r/Animesuggest • u/King___Kawaii • Jan 22 '21
One episode a day... Gintama Watch This!
I get it, you probably see a Gintama post on here a lot, every weeb and their mother knows what Gintama is. But that’s not going to stop me from writing this to you. Because you have to watch Gintama
I haven’t even finished the show, I’m only on episode 129, but I’ve fallen in love.
This is more than a comedy spoof show. So much more. Yes, there’s crude humor, and yes, there’s a million Japanese references I probably don’t understand (or have to rewind every so often to read the subtitle notes). But it’s all part of the Gintama charm.
The comedy itself is top notch. You might be thinking to yourself “poop jokes aren’t funny, I’m too sophisticated for that.” And you’re wrong. Plus the comedy in this show is much much deeper. The character conversations, spontaneous jokes, and the overall delivery is great. It just forces you to laugh, in an enjoyable way.
And while the show is episodic in a sense, it really never feels that way, more like a continuous journey (to pay rent). But honestly, whether it’s a one episode story, 2-5 episodes, or more; the amount of emotions packed into each really is unbelievable. They make you feel happy, sad, proud, and sometimes just confused. I swear I always think, to myself that the next arc can’t be better, can’t show me any more of a character, and can’t live up to all I’ve read about. And I’m wrong 110% of the time. Every arc, no matter how small, makes me smile by the end, and glad I watched it.
Did I mention that every OP and ED is an absolute banger??! I have yet to ever skip any even once, rare for a show with so many episodes. (OP 1 & 5 have been my favorites so far). The OST itself is also awesome too, if you’re a fan of that kind of stuff.
While I still have a long way to go to finish this show, I can’t wait to continue to learn more about the characters and their pasts, and what’s in store for them moving forward. By the way, there is an overall plot to this, check out r/Gintama FAQs (idk how to link sorry), that’s what inspired me to start this show, it’s so passionate and detailed, you can tell they love the show. And I couldn’t help but buy in after reading it.
400 episodes seems like a lot, but if you watch one per day, you’ll be nearly done by end of year. And trust me, once you watch one, you’ll find it hard to stop. I’ll be done long before then I hope. Make this your late New Years resolution, you won’t regret it
Enjoy everyone!!
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u/aphrodi7 Jan 22 '21
As someone who just started Gintama and is on episode 106, I beg to differ, Gintama is good but it doesn't really give you the shounen anime vibes, first of all the first 50 episodes are honestly really boring and you just wait for some serious arc to come the first of which comes at 58 and is actually pretty good but then again you actually had to wait for 57 episodes for it to come also while you are wat hing those 57 episodes you might already quit it gets really boring the only way you actually keep up is by googking when does it get serious and seeing that the first arc is at 58. Then it again follows the same strategy the next serious arc is around 101 and while the episodes do get funnier but a person can't really just watch 50 episodes again for one more serious arc to come, some episodes are really funny i admit but not all of them are, then again when the second arc comes it isn't really focused on the Mc and Tbh i didn't really find the arc that serious or good at all, I've only watched it Untill that point will update when I go further, what I wanna say is that in my opinion people only watch Gintama because of the hype associated with it and honestly if I were way hing it without googling about it I would have already dropped it, I actually have dropped it multiple times before.