About Gintama Characters
Welcome to the comprehensive Gintama characters list and database. Here you’ll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the Gintama series. Each profile covers abilities, personality traits, backstories, and relationships.
What You'll Discover
- Complete character bios and personality types
- Unique abilities, roles, and gameplay traits
- Lore connections, occupations, and recurring appearances
Character Roles in Gintama
Gintama features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:
- Mysterious Pet/Companion characters
- Protagonist/Yorozuya Leader characters
- Yorozuya Member/Alien Girl characters
- Yato Clan Leader/Kagura's Brother characters
- Terrorist Leader/Former Comrade characters
- Yorozuya Member/Straight Man characters
Below you’ll find the complete list of Gintama characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.
Elizabeth
Mysterious white creature that serves as Katsura's pet and companion, with unknown origins.
Personality
Abilities
[Holds up sign with text]
Gintoki Sakata
Lazy but skilled former samurai who runs the Yorozuya odd jobs business with a heart of gold beneath his cynical exterior.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
Life is basically about how you laugh at yourself.
Gintoki Sakata
Lazy but skilled former samurai who runs the Yorozuya odd jobs business with a heart of gold beneath...
Kagura
Young Yato clan alien with incredible strength and appetite, who becomes like a daughter to Gintoki.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
I'll eat you up, yes!
Kamui
Kagura's older brother who embraced the violent Yato way and leads a space pirate crew.
Personality
Abilities
Strength is everything in this universe.
Katsura Kotaro
Gintoki's former war comrade who continues fighting as a terrorist, often called "Zura".
Personality
Abilities
It's not Zura, it's Katsura!
Shinpachi Shimura
Earnest young man who serves as the voice of reason in Yorozuya, often the target of jokes about his glasses.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
I'm not just glasses with a person attached!
Shinpachi Shimura
Earnest young man who serves as the voice of reason in Yorozuya, often the target of jokes about his...
Takasugi Shinsuke
Gintoki's former comrade from the Joui War who became a terrorist seeking to destroy the world.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
I'll destroy everything in this rotten world.
Utsuro
Immortal being with multiple persolities who taught Gintoki and seeks to end his eterl existence.
Personality
Abilities
I have lived too long in this world.