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[Popuri]

I forgot. Just continue on.

Nooooo Sakamochi needs to wait

[TouKen4Life3g]

Nooooo Sakamochi needs to wait

Do yourself a favor for him. Starting counting episodes from the last time you saw him.

[RyohkiFan]

SAKAMOTO!!! I adore him

[TouKen4Life3g]

SAKAMOTO!!! I adore him

"How many episodes it has been?"

[Hanabi]

i am starting to be more aware of the osaka accent because of this guy...

[RyohkiFan]

"How many episodes it has been?"

I send you the spoilers in tumblr

[TouKen4Life3g]

I send you the spoilers in tumblr

I saw it, thank you. I can't wait.

[RyohkiFan]

I saw it, thank you. I can't wait.

Did you see the full spoiler?

[TouKen4Life3g]

Did you see the full spoiler?

I only saw first 10 pages. I decided to wait.

[RyohkiFan]

I only saw first 10 pages. I decided to wait.

chapter is out

[TouKen4Life3g]

chapter is out

And the wait is over..

[TouKen4Life3g]

Thoughts on the chapter:

http://sparda3g.tumb...er-559-thoughts

[Popuri]

You guys still here? I'm still on pause mode .. although it's sunday I still can't watch it 

[TouKen4Life3g]

Hell yeah we are.

[Hanabi]

i just had a small serving of hijikata special.. and i like it

[TouKen4Life3g]

i just had a small serving of hijikata special.. and i like it

You don't mean...mayonnaise!!!!

[Hanabi]

You don't mean...mayonnaise!!!!

mayonnaise over chicken cutlet rice, quite common actually

[Popuri]

So.. I kinda spoiled myself from eps 100-ish and knew Yamazaki is dead. Please tell me he's still alive

[TouKen4Life3g]

reply plus questions

Sorachi is just an awesome mangaka

Actually, now that you've caught up! As a whole what do you think of Gintama and how the story and characters are handle? What did you feel about the war compare to Naruto and Bleach from the shogun arc? How you felt the ninjas were handle? How exactly did you feel about the last two arcs? Were you expecting it to be this good? How would you rate Sorachi as a mangaka? Also doesn't it feel more Seinen than Shonen? ANSWER ALL XD

Better late than never:

Late Reply

If there's one thing I learned from Sorachi is that he don't see his work as a gag manga, rather as a manga and I got to respect him for that because sometimes, if you're subjected to that one genre, then you may not take any risk since it's acknowledged to be just that. True, some people should remain in one area when one fails to do other, but with Sorachi, it's like he has a lot in mind to do with many genres, but decided to do all of them in this series.

The way he handles his story and characters is already explained in my LAP. Long story short, he does it really well and carefully because one would think that character will disappear altogether, only for them to return in an impactful way or continue to showcase themselves. I have read the volume editions, so I have read some info of his characters as he point out that there are strong characters that you may not guess it because of their status. You know, the gag aspect and all. But when they get into combat, Sorachi's words are indeed correct. As for the story, it's also handled really well because as I said before, he has a unique way to expose his characters further with comedy that really blends perfectly. When there is a serious arc, you will get a stronger impact of them, so you rarely feel like you're getting nothing out of it. Even when there's no development, the story of how it's told is what makes it worth while.

As for comparison with Bleach and Naruto War Arcs, there's no comparison. Gintama was straight to the point, exciting, nerve wrecking, intensity, and meaningful. It was the shortest out of the two, but it doesn't need to be long to make it "epic." Bleach dragged a lot, got boring in places, and anti-climatic final fight. Naruto is a train wreck that doesn't know what story it wants to tell. Gintama did everything right. I made one last LAP on it and I can't believe USA is missing out stuff like this. Viz cancelled it for reasons that weren't explained, but now anime is getting big once more, it's time to reintroduce it. Lastly, it was also better than One Piece and that one I thought it was the best War Arc in WSJ. It doesn't say much on that genre in WSJ, but Gintama nailed it.

I thought the way it handled ninja made me laugh a lot at Naruto. That's all you need to know. But really, it was realistically done so well. What made me thought this series can't be Shounen was the explanation of how Zenzou planned to save Shogun. At first, when he said he killed a copy, I was like, "What a relief." Then after he explained it, I was like, "!!!" I was going around "This is dark! Dude! Someone! Crack a joke, please!!!" Side note: he was awesome in that arc.

How I felt about the last two arcs? I felt that there's no other series touching this for a long time in WSJ. When it's get animated, and I know it will be done well, I think everyone is going to be heavily invested and even though it can't be anime of the year, it can be honorable mention because it's really that good. This series kept giving me fear and tears for many breaking points that I once had with One Piece. I mean it can still do it, but the problem is he keeps doing people will die and then they die, only to escape death. Here, it's more of they are near dead and you don't know if they will take that one last hit. That's real fear and that's what really sucks you in.

I didn't expect it to be this good. I didn't expect it to be in one of my top favorite series of all time.

I can see why people love Sorachi so much. I have read his interviews and he came off genuinely funny and really nice guy that really feels like he don't see himself above, rather as a kid. Or a gorilla. You got to remember, even if you say the votes came from popularity exposure, it beat One Piece, a Titan of manga. That's saying a lot. It says a lot when a mangaka beat the more well known work from a mangaka. That said I do respect him a lot as well.

It certainly does feel like a Seinen at times and I do think he gets away with it with the comedy and morals. Even so, the factors of darkness in here is noticeably strong. The ending of Shogun Arc was depressing and the way it happened was so messed up. It would have been a One Piece happy level of ending, but no, Sorachi had to be realistic and brought a dark ending that really says, "No world is safe." It was a great storytelling of his sister talking about his brother to the end and it was just sad. To make matters worse, everyone felt crap and Zenzou's ending was just upsetting because in the end, it was all in vein but only one thing has changed: he's a sinner. That's a dark turn and I wonder what's he like now with all that has happened. Then the whole Kondo being executed in work was just killing me. It wasn't the same again.

If you have any question, feel free to ask. Sorry for the late reply but it was worth going back.

[RyohkiFan]

So.. I kinda spoiled myself from eps 100-ish and knew Yamazaki is dead. Please tell me he's still alive

Nope, keep watching lol