u/SaintMandarin

So I'm new to Golden Kamuy - started watching about 3 weeks ago, currently on S3E4; but I've been thinking this for a while now - is Sugimoto basically Guts during the Russo Japanese War? Is there any context that the author was a Muira fan? Anything at all? Is it coincidence? They're for sure different characters in mosts aspects any way I break it down but I'm also compelled to notice the similarities because of how my tism works.

Thank you for listening.