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MY 10 FAVORITE MOMENTS IN LESSON 575:

Loved this chapter! Gintoki’s old friends passing the baton to his new friends.

1) I do like their banter...kinda reminds me of when Gintoki banters with Hijikata, except I guess I should give more credit to Takasugi since he met Gin-chan first.

2) Love them!

3) Ack I loved this moment; so damn cute!!

4) Started getting emotional here.

5) Takasugi basically asking Shinpachi to protect Gintoki just really got to me. Of course he covered it with his usual murdery talk but it’s obvious he just wants his friend to survive this fight.

6) And just about here is when my tears usually start up...

7) ...I totally lose it here. I loved Sakamoto’s inner dialogue too since it echoed Zura’s sentiments from the last chapter. Both of them just wanted all of them to be together as friends again. Ack. I want to cry all over. “This is fine. Even if this turns out ta be the end, to the very end, I’m...we’re...gonna be standing here next ta ya with our heads held high as your friends.”

8) Kamui being savage as usual. I remember when I first saw this, I stupidly thought it was Gori-pirate because I totally didn’t remember his actual name...and I also obviously didn’t recognize that this dude was a lion and not a gorilla. Took me a few secs to realize my mistake.

9) Kamui being a dick after slicing the poor Lion-pirate in half. I know he’s a total psycho, but I still love him.

10) I can’t help it, he’s so cool and he really knows how to make an entrance. Of course with his appearance I was both excited and utterly worried because that meant the showdown between father and son (and maybe little sister) was coming up soon and I didn’t want any of them to get hurt or die. I was seriously scared that only either Umibouzu or Kamui would come out of their battle alive...and if it was Kamui and he killed Umibouzu, then Kagura would have to kill her own brother to avenge her father. Yeah, I was realllly concerned.

SHIPS TALLY: 

Gintoki x Shinpachi: Seeing this moment made me feel a strong sense of nostalgia since they were my first ever OTP of the series when I first started reading.

Gintoki x Takasugi: I see it.

Abuto x Kamui: not that I really need to explain since they’re like an old married couple by now, but I do think Abuto was worried for the safety of his crazy spouse.

Disclaimer: Gintama is not only about shipping. Gintama is hilarious, clever, exciting, poignant, heart-breaking, loving, brilliant, and just so freaking amazing.  It is only due to Sorachi-sama’s generosity that I can enjoy Gintama on yet another level, the shippy level, and I am forever grateful for that. GINTAMA IS LIFE AND LOVE.