Juliet

falling (in) love

why do most of my favorite

anime ships have the same ship

"We used to fight like this all the time. I think we have crossed swords more than we have exchanged words. But sometimes, a sword can be more eloquent than words." - Sougo

“I choose my own battlefields. Not by my blood, but by my heart! I stand on the battlefield to protect what's important to me." - Kagura

so even if this is supposed to be the last of Gintama, and we have not seen Okikagu become canon, I still think that we are allowed and justified to think that they get together in the end.

Let me explain:

first of all I do not see Kagura as the type of woman to not want children or a husband. It is actually the opposite. She finds warmth in caring for people and being cared for. Family means the world to her, just look at what she has done to try and bring her yato family back together. Just look at the pure love she has for her earth family Gintoki and Shinpachi. I cannot imagine that she would not want to start a family of her own and have children someday. The fact that since she was little, she had always wanted to have pets like rabbits and beetles and dogs only adds to the image I have of Kagura wanting to have children in the future. So if we establish that Kagura DOES end up having a family, the only question remains WHO she has it with.

That brings me to the second point, that if we look at the characters of Gintama, out of all of them I see Sougo as basically the only one who fits the picture. If we delete every male character who is way older than her, we are only left with a small selection of characters. Shinpachi, Sougo, Seita, that radio exercise kid, and that's basically it. Shinpachi is like her brother, Seita and Kagura have never really had chemistry and he is quite a bit younger than she is, and the radio exercise kid has only made one appearance in the entire series if I recall correctly. Which leaves us with an excellent candidate: Okita Sougo. They have great chemistry together, understand each other almost better than anyone, care about the other, and Sorachi sensei has already proven time and time again that he likes pairing them up together.

Sure, some people will say that Kagura could always end up with some character who hasn't made an appearance in the series, who she will meet later, but think about it: that is even LESS canon than Okikagu, because NOTHING from that imaginary relationship has happened canonically in the series. At least with Okikagu we can say that the start of their relationship is canon: getting to know each other, caring about the other person, having a deeper connection. Those are all undeniably canon.

Lastly let's not forget about all the Okikagu moments, they are on their own reason enough to ship them and believe Sougo and Kagura could be in a relationship one day.

So those are my thoughts. Unless Sorachi sensei says otherwise, I will believe them to be canon. It's just sad that we never again will get to wait for the new chapter to see if there is an Okikagu moment in it. It's sad that we (probably) never again will get a new Gintama chapter at all.

But never say never, for Sorachi sensei is the biggest troll on the planet