Hakkekyuu Ou(Leukocyte King):
I just wanted to have something related to Dragon Quest so he was born - 50p

Jiraia:
The image in my head was of someone cool not in the traditional way; someone bizarre, someone who has thrown away his very identity and his being as a human - this kind of cool. I’m afraid he just turned into another sickhead though - 65p

Ketsuno Seimei:
It’s obvious that he was based off Abeno Simei. I’m often asked why is that in Gintama most brothers are obsessed with their sisters, but if you try to exploit the character setting for a brother in manga, what is there left besides this obsession? - 70p

Gedomaru:
Actually Gedomaru was the childhood name for Shuten-doji, the demon who was exorcised by Kintaro. Making her tag along with Gintoki, who was based off Kintaro, was making a dream duo come true to me - 100p

Pandemonium:
I’ve been often told that Pandemonium-san was the most stunning of Gintama’s bishoujos and her reputation is flawless, and also her long eyelashes give her extra-points amongst the ladies. Pandemonium-san’s debut has changed the very nature of Gintama. She is indispensable - 100p

Doromizu Jirocho:
Most of Gintama’s characters are good-for-nothings to begin with, but Jiocho-kun is an exception. He’s someone to strike to the core. Let’s cut down the old hag. Let’s also be a little shy. But since he’s badass - 80p

Chin Pirako:
I wanted to draw an annoying girl untypical for Gintama. Ended up with a great daughter. Your typical ‘the bully goes good’ isn’t it - 85p

Sasaki Isaburo:
Mimawarigumi was thought out as the elite snobs unit opposing the Shinsengumi, but I didn’t have an initial design so I improvised. At first Sasaki-kun was supposed to wear a silk hat and walk around with a stick, but since it was going back to the Shinsengumi concept, he became what he is now. Well, at least I cut down on banality - 85p

Imai Nobume:
One time I was late with the manuscripts so I messed up her colouring making her completely white, right when she was saying something like ‘it’s not something about whites and blacks’. She covered up my mistake so graciously and transformed it into a gag - 100p

Sakata Kintoki:
He was created with the sole purpose of using the title ‘Kintama’, but the poor kid was both robbed of his own golden balls and forced to take part in a freaky romantic comedy - 90p

Oboro:
The Tendoshu is something hard to convey, so I made them make their appearance as an actual unit. Tenshoin Naraku. It’s easier to think of ‘them’ only as Tendoshu - 70p

Yoshida Shuyo:
At the first glance he seems to be a kindhearted good fellow, but it was his pupils who’d spit out the ‘give my regards to Sensei in hell’. He was their mentor after all, so there must be something fishy about him - 70p

Obi Hajime:
He’s an older brother different to Sakata-kun. I’m reluctant to admit this but all I wanted was to draw those two older brothers together for a little more - 75p

Ikeda Asaemon:
I only have about three patterns of faces I draw in Gintama, but since I wanted to break the pattern for Asaemon, I modeled her after a performer. Specifically, after Goriki-san - 100p

Mutsu:
Mutsu-san is comparatively popular and since Tatsuma-kun is that sort of character I thought about her not being an ordinary human way before. Still, the fact that she turned out to be a Yato was surprising even for me. I’m glad I made her wear that hat - 75p

Saito Shimaru:
He would have fit in ‘Ryuu ga Gotoku Ishin’; that’s all - 30p