Bio
Name: Seta Soujirou
Group/title: The Tenken, of the Juppon Gatana
Age: 22
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 51 kg
Bloodtype: AB
Episodes: 30, 36, 37, 54, 55, 56, 61
Weapons: Kikuichimonji Norimune nihontou (katana)
Techniques
Shukuchi (Reduced Earth)-This attack is when Soujiro goes from standing still to his fastest sprint in an instant. To an onlooker, it appears as though the earth between Soujiro and his opponent has been reduced.
Shun Ten Satsu (Instant Heaven Murder)- This technique is a combination of the batto-jutsu and the Shukuchi. The resulting speed is incredible, though still slightly less powerful than The Hitem Mitsurugi Ryu Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki.
History
**Coming Soon**
Watsuki's Notes
This is what the author himself had to say about Seta Soujiro. Taken from Maigo-chan's RK Translations
The Makings of the Characters--Seta Soujirou--Supplement
Soujirou was really popular, but in the end, he caused me a lot of grief. I used Okita Soushi of the aforementioned "Record of the Bloodshed of the Shinsengumi" by Shiba Ryoutarou as the basis of his character, but when it came time to draw him, expressing his personality was really, really difficult, and on top of that it came just at the busiest time of the year, the year-end advance. I didn’t have time to consider the problem seriously, and my assistant ended up coming to my rescue. (My assistant understands Soujirou a lot better than I do.)
Since Okita Soushi died young, a lot of fans were worried that Soujirou would see the light and then die. But actually I had decided he would survive from the beginning. Because of his painful experiences Soujirou left everything to Shishio and gave up thinking for himself; he couldn’t finish off his life and escape into death, but had to live on even in pain and atone. It’s a rejected, harsh way of thinking, but it’s a choice one should make as a human being. (If you replace Soujirou’s relationship with Shishio with that of a fanatical believer who entrusts his mind to the leader of an extremist religious cult, I think you’ll understand my reasoning.) No matter how harsh the external influence of family or society, no matter how bitter your life, I believe that the one thing you can’t do is give up thinking for yourself.
Well, no matter how much of this I write, because of Soujirou’s personality, he’ll go on smiling and looking innocent as always. Like Anji, he’s a character I feel I didn’t use as much as I could have, and I’d like to bring him back at some point. Maybe it’s a false hope, but . . .
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