First of all, there are a few places that I shamelessly 'appropriated' a few images from. I don't have a screencapper, so the anime images aren't mine. The scans from volume 4 are also not mine, but the rest of the scans are. ;;^^ Shinomori Aoshi's Oniwabanshuu HQ - for said manga volume 4 scans! The Kamiya Dojo - for the anime screencaps. Now that I've got THAT off my conscience - If either of you object strenuously, just let me know and I'll take the pictures down...! ^_^ They're your hard work, after all, not mine! ...let's get on to the meat of this page: Aoshi-related links and the Japanese source pages I used for all the information I have on Hijikata-sama and Kempo and Ninpo. ^^ Kempo: The Kenpo/Kempo FAQ Ninpo: Ninjutsu The Ninpo Library Kenjutsu: Japanese Swords and Sword Arts on the Web The Japanese Sword Index Aoshi-related links : Aa! Aoshi-sama! the Oniwabanshuu HQ page mentioned above ^^ Ice Blue Eyes: Aoshi and Misao Hijikata Toshizou : ( most of these pages are JP, sorry ^^ ) Yoshiyuki Uchimura's Homepage - Toshizou no PROFILE ;;^^ A visit with the Classical Kendo Federation - ( english ) the sword styles of the Shinsengumi are still being taught today...read this, it's very interesting. Toshizo Hijikata Monument Shinsengumi Hijikata Toshizou Tama, Shinsengumi ( an EXCELLENT source of info...if you read JP ^^ even has all the photos available of the actual Shinsengumi members. ) Nostalgia in the last days of Tokugawa Syogunate - they have a picture of Okita's grave, too, I think...^^ Shinsengumi - ( english ) Shiba Ryotaro: A Human View of History - ( english ) the author of Moeyo ken!, a novel featuring Hijikata prominently, and that Watsuki himself also read before writing RK. ^^ Manga Translation Links maigo-chan's RK translations - volumes 1 - 18 currently End of Summer - volumes 18-22, roughly Miko's RK Translations - volumes 23-25 -- Presented by Courtney-chan of the RK Fic Fix-- [ pin the butt-bow ]