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  Britain.tv Wikipedia - Shinsengumi
The Shinsengumi's greatest enemies were the imperialists-supporting ronin samurai of the Mori clan of Choshu (and later, former ally Shimazu Clan of Satsuma.)
The Shinsengumi remained loyal to the Tokugawa bakufu, and as the latter collapsed, they were driven out of Kyoto.
Shinsengumi Headquarters Website created to address the needs of those who are interested in the history, related film/TV/anime, fanfiction, fanart and various incarnations of Kyoto's Pre-Restoration police troop.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Shinsengumi   (1254 words)

  
 Japan File: The Shinsengumi
Realising that an anti-shogun group was plotting assassinations, the Shinsengumi attacked the inn where the group was staying and routed them.
In a sense, the Shinsengumi were just a bunch of hit-men hired by a repressive regime.
From Mibu, the Shinsengumi moved to the northeast corner of Nishi Hongan-ji, though the hall they lived in has been moved and replaced by a modern souvenir hall.
www.japanfile.com /culture_and_society/history/Shinsengumi.shtml   (1234 words)

  
 Amtgard Shinsegumi :: Bringing the ancient, honorable Samurai back!
Ordered by Shinsengumi captain Kamo Serizawa, the standard uniform consisted of the haori and hakama over a kimono, with a white cord crossed over the chest and tied in the back.
The original Captains of the Shinsengumi were Kamo Serizawa, Isami Kondō;, and Nishiki Niimi.
Popular fiction claims that the Shinsengumi law was written by Kamo Serizawa or Isami Kondō;, but it's more likely to have been written by Toshizō Hijikata (since its strictness fits his personality more than the other leaders).
www.freewebs.com /amtgardshinsengumi/whatistheshinsengumi.htm   (1346 words)

  
 Shinsengumi 新選組 - China History Forum, chinese history forum
By the late Spring of 1868 the end of the Shinsengumi, and the Tokugawa Bakufu, was in sight.
On 16/18.09.1863 the members of the Shinsengumi all met at a drinking party, and here it was decided to assassinate the troublesome (and once again, drunk) Serizawa, although precise details are lacking from known history, and it is unclear whether the Kyoto Shugoshoku Matsudaira Katamori was involved.
It was a great boost to morale for the Shinsengumi, and saw their prestige rise (if only caused by fear) in the capital, whose population saw their property and safety before any largely abstract concepts of governance.
www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=8180   (7382 words)

  
 Shinsengumi Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
After the utter defeat of the Shinsengumi in the Boshin War, he was captured by the Kangun (emperor loyalist army), which had become the "legal" government army after the resignation of Tokugawa Yoshinobu.
Though Shinsengumi was in the end of their life and many of the members had fled and died, Hijikata didn't and never wanted to give in.
Although he was feared for his obvious swordskill and rank in Shinsengumi, Okita was actually a nice guy, he often caught playing around with the kids (probably he wanted to make up his lost childhood when he spent it off in dojo).
bakufuproject.tripod.com /shinpro.htm   (2088 words)

  
 Shinsengumi Yo!
This aroused dissatisfaction among the members of the Shinsengumi, as Yamanami was a gentle and honest man.
The members of the Shinsengumi frequented brothels, but they seldom attached themselves to the girls, to take them as their legal wives.
The most famous Shinsengumi spy, Shimada was a big muscular man who specializes in the spear.
www.angelfire.com /dragon/squattingquail/The_Shinsengumi.htm   (977 words)

  
 Shinsengumi 6th Battalion
Although she has tremendous respect for the blades of earlier samurai, Chu is thoroughly modern, and uses a state of the art high carbon alloy blade.
Unfortunately for Chu and the Shinsengumi, she has not taken to the Japanese language with the same skill that she showed in mastering the blade.
Without the Shinsengumi battle armor Chu possesses the normal strength of a normal human female her age, height, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise.
roninproductions.tv /makoto/chu.htm   (589 words)

  
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At the Shinsengumi’s height, he was the Captain of the Second Unit and a teacher of kenjutsu.
Not only did he get older members of the Shinsengumi such as Saito to assist him, but he was also able to enlist members who had only been a part of the group in Hakodate as well.
She became pregnant, but when it was time for the child to be born, the Shinsengumi were in the midst of the declining political situation that would lead to Toba-Fushimi and Nagakura was unable to be with her.
www.shinsengumi-no-makoto.net /nagakura_shinpachi.htm   (1411 words)

