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Didn't really see a Gintama thread so I thought I'd make one because this show is pretty bad rear end What the hell is gintama you ask? It's basically a parody/comedy/action/adventure/slice of li- gently caress it this show has a little bit of everything over it's 270 episodes + 4 movies; that can take you from dying of laughter to dying of sadness in just a few episodes. While mostly episodic(but the series will reference these episodic episodes), but has very detailed and interesting arc's scattered over the series. Basically the series revolves around aliens invaded in year something-or-other, banned all swords (because they are obviously superior to ranged weapons), and made a semi-truce with earth allowing for interplanetary commerce. Gintama part of the few last remaining samurai, since after the earth/alien war most were killed or sought day jobs, who runs a business called Odd Jobs. Who the hell are the main characters Gintama has 3  Gintoki (or Gin) is the main character, he always has a perm and is always 20ish. He's basically a anti-hereo on every level; often reading JUMP, watching anime or the weather girl, drinking heavily, hungover often, broke as poo poo, and fairly clueless when it comes to doing things. Gin has his moments though, when poo poo is in need of doing he gets it done the old samurai way, with a wooden sword.  Schinpachi is another main cast member, he's your typical weeaboo. Schinpachi runs a fan club of NEETS who love some J-Pop singer, lives at his sisters failing dojo, and works for Gin at Odd Jobs. He really is the over dramatic character that parodies a lot of other anime characters as well as anime fanbases.  Kagura is another main cast member; she's an alien whose race is known for being some of the toughest fighters in the galaxy, she often acts child like but is an excellent fighter. She is often traveling with her oversized dog and an umbrella that is a gun/shield/parachute/etc, and always complains about food. There are a lot of other characters that can be considered part of the main cast but that is almost 20+ characters So does this have a manga? Do I need to watch it to understand what the gently caress is happening Yeah Gintama does have a manga however reading of the manga is not needed to understand Gintama at all, you may get more references and laughs though. However, if you only read the manga you miss one of the most badass offical openings of all time(yes this is real). I've heard it takes about 20 episodes to get good It does take a bit of time to get rolling, but the first 20 episodes are setting up most side characters and world building. Believe me when I say there are a LOT of characters in Gintama and most all of them get fully fleshed out, they aren't many one hit wonders that appear once or twice. While the show is mostly episodic there are many arcs in the show (potential spoilers) http://www.yorozuyasoul.com/gintama/arcs,, however if you only watch the arcs you will miss out on a lot genuinely good episodes. You'll also find that there are a lot of parodies from everything like Kaiji to DBZ to Space Cobra to Star Wars in these arcs/one off episodes All of Gintama is on crunchyroll so why not watch it? Yo check this poo poo out if you want to get into gintama pandaK posted:Yes, please add this to the OP (a Google doc list of the most memorable arcs): Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 14:36 on Apr 18, 2015 |
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It IS a lot of material, so if you don't want to watch all of Gintama just start with the new season and if a joke or a character's name comes up that you don't get, google it and watch their debut. If you don't feel the need and got a laugh of a gag, that's fine too. If enough forlks are interested, I wouldn't mind writing up a short guide on the side cast to supplement the OP, though it's not really necessary. Please watch Gintama, you'll have a good time. The first two episodes of this season have been pretty great, I hope more of the side cast starts to feature next week.
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Apr 17, 2015 19:45
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This series really starts slowly. For new comers I would suggest you read the character synopsis on Wikipedia and then look for a list of the really good episodes (ie: the Wii/ Dragon Quest episode) and start from there. The series itself allows you to jump right in as long as you know who the characters are.
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Apr 17, 2015 23:35
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My OCD doesn't allow for things like starting in the middle of a series but I'm up to episode 45 now and it's pretty good and funny, though I don't think it mixes the serious and comedy stuff as well as other shows.
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Apr 17, 2015 23:40
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Zettace posted:This series really starts slowly. Yes, please add this to the OP (a Google doc list of the most memorable arcs): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XHaHAJdrppWJginV4Y8Qij6ce5_BP4jjVrqLLWv2VYo/edit
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Apr 17, 2015 23:56
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pandaK posted:Yes, please add this to the OP (a Google doc list of the most memorable arcs): Also, please yell out whatever you think is missing, because I'm not personally vouching for anything until I've seen it, and I'm still in the middle of watching every episode.
