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Kambei Shimada
Shimada Kambei
Name
English name Kambei Shimada
Japanese name 島田カンベイ
General information
Gender Male
Hair Brown
Eyes Brown
Class Samurai
Equipment {{{equipment}}}
Weapons Chokutō
Metadata
First appearance Episode 01: The Master
Last appearance Episode 26: The Era's End
Status Alive
Voice actor Masaki Terasoma (Japanese)
R Bruce Elliott (English)

Kambei Shimada (島田カンベエ Shimada Kanbē) is the first of the seven samurai sought out by Kirara Mikumari. As an experienced and wise samurai, he has been through many battles. Together with Shichirōji, he fought in the Great War. He is voiced by Masaki Terasoma in the Japanese version and voiced by R Bruce Elliott in the English version.

History[]

As the first, and also considered wisest of the group, Kambei takes the role as leader. He is also the one to decide there have to be seven samurai ideally. He is also the one who makes up most tactical plans and strategies, often together with Shichirōji, to defend the village.

While initially he does not recognize either Katsushirō or Kikuchiyo to be samurai, he later on recognizes their abilities and accepts them. Despite his great loss during Great Wars battles and the lingering shadow of his painful and violent past, Kambei has a calm demeanor. Nevertheless, when Kirara confessed to him, Kambei stated that his heart had "withered" long time ago, indicating the weight of his loss. At the end of the series, he recognizes Katsushiro's worth (something he didn't do despite naming him one of the samurai), and passes his sword onto him.

Personality[]

Kambei is a quiet man. He is considered the wisest of the seven samurai, which is one of the reasons that he becomes their leader, the other being his impressive skill.

Kambei is a man of his word. This is shown when, after the battle against the nobuseri at Kanna Village, he continues the search for Rikichi's wife, Sanae, as well as Honoka's younger sister, Mizuki. Both women were taken from their villages by the bandits and delivered to the capital.

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