FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH THE GINTAMA ANIME

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FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH THE GINTAMA ANIME

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Besides the tragedy how are you feeling about gintama's plot ramping up? Now that you've had a day or so to digest.
i'll be honest, if any other anime had pulled the "dead mentor isn't actually dead" twist I'd have rolled my eyes out of their sockets but somehow I trust Gintama to do it in a way that isn't unbelievably crap and stupid. It's not a premise I usually enjoy but there've been so few misses in Gintama overall that I have total faith it'll end up being well done.
The actual stuff with Shoyo and the og Joui 3 was super well done and heartbreaking, 10/10 no notes...the Takasugi-Gintoki divorce (they were never married) was perfect too. I'm curious about the disbandment of the Shinsengumi though it does make perfect sense from a plot perspective (no Shogun, no need for a special Shogun police force) - I wonder how that'll impact what comes next. I do wish we'd seen/heard Zura's feelings on Shoyo - it feels a little odd for him just not to really talk about it at all, even though I understand it was principally a Gintoki-Takasugi bone of contention.
I'm assuming Nobunobu will be the early antagonist for the next arc, and then Utsuro will come back into the picture...? I'm also anticipating a dramatic Takasugi return, but I'm not sure where he'll sit faction wise since he seemed to be having a change of heart...I'm not convinced he'll fully join Gintoki's side but it'd be cool to see them fighting alongside one another at some point. I'd also like to see the fallout from Zenzou's actions...I can see him acting against Nobunobu as a kind of redemption?
Mostly I'm excited to see what comes next, find out why/how/who Utsuro is, and how that will change things for Gintoki and Takasugi (how will he react to discovering the reason he's been trying to destroy everything for the last decade or so isn't what he thought it was...? that's the kind of thing that'd tip anyone over the edge.)
Ghosts
Category: Angst
Fandom: Gintama
Characters: Gintoki Sakata, Katsura Kotarou
Requested By: Hawk (FanFiction)
Gintoki screwed up his face in mild annoyance as he teased his fingers through his silver hair, which was brightened to the point of ephemeral sheen as he strolled the streets of Kabukicho in the deep of the night. It was uncharacteristic of him to be awake in the wee hours of the morning; normally, by this time, not even a parade of stampeding animalsâ hell, even a nuclear holocaustâ could awaken him. Uncharacteristic, but not completely exceptional, either. Every once in a blue moon, Gintoki found that his mind simply raced to the point that sleep evaded him- and so, he took to patrolling the streets like a specter. It wasnât an unfitting description, either, because Gintoki only ever got like this when he was particularly haunted by the horrors of his past.
Gintoki was easy-going and carefree, but not completely infallible. Every so often, his darkness snuck up on him. He could lay there and stare at the ceiling while the bloody images burned into his eyeballs, but that really wasnât an appealing option. Out here, at least, bathed under the tranquil light of the moon and the shining glitter of the stars that outlined the stark silhouettes of the various establishments and homes, there was almost enough visually to distract Gintoki from those awful thoughts. Almost.
I saw your tag "the episode that finally cemented Zura as my tag" on my post re episode 309. If you want to expand on that, I'm all ears!
oH hello! :D
Essentially, this paragraph you wrote summed up my general reaction to Katsuraâs entrance in Farewell Shinsengumi.Â
After all the angst of the previous arc and the heavy, all-pervasive mood of sorrow and ever-encroaching dread which ruled episode 308 and much of this one, the new infusion of hope and plain FUCK YEAH was sorely needed
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The arc intentionally builds up such a heavy mood. Depressing event after depressing event just keeps hitting our heroes harder and harder. Shigeshigeâs funeral, Kondouâs arrest and scheduled execution, Shinsengumi members scattered, Hijikataâs obvious depression. Suddenly Nobunobu threatens Otae - the crux of what makes their home and a vital part of everything that binds Shinsengumi and Odd Jobs together. Hijikata canât stay his hand and Gintoki painfully understands due to the parallel of his past, so he sacrifices himself to uphold their collective honor and protect his friends. He protects the chance HIjikata still has to recover the master heâs lost because thatâs the chance Gintoki wishes he himself had had.
