Christel Ketsuno is a famous and beautiful TV weather reporter in Gintama. She is beloved by Gintoki Sakata and many fans for her charm and unrivaled weather forecasts. She is more than just a reporter—she is an elite onmyoji from the Ketsuno clan, using her mystical powers for the good of everyday people instead of just serving the shogunate. While her public life is full of smiles and star power, her private life is complicated with family drama, a failed arranged marriage, rivals trying to sabotage her, and even magical duels. She adores her pet dog with a hilarious long name, and her fortunes and predictions never miss—unless ruined by enemy curses. Christel's warmth, magic, and resilience make her a standout in the Gintama cast.
Christel Ketsuno is a graceful and attractive woman.
She has sharp but friendly features and carries herself in a professional and cheerful way.
Her height is 163 cm and her weight is 45 kg.
Christel is always cheerful and polite on screen.
She loves making people smile and uses her power to help others, not just for her own gain.
She is an animal lover, especially fond of her unique pet dog.
Despite facing tough challenges, Christel remains strong, kind, and positive.
Behind her TV personality, Christel Ketsuno is an elite onmyoji from the Ketsuno clan, who have served the Tokugawa shogunate since the Edo period.
She chose to use her powers for the happiness of ordinary people, which is why she became a weather reporter.
Her brother is Seimei Ketsuno, the head of the clan.
Christel was once in an arranged marriage with Doman, the head of a rival onmyoji clan, to keep peace between their families.
However, she and Doman divorced after only a year.
Christel has elite onmyoji skills that allow her to create incredibly accurate weather forecasts and fortune-telling segments on TV.
She uses her magic to predict and control the weather.
She commands a shikigami spirit named Gedoumaru, who follows her orders and protects her friends.
- Seimei Ketsuno: Her older brother and the current head of the Ketsuno clan.
- Gintoki Sakata: Her biggest fan, whom she accidentally met in a park. He was so nervous he tried a very awkward pickup line.
- Doman: Her ex-husband, the head of the rival Mirino onmyoji clan.
- Gedoumaru: Her loyal shikigami, who often helps both Christel and the Yorozuya.
- Her pet dog's name is "Last of Mohican Living of the Dead MacGuffin," which is famously hard to say.
- Later, she also owns a monkey with an even longer and harder-to-say name.
- In the live-action adaptation, she is played by Seinaka Furuhata.
- Her forecasts have never been wrong except when sabotaged by Doman's magic.
- Her character is inspired by two famous real-life Japanese news anchors and a joke about "butt."
"Good morning! Tomorrow's weather will be sunny!"
Superstar Weather Reporter
Christel Ketsuno is the beautiful weather anchor for the TV show "Omezame TV."
She hosts two segments, "Ketsuno-san's Weather Warning" and "Ketsuno-san's Black Horoscope."
Her predictions are so good because she secretly uses magical powers for her job.
She wants to make regular people's lives better with her abilities.
Arranged Marriage Trouble
Because of an arranged marriage, she married Doman, the head of the Mirino clan, but they divorced after only one year.
The marriage was meant to bring peace between onmyoji families.
Their rivalry did not end, and Christel and her brother become main targets for Doman and his clan.
Cursed Forecasts and Big Trouble
When Doman uses curses to mess up her forecasts, Christel faces being fired from her show because her predictions start to fail.
Desperate, she goes to Yorozuya for help.
Gintoki Sakata and his team step in, but they are soon caught in a huge battle of magical spells between the two onmyoji families.
Recovery and Support
With help from the Yorozuya and her shikigami Gedoumaru, Christel is able to fight back against Doman's curses.
She saves her job and returns to forecasting the weather with her usual perfect accuracy.
After this, she appears with her brother and Gedoumaru a few more times, celebrating birthdays and sending New Year's cards to the Yorozuya.
- Birthday: December 14
- Height: 163 cm
- Weight: 45 kg
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