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UltimatelySubjective Since: Jun, 2011
#101: Dec 26th 2013 at 9:34:21 PM

Well, looks like Why Not beat UTW.

I think the movie has a good blend of comedy and drama but the beginning was a bit slow, and the second half was a bit confusing.

The ending was a bit of a letdown honestly. People talked up how it felt like the "Final Chapter" but it seems to me it's better to think of it as a separate story or an alternate timeline which protected the current one.

The ending itself was one of the shounen-ey ones I don't like because they seem to carry the promise of something great then the end right after the fighting.

It's worth watching for the comedy, nostalgia and the very nicely animated fight scenes but I think this movie would barely be in my top 20 Gintama stories.

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#102: Dec 27th 2013 at 1:48:14 AM

Well, it did receive a crapton of hype with it marking the ending of the anime. Though I don't think the anime is gonna stay dead, as apparently the movie did really well. I agree with you that this doesn't really feel like it marks the end of Gintama in any way. The only thing that made it feel like that is that they played the first opening, Pray, during the credits.

Story-wise it also doesn't measure entirely up to my favorite serious Gintama arcs, but it's pretty good in its own right. I certainly enjoyed it though. I just feel like we didn't spend near enough the time we should have with the Bad Future characters. Seeing their future designs reversed when they go to the past felt like meh.

edited 27th Dec '13 1:58:04 AM by StormKnight

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#103: Dec 27th 2013 at 6:22:25 AM

[up] & [up][up] I heard that the plot for this movie was really just how the author would want the story to end. Not that's going to end anytime soon or anything, just that looking ahead into the future, when Gintama actually does end, this is how he would like to end it.

Or something to that effect.

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#104: Dec 27th 2013 at 6:24:12 AM

[up]He was asked to create a story for the movie that would mark the ending of the anime. Something to that extent at least.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#105: Dec 27th 2013 at 6:41:23 AM

[up]&[up][up]

From my understanding, pretty much this. Most of the ideas Sorachi has for the Gintama ending went into the movie.

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#106: Dec 28th 2013 at 3:21:55 AM

[up]Yeah, though I don't think any ideas he had for the manga's ending went into it. Otherwise we'd have the current timeline Takasugi involved.

Still no news about the anime, but as the movie did as well as it did, we should probably be expecting a new season at one point. Maybe not next year, but maybe the year after.

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#107: Jan 1st 2014 at 4:57:53 AM

Chapter 476 is now out and the "Freaky Friday" Flip arc concludes with everybody except Gintoki and Hijikata turned into poop, which will likely not be acknowledged in the following chapter.

evilotaku Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#108: Jan 1st 2014 at 6:47:13 AM

Man, this arc was really confusing. I couldn't keep track of who was who. I was also expecting more character development for Gin. I wanted more done with Dozaemon. Wasn't it supposed to represent Gin's repressed feelings?

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#109: Jan 1st 2014 at 7:15:32 AM

[up]No visible or lasting Character Development happening in an arc like this is kinda the norm for Gintama. I'm not sure if Dozaemon represented his repressed feelings, as it seems anything like that was abandoned in favor of Undying Loyalty to Tae. Which weirds me out considerably. I guess it might be because Dozaemon doesn't remember he's one half of Gin's soul, while Tae comes along and saving him makes her essentially Dozaemon's Otose.

edited 1st Jan '14 7:15:52 AM by StormKnight

evilotaku Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#110: Jan 1st 2014 at 4:37:26 PM

Maybe feelings was the wrong word. Memories perhaps? It looked like Dozaemon was stuck in Gin's wartime phase, So I was thinking we'd get some more backstory on that part of Gin's life. Dozaemon could have become Shiro Yasha(?) and Gin would have literally been fighting the demons of his past, but that's starting to get too serious for this series. The ending was classic Gintama though.

