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Itou Takahisa was the sickly older child of a pair of twin brothers. His younger brother Itou Kamotarou 伊東 鴨太郎 was a healthy child, who excelled in both the literary and martial arts, earning the nickame of 'gifted child'. Itou's mother blamed him for his older brother's condition as Itou was healthy.




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The manga author's choice of names for the 2 brothers is noteworthy. Itou Takahisa's name has the kanji character 'eagle' while Itou Kamotarou's name has the kanji character 'duck' in it. The almost antithetical connotations of the 2 birds are hard to miss.

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  1. Translated from 空知英秋 Sorachi Hideaki, 銀魂五年生 Gintama 5th Graders (Gintama Official Character Book 2), 集英社 Shueisha Jump Comics, page 57.
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