In addition to your regular inventory you will find and purchase Gift Items that you can use when interacting with various sub-characters in the game. Depending on what item you give to which character can increase or decrease your "friendship" with that person, as well as get you some interesting items in exchange. Most of your item trading goes on in Imasho Town, although there will be chances to give items to other characters outside of town. You can exchange gifts whenever the Gift Exchange icon is displayed.

You can only trade with the four sub-characters, and each person has a their own set of items they are interested in. Depending on the gift you will see one of seven possible reactions, each with their own modifying value toward that character's level of friendship.

Value	Friendship	Sub-Character Reaction
A	+50	Receives highly desired item
B	+30	Receives a good item
C	+10	Receives an average item
D	-10	Angrily takes unwanted item
E	-30	Gently rejects an item
F	-50	Firmly rejects an item
G	-70	Attempting to give back an item received from that character

One interesting twist to this exchange program is when you give an undesirable item to a character who then gives you an item they dislike in return. This is a great way - and sometimes the only way - to get some of the rarer items in the game. Of course, getting these items will cost you some friendship points, so be prepared to reconcile after an intentional bad trade.

Also important to the the trading system is the special equipment designed for use by certain sub-characters. It is possible for you to purchase this equipment in Imasho Town, but if you give it to the wrong character you can severely damage your friendship with the intended owner. Conversely, if you give that item to the proper person your bond will increase and you will be rewarded with the first and second level Technique Manuals that allow Jubei to increase the power of his attacks.

As your friendship with each of the sub-characters increases, these characters will appear more frequently, giving you valuable story information, helping you in battles, and even taking part in certain Side Quests. While these Side Quests can be played with Jubei, they are designed for certain sub-characters, and when played with those characters you will receive added bonuses and unlock more of the game.

The level of assistance each sub-character provides is based on their level of friendship. With the exception of Oyu, all of the sub-characters will be indifferent to your presence at the beginning of the game. The more favorable trades you make with each character, the better your relationship becomes. To make matters worse, each of the sub-characters has their own additional level of friendship with each other independent of your bond.

For example, Ekei and Magoichi are rivals, so when you make friends with one you lose points with the other. You can be friends with everybody at one time or another; just not everyone at the same time. Learning when to make new friends and abandon old ones is just another interesting aspect to this game.

You can tell your level of friendship by watching for visual clues when you begin a gift exchange. Indifferent characters will keep their back turned to you at the start of a transaction. After you have given them several good items they will start to face you during these encounters indicating a certain level of respect. At this level the character may assist you in battle and appear in some of the cutscenes. Once you have given them enough good items to boost them to a friendly status you will see a unique gesture for each character to indicate they are your ally. At this point they become playable characters in certain Side Quests.

Here are the friendly gestures for each sub-character:

• Oyu smiles at you
• Kotaro drops from his hanging position
• Ekei waves to you
• Magoichi salutes with his gun

The following chart is an alphabetized listing of all 125 Gift Items in Onimusha 2, any special notes, and where they are found.

