Under the feudal system, only the samurai class was allowed to own weapons. Kenshin’s sword skill quickly attracted attention to himself. He became one of the main arbiters of the Chōshū domain's policy and continued to act as the domain's expert on Western military science, devoting his efforts to importing arms and raising troops. Sound Director. Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle. For a moment he stares, struck not by the threat itself but by how familiar the words are. Takasugi originated the revolutionary idea of auxiliary irregular militia (shotai). His Japanese voice actor is Wataru Ta… Takasugi's visit coincided with the Taiping Rebellion, and he was shocked by the effects of European imperialism even on the Chinese Empire. The blades of the swords that Takasugi Shinsaku used had a shortened length. He gets into fights with his own allies on a regular basis. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE. His seiyuu is Wataru Takagi and his North American VA is Jason Phelps. This is what Takasugi did from a young age until he got the license to teach what he learned from his master. Character: Takasugi Shinsaku. - Speaking of which, he bought a pair of of Smith and Wesson pistols in Shanghai. Takasugi Shinsaku in media. edit entry add/edit names add/edit resources add/edit tags. Katsura Kogoro voiced by Corey Gagne and 1 other. Jason B Phelps is the English dub voice of Takasugi Shinsaku in Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal, and Wataru Takagi is the Japanese voice. Takasugi - in spite of his young age - was an influential factor within Chōshū as one of the most extreme advocates of a policy of seclusion and expelling the foreigners from Japan. Comments Add a Comment. Takasugi reorganized his Kiheitai militia into a rifle-unit with the latest modern rifles, and introduced training in Western strategy and tactics. However, Chōshū soon had no choice but to call on Takasugi again. After Chōshū fired upon Western warships in the Straits of Shimonoseki on 25 June 1863, British, French, Dutch and American naval forces bombarded Shimonoseki, the main port of the Chōshū domain the following summer in what was later called the Bombardment of Shimonoseki. An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works Rurouni Kenshin (4) 幕末Rock | Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- (2) ... Katsura Kogorou | Kido Takayoshi/Takasugi Shinsaku (3) Sakamoto Ryouma/Takasugi Shinsaku (3) Harada Sanosuke/Nagakura Shinpachi (Hakuouki) (3) Shiranui Kyo/Takasugi Shinsaku (2) Date Masamune/Sanada Yukimura (1) Ishida Mitsunari/Shima Sakon (1) Himura Kenshin/Yukishiro Tomoe (1) Ankh/Hino Eiji (1) Exclude … He recruited the young Kenshin Himura into the Kiheitai before allowing Chōshū leader Katsura Kogorō to make him the Hitokiri Battōsai. Info; Names; Main Name: Takasugi Shinsaku . However, dying at the young age of 28, Takasugi was not to become one of Japan's famous leaders in the subsequent Meiji era. Takasugi Shinsaku (高杉 晋作,? Takasugi Shinsaku founded the Chōshū Kiheitai, which fought against the Bakufu in the Second Chōshū expedition and the Boshin war. Takasugi returned to Japan convinced that Japan must strengthen itself to avoid being colonized by the western powers, or to suffer a similar fate as China. In Rurouni … Shinsaku Takasugi is one of the members of the security organization BANG. But he always ends up back commanding his prized little army. In this Japanese name, the family name is Takasugi. Takasugi Shinsaku hails from Hagi, Choshu in South-Western Japan, but in his short life, he’s often traveled back and forth between Edo, Kyoto, and home (as well as a trip to Shanghai). This was better known as the New Shadow School. Shinsaku Takasugi (高杉 晋作) Takasugi originated the revolutionary idea of auxiliary irregular militia (shotai). And last but not least, Takasugi is the original behind Gintama’s antagonist, Takasugi Shinsuke. Their fighting against Chōshū units demonstrated the inferiority of traditional Japanese troops against a Western army, and convinced the leaders of the domain of the absolute necessity for a thorough military reform. He is also very short compared to many of the famous warriors that surround him: only 5 ft 3/160 cms. Weakened by the punitive attack by the Western powers, Chōshū was unable to withstand an expedition mounted by the Bakufu in autumn 1864 in retaliation for previous Chōshū attempts to seize control of Kyoto. From 1865 onward, he commands the Kiheitai to sucessive victory, but I’m mostly RPing before that. Comments Add a Comment. 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