Name: Kaoru Kamiya

Aliases: Racoon Girl, Jo-Chan, Miss Kaoru

Age: 17

Height: 5'2"

Weight: 95 lbs.

Body Size: B 34"-W 23"-H 35"

Hair: Black

Eyes: Blue

Blood Type: O

Weapon: Bokken

At a young age, Kaoru was already learning her father's skill, Kamiya Kasshin Ryuu. Kaoru grew up with the philosophy of defending the weak because of this. When her father died, Kaoru took upon the task of continuing on the Kamiya Kasshin Ryuu style as the assistant master.

In Tokyo, the Kamiya Kasshin Ryuu was popular. Students trained under Kaoru until the day the name of the school was disgraced by Gohei Hiruma. Fortunately, a rurouni named Kenshin came along to save the day and that's when Kaoru's life finally began to pick up. Because the school had lost all of its students, she relied on Kenshin to help her bring back the fame it once had.

For a girl of her age, Kaoru is very bossy and shows it when she beats up on nearly anyone close to her. To make matters worse, her cooking is terrible. One thing she treasures most is Kenshin. Although she cannot declare her true feelings for him until she completley matures, Kaoru grows jealous of those who try to take him away from her, namely Megumi. Even so, Kaoru is strong for a young woman. The only weapon she wields is a bokken and she's mighty skilled with it.

Kaoru is considered the one closest to Kenshin. She is the only one that can hold back Kenshin like a sheath holds a sword. At times, Kaoru plays the role of the damsel in distress, mainly because she's good bait for angering Kenshin. When the time comes where Kaoru and Kenshin finally settle down, they have a child named Kenji. Kaoru's son looks very similar to his father, but doesn't like Kenshin that much for some reason.