  
 Anime Reviews
After all, the Shinsengumi are at war with the rebellious Choshu faction, and members of that clan murdered Tetsu and Tatsu's parents.
Hijikata warns him that all the Shinsengumi can teach him is how to be a demon, but Tetsu seems all too willing to bargain away his humanity in exchange for revenge, even after watching Hijikata slaughter not only a band of assassins but the woman they used as bait.
Meanwhile, all around him, intrigues and plots are falling into place, as the Choshu move new recruits into Kyoto, a Shinsengumi spy alternates between strolling the streets in drag and hopping across rooftops at night, traps are set and sprung, and a sorcerer brings dark powers to bear on the equation.
www.scifi.com /sfw/issue395/anime.html   (669 words)

  
 Shinsengumi - Related Stuffs
He is actually also a good and nice man. But to make Shinsengumi as the most respected troops and since Isami is a kind-hearted person, he feels he needs to change and become a cold-hearted person for the sake of Shinsengumi.
Shinsengumi is neither good or bad here, just different view with the Mutsu-s, coz the Mutsu-s are friends with Sakamoto Ryouma, so they have to confront Shinsengumi from time to time.
No relation at all with Shinsengumi, actually....except the fact that the serial have Tokugawa Ieyasu character appeared, the historical figure, who built the Tokugawa bakufu which lasted for hundred of years, and Tokugawa bakufu is what Shinsengumi defends for.
nhkshinsengumi.tripod.com /related.html   (2214 words)

  
 Shinsengumi
This band of expert swordsmen were dedicated to ending the wave of terror and assassination by hordes of angry, renegade ronin (masterless samurai) in the emperor's capital of Kyoto during the 1860s.
Kondo Isami, the leader of the Shinsengumi and master swordsman, designed the distinctive uniform pattern on that formerly worn by the infamous 47 ronin.
The story of 47 ronin and how these former Asano retainers revenged their master's death sentence by a daring raid in 1702 is one of the most celebrated in the history of the samurai.
www.e-budostore.com /shinsengumi.htm   (428 words)

  
 Shinsengumi [新撰組] :: jdorama.com
"Shinsengumi!" focuses on a group of young samurai who were hoping for bright future by working for the Tokugawa in the 1850s and 60s, the last days of the shogunate.
Shinsengumi's members who believed in their way to sustain order in Kyoto, was the most feared by radical samurai groups which were assassinating the shogunate supporters.
This special version is rearranged 49 episodes of the drama to trace the footsteps of Shinsengumi as seen by Mitsu, elder sister of Soji Okita who is one of important members of Shinsengumi.
www.jdorama.com /drama.857.htm   (2132 words)

  
 Serizawa Kamo's biography - page 3
Serizawa Kamo led the Shinsengumi, in the middle of the Shinsengumi was Kondou Isami and in the rear, Niimi Nishiki.
One year later, the Shinsengumi was involved in the famous Ikeda Inn Affair, the affair that spread the name of the Shinsengumi throughout the country and made the Wolves of Mibu legendary, feared by common people and hated by the Ishin Shishi.
Tani Sanjuurou, Captain of the 7th Unit of the Shinsengumi, was eventually killed by Saitou Hajime, Captain of the 3rd Unit of the Shinsengumi.
victorian.fortunecity.com /stanford/130/bio3.html   (5331 words)

  
 Kyoto Shinsengumi
Here you'll find info on the real Shinsengumi from the last days of the Tokugawa Shogunate as well as a page for the Shinsengumi anime and manga series' that are out there today.
In addtion there is a Cos play page with info for those of you interested in cosplaying as your favorite Shinsengumi character to an anime convention or if you're interested in joining the Shinsengumi cos play group.
"The first principle of the Shinsengumi is that it is unworthy to deviate from the warrior's path.
www.angelfire.com /anime3/Shinsengumi   (233 words)

  
 [No title]
He finally took the name he had in the Shinsengumi when he was kicked out of that family.
Later he managed to escape the Shinsengumi’s ambush and sought shelter with the Satsuma clan.
Although he despised the Shinsengumi, Suzuki was known to say prayers for Kondo and Hijikata.
www.shinsengumi-no-makoto.net /suzuki_mikisaburo.htm   (672 words)

  
 Shinsengumi
The members of the Shinsengumi are given a reward for their valor in the Ikedaya incident.
At the crucial moment, however, the Shinsengumi have a run-in with the Mimawarigumi led by Sasaki.
With Isami as their leader, the members of the Shinsengumi are elevated in status to direct retainers of the Shogunate.
www.kikutv.com /shows/Japanese_Programs/Inactive/shinsengumi2004-5/index.html   (3436 words)