As he is arrested, you really get the feel âhow are they going to get out of this this time?â This is truly the threshold. They can never go back to the way things were.Â
As he is helpless to do anything but watch Gintoki get hauled away, Sakaki delivers the final blow to Hijikataâs despair. âYou can no longer be heroes.â
And suddenly, the stubborn answer of defiance waiting on stand-by for the perfect moment appears. The title of episode 309 finally makes sense. Heroes always arrive fashionably late.  Â
Old gags reappear as serious plot devices, showing us that there has always been more to them than just comedy. A cameo reminder of Sho-chan in briefs, Zurako herself, the exploding Nmaibo smokescreen. BOOM. INTENSE MOODBREAKER.
You canât help but cheer as the whole atmosphere is single-handedly lifted by Katsura. The arc enters a new and rebellious mood as he temporarily hijacks the spotlight and kickstarts his own plan of action - forcing everyone to follow suit if they want to survive. Katsura essentially comes in saying, Welcome to my world. We are doing things my way now. Beggars canât be choosers!Â
Not only that. At the heart of this scene, you can also see the extent of Katsuraâs loyalty for his friends. He stubbornly snatches away the martyrâs burden Gintoki has placed upon himself and steals it. But no worries, heâs Runaway Kotarou. Heâs got more of a plan than Gintoki, who only acted only on instinct. Katsuraâs odd preparedness is more than meets the eye. And he makes his entrance in the most overly dramatic and perfect combination of goofy and serious possible - as Zurako. Itâs all of what Katsuraâs character encapsulates. (Was it really really really necessary to dress up to get arrested? Sure he did it to sneak in and blend in with the ladies, but his dress is much more extravagant than what the hostesses wear in general. Something tells me he just wanted to dress up like always, period. Even in front of enemies he displays a flagrant lack of shame for his antics. Itâs absolutely adorable, haha.)Â
He rescues Hijikata from his own negativity and proves he is willing to risk everything to save Kondou, his former enemy. That also speaks to the lengths he will go to. Katsura has steadily gained a strange camaraderie with the Shinsengumi, something Kondou is hesitant to admit until Katsura takes an outright bullet for him later. (All while worrying about Gintokiâs face-off with Naraku on the side!)
As a development built from over 300 episodesâ worth of misadventures and in-fighting come together, the Katsura Faction and the Shinsengumi finally join forces and attempt to let bygones be bygones. In prison, Katsura reinvigorates Kondouâs will to live just as Gintoki knows he must do to Hijikataâs fighting resolve. Shigeshigeâs death provided the avenue for unification, something that Katsura is not going to let go to waste.
Katsuraâs entrance in 309 is is one of my favorite scenes because throughout it all we are reminded of Katsuraâs true depth. No matter how goofy and foolish he is, he is just as much a trickster and mastermind. These sides of his character are not at extremes. It all comes around. His ambitions, his promise with Shigeshige, his bond and shared past with Gintoki. These are some of the driving forces behind every action he takes.Â
Something endearing is Katsuraâs own smugness about the whole thing. âLet us meet at dawn,â Katsura tells Gintoki with a knowing smile. Itâs referencing the dramatic phrase Katsura seems to sling around everyone every once in a while. âFighting for the dawn of this country.âÂ
Katsura knows Gintoki and the Yorozuya will not be sitting out the whole affair, even for their own good. He has the utmost faith that Gintokiâs own participation will even be crucial to their overall success. And most of all, Katsura knows that he will finally have the thing he has wanted since he reunited with Gintoki at the start of the series - to fight for the same cause together again. And heâs turning the Shinsengumi into rebels along with him.Â
As the group is running away from Snack Smile with Katsuraâs diversion, Gintoki almost looks peeved. Thatâs because he knows heâs been manipulated by his friend. After all, heâs spent the whole series dodging Zura only for everything to end up falling right where he wants it. At the end of the arc when conversing with HIjikata, he calls him a con-man. Roles flipped, now its the Shinsengumi listening to Katsura haha.
