Anime Guide

#19 Gintama (comedy recommendation no.1)

Randomness #19

Comedy Recommendation No.1

Gintama (siver soul)

Genre: Comedy, samurai, action, drama

Episodes: 265 episodes, 2 movies

Manga: 54 volumes, status is ongoing since year 2003

Opening song: to many to mention

Ending song: to many to mention

Summary:

In the late Edo period, humanity is attacked by aliens called "Amanto" (天人?, "Sky People"). The samurai of Japan join the battle against the aliens, but when the Shogun realizes the power of aliens, he betrays the samurai and surrenders to the aliens. The Shogun writes an unequal contract with aliens which allows the aliens to enter the country and places a ban on carrying swords in public. The swords of samurai are taken away so they can no longer resist the aliens. After that the Shogunate becomes a puppet government. The plot is focused on an eccentric samurai, Gintoki Sakata who helps a teenager named Shinpachi Shimura save his sister Tae from a group of aliens who want to make her part of abrothel. Impressed with Gintoki, Shinpachi becomes his apprentice and works with him as a freelancer in order to pay the monthly rent where Gintoki lives, as well as to know more about him. The two of them rescue a teenage alien girl named Kagura from a group of Yakuza who wanted to use her superhuman strength to kill people. Kagura joins Shinpachi and Gintoki to work as freelancers and the three become known as "Yorozuya" (万事屋?, "We do everything"). While doing their job they encounter the police force Shinsengumi several times, who normally ally with Odd Jobs Gin in their work since they commonly involve dangerous criminals. They also come to meet Gintoki's former comrades during the Amanto's invasion, including the revolutionary Kotaro Katsura who maintains a friendly relationship with them despite his terrorist activities against the bakufu. On the other hand, Shinsuke Takasugi acts as a major antagonist throughout the series, as he wants to destroy the bakufu and sees his former comrades as enemies.

Although the series' story is commonly episodic, there are also a few story arcs which are developed through several chapters. Across several story arcs Takasugi starts gaining allies including Kagura's brother, Kamui, and the elite unit Mimawarigumi to prepare for his large scale coup d'état.

Own opinion:

For me this was the funniest anime. I'm not a fun of anime with many episodes but this was an exception. I finished the 265 episodes and two movies in 5 weeks almost one month without skipping any episodes. Every episodes were epic based on its humor and when there's a drama you will definitely cry. The action was also amazing all the characters was amazing in its own ways with very unique personalities. If you start watching this you won't stop, really! When gintama was ended i really cried because it was amazing and i will really miss it. But i'm reading the manga right now and its the same as the anime.

In one word its great!

Rank: 5 over 5 stars

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Top openings in the side and the picture of gintama!