Name Sodojima Hoji
Voice Actor Unknown
Nickname Juppon Gatana Hyakushiki, Right Hand man
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Black
Height Unknown
Birth Stuff Unknown
Zodiac Sign Unknown
Age Unknown
Weapon A rifle
Weapon Technique None
Special Moves None
Personality Hoji is very loyal to Shishio. Though he does not fight, he is a great help to Shishio and is not afraid to state his opinnions. He helps decided and plot steps with Shishio and takes the blame when something goes wrong. He is truly loyal to Shishio and would even sacrifice his life for Shishio and his cause. He is not afraid to state his opinnions
Backround History There isn't much information about Hoji's past. He joined the Guppon Gatana because he despised the government and believed Shishio is capable of changing it. He does not have any battles with anyone but he does see Shishio's plans through. After the last major battle between Shishio and Kenshin, Hoji dies. When the Guppon Gatana was defeated we find him in hell with Shishio and Yumi.
Watsuki's View "I got the idea from the character Forge from my favorite American comic X-Men. (Houji’s name is kind of a pun on this.) It’s not so much his personality, but this position in the organization. The character Forge doesn't fight directly, but he invents all kinds of machines and is a support character for his friends. I thought it would be interesting to have a character in the Ten Swords who wasn’t a fighter but supported the organization in other ways, and eventually came up with Houji. At first he was just a stupid guy who was always surprised, and I thought 'Maybe this didn't work . . . 'But actually, he ended up being the number two in the organization which I've always liked, so ideas started flowing and he ended up being one of my favorite characters. This is giving it away, but Houji has a cool part at the end of the Kyoto story. But I believe he probably doesn't have any fans. As for the design, people say he's from Giant Robot, but he's not. Houji is 100% Watsuki Nobuhiro and I'm proud of him. There have been a lot in the earlier books, and my readers like good-looking characters (men or women) but as for me, I don't think it's enough. I think it's important to draw monsters and evil-looking characters as well, and that's why I put a lot of effort into them. First of all, if all the characters were good-looking, the idea of beauty would be lost and we wouldn't be able to tell which ones are supposed to be beautiful. My only regrets are about his costume. I wanted to draw Western clothes from that era, but even if I searched a lot I could not find any information..."