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, known in Western order as Aoshi Shinomori in the English version of the anime, is a fictional of the ''Oniwabanshū'' in the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' universe created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Shinomori Aoshi is the genius young leader of the Oniwabanshū onmitsu. After the revolution, the Oniwabanshuu lost its purpose and he decided to work for Takeda Karnyuu instead but this leads to death of his comrades which results from driving him mad. Throughout the series, Aoshi swore to a new vow: he would defeat Battōsai at any cost in order to gain the title of "the strongest" and bestow that title upon the graves of his fallen comrades. ==Design== Nobuhiro Watsuki based Aoshi on Hijikata Toshizō, the deputy Leader of the Shinsengumi. There are most certainly versions of Hijikata portrayed in books and fiction; Aoshi grew out of the Hijikata who killed his gentler feelings and buried his human weakness. Watsuki describes himself as a fan of the other version of Hijikata. Watsuki describes that version of Hijikata, seen in ''Moeyo Ken'' (''Burn, O Sword''), as "a bundle of raw combat-instinct who keeps fighting until the very death." Since, according to Watsuki, the addition of the Oniwabanshū occurred during the "last minute," he found difficulty writing with him since he had not resolved a "concrete image" for Aoshi. Watsuki says that he used no specific design model for Aoshi. As the image of Hijikata grew stronger within Watsuki, the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' author added fringes (bangs) to Aoshi's design. Watsuki held a chance to change the hairstyle while compiling the edited manga, but chose not to edit the hairstyle, since he did not want readers to believe that "Aoshi was wearing a rug or anything." 〔"The Secret Life of Characters (13) Okashira ● Shinomori Aoshi," ''Rurouni Kenshin'' Volume 4. VIZ Media. 184.〕 Watsuki said he originally intended for his design of the 13-year-old "young Aoshi" to be used for another character. He says that many female readers liked young Aoshi. He described drawing Aoshi's fringes as "a pain." 〔Watsuki, Nobuhiro. "Act 25: Duel of the Masters." ''Rurouni Kenshin'' Volume 4. VIZ Media. 55.〕 During the run of the Kyoto arc, Watsuki reported receiving a reader letter that said "I'll bet Aoshi is gonna be another one of those characters who ''just'' happens to be around to help Kenshin in times of need." The letter "kind of got to" Watsuki and he told himself that Aoshi is going to be a "bad guy." As a response Watsuki decided to make Aoshi an antagonist in the arc and fight Okina (Kashiwazaki Nenji), his former master.〔Watsuki, Nobuhiro. "The Secret Life of Characters (31) Okina (Kashiwazaki Nenji)," ''Rurouni Kenshin'' Volume 11. Viz Media. 126.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shinomori Aoshi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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