Togame

Togame is the main female protagonist from the Katanagatari anime and light novels.

Togame is a self-titled strategist working for the shogunate.

Appearance
Togame is petite and often claims to be physically fragile. She was originally born with black hair and red eyes. Her appearance changed after she witnessed the murder of her father. Her hair turned white, and the eye that saw the act through the doorway gap takes on a purple snake-like appearance whenever she schemes. One of the Maniwani notes that it "shines with ambition". Later in the series, her long hair is chopped off by an attack from Nanami Yasuri.

Togame dresses in the flamboyant manner of a princess, with colors of deep purple and royal blue. She wears a one-sleeved kimono top emblazoned with symbol of a coiled golden snake. A piece of half-armor covers one shoulder. Her skirt has an intentionally torn appearance. She wears traditional geta.

Personality
Togame has a strong will and a high intellect, but she is not immune to clumsiness or bad judgment. She calculates brutal schemes that surprise even Shichika Yasuri. Despite this, Togame is a cheery girl that still handles herself as royalty, as shown with her habit of wearing extravagant clothing. She also enjoys saying "Cheerio!" while striking Shichika, which she mistook as a foreign word for "Chesuto!" (the Kagoshima dialect equivalent of "Ganbare!"). After some embarrassment, she tries to pass this off as an intentional choice.

Togame is wary of trusting others as she has been betrayed before on her sword-collecting quest, and orders Shichika to fall in love with her as she believes love surpasses all other temptations.

Abilities
Keen Intellect: Though Togame is a princess without any born special attributes, her diligence and intellect help her analyze situations and devise strategies very well.

Trivia

 * If the name Togame is spelled with the kanji, her name can be read as "eye is a cross".
 * Togame's real name, Yōsha, can mean "permit", the opposite of the meaning of Hitei's name, "deny".