  
 The Shinsengumi
The outlines of the Shinsengumi became far more intensive, making it so that anyone who did not follow the rules of honor were to be executed, or ordered to commit Seppuku.
Swearing to protect Kyoto with their lives, the Shinsengumi were quick to punish anyone who tried to do wrong against the people of the city.
Here the Shinsengumi and Ishin Shishis raged their fearest battle, however, it was to be the Shinsengumi's victory as the Ishin Shishis were forced to disband and the few fires they lit were easily put out by the villagers.
rocky.rgamers.com /cp/shinsengumi.htm   (1158 words)

  
 Shinsengumi
Basically Shinsengumi Sagashite is the section of HNK which deals with my search for the Shinsengumi.
Although I am interested in the truth, there are other things which drive me, facts and stories about the Shinsengumi is what keeps me interested as a fan and I hope whatever you find here can be useful to stimulate further interest.
In the future, I hope to present to you a more in depth look at the Shinsengumi including the stories that were handed down from interviews and research, the environment they moved in during the time and a gallery of course.
hajimenokizu.com /shinsengumi/sagashite   (592 words)

  
 Anime Monitor - Ridgeback Press Announces SHINSENGUMI: THE SHOGUN’S LAST SAMURAI CORPS
The Shinsengumi was the most dreaded police force in Japanese history.
It disintegrated with the collapse of the shogunate.
Also included are numerous quotes from letters, memoirs and interviews by corpsmen, eyewitnesses of events and other people directly involved with the Shinsengumi and their history.
www.animemonitor.com /2005_press_releases/september/ridgeback_shinsengumi_09_16.htm   (469 words)

  
 Serizawa Kamo's biography - page 1
He learned kenjutsu with Togazaki Kumatarou, of the Shintou Munen Style, reaching the Menkyo Kaiden status (this is the highest status a swordsman can achieve, meaning that he mastered every aspect of the kenjutsu style (including the "ougi", the hidden technique) and thus he can teach it to others).
According to a Shinsengumi researcher, there was a shrine in Serizawa's village called as Kamo Shrine by the local inhabitants.
The group wasn't called yet as Shinsengumi (it would get this name five months later), but it was already the Shinsengumi that would fight against the Ishin Shishi (with Himura Kenshin/Battousai, therefore ^_^) and would be dreaded as the "Wolves of Mibu".
victorian.fortunecity.com /stanford/130/bio.html   (3406 words)

  
 Shinsengumi Headquarters Messageboard @ www.ezboard.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Shinsengumi Headquarters was created to address the needs of those who are interested in history, fanfiction, fanart and the various incarnations of Kyoto's Pre-Restoration police troop.
We welcome new members and critical analyzation of the Shinsengumi.
We accept and understand that the Shinsengumi were/are a highly controversial group.
pub16.ezboard.com /bshinsengumiheadquarters   (154 words)

  
 Ridgeback Press - Heroes of the Meiji Restoration - Shinsengumi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The diminished corps assumed the name Shinsengumi, “Newly Selected Corps,” led by two particularly lethal swordsmen, Serizawa Kamo and Kondo Isami, who were bitter rivals.
He now became the sole commander of the Shinsengumi, which he, and his best friend and right-hand man, Hijikata Toshizo, would lead with an iron rule.
Any man who failed to abide by this code was forced to commit seppuku, and it was through this code which the Shinsengumi secured its place in Japanese history.
www.ridgebackpress.com /heroes/shinsegumi.htm   (560 words)

  
 ShinsengumiHQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Please remember that the Shinsengumi were and still are a very controversial historical group.
It is possible to do your own research by copying the Japanese names of the Shinsengumi from this page and paste them into popular Japanese search engines such as http://www.google.co.jp, once you find a website insert the address into the translators mentioned here.
As for the Shinsengumi articles, if we link to those texts, we do so to direct visitors to other sources and encourage them to explore what is "out there" and we do not necessarily endorse nor "double check" the information on wikipedia.
www.shinsengumihq.com   (659 words)

  
 Genki, Konami to do Shinsengumi samurai game - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
The objective of the game is for the player to take control of the Shinsengumi squad and secure the nation's capital from samurai who are fighting for a revolution because foreign influences are growing stronger and the government's power is getting weaker.
The Shinsengumi group has been used as a theme in a number of games and animes in recent years, such as the popular manga/anime series Rurouni Kenshin.
Shinsengumi is currently 30-percent complete and will be displayed at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show.
www.gamespot.com /ps2/action/shinsengumi/news_6074080.html   (272 words)

  
 Shinsengumi Fiction :: Shinsengumi fanfiction and original stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
New Kyoto Post by umeko (T) The Shinsengumi as seen by their foes in a underground paper.
We simply love the Shinsengumi and it's been a lot of fun to work in a schedule within a group.
Follows the Shinsengumi from Tama to the end of the Bakumatsu.
www.shinsengumifics.com /index.php   (1491 words)

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