If the Hakuoki characters were a real family…
Hijikata: uptight mom hen
Kondou: Aloof and out of touch dad
Gen: everybody’s kind bad ass grandpa.
Saito: the quiet takes things too seriously brother
Shin: that one cousin you just can’t keep sober
Harada: everybody’s loveable older brother
Okita: that one brother who isn’t afraid to prank his siblings but if anyone else messes with them is willing to kill the idiots.
Sanan: the creepy uncle everybody stays away from
Heisuke: the youngest brother always in trouble; is never serious
Chizuru: the defenseless little sister who always needs protection unless you touch her man then hell hath no fury than her; twin
Iba: the cousin who rarely shows up unless in town
Kazama: the adopted obsessed with chizuru perverted cousin
Kaoru: twin that cross dresses; wants to be a girl and hates his sister for it
Ibuki: the twice removed cousin; left the family to become an artist
Sen: the adorable cousin who is the only truly sane one of the bunch
Shiranui: the cousin who loves weapons too much
Yamazaki: the badass ninja uncle the kids never know is coming
Amagiri: the uncle that has no more fucks to give.
Koudou: the one you-never-mention-him uncle that’s locked up in the asylum
Itou: Sannan’s wife, hates the rest of the family, but pretends to love them just for appearances. Expresses his love for his nieces and nephews by giving them money and material possessions; aka that aunt that just always seems to have fuck tons of money and expensive shit. Always****
Sakamoto: the very popular amongst the ladies cousin
Takeda: definitely gay but will never say, stick up his ass genius cousin who everybody hates
Souma: wants to be the best to protect his family type of brother
Miki: The Sister-in-Law (on Itou’s side) that everyone tolerates who always buys Gucci products and wears it to every single family gathering, arriving fashionably late by exactly 35 minutes.**
Kodo’s furies: Kodo’s asylum buddies who believe Kodo is the savior, tries to break out of the asylum but gets killed.
Shimada: the uncle who’s everyone’s best friend and who everyone asks to baby sit.