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#111: Jan 1st 2014 at 5:17:33 PM

[up]Yeah, memories, that's right. Sadly this arc wasn't serious enough to warrant something like that. Else his soul wouldn't have been stuck in a dead cat...

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#112: Jan 21st 2014 at 11:41:50 PM

Chapter 477 is now out and scanlated. We're finally getting that Sakamoto and Mutsu backstory arc smile

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#113: Dec 21st 2014 at 3:25:38 AM

Technically, three posts in a row, but since this thread is barely posted in anyway, might as well.

A new Gintama anime has apparently been announced to start up in April 2015. About freakin' time. Looking forward to seeing all the so-far manga-only chapters animated grin

UltimatelySubjective Since: Jun, 2011
#114: Dec 21st 2014 at 11:44:55 PM

Well, sounds like time to abandon any pretense of trying to read the manga.

I'm sorry, it's just so much better animated! And voiced!

NeoTerraKnight Since: Apr, 2014
#115: Jan 16th 2015 at 6:47:22 AM

If anyone have seen the end of Shogun Assassination Arc, well have anyone teared up when Shige Shige died after what everyone went through to protect him?

EvilOtaku Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#116: Jan 16th 2015 at 8:19:18 AM

I refuse to believe that. His episodes were some of the funniest in the series.

NeoTerraKnight Since: Apr, 2014
#117: Jan 16th 2015 at 8:50:50 PM

[up]Actually, it's confirmed in the latest chapter that it really did happen. And what's even better? Kondo and Matsudaira are now on death row!

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#118: Jan 17th 2015 at 1:27:29 AM

Well, I was initially very confused when I first read the raws and translation of chapter 524, but when the scanlation came out, I was completely sure that's what happened, and this chapter confirmed it. Will be exciting to see where this goes.

Inf3rnity Since: Dec, 2011
#119: Mar 24th 2015 at 2:53:56 PM

New anime coming up on April.

And chances are it will begin with the Confessional Arc. That means laughing or asses right out the bat, unless they begin with one of the stand-alone chapters

godsuave Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
#120: Apr 1st 2015 at 3:30:48 AM

April? Really? Thanks for the update! Is the gender-bender arc included?

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#121: Apr 7th 2015 at 2:47:10 PM

If you haven't heard, Crunchyroll will be simulcasting the new season tomorrow April 8.

Also, judging from the trailers we've had so far, the first episode will probably be the Time Stop arc, as it's the only thing that's been in the trailers. This means they're probably jumping all around with the order of the chapters, something they've done in previous seasons too. Those that can be jumped around with anyway.

edited 7th Apr '15 2:47:29 PM by StormKnight

NeoTerraKnight Since: Apr, 2014
#122: Apr 8th 2015 at 5:00:32 PM

And if you guys where wondering what was up with the scene in the cold opening of the first episode, meet Ryutaro Nonomura the Crying Japanese Politician.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atC8yn7I4mQ

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#123: Apr 10th 2015 at 5:13:02 AM

Nobody is safe from parody and satire in Gintama. Nobody.

UltimatelySubjective Since: Jun, 2011
#124: Apr 13th 2015 at 5:57:08 AM

Was this an anime original episode? Actually I can't even tell if it's over or to be continued...

I felt it was a little weak in either case. And there's so much good material ahead of this.

StormKnight Since: Nov, 2010
#125: Apr 13th 2015 at 9:22:44 AM

The first part where Gintoki made a public apology was anime original, but the rest of the episode was from the manga. I was wondering how they'd pull this short arc off since it has a lot of speech bubble gags and sound effects. They seem to have handled the way characters talk pretty well, instead of freezing people with speech bubbles they just play a short scene, then freeze. The next episode should have a pretty important sound effect gag though, so it'll be interesting to see how they pull it off.

Truth be told I only expected this arc to last one episode, but they're stretching it out to two episodes surprised

I'm guessing the Yamazaki and Tama chapters will be adapted after that, since they were skipped last season.


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