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), samurai during the Azuchi–Momoyama period, adopted son of Tachibana Dōsetsu

Cf. Tachibana clan (kuge)

Modernity

 * Tachibana Kōichirō (立花小一郎, 1861-1925), 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), lieutenant general in the World War II Imperial Japanese Army, executed for war crimes
 * Zuicho Tachibana (橘 瑞超, 1890-1968), Buddhist priest and archaeologist, explorer of the East Asia
 * Masato Tachibana (橘 典人), Japanese weightlifter
 * Tachibana Hidenori (橘 秀宣, born 1978), Japanese voice actor who goes by Shinnosuke Tachibana (立花 慎之介)
 * Keita Tachibana (橘 慶太, born 1985), lead singer of the J-pop boy band w-inds.
 * Tatsumaru Tachibana (橘龍丸), Japanese voice actor
 * Rika Tachibana (立花 理香, born 1987), Japanese voice actress and model
 * Ayumu Tachibana (立花 歩夢), Japanese footballer
 * Takashi Tachibana (立花孝志), political activist

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
 * Dr. Tachibana Wato, a character in the Sherlock Holmes-themed drama series Miss Sherlock

Manga and anime

 * Kaoru Tachibana (立花かおる, Tachibana Kaoru), a character from the manga Dash Kappei
 * Akira Tachibana, main character of manga and anime After the Rain
 * 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 television 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
 * Mihoshi Tachibana (立花 みほし), a secondary character from the manga and anime Nichijou
 * Chizuru Tachibana (立花 千鶴), a character in the manga/anime Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?
 * Junichi Tachibana (橘 純一) and Miya Tachibana (橘 美也), the characters from the dating sim and anime Amagami SS
 * Sara and Nina Tachibana (タチバナ・サラ/ニナ), characters from the manga and anime Citrus
 * 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!
 * Rio Rollins Tachibana, a character in the anime Rio: Rainbow Gate!
 * Marika Tachibana (橘 万里花), a character in the anime and manga Nisekoi
 * Sugane Tachibana (橘 清音), a character in the anime series Gatchaman Crowds
 * Tachibana, an upperclassman and one of Mei Misaki's few friends in the manga Another
 * Hibiki Tachibana, the main character in Senki Zesshou Symphogear
 * Tomoe Tachibana in Absolute Duo
 * Taki Tachibana, one of the protagonists of Kimi no Na wa
 * Subaru Tachibana, the main protagonist of Akame Zero
 * Hotaru Tachibana, one of the protagonists of Aoharu x Machinegun
 * Hiromi Tachibana (立花 ヒロミ), or Hilary in the English dub, one of the protagonists of Beyblade
 * Yuki Tachibana, protagonist of Taiyō Matsumoto's manga GoGo Monster
 * Aiko Tachibana, is one of the protagonists of A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-
 * Rui Tachibana & Hina Tachibana, sister characters from the manga/anime Domestic Girlfriend
 * Hinata Tachibana (橘 日向), a character in the anime and manga Tokyo Revengers
 * Naoto Tachibana, a character in the anime and manga Tokyo Revengers
 * Mikan Tachibana, a character in the anime Atashinchi
 * Yuzuhiko Tachibana, a sibling of Mikan Tachibana
 * Mother, one of the parents of Mikan and Yuzuhiko
 * Father, the other parent of Mikan and Yuzuhiko

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 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
 * Lindo Tachibana in Dance With Devils
 * Arisu Tachibana, an idol from the video game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
 * Tetsu Tachibana, a central character in the video game Yakuza 0.
 * Kanon Tachibana, one of the team leaders in the video game Neo: The World Ends with You