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Apr 18, 2015 02:02
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pandaK posted:Yes, please add this to the OP (a Google doc list of the most memorable arcs): Thanks, this looks great! I'm gonna start at the beginning, but I entirely expect to get impatient and these'll be a good option at that point.
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Apr 18, 2015 03:12
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Starting at the beginning with Gintama is a lot like starting from the Simpsons at the beginning. Yeah it's not *bad* but it just improves so much after those early episodes.
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Apr 18, 2015 04:09
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Sakurazuka posted:My OCD doesn't allow for things like starting in the middle of a series but I'm up to episode 45 now and it's pretty good and funny, though I don't think it mixes the serious and comedy stuff as well as other shows. It gets better at it. I wasn't too impressed by the first serious arc either which people seem to love. By the time it gets to the 2nd or 3rd, I was blown away enough that I tend to qualify Gintama among the better anime that are able to balance comedy and drama effectively.
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Apr 18, 2015 04:34
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I still think the "failure to block kunais with the sword" gag is one of the funniest gags to come out of a shounen comedy series. And Sugita Tomokazu really helps make this series that much greater.
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Apr 18, 2015 06:00
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This is the only series I can think of in any medium that had a legit story arc where everyone fought over the rankings they received in the popularity poll. Gintama's great fun.
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Apr 18, 2015 07:16
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"I don't know what you're misinterpreting here..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlhKkk-c3WE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3VjZnO0n0
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Compendium posted:This is the only series I can think of in any medium that had a legit story arc where everyone fought over the rankings they received in the popularity poll. This is the only series I can think of where they get away with A LOT of the poo poo they do. I honestly thought the whole "PTA will take us off the air" thing was a joke. Then I saw the episode where Gin is in a boxing match fighting with his balls and running around.... Also this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAqo1mNq15A What the gently caress Gintama owns! pandaK posted:Yes, please add this to the OP (a Google doc list of the most memorable arcs): Added thanks man Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 14:48 on Apr 18, 2015 |
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Apr 18, 2015 14:45
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Tomokazu Sugita is basically my favorite japanese VA and I somehow never watched Gintama until this week. I've sorta just been hopping around based on whichever few episodes sound cool, but I like it a lot so far.
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Apr 18, 2015 20:29
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Countblanc posted:Tomokazu Sugita is basically my favorite japanese VA and I somehow never watched Gintama until this week. I've sorta just been hopping around based on whichever few episodes sound cool, but I like it a lot so far. Gintoki is basically his defining role in my eyes. I can't hear him as any other character now
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Apr 20, 2015 14:06
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That's because Gintoki is just Sugita basically being himself 
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Apr 20, 2015 18:27
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Every anime Sugita is in could end with the punchline of him questioning everything while no one responds and I'd be happy
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Apr 20, 2015 19:19
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I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hYZaTsZKl0
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I got caught up watching every single episode of this series and the movies in order. I don't know if I'd recommend doing the same because of the time investment, but I always got a kick out of seeing random seemingly one-time characters pop up again in later episodes. On the other hand, following only the google doc means you'd miss some good opening or ending bits, since I couldn't in good faith recommend an episode when the meat of it isn't particularly spectacular. Maybe I should have a separate list for stuff like the recycled Ben Johnson scenes. Best OP goes to Tougenkyou Alien (especially when they hosed it up). Honorary mention for the OP for the fake moe show and its "hidden" joke I only caught on a rewatch. The only long arc I found overall underwhelming was the Renho arc, which could be because I have zero nostalgia for Gundam and mecha shows, plus the fact I still don't really like Sakamoto. I was left still wanting more, so I poked around the manga a bit, but it's just not the same. (I also spoiled myself on a character death in the process by skimming the wiki, so way to go me.) It's kind of surprising just how many episodes the anime invented whole cloth because other than the explicit time sinks I could not tell at all.
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Apr 24, 2015 04:56
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Yeah following the guides for the arc's only makes you lose out on a lot of the good stuff. I blew through it in about 4 weeks, I felt that was a good pace. But then again I watched a lot of it at work so eh
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Apr 24, 2015 17:05
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I've only started watching with this new season but there's been plenty of boogers and mayo and puke and i'm looking forward to the poop episode
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Apr 25, 2015 01:11
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i tried getting into the manga a while ago but it kept going back to that "those drat  " thing and i decided to put it down. does it ever stop doing that?
