Main characters.

Takeda kito. son of samurai Takeda kensou and former kunoichi Takeda mifune kitsumi and grandson of shogun Takeda koento he practices Chinese martial arts aikido jujutsu kenjutsu and bojutsu but is truly a bumpkin at heart,he is engaged to Nakokoro Yukihime Oedo he is embarrassed to admit he has a relationship with her he has a thoroughbred racehorse named tsuma O Aishi teru. Meaning I love my wife

Koetsuji maito. Childhood friend of kito he is training under master doatouya kenshi training in hungar as well as lotus palm and wushu he has proclaimed his undying favor to his master and friends he is a big supporter of kito and Nakokoro's relationship even if kito is embarrassed to admit he has one he has a mountain horse named nagaiki SuruOedo Ocho meaning long live dynasty

Nakokoro yukihime Oedo or yukihime no Oedo she is princess of Oedo in Tokyo she is the daughter of the current emperor and the granddaughter of the first emperor of Oedo dynasty she loves kito and is aware of his embarrassment of their relationship but doesn't mind she is, trained in karate and kobudo but doesn't let anyone know of this she is a great cook as she has been training to be kito's bride since childhood she loves horses and has three two she gives to her friends she has a stallion named kito daisuki or I love kito.