I'm going to try to make the connections here.
Shoyou took in Gin. Since then, Gin has built connections with Takasugi, Katsura, the Loud Fellow, Shinpachi, Otae, Kagura, Otose, Saigo & the army of drag queens, Kyoshiro & the hosts, Tama, Catherine, Sadaharu (a dog god), Hasegawa, Gengai, the Shinsengumi, the Mimawarigumi, Kyubei & the Yagyu family, Sarutobi, Zenzo & the different ninja clans, Umibouzo, Tsukuyo & the Hyakka and Ketsuno Ana & the two families of the Onmyoji. Plus there's the firefighters, the reapers and a slew of minor characters.
Extended from those connections is Elizabeth, the Kihentai & the Kaientai. Plus Sakamoto has built a strong relationship with the new Shogun.
I can't wait to see this entire array of characters, years of relationships and bonds, converge to defend their home. All because Shouyou found a demon among a field of corpses.
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