#lesson 704

Takasugi’s death and reincarnation(?):

Okay, so Takasugi really grew into a favorite character of mine during the Silver soul arc and I was really heartbroken when he died but! I do believe that this was something that was meant to happen. I mean I would’ve been really happy if he had survived and lived on with Kiheitai but Sorachi had been giving us death scares for a while now and by the end, I was almost sure that Takasugi wasn’t going to survive. He was badly hurt during his fight with Gintoki, then he went into a coma, came back from it and was almost killed again during the Silver soul arc. The only reason he survived was because of Oboro’s ashes and He had also used up his immortal blood to very large extent so yeah, there really was no way for Takasugi to survive. 

According to me, The final arc was meant to give attention to the Disciples of Shouyo and their closure rather than anything else so it seemed fitting that Takasugi passed away in Gintoki’s arm after finally getting rid of the regret that was haunting him. He finally got to save his teacher and was able to save Gintoki from the burden of killing Shouyo. And ofcourse Gintoki was distraught that he couldn’t save him but he also realized that in the end, Takasugi had finally attained peace. 

And he himself didn’t want to drag the Kiheitai into it all, so I’m not mad that they weren’t there when he died. Yeah it’s sad, but it was also for the best.

ALRIGHT regarding the child we saw in Matako’s arms! In my opinion, it is Takasugi but not at the same time? I mean, he’ll resemble Takasugi but will he have the same fate as him. No. 

Much like how Utsuro was reincarnated as a child. He had all the memories of his past lives but he himself chose to be Shouyo this time around. In the same way, I believe the child will have memories regarding his past life but how he chooses to live in this one is up to him. 

As far Matako’s feelings are concerned, I’m sure Takasugi was aware of them but he never reciprocated them in any way. And it’s kinda cruel that Matako now has to take care of Baby Takasugi but then again, this child is not really normal. From observing, reincarnated Shouyo as a kid, I can say for a fact, that she won’t have to look after Baby Takasugi in the ‘conventional’ way. Plus, he’ll grow up super fast so I guess it’s all good??

No Canon Ships:

I was 50% sure that this was going to be the case (the other 50% was my shipper side of brain going crazy) and I’m fine with it. I mean Gintama wasn’t really ever about ships or romance in general so it’s fitting that there weren’t any canon ships in the end. Plus it opens up a world of possibilities for us shipper so I guess everyone wins. 

Tama and The Future:

I might cry while writing this part but oh well~

Continuing on with my biased opinions XD I was pretty satisfied with how Sorachi chose to end Gintama. It’s a reminder that all the characters really ever wanted was to spend their days goofing around with eachother. All this time they were fighting to take back their happiness, no matter how mundane or small it was and they finally succeeded. The only thing missing was Tama. So they all decide to leave her  a detailed summary of the shenanigans she missed out on and leave her with the reminder that as long as she lives, they all live. They might not be with her physically but they’ll always be in her heart.

 And it may sound overrated or cheesy but I actually cried the most while reading this part because Tama was supposed to represent us. 

Because even if we wake up in a world without Gintama, it’ll always be in our hearts. And that way it won’t ever end. 

Now excuse me as I go bawl my eyes out in the corner.

So in case some of you didn’t grow with Sailor Moon like I did, let me explain: Hotaru Tomoe a.k.a Sailor Saturn a.k.a the edgiest (!) sailor senshi, is an outsider. She has black-purple hair (hmm), is the second youngest senshi (the first being Chibiusa), being only 12 when she debuted, and is depicted as a petite girl.

She comes from prestigious school and a pretty wealthy family. Her parents, however, is mostly absent most of the time: her mother died in a freak accident and her father becomes this sort of mad scientist that causes her to be changed into a cyborg-sorta-possessed by some evil spirit. Pretty crazy if you ask me.

Sailor Saturn’s awakening is feared by the Outer Senshi (Neptune, Uranus and Pluto) due to her power of death and destruction. By the end of Infinity Arc, Sailor Saturn sacrifices herself by swinging her weapon called Silence Glaive which has the capability to turn destroy everything and everyone into nothingness. Everyone believes that Hotaru died, except...

She is reborn into a smol baby girl and is being raised by her comrades (the Outer Senshi).