Age: 15 (anime), 16 (manga)
Height: 4' 9"
Weight: 99 lbs
Hair: Rusty orange
Eyes: Brownish-violet
Affiliation: Shinsengumi
Status: Semi-Samurai / Page to Hijikata
Tetsu's got a tragic backstory—his parents are dead, and he's got an older brother named Tatsu. What drove him to join the Shinsengumi was a need for revenge; he believed the Choshu were responsible for killing them. The organization eventually took him in, though they stuck him with a pretty limiting role as Hijikata's page, which frustrated him at first.
Despite that rough start, Tetsu found something unexpected in the Shinsengumi: genuine friendships. His closest bonds formed with Susumu, Okita, and Suzu, and through those relationships and his time with the clan, he grew up fast. Fans often note how much more mature he became, trading his initial anger for real character growth.
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