But for all Gintokiâs wariness, they seem to be completely in tune during the mission on Kokujo. The trust and familiarity is clear. Even if theyâre on opposite ends of the island, they know their roles. And they do meet at dawn on board Matsudairaâs ship.
Ah⌠So thatâs that.
Actually Iâm always talking some friendsâ ears off about this so much that all my points are all over the place by now;;;Â I would love to get back to you on this again maybe in a more in-depth post! Katsuraâs character is so fun to look at. Thank you for all of your reblogs/likes by the way, hehe. We seem to have the same common interests. <3 Iâm glad for your ask!
Gintama: Season 4 Reflection
There is no easy way to describe the feelings I currently have towards Gintama. Iâve thrown out every superlative in the book over the course of talking about it, watching it grow from a scrappy little underdog of a show into an utter leviathan of comedy and drama alike, and Iâm certain I still havenât done it justice. Thereâs just no way for words to properly express what an utterly transcendent experience this has been for me. And Iâm absolutely certain that Iâm not prepared it bid it goodbye yet. I still have so much love left to share, so much I feel like I have left to say. Gintama is a story thatâs going to stick with me for my entire life; I get the feeling Iâll still have things to say about it ten, twenty, maybe even thirty years from now. Itâs a masterpiece the likes of which I never dared dream to come across, and likely will never see again. And every second Iâve spent with it over the course of these 367 episodes counts as among the most worthwhile experiences of my entire life. I pray to the gods that the anime goes back on the air soon; I canât imagine what life will be like without it.

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Chocolate Revolution (part 1)
Fandom: Gintama Characters: Mutsu/Kijima Matako Rating: General Audiences Warnings: n/a Notes: this happens in an AU where things went a wildly different way from like mid-SS onward but donât think much about it
Summary:Â Matako does something for Valentine's Day for the first time in her life and Mutsu begins to understand this Earth's tradition.
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Prompt: Please don't walk out of that door
Thank you for the ask @tsukiomoon , but I changed the line a bit for a fluffy fic for Sakamoto's birthday! AND OMG I'M A DAY LATE. I'm sorry, I was too busy to post on his birthday T_T
This is written in first person, from Nobunobu's POV. (Takes place sometime after the war and Nobunobu is alive and everything is back to normal, because why not? ^_^)Â Prepare for some fourth wall breaks! I hope you enjoy :D
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âHello, Shimura-san. This is Nobunobu. Is Sakata-san there?â
âNobunobu-sama, I'm surprised to hear from you! Are you well? Gin-san is...well...he's asleep right now. Would you like me to tell him something for you?â he answered cheerfully, if not a touch skeptically.
I couldn't blame him, it's not as though I ever call them.
âWell, I'm planning a surprise party for Tatsuma's birthday. Zura is already helping out. Since Sakata-san is good friends with Tatsuma, I thought he might want to contribute ideas for the party.â
Through phone's speaker I could vaguely hear another voice in the background. It seemed to say, âPatsuan, who's that? What's he want?â
âIt's Nobunobu-sama. He's planning a surprise party for Sakamoto-san's birthday and wanted to know if you would like to help plan,â Shimura-san responded.
âEh? Sperm Eyebrows-kun? That's right, Tatsuma did become friends with him. He befriends everyone.â
That nickname. How could I forget it. My eyebrows aren't that bad, are they!? As I asked myself this, I ran my fingers across my brow. They seemed normal enough to me. Besides, why was he interested in my eyebrows in the first place!
âSo will you help out, Gin-san? Shimura-san asked.
âYeah, yeah, I'll help,â Sakata-san answered lethargically. I imagined he waved his hand dismissively as he said this.
âGin-san says he'll help out,â the glasses boy said loudly into the phone.
