Over the past week I’ve updated the Shinsengumi Hub, linking together essays and research notes written over the past decade—from early reflections in 2016 to recent studies leading toward my forthcoming Samurai Swordsmen: The Definitive History of the Shinsengumi (1863–1869). The Hub now serves as a single access point for readers following my ongoing work on the Shinsengumi and the era that shaped them.

Many of these posts—some written years apart—are newly interlinked and arranged chronologically, tracing the evolution of my research and writing as Samurai Swordsmen has taken shape. Together they form a record of how this project has grown over time, from early source notes to full historical essays.