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Inflammatory posted:i tried getting into the manga a while ago but it kept going back to that "those drat I dunno about the manga, but I know after a while the anime just starts forgetting about that plotline existing. This is also around the same time the quality spikes upwards.
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Apr 25, 2015 03:22
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The aliens will always exist, but the dick jokes never stop.
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Apr 25, 2015 09:44
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Wait, there are aliens in Gintama?
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Kleptobot posted:Wait, there are aliens in Gintama? Well one-third of the main cast is aliens Compendium posted:The aliens will always exist, but the dick jokes never stop. I don't know what you are talking about, the Neo armstrong cyclone jet canon is the most powerful gun in existence, it single handedly ended the galactic war and made peace in the galaxy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDut-saDvV8
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Kleptobot posted:Wait, there are aliens in Gintama? Why do you think the Tokugawa Shogunate and modern-day technology exist simultaneously? Dilbert As gently caress posted:I don't know what you are talking about, the Neo armstrong cyclone jet canon is the most powerful gun in existence, it single handedly ended the galactic war and made peace in the galaxy It's Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon, get it right. 
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Allarion posted:I dunno about the manga, but I know after a while the anime just starts forgetting about that plotline existing. This is also around the same time the quality spikes upwards. Also to kinda correct/expand on this, the alien Compendium fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Apr 25, 2015 |
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Apr 25, 2015 18:54
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That and most the aliens live near the terminal IIRC, Gin is well... in the rear end end of town
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Strange Quark posted:On the other hand, following only the google doc means you'd miss some good opening or ending bits, since I couldn't in good faith recommend an episode when the meat of it isn't particularly spectacular. Maybe I should have a separate list for stuff like the recycled Ben Johnson scenes. I decided to split the difference and converted the doc into a spreadsheet with notes. Maybe it'll be easier to navigate!
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Apr 26, 2015 05:21
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Are there any episodes that focus exclusively on the Shinsengumi?
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archduke.iago posted:Are there any episodes that focus exclusively on the Shinsengumi? also shinsengumi crisis
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archduke.iago posted:Are there any episodes that focus exclusively on the Shinsengumi? Notable Shinsengumi-only episodes: Episode 28, 35 is the"Boss's daughter" saga, 101-105 is an entire pseudo-serious Shinsengumi-centric plotline, 113 & 114, 148 & 149 are the Saw parody episodes. 172, the Interrogation episode. Episodes 194, 205 and 223 is about Matsudaira. I'm missing a few (there's an early Shinsengumi episode that's Cop-like in structure, or the one where the Shinsengumi run protection for Otsu) but that's a bunch of the notable ones.
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Next-Jin Engine posted:Notable Shinsengumi-only episodes: There's also the Mitsuba Okita episodes (86-87), which is great character stuff for Okita and Hijikata in general, the second half of 89, and the Rokkaku arc (186-187), which is mostly Okita again. There's also 109 for Yamazaki trying to infiltrate Katsura's group. Strange Quark fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Apr 27, 2015 |
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Apr 27, 2015 21:09
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Oh yeah, the Jackie Chan episode (109) is also excellent.
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Apr 28, 2015 03:23
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Nice, thanks!
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Apr 28, 2015 08:11
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The newest episode is pretty weak, which was disappointing after last week's left me in stitches.
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Apr 29, 2015 19:47
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Watching last week's ep, I wonder who's doing the subs for Gintama on CR because I'm getting annoyed at the errors.
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Compendium posted:Watching last week's ep, I wonder who's doing the subs for Gintama on CR because I'm getting annoyed at the errors. They've been terrible since the beginning. At least they haven't yet translated futari as one again.
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Strange Quark posted:They've been terrible since the beginning. At least they haven't yet translated futari as one again. Or "five years ago" as "five years in the future". EDIT: On a completely different note, totally recommending Part B of episode 189. Part A is a giant troll move by Sunrise, but the second part is just sweet. I wasn't crying when all the adults + Shinpachi came to do radio exercises with Kagura after she broke the tape player nope. hopeandjoy fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Apr 30, 2015 |
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