Toshizou Hijikata

****First Lieutenant Tsurumi will scold me!****

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## Toshizou Hijikata

* Manga
* Anime

## Name

### Alias

* Merciless Vice-Commander (鬼の副長, *Oni no Fukuchō*)
* Baragaki (バラガキ)
* Accursed Specter of the Bakumatsu (幕末の亡霊, *Bakumatsu no bōrei*) (by Tokushirou Tsurumi)

## Relationships

### Affiliations

* Hijikata's Group
* Abashiri Convicts
* Shinsengumi **(Former)**

## Media Info

### Anime Debut

Episode 1 *(Cameo)*
Episode 2 *(Debut)*

## Voice Actors

### Japanese

* Jouji Nakata
* Yuichi Nakamura (young)

### English

Greg Dulcie

**Toshizou Hijikata** (土方 歳三, *Hijikata Toshizō*) is the former Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi and the leader of a group of escaped prisoners.

He joins the pursuit of the Ainu gold in order to build his own Republic of Ezo.

## Appearance

Hijikata is an old Japanese man of medium height and lean build. He has long grey hair, a grey beard that reaches his collarbones, bushy greying eyebrows, and grey eyes. His face is covered in deep wrinkles but retains a youthful spark. His upper body is covered in the typical Abashiri Convict tattoos and is still quite muscular.

Hijikata wears a light shirt, a black vest, a neck scarf, and a dark green coat. On his legs he wears dark green trousers with thin white stripes with a leather belt on top and black leathers boots.

In his youth during the Bakumatsu period, Hijikata sported long dark hair that he kept tied in a ponytail. He wore a kimono and hakama with the Shinsengumi haori over it. During the Battle of Hakodate, Hijikata appeared with his hair cut and swept back. Except for the black coat, his clothes was identical to the clothes he wears now.

Hijikata usually carries his sword Izuminokami Kanesada katana and a Winchester rifle with him.

## Personality

Hijikata is an energetic man with a strong unbending will. He carries himself with pride and dignity. Despite spending many years in captivity, he managed to remain optimistic and highly ambitious. He is not afraid to take risks and face his adversaries head-on. Hijikata is a great leader who is able to find new allies and team up with others in order to reach a common goal. However, while pursuing his dream, he is ready to take swift and decisive actions and be ruthless to his opponents. In battle, he proves his reputation of the Merciless Vice-Commander.

Hijikata usually appears calm with a slight smile on his face. Even though he is a warrior, he can be quite poetic and sentimental, reminiscing of the old days of Shinsengumi with his friend Nagakura.

Hijikata is a man of his word; he honors the promises he made and will return the kindness he was granted. Although driven by his own ambitions, Hijikata is also deeply grateful to the Ainu who saved his life.

## Abilities

* **Expert Swordsmanship**:
* **Heightened Speed and Reflexes**:
* **Medical Knowledge**: When fed pufferfish poison by Waichirou Sekiya, Hijikata deliberately and secretly took just enough aconite to reduce the pufferfish poison below a fatal dose.

## Equipment

* Izuminokami Kanesada Katana
* Winchester Model 1892 Rifle, which has a range of 90 meters and holds 14 rounds

## Quotes

* (To Ushiyama) *"It doesn't matter how old you are. Boys just love to play with swords, right?"*
* *"You can't count on raw numbers winning battles for you. What matters is how many men on your side are prepared to die."*
* *"If all you think about is survival, then you might as well already be dead."*
* *"If not swallowing the pill meant certain death… then I was left with no choice but to gamble everything and swallow it. Let’s just say that my courage and experience are what brought fortune to my side."*

## Trivia

* Hijikata is based on the real life figure of Hijikata Toshizō, the vice commander of the Shinsengumi who lived during the Bakumatsu period and opposed the Meiji Restoration.
* Hijikata likes ochazuke but has no dislikes.
* As a young man, Hijikata was nicknamed "Baragaki" (バラガキ, 茨掻き) which means "*reckless person*", as Nagakura explains, people would call Hijikata "a kid (ガキ, *gaki*) with a thorny/wild (茨, *ibara*) personality".
	+ The real-life Hijikata had the same nickname.
* In 2018 Golden Kamuy All-Stars popularity poll, Hijikata ranked 11th, gaining 3,562 votes.
* Hijikata and Huci are the same age.
* Hijikata is shorter than Shiraishi, about the same height as Sofia and Usami, and taller than Kirawus.
* Hijikata is lighter than Kantarou, about the same weight as Edogai, and heavier than Nagakura.
* According to Golden Kamuy anime character reference sheet, Hijikata's height is 168 cm (5'6).

## References

1. ↑ Golden Kamuy official fanbook
2. ↑ Golden Kamuy Manga: Chapter 308
3. ↑ Golden Kamuy Manga: Chapter 12
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Golden Kamuy Manga: Chapter 21
5. ↑ Character profiles from the Golden Kamuy fanbook
6. ↑ Golden Kamuy Manga: Chapter 86
7. ↑ 「ゴールデンカムイ北海道オールスターズ総選挙」
8. ↑ Kamuy Central
9. ↑ Character profiles from the Golden Kamuy fanbook
10. ↑ Character profiles from the Golden Kamuy fanbook
11. ↑ ゴールデンカムイ　設定