Have you ever just sat down and thought:''Boy, I sure wonder if there is an anime about feudal japan where aliens invade Edo & modernised the shit out of the place; with the samurai reading manga & going to idol contests + making lots of poop jokes.’’ If you did, i know this great local therapist.Haha, thats pretty great, but what is the ''real'' story?It’s basically that. I’m not kidding, people are literally going to idol-contests, fighting aliens who inhabited cats, walking around with a duck-something, getting their dick turned into a screwdriver. It’s a wild anime, and that’s what makes it amazing.MAL:GintamaGenres: Action, Comedy, Historical, Parody, Samurai, Sci-Fi, ShounenNumber of episodes: 286 as of August 26, 2015Year: 2006-NowOriginal Author: Hideaki SorachiStudio: SunriseThe Story - Serious VersionThe story is set in the late Edo period of japan, where aliens called ''Amanto'' have invaded. During the invasion the samurai take up arms & fight against the amanto, but the Shogun realises their terrible power and betrays the samurai. He then writes a contract stating that the amanto are allowed into the country and a public ban on swords was placed, thus the samurai lost & the shogunate became a puppet of the amanto.In the war, which happened a long time ago since the series start, was man nicknamed ''white demon''. But after the war was lost he vanished.On a certain day a bizzare samurai with an amazing silver perm helped a boy. Impressed with the samurai, the boy joined up with him in the buisness the samurai started, nicknamed ‘’Yorozuya". Not many days after that, he met a small girl with superhuman strength followed by the Yakuza, in which after she was saved by them, joined the Yorozuya.Doing many jobs, requested by individuals of various stature they travel around edo achieving both great & minor feats.The CharactersThe ProtagonistA magnificent saint. A vast majority of protagonist pale in comparison of his stunning looks & high wisdom & valorous strength! Yes! He is the man who will catch you when you’re falling, and what you will see is a brimming soul of gold! With his golden hair twisting arou-- ...No .. what? Wait...? Kintoki? Wasn’t his name Gin-- oh, Kinto-... another char.. oh..no.. yeah, i got it.A man with a silver perm. A man with a silver soul. Seriously, it's the greatest perm you've seen. No, the greatest you will see!Lazy, late 20's something, nose picking, manga reading, strawberry milk drinking, wooden curry-scented sword wielding, self proclaimed Jack of all Trade, master of no(thing)e. Oh yes, him. The Shiroyasha (Lit. White Demon), the Yorozuya (Lit.House of 10,000 business) leader. That’s right, Mr Odd Jobs; Sakata, Gintoki!In his childhood days Gintoki was an Orphan and he was eventually taken in by a man he later called his mentor. At his mentors school he studied with two people called Katsura Kotarou and Takasugi Shinsuke. One day his school burned down and his teacher was arrested. In an attempt to rescue him they all joined the Joui War, which was the famed samurai's ''rebellion'' against the amanto. There he became nicknamed the Shiroyasha for his white demonic appearance and skilled swordplay which nobody could match.The SidekicksWith him we have ''the boy'' Shinpachi & ''the girl'' Kagura, his friends & companions at the Yorozuya.The illustrious, mighty Kagura. A member of the strongest tribe in the galaxy, the yato. The daughter of the the strongest man, Umibozu. Due to unfortunate events she traveled to earth, in search for a new life, where she met Gintoki & Shinpachi.On the other side note, we have ShinpachiYou'll follow the crew & this lazy man as he continues to do what he's always done. Pick his nose and drink strawberry milk while reading man--Going on adventures through Edo & beyond helping the many inhabitants of it. Gaining new friends with the ultimate goal of becoming the samurai king & a warlord of the seven seas. with maybe becoming a basketball & football star. Gaining a new stand,all while waiting for the amazing new upcomming movieThe ComedyYou might have noticed by the pretty bizzare text and many seemingly random entries that Gintama is mainly a comedy series. In the +285 episodes as of today much of it is centered around the brilliant comedy Gintama employs. It uses everything from simple toilet humor jokes to reocurring jokes, such as references to a scene 200 episodes back. The continuity is really amazing. What i believe is the best part about Gintama is it’s utilization of characters. Every character develops largely. They’re not what they seem at first glance. They’ll gain new skills & new methods complimenting other characters. A prime example in Gintama is a character called ‘’The Shogun’’ (Real name Shige Shige) with by his presence alone, makes every character very different. This is a great part of the show because you’ll never know what to expect from a character depending on which other character he/she is with. A normally silly character might turn into badass in the presence of character X. But don’t believe in me. Believe in the permConclusionGintama in it’s very essence is trying, and suceeding with being unique. It’s a marvelous comedic show which utilizes it’s characters to the fullest extent. A scene which might seem silly can be turned inspirational. A scene which might seem stupid will be turned brilliant. A scene which is joyous will develop sorrowful.Watch OrderGintama 3-57, Gintama, Gintama: Benizakura-Hen, Gintama 61-Last Episode. Gintama’ (Season 2) Ep 1 - Last episode, Gintama : Yorozuya Forever, Gintama’ Enchousen: 1-13, Gintama°Ep 1 - Newest episode. You might want to watch the first 2 episodes but since they are anime originals they’re not that great, it’s usually recommended to skip to ep 3.Gintama is set up in a series of mini-arcs (usually 3-6 episodes) which have no real connection to each other besides the introduction of certain characters, be they friends or foes. There is no ‘’big’’ overarching plot but certain pieces of it are there. Think of the arcs as stepping stones.Now if you excuse meHope you’ve enjoyed reading this and got some insight into the show. If notTried to make it pretty short but it’s not that easy considering Gintama is a long-running shounen featuring up to 285 episodes and two movies as well as Gintama not having a linear plot.Well, have a nice day. /ExodorEdit: Fixed some spelling mistakes. http://ift.tt/1X5NxIE
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