Aoshi Sanada

Aoshi Sanada (, Sanada Aoshi) is a member of the Takeda Bushi and it's Blue Sword of the First Company.

Appearance
Aoshi is a young, muscular man with a tall height. He has short, spiky turquoise hair and a pair of black, cat-like eyes.

He wears a tight black T-shirt, which has some cuttings at the abdomen and the armpit. He also wears armour on his left arm and his legs.

Tatsuyama Town Arc
Aoshi arrives at Tatsuyama Town along with the rest of the Takeda Bushi to fight the Kishin. Observing Musashi, Shunrai Yamamoto wonders if Musashi is indeed a bushi, but Aoshi states while he have some mixed in Bushi techniques, he is fighting too wild to be a bushi. As Naotora Takeda joins them and seeing that Musashi isn't doing anything to the Kishin, Shunrai pulls Musashi up to their camp. Not giving up, Musashi manages to escape and Aoshi wonders if they should capture him again, but Naotora tells them to let him go. Later, he is celebrating with the rest of the Takeda Bushi over the victory against the Engoku Tengu.

Etymology

 * The name Aoshi means "blue, green (青) (ao) and "will, purpose" (志) (shi).
 * Aoshi's surname Sanada means "real, genuine" (真) (sana) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).