Gintoki as done by Sugita Tomokazu (who I normally hate, but for once seems cast properly in all his tendency to scream his lungs out at the most unexpected of moments) is a skilled Ronin Samurai who has a tendency to get himself into fixes and his personality, whose first inkling is to run away at the first sign of trouble, often clashes to hysterical results with Shinpachi’s more serious and noble style. The cast I should also mention deserves a lot of credit for working in concert to illicit the laughs as well.
When does gintama get good series#
So the comedy unlike a lot of series is often multi-layered, appealing to different facets of my brains recognition of comedy all at the same time and thus earning the laughs. Normally this probably wouldn’t work for me, but their is also the juxtaposition of modern technology such as cars and television over a clearly Feudal Era time period that clicks with my knowledge of Japanese history and makes me laugh and say “What?! That can’t happen”. Forget what you learned in your Japanese history class, in this series the sword ban takes place much like it should, but the Shinsengumi now walk the street with Bazookas and the Amanto’s airships cover the skies, casting a shadow of oppression over the population of Edo.Īnd yet through all of this the series is absolutely hilarious, be it main character Gintoki’s obssesion with Shonen Jump that guides much of his actions, to Kagura’s completely uncharacteristic (for an anime female) brazen behaviour, or even the Shinsengumi’s tendency to scream their own name out constantly as they are kicking down doors and causing enough collateral damage to make the cast of Lethal Weapon shake their heads. Gintama has a plot in that a race of aliens called the Amanto have come to Earth in the time of the Samurai (when Edo was still the capital of Japan) and taken over Japan, bringing with them the modernization that the Meiji restoration was supposed to bring much earlier and at a much more rapid pace. It was with a dose of skepticism that I approached Gintama after having heard about it elsewhere and having seen so many comedy’s that just didn’t work for me I didn’t know if I was wasting my time. And, what’s better? The fillers are not only interesting and fun, they don’t affect the main story.I’ve tried many comedy series in the past few years ranging from Seto No Hanayome (Got 2 episodes in and hadn’t chuckled once) Hayate No Gotoku (Decent opening episodes but wears thin pretty fast as it’s comedy focuses a bit to much on moe) Lucky Star (One of the few I’ve actually finished and sort of regret doing so) Ninomiya-Kun (Just not funny) and many I just haven’t even bothered with because of general disinterest in what they have to offer. As for I recall, there are not more than 20-23 Filler episodes. What’s best about the series is also that there are no huge number of Filler Episodes. So, rest assured, you can watch Gintama anime and movies without thinking about losing out the main manga material. Yes, here and there in some episodes, there are surely some differences in scenes, but the differences are minor and only an avid fan can catch it. But, in case of Gintama there is no such difference. Well, this is an obvious question as many times there is a striking difference between the original manga content and the anime which comes out. Their main question is “ Should I read the manga or watch the anime?” Many who are interested in watching a famous series fall into a dilemma. Gintama.: Silver Soul Arc – Second Half War.
When does gintama get good movie#
Gintama Movie 2: Kanketsu-hen – Yorozuya yo Eien Nare.Gintama Movie 1: Shinyaku Benizakura-hen (Covers episodes 58-61).Episodes 3-57 (You can skip Episodes 1-2 as it’s only for manga readers.).I will set all the releases according to the release year: Gintama°: Umai-mono wa Atomawashi ni Suru to Yokodorisareru kara Yappari Saki ni Kue.
Gintama: Movie 2: Kanketsu-hen – Yorozuya yo Eien Nare.Gintama Movie 1: Shinyaku Benizakura-hen.Gintama.: Sliver Sould Arc-Second Half War.13 Episodes (Not a direct sequel, but worth the watch.).
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