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is a historical fiction manga and anime series created by manga-ka .  It takes place in 19th century Japan before the Meiji Restoration, while the seeds of the revolution are being planted.  The story focuses on a boy, Ichimura Tetsunosuke, who joins the Shinsengumi as Hijikata Toshizo's page seeking to become strong enough to avenge the deaths of his parents.  The series was animated by GONZO Digimation and ran 24 episodes which aired on TV Asahi in late 2003  and early  2004 . The US license for the anime is held by ADV Films under the title Peacemaker.
The original manga series, , was published by Enix and has not been licensed for the North American market. The follow-up series, Peacemaker Kurogane, was published by another company, Mag Garden, who has licensed that series to ADV Manga in the United States and TOKYOPOP in Germany. Mag Garden has temporarily stopped the project since Spring 2005 .

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Characters

Ichimura Tetsunosuke
The protagonist of Peacemaker Kurogane, an actual member of the Shinsengumi. In traditional shōnen anime lead form, he is short, strong-willed, and often underestimated. Like many other protagaonists of this genre, Tetsu also has a cheerful, active and competitive personality. He joins the Shinsengumi in order to become strong and avenge the death of his parents at the hands of a member of the Choshu clan, and ends up working as a page to Hijikata Toshizo. At the time in 1864, Tetsu has not growth for two years due to his emotional scar. He has been more-or-less been adopted as a mascot/little brother figure by the senior members of the Shinsengumi.
Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi (Japanese), Luci Christian (English)
Ichimura Tatsunosuke
Tetsu's over protective, easily worried and rather high-strung older brother/guardian (also an actual member of the Shinsengumi). He is polite, soft spoken, and down to earth. After the death of their parents, he had to take care of himself and his brother. He, in accordance with his more pacifist outlook, works only as a bookkeeper for the Shinsengumi. He has tried to put all thoughts of revenge for his parents' deaths out of his mind, but convincing his younger brother to do the same is a little more difficult. Tatsu has a habit of apologizing for his little brother.
Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (Japanese), Vic Mignogna (English)
Okita Soji
The first unit captain of the Shinsengumi. He is deceptively delicate-looking and has an overall sunny disposition that occasionally borders on childishness, but displays frighteningly deadly skill in combat situations. He shares a strong bond with Hijikata and is also one of the only people who has a deep understanding of Tetsu. He takes Tetsu seriously and often practices with him. In addition, Soji loves children and is rarely seen without his piglet Saizo when he is off-duty.
Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese), Braden Hunt (English)
Hijikata Toshizo
The Shinsengumi's second vice-commander, Hijikata hides his compassion behind a cold and ruthless front, and is known as "the demon of the Shinsengumi". A brilliant strategist and fighter, Hijikata's talent for battle is extraordinary. When dealing with enemies, his method is highly practical and often reckless. He counts Kondo, Yamanami, and Okita among his closest friends, and is a stern master to his page Tetsu. His hobby consists of writing haiku (apparently not very good haiku).
Voiced by: Jouji Nakata (Japanese), Mike MacRae (English)
Harada Sanosuke
The tenth unit captain and the best naginata fighter in the Shinsengumi. Sanosuke is best friends with Nagakura Shinpachi and Todo Heisuke, forming a trio known as "The Three Comedians", whose chief hobby seems to be to annoy Tetsunosuke. The scar on his stomach is apparently from an attempted seppuku incident, though the details are never revealed in the series.
Voiced by: Kenji Nomura (Japanese), Jason Douglas (English)
Nakagura Shinpachi
The second unit captain of the Shinsengumi. He introduces himself to Tetsu as "Sanosuke’s keeper." Like Tetsu, he is often underestimated by his height (and young appearance — he looks like a child, but is actually in his 20s). In fact, he is extremely skilled with his sword and is a swordsman of Okita Souji's level. He is also quite the joker, especially in conjunction with Sanosuke and Heisuke.
