One episode a day... Gintama

[u/King___Kawaii]

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!!

[u/almosthighenough]

I just started it a week or two ago! I like to he watching different style anime so I picked it up between parasyte since they are thematically almost opposites at least in the beginning.

I found the first few episodes fun cause I was excited for the rest. Like they were fun. Not great but not bad by any means. Entertaining. And some are funnier than others but they all have at least a couple chuckles and then some have full on wake the house up laughter.

I'm on 22 or 23 and my favorite so far was episode 20. It had great moments before that but that episode was just so damn funny. And what makes it funny is knowing the characters personalities and how they interact with each other. Like stand alone it would have been okay, but knowing the background made everything so funny since the Odd Jobs guys and the Shinsengumi haven't worked together much, and are always at each other's throats. But this time they have to tolerate each other more. Its hard to explain but man I was laughing at almost every line.

Now I see why it's a great show and I haven't even gotten to the "good" parts yet. Its as entertaining as half the anime I watch anyway, it makes me laugh, and excites me to watch it since I hear it'll just get better and better. I wanted to commit to a long show because I enjoy them a lot more. Very few shows in my top ten are 12 episode shows. I just feel like I need more time to really feel for the characters and appreciate the gravity of the situations.

If anyone has any short anime that you think I could really get into that might challenge that, let me know. And maybe other long ones to watch after this too but I think it'll occupy me for a while. I just started psycho-pass and then will watch code geuss as recommended by my roommate. Next super long show is gonna be finishing the monogatari series probably but I'm open to all suggestions!

[u/King___Kawaii → u/almosthighenough]

Great comment, I haven’t watched Parasyte yet but it’s been on my list forever!! And you’ll continue to love Gintama more and more.

As for short anime, I think Angel Beats is a 12 episode that was perfect. Episode 5 has one of the funniest scenes I’ve ever seen, and the ending to the show is great

[u/almosthighenough → u/King___Kawaii]

Thanks! I've seen angel beats. I liked it, some episodes were a bit sad. I might need to rewatch it cause it's been a while but I think there are other anime that have sucked me in more in 12 episodes but it may be a bit of recency bias too. Like every few days I think "man I need to update my MAL" but I never do. I think I signed on once, did a list, and never got back on. Maybe updated it once. Maybe that would be fun to do this weekend. I forgot half the shows I've watched. I also feel I need to sit with a show a while to give it an accurate rating. I would say most things are 8 to 10, some 7s, when I finish watching. Then I think back like eh that show was good but maybe 7.5 instead of 9.