A wakizashi converted from a naginata, and one of the many Toushirou brothers. Like Namazuo Toushirou, he suffers from memory loss due to a fire (in Honebami's case, he was burned in the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657), but he has lost far more of his memories and is much more quiet and withdrawn than Namazuo is. He dislikes being touched and is not fond of interacting with any of the swords other than Namazuo, though he is fond of horses.
He has white hair (with the usual superposition with grey and silver) and he has purple eyes like Namazuo. He wears the same military uniform as most of the other Awataguchi swords, along with a black necktie, sode, and white gloves. His Kiwame form gives him high heels and more elaborate armor, and his hair has grown slightly longer in the front.
Honebami (骨喰) means "bone-eater", and he is sometimes depicted with bones or a skeleton as his object namesake. His armor in his Kiwame form becomes somewhat skeletal in appearance to reflect this.
After his Kiwame remodel, he finally regains his memories. Honebami learns that he was not burned like Ichigo and Namazuo at Osaka, and it was the pain of being left behind (which ultimately saved him) when many of his brothers were burned, coupled with the fires of Meireiki burning him that caused his amnesia. After returning, he's still troubled about his memories, but he's more friendlier with the Saniwa (also revealing he doesn't dislike being touched).
