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Kagura
Gintama ↗ / 2003
A Yato girl in the Yorozuya
AI-assisted illustrations · Not official anime stills








Kagura is a main character in Hideaki Sorachi’s Gintama and appears in the original manga, which began in 2003. She is a Yato who joins the Yorozuya in Edo; the television anime began airing in 2006.
She is straightforward and loves to eat; she rarely holds back in her retorts or actions, and she shows a strong protective instinct when her companions are in danger. Crude humor coexists with tender concern in her character, so she should not be labeled simply as violent.
She takes on all kinds of requests with Gintoki and Shinpachi, while gradually confronting questions about her Yato family and her own strength. Both everyday comedy and serious story arcs are part of her character; focusing only on fight scenes would leave part of her out.
Gintoki Sakata and Shinpachi Shimura are her companions at the Yorozuya, and Sadaharu is a large dog she likes. Umibozu is her father and Kamui is her older brother; these family relationships should be kept distinct from her relationships with her Yorozuya companions.
Her orange hair in two buns, blue hair ornaments, Chinese-style red outfit, and parasol are distinctive features. Reaction images can capture her vivid expressions when she eats happily, retorts angrily, sheds tears while remaining stubborn, or laughs with pride.
A point of fan discussion: Kagura often interrupts a grand conflict with something small, such as eating or caring for Sadaharu. Readers can see her appreciation of everyday life in this contrast, but it is not an official psychological diagnosis.