Kotaro Katsura

Kotaro Katsura is an anti-government revolutionary and former comrade of Gintoki in Gintama. He leads a Joui faction resisting the shogunate and alien influence, though his plans often collapse into absurdity.

Kotaro Katsura's place in Gintama

Katsura is idealistic, serious, eccentric, and capable of switching from comic foolishness to decisive leadership. He is a skilled swordsman, strategist, infiltrator, and survivor with extensive experience from the Joui War.

Kotaro Katsura's relationships and major turning points

His bonds with Gintoki, Takasugi, and Tatsuma come from their shared youth under Shoyo. Katsura's methods become less extreme over time, but he never abandons his commitment to political change or his penguin-like companion Elizabeth.