Otose

Seiyuu / Dub

Brügger, Katja· Japanese

Enomoto, Atsuko· Japanese

Kujira· Japanese

Münchow, Lena· Japanese

Song, Do-yeong· Japanese

Agudo, Pepa· Spanish

Calene-Black, Shelley· English

Cesone, Elisabetta· Italian

Ferris, Samantha· English

Hacker, Jennifer· English

Kujira· Italian

Mainou, Patricia· Spanish

Summary

Known as Otose, the formidable landlady of Gintoki’s boarding house, she holds the true identity of Ayano Terada, with "Otose" serving as a genji alias. Her history reveals a vibrant past; in her youth, she was a striking beauty who worked at a restaurant before being fired for secretly providing free dumplings to impoverished children. A smoker by habit, she maintains a turbulent relationship with Gintoki, frequently clashing with him over his chronic failure to pay rent, yet she remains deeply confident in his ability to protect her. This trust was validated in episode 22, where she demonstrated surprising combat prowess by effortlessly dodging Ayame’s flying kick with a mere head tilt and catching a thrown dagger between two fingers. Beyond her role as a landlord, Otose wields significant influence as one of the four "emperors" governing the Kabuki District. Her character is inspired by a historical figure who managed a hotel during the Bakumatsu period and secretly harbored rebels from the Shinsengumi.

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