âYes, I heard. Thank you. Have him text me at this number and I'll send details. Also, you and your red-headed friend are invited as well,â I paused, âso long as she doesn't poison my food again.â
***
Planning went well throughout the week, that is, until the day of the partyâŚ
It was only thirty minutes before I expected the Kaientai to arrive on Earth. Mutsu was in on the whole thing and had been sending regular updates. Thirty minutes before someone is supposed to arrive for their surprise birthday party would be a great time for everything to be setup and ready to go...but...but...half of the guests were wasted and had been for five hours!
I couldn't even bring myself to look at the abominable mess they had made and were still making inside! In my mind, this had been a good idea, a fun idea! It was something simple to celebrate and show Tatsuma some appreciation. I surrendered, exhaled, and sat on the porch with my head in my hands.
âIt's OK, Nobunobu-sama. I'm sure Sakamoto-san will appreciate the thought and gesture,â Shimura-san said from behind me.
âThank you, but that doesn't change the fact that there is trash and broken bottles all over the place. Not to mention the scorched walls from the fire a little while ago,â I sighed, âwell, at least the cake is untouched.â
I could hear him shift on his feet and mumble something inaudible a few times before saying, âactually...uh...that was eaten by Kagura and Sadaharu.â
My face looked something like this:
The author of this ficlet thinks this picture is better at describing it than the words she can conjure.
And within no time at all, Tatsuma's ship arrived and he dashed to me with a contorted face.
âNobu-kun,â he whined, âare you OK? We came as quickly as possible! What's wrong?â
I had told him to come to Earth with a message saying âit's important.â But now, I had nothing to show for that urgent message. In fact, the last thing I wanted was for him to go inside and find the disaster.
âI'm fine, but this is awkward to explain...I planned on...we-â Â A loud crash and uproarious laughter from inside interrupted my sentence.
âWhat was that? Sounds like you have company! Who'd you invite over?â he said with smiling eyes, âI think I know what this is all about. Today's date is too much of a coincidence.â
He strode past me and for the door. I ran in front of him and placed both hands on his chest.
âPlease don't walk through that door,â I begged, but there was no stopping him.
He removed my hands, pushed me aside, and burst open the forbidden door. I looked away and covered my eyes. A few guests shouted a half-hearted, cacophonous, âHappy Birthday!â
Before I could ruminate on the dreaded situation, Tatsuma bellowed out, âI'm so happy to see everyone! Thank you so much for the surprise party!â
His voice sounded as though he were on the verge of tears. He grabbed my arm and pulled me in for a big, squeezing, hug.
âThanks Buddy,â he said.
I guess he didn't care that everything was in ruins, he was overjoyed to see us all. His laughter and his smile let me know the surprise party was a success. And since the author doesn't feel like describing the happiness on Tatsuma's face, it looked something like this:
Overall this was probably my favourite episode of the 2nd half of the Silver Soul arc so far, the Yato episode was a lot of fun and I enjoyed the Kiheitai and Takasugi development but the emotional core of this episode hit me the hardest and while last weekâs fight had the most impressive action cuts so far this episode felt like the most consistent visually.
(a lot of the shots involving these zombies had really good art for some reason)
Kaguraâs desperation over Sadaharu I already posted about (and about Nobunobu extensively) but again, itâs great to see,Â
and for the sake of my Yorozuya soul I can only pray that they make it to the 4th member of the family before itâs too late.
Love that we get more Kamui banter, heâs so entertaining as an ally, his interactions with literally everyone is gold, I'm so glad that heâs kept his attitude even after his development in Rakuyo.
We get some great serious moments from him as well, basically admitting that he needs all the help he can get to beat Utsuro
and actually getting injured a bit while saving Kagura.
Both cases show that heâs not above showing some vulnerability, he may still want to be the strongest but heâs gotten better about his insecurities.
And of course we gotta get pappi back into the picture as well, and of course, just like with Kaguraâs and Kamuiâs initial reunion, we simply canât play things straight for too long
I feel like this and whatever banter ensues between Umibozu and his children at the beginning of next weekâs episode will be among the last bits of comic relief weâll get before the final battle against Utsuro begins.
Gotta enjoy it while it lasts, because I have a feeling that in the end I wonât come out of this arc with a clean smile.