He bit his little finger, and with the blood he wrote his "Jisei no Ku"(a poem that a man writes just before his death), a quite elaborate one: In jail, Serizawa decided to fasten to death, refusing to take any food. He justified his action at the shrine, arguing that "he lost his mind due to the fervour he devoted to the gods", but he couldn't justify the three murders, so he was sentenced to death. After that, he went to the Kashima Shrine, only to rip the taiko (drum) of the shrine with his iron fan, saying that the drum was just too big.Īs the Tengu party was a headache for the Bakufu (government of the Shogun), this episode was quickly taken care of, and Serizawa was arrested and taken to Edo (Tokyo), to be interrogated at Ryuunokuchi. Mad with rage, he cut three men of his, beheading them with his katana. When they were in the Itako Quarters, he discussed with his subordinates. He learned kenjutsu with Togazaki Kumatarou, of the Shintou Munen Style, reaching the Menkyo Kaiden status (this is the highest status a swordsman can achieve, meaning that he mastered every aspect of the kenjutsu style (including the "ougi", the hidden technique) and thus he can teach it to others).Īfter mastering the sword, he served as a master to Takeda Kouunsai, a man of the Loyality Party (Kinnou) from Mito, and when Takeda formed the Tengu Party, Serizawa joined the party, changed his name to Kimura Tsuguji (some say Shitamura Tsuguji) and commanded a troop of 300 men. He was truly impressive when he put his hands on the sleeves and led the Shinsengumi members." And his family crest ("mon") was an open fan.
TAIHO SHICHAU ZO TOKUBETSUHEN SKIN
His skin was somewhat white and his eyes were narrow. The only thing left is a description of Serizawa by Yagi Tamesaburou: "Serizawa was a stout person. He had two elder brothers (Okimoto and Shigemoto), and a elder sister (Take).Ībout his appearance, there is no photos or portraits left of him (which is a pity). When a child, his name was Tatsutoshi and later he was called Mitsumoto. Serizawa Kamo was born in the 13th year of the Bunsei Era (1830), as the third son of Serizawa Sadamoto, in the Serizawa village of Namekata city in the Hitachi country (now Ibaragi province). And I used some excerpts from the amazing novel (call it a "fan-fiction" if you like ^_^), "Moeyo Ken" ("Burn, Oh Sword"), by Shiba Ryoutarou (Watsuki-sensei's Bible, according to himself) and "Shinsengumi Keppuuroku", also by Shiba Ryoutarou. I made up this biography from the books "100 Stories of the Shinsengumi", by Suzuki Tooru, and the trilogy "Shinsengumi Shimatsuki", "Shinsengumi Ibun" and "Shinsengumi Monogatari", all of those by Shimozawa Kan.
You'll understand why if you read his story.
Usually, Serizawa acts as a villain in the Shinsengumi books. He doesn't make any appearance in the Rurouni Kenshin manga, though Serizawa was motif of some Ruroken characters. Nevertheless, he played a key role in the beginning of the Shinsengumi, as its "Kyokuchou" ("Chief"), along with Kondou Isami and Niimi Nishiki. Serizawa Kamo isn't as famous as other Shinsengumi members, like Kondou Isami, Hijikata Toshizou, Okita Souji and Saitou Hajime.
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