Karakter & Staf

Keiichirou Akizuki

Utama

Being a Choshu clan member, Kusaka Touma wants Japan to develop good relations with foreign nations. To achieve this, he attempts to learn English behind his clan's back.Therefore Akizuki Keiichirou decides to become Kusaka's teacher, but their relationship soon grows into something stronger, despite the fact that Akizuki works for Kusaka's clan's enemy, the Tokugawa bakufu. He has a mild and gentle character which even doesn't let him draw his sword altough his life is in danger. Despite being a proud man,Akizuki doesn't commit suicide because of his love for Kusaka. Kusaka hides him in a cottage near his house and takes care of him tough he's depressed.Because of Akizuki's attempts to commit suicide,Kusaka always keep an eye of him and continue loving him passionately.

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Touma Kusaka

Utama

Kusaka differs from his clan believing in peace and opening Japan up to foreigners where it can do trade and stand with equal footing on the world stage, the Open the Country movement. While trying to stop other Choushou clan members from setting fire to the British Embassy, Kusaka is confronted by a Bakufu (Shogunate) samurai who helps he and a comrade, Aizawa, escape from the authorities. Years later,he meets him again and starts to develop feelings for Akizuki,who is teaching him English. Kusaka has a gentle characher like Akizuki and maybe more optimistic than him because while Akizuki wants to live in a different age,where people would tolerate them,Kusaka thinks everything will change if they wait patiently.

Shinichirou Miki

Masanoshin Aizawa

Pendukung

He's Kusaka's comrade. Being hostile and quick-tempered, he gets easily agitated and so, attacks. Aizawa loses his wife in a raid one night and so bear a grudge to Akizuki's clan. He also finds out Kusaka's secret and decides to destroy both Akizuki and traitor, Kusaka.

Shoutarou Morikubo