: Substitute for Shinpachi Nagakura . A strong-man criminal often paired with Bo.
: Substitute for Toshizo Hijikata . A stoic, skilled former assassin. Bucchigire!
: Substitute for Isami Kondo . The hot-headed protagonist seeking revenge. : Substitute for Shinpachi Nagakura
Set in Japan's Bakumatsu period, the story begins after an imperialist gang known as the wipes out the Shinsengumi's Eighth Division, leaving only Heisuke Toudou alive but severely injured. To maintain order and hide the force's near-annihilation from the public, Toudou offers eight criminals a chance at redemption: they must discard their pasts and pose as the deceased Shinsengumi captains. A stoic, skilled former assassin
: Substitute for Hajime Saito . A religious spiritualist who uses unconventional weapons.
Bucchigire! (translated as Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! ) follows seven death-row criminals who are secretly recruited to act as "doubles" for the Shinsengumi in Kyoto.
