Tachibana (surname)

Tachibana (written: 橘 or 立花) is a Japanese surname.

Classical period

• Tachibana Dōsetsu (立花 道雪, 1513–1585), Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period
• Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代, 1569–1602), head of the Tachibana clan during the Sengoku Period, daughter of Tachibana Dōsetsu
• Tachibana Muneshige (立花 宗茂, 1567–1642), a samurai during the Azuchi–Momoyama period, adopted son of Tachibana Dōsetsu

Cf. Tachibana clan (kuge)

Moderity

• Tachibana Kōichirō (立花小一郎, 1861-1925),a general in the Imperial Japanese Navy and pre-war politician
• Tachibana Shūta (橘周太, 1865-1904), Russo-Japanese War hero
• Yoshio Tachibana (立花 芳夫, 1890–1946), a lieutenant general in the World War II Imperial Japanese Army, executed for war
• Zuicho Tachibana (橘 瑞超, 1890-1968), a Buddhist priest and archaeologist, explorer of the East Asia.
• Kikue Tachibana-Konwalski (born 1978), an Austrian-Japanese scientist
• Tachibana Riko or Tachibana Seisakusha (立花 里子/立花 製作者, born 1984), a Japanese adult video actress
• Keita Tachibana (橘 慶太, born 1985), lead singer of the J-pop boy band w-inds.

Fictional characters

Film

• Taizo and Yuri Tachibana, a commander in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and his reporter daughter, in the film Godzilla, Mothra & King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack.

Live-action TV shows

• Tobei Tachibana, a character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider V3, Kamen Rider X, Kamen Rider Amazon, and Kamen Rider Stronger.
• Sakuya Tachibana, a character in the tokusatsu television show Kamen Rider Blade

Manga and anime

• Ryoki Tachibana, a character in the shōjo manga Hot Gimmick
• An Tachibana and Kippei Tachibana, characters in the shōnen manga The Prince of Tennis
• Asuka Tachibana, a character in the anime TV series s-CRY-ed
• Ryohei Tachibana, a character in the OVA anime Sky Girls
• Shito Tachibana, a character in the manga Zombie-Loan
• Masao and Kazuo Tachibana, characters in the manga and anime Captain Tsubasa
• Several characters in the comedy manga Atashin'chi
• Wataru Tachibana, a character in the manga series Hayate The Combat Butler
• Tachibana General Labs, an information technology corporation in Serial Experiments Lain
• Hideo Tachibana, a character from the shōnen manga H2
• Kanade Tachibana, a character from the anime series Angel Beats!
• Rina Tachibana (立花 利奈, Tachibana Rina), a character from the manga and anime series Mushi-Uta
• Himeko Tachibana (立花 姫子, Tachibana Himeko), a character from the anime series K-On!
• Misato Tachibana (立花 みさと), a secondary character from the manga and anime Nichijou
• Junichi Tachibana (橘 純一) and Miya Tachibana (橘 美也), the characters from the dating sim and anime Amagami SS
• Makie Otono-Tachibana, a character from Blade of the Immortal
• Rei Tachibana, a character from the manga and anime Pani Poni Dash!
• Rintaro Tachibana, a character in the manga Dragons Rioting.
• Mei Tachibana, the protagonist of the manga and anime Say "I love you".
• Makoto Tachibana, a character in the anime Free! (anime)
• Marika Tachibana (橘 万里花), a character in the anime and manga Nisekoi
• Tachibana, an upperclassman and one of Mei Misaki's few friends in the manga Another.

Gaming

• Several characters in the Fatal Frame video game series
• Maria Tachibana, a character in the media franchise Sakura Wars
• Ukyo Tachibana, a character in the Samurai Shodown (series) video game series
• Tomoe Tachibana, a character in the Trauma Team videogame
• Shigure Tachibana, an elderly character in the Morenatsu visual novel.
• Ayako, Kaishu, and Ryoma (only mentioned by Kaishu, not actually in the game) Tachibana from SimCity DS