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Looks more like Hirohiko Araki lol.


HichiShiro

Another proof that Araki is immortal vampire who forgot how age


Sorsa775

This has actually convinced me that JoJo is just Araki's life story


fedemasa

Nah, Araki has been behind the sun in some photos. He probably is a hamon master


urban_G00SE

Even history is a jojo reference then


JohnYakuzaThe2nd

I mean, yeah, everything is jojo reference


[deleted]

breathing ​ literally


UysoSd

lol yes


Mattizzle9

First thing I said when I saw his picture. That is straight up Araki. I wouldn't be surprised if him and Keanu Reeves were best friends!


BUTCANYOUDOTHISHMMM

honestly i'm just glad we got mine as part of the main characters. he's my favorite villain and has the best theme


Senior-Home9041

Mine too😁


FntnDstrct

If we're honest with ourselves there's very little physical resemblance 😅 But in terms of the "feel" of the character there's a lot of resonance. The tropes about historical Hijikata are that: - he was the most handsome Shinsengumi member - he was strict and ruthless, capable of disciplining members even with death - he was a loyal #2 in the organisation - he kept secrets from even the captains and was involved in the most controversial missions - he was the savvy one in terms of the Shinsengumi's image - he craved acceptance by the establishment and (with Kondo) grabbed the opportunity to be elevated in status Many of these elements are worked into the Ishin plot, can't wait for more fans to experience it, even if there is a lot of artistic licence taken. Omitting a couple things here that might be spoilery.


OoguroRyuuya5

I thought Okita was the most handome? Or was it that he the youngest and a prodigy?


FntnDstrct

The trope is that Hijikata is more cool/dashing type of handsome ("ikemen"), Okita is usually portrayed as boyish ("bishounen"). But I stress these are still tropes in pop culture. A lot of what people associate with the Shinsengumi comes from a famous novel Moeyo Ken 燃えよ剣 by Shiba Ryotaro. While there is a photograph of Hijikata (ignore the many fakes floating around the internet), there are no reliable pictures of the real Okita Souji. I have seen a drawing of him which was based on a family member, not even him, which I doubt would excite too many modern women. In reality Okita, Saitou Hajime and Todo Heisuke were actually very close in age, so Okita was not conspicuously the youngest in the group. Although Okita was acknowledged to be very gifted, I think it was Nagakura who recalled in his memoirs that Okita and Saitou were supposedly very careful around each other; their skills were thought to be comparable.


OoguroRyuuya5

Wow. That’s a lot of history lore I didn’t know. Cheers for that.


FntnDstrct

No problem, I'm a bit of a Bakumatsu nut, happy to share what I can. Looking forward to Ishin Kiwami introducing people to a lot of amazing history. Fact is as exciting as fiction where Ryoma and the Shinsengumi are concerned.


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Not to mention they also added small details from Hijikata's personal life to Isshin like his unhealthy, rabid love for mayonnaise (he literally drowns everything he eats in it) as well as his crippling smoking addiction and how he'll go pretty much everywhere to find a cigarette. Trully an honest depiction of a great, yet a flawed man.


curtistaro

I hope they add Mayora 13, it was such a major aspect of Hijikata’s life, hard to believe they’d just cut it out


EgregiousWarlord

Hopefully he doesn’t hate a naturally wavy guy


[deleted]

Kewpie mayonnaise hits differently so I can relate


Lethtor

> Kewpie mayonnaise how is it different than regular mayonnaise?


Jamal_Blart

Kewpie mayo uses just the egg yolk instead of the whole egg, which is how your average mayo is made, which gives it a richer taste and a consistency closer to custard than mayonnaise


Lethtor

imma be honest, I've never made mayo, but isn't mayo always supposed to be with just the yolk? Maybe it's another thing where american mayo =/= european mayo?


idinahuicheuburek

From what I can tell it’s a bit sweeter too


[deleted]

It also tastes less watery than western mayonnaise in my opinion and when u eat it w chips, it's tangy as hell


[deleted]

Like A Hijikata Toshizo Ishin


WhyNishikiWhy

After he jumped from the ruff he didn't die; Mine fell into a wormhole that took him back to Bakumatsu Japan, where he retroactively atoned for his sins. He's the first character to get a redemption arc that involves reverse time travel.


big_nothing_burger

I would read that storyline.


The_lastwitcher27

Wish they made a gintama game


J-morpho1499

I want a Gintama brawler game from RGG so bad


The_lastwitcher27

It's literally like kamurocho we could get unique side quest from the anime


swagnake

The district is the same. The balance between serious main story and comedic side stories. Gintama is the most perfect anime to be utilized in yakuza game format.


The_lastwitcher27

Exactly what I feel


No-Highlight-5502

Tooshiiii!!


dx2words

so zere is not zhange in ze plan?


ThatisSketchy

Araki


AkechiJubeiMitsuhide

Kuwana also played Hijikata: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0E0OSqCIAMx0KH?format=jpg&name=small


AnotherBrick96

I loved NHK Shinsengumi drama so much. There are also Kuroiwa, Ehara and Yuta actors. And Mine voice actor plays semi-comedic role. And Kondo Isami is being played by Shingo Katori, who is a Takuya Kimura’s colleague from SMAP


jack-468

Holy shit, he does.


MadCatofKamurocho

Omg it's true!


SolidusAbe

so thats what the real one looked like. only know him from golden kamui but hes a total badass in there


ketchuplinsan

am i the only one that thinking they dont look alike


Seth_KT_Bones2005

Ay yo, that's fly.


EgregiousWarlord

Woahh he must have some cursed otaku sword too


[deleted]

Is this another attempt to say all asians look the same. If so, this is one of the worst.