Bucchigire! 🎁

: Substitute for Soji Okita . A female character posing as the legendary swordsman.

Set in Japan's Bakumatsu period, the story begins after an imperialist gang known as the wipes out the Shinsengumi's Eighth Division, leaving only Heisuke Toudou alive but severely injured. To maintain order and hide the force's near-annihilation from the public, Toudou offers eight criminals a chance at redemption: they must discard their pasts and pose as the deceased Shinsengumi captains.

The story centers on , an impulsive young man acting as the double for Commander Isami Kondo. He holds a deep hatred for samurai because a group of them killed his parents, but he agrees to the mission to find the Masked Demons and avenge his family. Main Characters and Doubles Bucchigire!

The rag-tag group of criminals are color-coded and assigned to replace specific Shinsengumi leaders:

: Substitute for Keisuke Yamanami . A doctor and scientist interested in human anatomy. : Substitute for Soji Okita

: Substitute for Shinpachi Nagakura . A strong-man criminal often paired with Bo.

Bucchigire! (translated as Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! ) follows seven death-row criminals who are secretly recruited to act as "doubles" for the Shinsengumi in Kyoto. To maintain order and hide the force's near-annihilation

: Substitute for Isami Kondo . The hot-headed protagonist seeking revenge.