The Shinsengumi Clown: The Story of Serizawa Kamo, the First Commander of the Shinsengumi - Comic A story of the founding of the Shinsengumi and the dramatic life of Serizawa Kamo, the first commander of the Shinsengumi, told from the perspective of Toshizo Hijikata. Why was the first commander purged within the Shinsengumi, and what was Serizawa Kamo's real name and character like? A newly drawn comic that solves many mysteries.