting. Kadokura takes out a copy of his own tattoo and tries to fit it with the map; however, it's revealed to be completely useless.

## Character Appearances

* Tokushirou Tsurumi
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Mokutarou Kikuta
* Tokishige Usami *(Flashback)*
* Saichi Sugimoto
* Asirpa
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Toshizou Hijikata
* Otonoshin Koito
* Toshiyuki Kadokura
* Tatsuma Ushiyama
* Shinpachi Nagakura
* Kirawus
* Anji Toni
* Kantarou Okuyama
* Keiji Ueji *(Mentioned)*

## Trivia

* Fort Goryokaku is a star fort in the city of Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido. It was the main fortress of Republic of Ezo and the site of the last battle of the Boshin War; Toshizou Hijikata fought in that battle.
	+ Otonoshin Koito was held in the Fort Goryokaku during his kidnapping in 1902.
Chapter 184

## Field of Drift Ice

**Field of Drift Ice**, or **Ice Floes** (流氷原, *Ryūhyōgen*) is the 184th chapter of the *Golden Kamuy* manga.

## Synopsis

Sugimoto's Group gets caught on the drift ice as Tanigaki says that the weather seems like it may get worse and that it could get too dangerous to continue pursuing Asirpa's Group. However, Sugimoto is adamant that they are close to them since they witnessed the explosion at Akou Prison and cuts Ryu's lash to go look for Asirpa's Group with him.

Asirpa recalls her memory with her father, wondering how she could've forgotten it since she should've remembered something when she saw Retar. She then realizes that after Wilk had told her his Ainu name, he had left and so Asirpa pushed the memory into a corner of her mind to keep from thinking about it.

As Ogata stands in front of Asirpa, Kiroranke asks him if something is wrong but Ogata says that it is nothing and that they should hurry up since the weather looks like it could get windy soon. Kiroranke then calls out to Shiraishi to get going but Shiraishi tells them to go on ahead since he has to relieve himself. Suddenly, the ice below him begins to crack and Shiraishi becomes separated from the others.

Kiroranke warns Shiraishi not to fall into the ocean and tells him to head west where they can regroup. However, Shiraishi is unable to find any ice platform that are connected so he decides to turn around and look for one. As Shiraishi runs, Asirpa tells him to be careful since if he falls into the ocean, no one will be there to help him.

With the snow and the winds getting stronger, Asirpa's Group decides to take shelter behind a wall of ice as Asirpa and Ogata goes to look for some driftwood to burn. As Asirpa spots some driftwood nearby, Ogata confronts her, asking if she had remembered something very important.

Shiraishi runs around, looking for some connected ice platforms when the ice below him suddenly begins to collapse into the water. He quickly takes his gloves off in an attempt to hold onto the ice but found it to be ineffective. Shiraishi then remembers the charm he got earlier and stabs it into the ice to stop himself from falling. However, the charm breaks and Shiraishi tries to find a holding as he begins to fall into the water. However, Sugimoto is able to save him from a frozen demise as Shiraishi embraces him, believing that he truly is immortal.

## Character Appearances

* Saichi Sugimoto
* Hajime Tsukishima
* Otonoshin Koito
* Genjirou Tanigaki
* Enonoka's Grandfather
* Enonoka
* Ryu
* Cikapasi
* Yoshitake Shiraishi
* Kiroranke
* Sofia
* Asirpa
* Hyakunosuke Ogata
* Wilk *(Flashback)*
* Retar *(Flashback)*

## Trivia

* The cover of this chapter is a reference to the meme チャリで来た (Chari de kita).