I tell you, Okita-sama is my favorite character (next to Susumu). He's so CUTE! *giggles* Check out my fansite dedicated to him at http://anywherebuthere.endless-winter.net

Seiyuu: Saiga Mitsuki (yup,a woman.)

This version of Okita comes to us courtesy of Nanae Chrono. Okita is, of course, the sweet, kind, caring and somewhat feminine swordsman of legend, Captain of the First Unit of Shinsengumi. In the show, he seems to like to irritate Hijikata and the rest of the Shinsengumi by acting somewhat like a girl. He loves children and has a sweet tooth, and he adores Kyoto candies. One of the youngest members of the Shinsengumi, he mastered all the sword techniques of the Tennen-rishin ryu (the style of kenjutsu used by the Shinsengumi) in his teens and went on to become a teacher in his twenties, as well as one of the best swordsmen of pre-Meiji Japan. He died at the age of 25 due to a tuberculosis infection, just before the fall of the Shinsengumi.

Okita was called Soujiro as a child, and you'll often hear children in the series calling him by that name. The reason he gives for allowing them to call him by such a nostalgic name is that if he uses the name 'Okita Souji', no one will play with him... Yes, he is in his early twenties, but he still plays with children all the same. He is one of the shorter characters of the series.

Hijikata, Okita's mentor (a purely fictional relationship made specifically for PMK), made Okita choose whether or not he would take up the katana at the age of nine. In episode 7, Okita accuses Hijikata of having made a mistake with him, by allowing him to hold a katana at an age where he was not yet ready to choose (this subject seems to be particularly painful, since history is beginning to repeat itself with the situation involving Tetsu).

Although he is a fantastic swordsman, he has one weak point. He can't adjust his strength to accommodate the people around him, and as a result, no one wants to practice with him (since they always end up with injuries, even when using bougu (armour) and shinai (bamboo sword).

Quotable Quotes: 'I am not a child of people. I am.. the child of an oni.'
'I am a dangerous person, am I not?'
'My answer is not your answer. I cannot help you.'