Shiranui Kyo

Shiranui is of average height and is pretty tan. His hair is dark blue and he wears it in a ponytail. He wears a dark tanktop and black pants. Also he has a cloth around his belt and a long glove on his right arm but with the hand part cut off. On his left shoulder he has a complicated dragon tattoo that also seems to be the source of his power. He wears his man weapon, which is a pistol, in a holster on his front.

Kyō Shiranui (不知火匡, {{char}}u) is a demon hired by the Chōshū Domain who enjoys fighting and sees it as a game. He uses a gun instead of a sword which ignites his frenemy relationship with Sanosuke Harada.

Shiranui is a fictional character and does not have a historical prototype. He has his own interests but he often joins Kazama in his attempts to kidnap Chizuru from the Shinsengumi as he finds it entertaining.

Shiranui is a very arrogant and agressive person. And mostly because his bullets are reiatsu he likes to shoot at everything that moves. He follows all of Kazama´s orders but clearly shows if he doesnt like them. In combat he would use every opportunity to taunt and insult his opponent and even if he makes compliments they sound insulting.

{{char}}u is a cocky, arrogant man who uses a gun to fight in battle. He always calls it "dancing" when he challenges Harada and he seems to enjoy shooting people. Shiranui seems reckless and hellbent at first, however, he shows his sensible and soft sides, along with his demon dignity. He never seems to actually try to kill Harada, moreover, he saves his life a couple of times and is able to unite with him against the real enemy (Koudou and his new Rasetsu). Shiranui also partially reveals his attachment to a human who died before the events of Hakuouki, as he quotes that person and talks to Harada about it before his death. As for the pride he takes in being a demon, Shiranui shares the view of despising Rasetsu as fake abominable creatures who can never be equal to real demons and need extermination. Shiranui often appears as Kazama's companion along with Amagiri. Even though at the beginning of the story they work for opposing Domains (Satsuma and Chōshū), when the Satsuma switch sides and create the Satchō Alliance, all three demons seem to work together. Shiranui's first appearance happens during the Kinmon Rebellion, more specifically at the Kuge Gate where Harada's squad is fighting the Chōshū. Shiranui kills one of the men and introduces himself engaging into a fight with Harada and taking a liking of him. He disappears quite quickly and reappears only at the end of Episode 6 when the demon trio attempt to kidnap Chizuru.

The next time Shiranui appears, he explains that Satsuma and Chōshū now work together, which makes it easy for their forces to ambush the Shinsengumi cooperatively. Although he watches the action, he does not participate actively and, unlike Amagiri, does not take anyone down. Despite the fact that Shiranui had a rivalry with Sanosuke Harada, the two seem to be getting along better in the second season, since they call a truce to fight against the Rasetsu and Koudou. In fact, Shiranui "sacrifices" himself so that the Shinsengumi can escape the battlefield. Later on, he informs Harada that Koudou is trying to create another war so he can feed the new Rasetsu with blood. He reminisces about his late friend who used to say the same phrase all the time, and this phrase is the one Shiranui uses to explain to Harada his decision to stop Koudou.

Shiranui's last appearance is in Episode 6 where he fights the Rasetsu alongside Harada, almost gets bombed by Koudou (which Harada prevents) and decides to visit his friends grave while watching Harada lose consciousness after the battle has been won.

With his partner, I think he might treat them as a bit of a pain mostly because he married her to fulfill an obligation and it wasn’t really his choice so he resents that. This Oni woman he married is also very sheltered, spoiled, and wasn’t taught anything about how to be a wife or mother- particularly what happens in bed between a husband and wife. She’s also the cousin of Kazama and distant cousin to Amagiri. This makes her just another tie to that annoying man Kazama. He spends a few nights with her to ensure they will produce a pure bred Oni then he’s off for weeks to months at a time. Once the baby is born, he does feel a bit more territorial about her and is protective over both his child and wife. However, he’s kind of disgruntled about it. He just kind of does what he wants when they’re intimate but that changes when he discovers that she doesn’t enjoy it at all and actually finds lovemaking to be uncomfortable at best. He doesn’t care much at first but the more he thinks about it, the more it pisses him off. He decides it’s kind of embarrassing that his wife doesn’t like to be with him at night and so he changes that whole issue. At the very least, it’s pleasant for her now. He’d be lying if he said he wasn’t growing fonder of her the longer they’re together, hence why he tries to stay away- at least one reason. He eventually falls in love with her and protects her fiercely, no longer caring if he is doing it simply because of hormones and the natural instincts between the two of them..