Gift Item	Additional Information	Where You Find It
Abacus	None	Yagyu Village - Mansion closet
Ancient Coin	None	Oyu
Ancient Documents	None	Imasho Town Stables - first peasant
Ashura Garment	Armor for Ekei	Kotaro
Beetle	press X repeatedly when you see the beetle crawling up the tree	Imasho Town Mountain Path
Black Beer	None	Imasho Town Bar (after Gifu) - 100gp
Black Pill	None	Third shop list
Blue Parrot	sold out in other lists	First shop list
Bouquet	None	Imasho Town Stables - walking man (after Gold Mines)
Bread	None	Oyu
Broken Bell	None	Imasho Town Stables - female thief
Brown Chick	Turns into Brown Chicken	comes from brown egg
Brown Chicken	Lays a Golden Egg	comes from brown chick
Brown Egg	Turns into Brown Chick	Laid by Chicken
Calligraphy Kit	None	Third shop list
Cameo	None	Magoichi
Chalk	None	Item Shop - Devoted Son (after Gold Mines)
Chick	become Chicken	comes from egg
Chicken	eventually lays a Brown Egg	comes from chick
Chinese Fiddle	None	Oyu
Cloth	None	Imasho Town Blacksmith - Item box
Collected History Book	None	Combine 10 individual volumes
Comb	None	Imasho Town Marketplace - third merchant
Compass	None	First shop list
Conch	None	First shop list
Confetti	None	Imasho Town Main Street - first peasant
Copper Coin	None	Magoichi
Crown	None	Oyu
Crystal Ball	None	Castle Gifu Commons - Item box, bottom of ramp
Dead Flowers	flowers die over time	originally Bouquet
Deer Antler	None	Ekei
Dice	None	Gold Mine Entrance - search miner
Dumpling Cake	None	Kotaro
Egg	Turns into Chick	First shop list
Emblem	None	Magoichi
European Hat	None	Magoichi
Fairy Tale Book	None	Second shop list
Fancy Paper	None	Ekei (exchange for Calligraphy Kit)
Fish Rice	None	Kotaro
Folding Fan	None	Imasho Town Bar - upstairs item box
Fork	None	Yagyu Village - Mansion food storage
Frog	None	Tagyu Village - Dragon God Pond
Fudo Leg Guard	Armor for Ekei	Second shop list
Fur Skin	None	Imasho Town Bar - Upstairs, first miner (after meeting Kotaro)
Gabishi	Weapon for Kotaro	Third shop list
Glass	None	Imasho Town Stables - man next to Iron Horse
Globe	None	Imasho Town Marketplace - Item box
Golden Chick	Turns into Golden Chicken	comes from golden egg
Golden Chicken	None	comes from golden chick
Golden Egg	Turns into Golden Chick	Laid by Brown Chick
Goraishinki	Weapon for Magoichi	Third shop list
Gourd	None	Gifu East Area - Gold of East Shrine
Green Parrot	None	Third shop list
Grilled Fish	None	First shop list
Hair Oil	None	Kotaro
Hair Ornament	None	Second shop list
Hard Boots	Armor for Oyu	Magoichi
Hien Kyahan	Armor for Kotaro	Ekei
History Book #1	None	Castle Gifu - First floor stairs
History Book #2	None	Imasho Town Stables - woman in yellow
History Book #3	None	Oyu
History Book #4	None	Gold Mine Entrance - item box
History Book #5	None	First shop list
History Book #6	None	Ekei
History Book #7	None	Kotaro
History Book #8	None	Third shop list
History Book #9	None	Imasho Town Bar - upstairs, sleeping man, (after meeting Kotaro)
History Book #10	None	Second shop list
Houtengeki	Weapon for Ekei	Third shop list
Incense	None	Castle Gifu Entry Hall - first floor
Kaleidoscope	None	Imasho Town - Item box
Keimyo Hachimaki	Armor for Kotaro	Second shop list
Koban (coin)	None	Gold Mine Entry - dog
Lemon	None	Second shop list
Loaded Dice	None	Gold Mine Entrance - search miner (after Gifu)
Love Potion	None	Second shop list
Melon	None	Kotaro
Mirror	None	Gold Mines - Treasure Cave
Music Box	None	Ekei
Naughty Novel	None	Third shop list
Oolong Tea	None	Yagyu Village Tearoom - Item box
Pair Ring	None	Third shop list
Pandora's Box	None	Third shop list
Persian Carpet	None	Ekei
Phirangi	Weapon for Oyu	Third shop list
Pick	None	Imasho Town Bar - upstairs, second miner (after Gold Mines)
Pickled Plum	None	Magoichi
Pickled Vegetables	None	Kotaro
Pipe	None	Imasho Town - Item box near magic mirror
Pirates Costume	Armor for Magoichi	Oyu
Plant Book	None	Second shop list
Playing Cards	None	Oyu
Pocket Watch	None	Third shop list
Potassium Nitrate	None	Gold Mines - consult special map
Raw Fish	turns into Rotten Fish	Kotaro
Recorder	None	Oyu
Red Parrot	sold out in other lists	Second shop list
River Fish	None	Fog Valley Mountain Stream
Rotten Fish	changes over time	originally Raw Fish
Rouge	None	Magoichi
Sake from Kagu	None	Oyu
Salt	None	First shop list
Scarf	None	Ekei
Silver Armor	Armor for Oyu	Second shop list
Silver Coins	None	Kotaro
Sponge Cake	None	Magoichi
Stamina Drink	None	Oni Sacred Place - Torture Room
Strategy Book	None	Kotaro
Taiheiki	A Tale of Great Peace	Oyu
Taizo Mandala	None	Imasho Town Marketplace - drunk monk
Tale of the Heike	None	Ekei
Tea	None	Kotaro
Telescope	None	Imasho Town Mountain Path - Item box
Tengu Mask	None	Imasho Town Stables - Item box
Textile Fabrics	None	Ekei
The Analects	None	Ekei
Tube for Pigeon Leg	None	Fog Valley Mountain Stream
Unique Mushroom	value randomly changes with each use	Imasho Town Mountain Path, Oni Sacred Place Torture Room, dropped by demons
Vodka	None	First shop list
Wasabi	None	Yagyu Village Mansion backyard
Watermelon	None	Ekei
Western Boots	Armor for Magoichi	Second shop list
Wind Bell	None	Magoichi
Wine	None	Magoichi
Wonder Flower	Negates previous change in friendship from last gift exchange	First shop list, dropped by demons

Now that you know where everything is the following charts tell you what happens when you give each item to each sub-characters. I've also included the starting inventory for each character. Remember, you can attempt to give any item to any sub-character, but the end results will be based on a variety of factors including your current relationship with that character. Also, some gift items have better results when combined with other items before presenting them or when presented at a specific time or place. These are noted below.

To jump to any sub-character's listing just click their name: Oyu - Kotaro - Magoichi - Ekei