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese), Greg Ayres (English)
Todo Heisuke
The eighth unit captain of the Shinsengumi. Heisuke is the youngest member of Kondo's group and the youngest captain of the Shinsengumi. Since he has a slight infatuation with small, cute animals, he always calls Tetsunosuke "Puppy Boy" (much to Tetsu's dismay).
Voiced by: Kosuke Toriumi (Japanese), Nomed Kaerf (English)
Saito Hajime
The third unit captain of the Shinsengumi. The droopy-eyed and soft-spoken Saito Hajime has a supernatural ability to sense ghosts, spiritual auras (which unnerves many of the other members), and is able to perceive information about future events. He is an inexplicable camaraderie with Okita.
Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama (Japanese), Rob Mungle (English)
Yamanami Keisuke
One of the Shinsengumi's two vice-commanders. Yamanami (often called "Sannan" by Kondo and Hijikata, which is an alternate reading of the kanji in his name) is a good-natured and thoughtful figure, providing a counterpoint to Hijikata's blunt and Machiavellian tendencies. He also loves children and takes a shine to Tetsunosuke. He is beloved by his fellow Shinsengumi members, and, like Hijikata, is firmly opposed to putting a sword in Tetsu's hands. He is carrying on a clandestine affair with a Shimabara courtesan named Akesato.
Voiced by: Norihiro Inoue (Japanese), Chris Ayres (English)
Kondo Isami
The commander of the Shinsengumi. Kondo is presented as a grandfatherly, slightly-clueless figure who is still fully aware of his and his organization's goals.
Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (Japanese), John Swasey (English)
Yamazaki Ayumu
The "den mother" of the Shinsengumi, Ayumu (most often known as "Ayu-nee", or "big sister Ayu") is the cook and housekeeper at the Shinsengumi compound. A pretty woman with a motherly nature, Ayumu is fully cognizant of what the people around her do for a living, and acts as a sort of big-sister figure to Tetsu. She is Susumu's older sister, and, like him, a shinobi.
Voiced by: Yūko Nagashima (Japanese), Christine Auten (English)
Yamazaki Susumu
Ayumu's younger brother, Susumu is one of the Shinsengumi's spies, reporting directly to Hijikata. A skilled shinobi and information-gatherer, his nature emulates that of his superior's. He often cross-dresses (quite convincingly — at a later point in the series, he manages to pass as his sister) to gather information.
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), Chris Patton (English)
Saya
A fictional character. She is mute and writes to communicate. Tetsu tends to relate to her because her parents were also murdered.
Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)
Saizou the Pig
Okita Soji’s piglet pet. He lives with his family at the Shinsengumi Headquarter.
Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)
Akesato
Based on the actual person. Akesato is Yamanami Keisuke's lover, a Shimabara courtesan, and a shinobi working for the Choshu clan. (The real Akesato was not a shinobi.)
Voiced by: Neya Michiko (Japanese), Kira Vincent Davis (English)
Yoshida Toshimaro
Based on the historical figure. Yoshida Toshimaru, a student of Yoshida Shouin, is a leader of the Choshu clan and a master of military science.
Voiced by: Jun'ichi Suwabe (Japanese), John Gremillion (English)
Kitamura Suzu
A fictional character. Suzu intends to avenge the death of his older brother at the hands of the Shinsengumi. He becomes Tetsu's friend without realizing that he's part of the Shinsengumi.
Voiced by: Yuka Imai (Japanese), Kevin Corn (English)
Sakamoto Ryoma
Based on the actual visionary. He refers Tatsu and Tetsu's father as the "Peacemaker." Sakamoto calls Tatsu "Dragon Boy" and nicknames Tetsu "Iron Boy."
Voiced by: Masashi Ebara (Japanese), David Born (English)

Trivia

In Episode 16, the tune Sakamoto Ryoma whistles is actually that of The Star Spangled Banner. He also sings this (in heavily accented English) in the earlier episodes.

Music

Opening Theme: YOU GONNA FEEL by HAV

Ending Theme: Hey Jimmy! by HAV

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