Character Profile-Misao Makimachi
Misao is very happy-go-lucky, 16 years old girl.She was born on November 1863 and uses kunai as her weapon.She uses kempo as her fighting style. Her personality is very similar to that of Kaoru's in that while she can be very cheery, she is easily angered and once angered, can be very violent. Misao is very proud of the fact that she is a member of the Oniwaban, which is basically her adoptive family. She has always been extremely devoted to Aoshi Shinomori, the leader of the Oniwaban. She is hopelessly in love him and hopes to one day finally make him smile. Misao is caring, compassionate, and friendly. Despite being somewhat tomboyish, she is actually quite sensitive. Misao first enters the story when Kenshin Himura comes across her in the woods during her search to find Aoshi and the other members of the Oniwaban group that went with him. After some squabbling and an adventure or two later she invites him to stay at the Aoiya and even provides him with the resources to locate his old master. Misao then joins the gang in their fight against Shishio.In the past
Misao was the granddaughter of the old leader of the Oniwabanhu. Thus the entire Oniwaban was like her family even after her father died, and she grew to be particularly attached to Aoshi. She was also taught martial arts by Hanya Eventually; Aoshi took the best members of the Oniwaban and left the Aoiya, leaving Misao behind in the care of Okina and the remaining members of the Oniwaban. When Misao became older, she would often leave the Aoiya for extended periods of time in order to search for Aoshi and the others.