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| Awesome climax! I agree the attempt to make us sympathize with Housen felt cheap though. I'm all for humanizing villains and giving them interesting motivations and backgrounds, but I prefer that to be done earlier and not while they're dying in an attempt to give them an undeserved heroic send off. Anybody who calls this the worst arc clearly didn't watch that terrible gho- I mean "stand" arc. |
| Best arc yet. That time killing intro though. xD The Gin x Hijikata killed me xD Gintama just keeps getting better & better. |
| Well the first 4 minutes were anti-climactic lol... Still enjoyed it as a cooldown from all the seriousness of this Arc. But those lines though: "Why must you reject me as well? Why... When I desire you so much..." Absolutely beautiful. Lastly, this is the best Arc so far. 9/10. |
 Hisoka said: True love is finding someone whose demons play well with yours. Illumi said: . |
| Yeah, get fucked, Housen. I'm sure Gintama would try to portray even Hitler in positive light. It's honestly getting quite hilarious. Despite its faults (too much melodrama), this arc definitely had its moments, though. |
| Damn those first 4 minutes trolled the fuck outta me, thought i was watching the wrong episode for a second there lmao |
| Yeah, the intro was hilarious! Gin was awesome in the fight and the girls, getting him in the sun and he was going gross. Poor guy though. The ending was sad. Kumui is gonna come after Gin. |
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| if you look into the spoken words or the subs, the yoshiwara in flames arc (especially episode 145) is pretty poetic and symbolic. metaphors and personification, mainly on these: sun, moon, chains, night/darkness, ... . some (negative) comments from other people on this arc: "Worst Gintama arc so far, really boring." "Glad this arc is over. Got tired of the melodrama quick." too bad for you people, gintama has a tendency of switching from gags/comedy to drama (and vice-versa) on story arcs. and boy, they do it well. i think it is one of the assets of gintama. personally, i like the poetry and symbolism in this arc, as well as the themes and issues. worth relating to in real life. patriarchy, power, women, [true] freedom, ... |
| I don't wanna lie, the ending of this episode made me feel sad. One more episode and this arc is over. |
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| I mostly liked this arc, but the ending was pretty bad. Housen did some awful things. He made those women slaves, that's just unforgivable! The fact that the narrative didn't give me the cathartic resolution of seeing him suffer and all the ladies get their revenge left a bad taste in my mouth. Instead they chose some bullshit drama trying to make us feel sorry for that women abuser. I'm sorry, I know it's fiction and all, but it made me feel sick to my stomach. |
| here I am expecing the arc to end, and yet it's still continued to the next episode. I have been trolled. |
| The first four minutes were so stupid hilarious xD Very good episode again, Gintama truly surprises with it tone shifts. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| oh gosh, this arc is not over yet I liked some fight scenes, but I didn't find the story entertaining... perhaps too "shounen"? IDK, something seemed off |
| Why, you say... Don't you get it? If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. |
| Yeah really, I don't understand why everyone is saying this arc sucks. Had some of the most epic moments of the series so far, and really elevated the story beyond anything we'd seen before. I will agree though that Hosen's backstory felt kind of forced. Dude was a straight piece of shit the entire arc, yet now we're somehow supposed to feel sorry for him. I guess not being able to look at the sun is great reasoning for enslaving hundreds of women. Glad the arc is coming to a close though. Feel like it was paced perfectly |
| This has the best arc so far imo, although I didn't like this episode as much as the previous ones. I think they could've ended it here. |
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| BEST EPISODE OF GINTAMA I WILL NOT FORGET THIS... THOSE FLASHBACKS WERE TOO GOOD T-T |
| Well, King of the Night is still one big prick so I don't care about him at all. Just die already. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
This was a great arc, I love how intricately woven the backstories of the characters are |
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| Lmao four minutes of time wasting, followed by the penultimate episode of this fun arc |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
Fantyyy said: NordicHorde said: Why? Why must Gintama insist on ruining its villains by trying to make them sympathetic? So we should feel sad for this evil piece of shit who enslaved, raped and killed thousands of innocent women because he couldn't go out in the sun? So damn stupid. I was really loving this arc but this just left a bitter taste in my mouth. Showing the reasons for his fucked up personality and acts isn't trying to force simpathy, but I guess that's too much to comprehend for entitled folks these days who snap at everything that's out of their own little bubble... It was a great scene showing how messed up the Yato are and what they become because of their blood and power-centric way of living. This is what Kagura is struggling against, this arc was incredible for her character. MAL forums are just epic lol. Yeah I definitely can't feel sympathetic with a character like Hosen but understanding his past and how he became the way he is, I thought was done well. His monologue at the end was fantastic. There's no way the writers even tried to make you symphatize with Hosen, everyone knows what he's done. I wonder if Hosen being out of the picture is enough for these women to be free though. A lot of development for Kagura and the Yato clan aswell, definitely curious to see more from them. Solid SOLID arc! |
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| I like the way housen died, very ironice death All along we thought he hates the sun since he is the king of night But turnes out that the sun hated him and ruled over him. |
| tfw 9 year old street rat can operate advanced Yato technology |
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| An incredible battle has concluded, the end of the Yoshiwara arc is near. |
| Gintama really knows how to kill time and still make a masterpiece of an episode |
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| This was a great Arc. Gintama makes me sympathy with every villain. |
| Exact same conversation as before LMAO. They're hella lazy. Also, Kagura's comment on the aspecr ratio. AAAA IT'S STILL 4;3 AFTER 3 YEARS. Ah the golden meme about the manga and anime situation xD Thanks Gin. Well, this was one of the best arcs. There were some really stupid moments but most of it was LEGENDARY stuff And that kid could somehow use a PC while he probably never touched a PC in his whole life. And it was that easy to open up the thing? Even though it's fucking dangerous for the Yato clan members lol. Well whatever. It was epic! |
SideCharacterKalAug 13, 2021 5:46 PM
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Tbh, Gintama is best in comedic arcs. These types of arcs can be seen in other shounen animes too. |
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| Fortunately the strategy to open the roof worked against Housen, he could taste the sun for the first and last time of his life... though I would say the little flashback moments with Hinowa were quite emotional, but not RIP to this guy since he was awful. |
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| Oh the feels.. She truly had a heart of light T_T |
| I loved this episode when they got to open the shed above the city made me teary eyed |
| All I'm gonna say is I'm glad it's over, that arc turned from engaging to boring and predictable pretty fast |
| That filler explanation scared me as it seems like they're going to announce a filler, but thank God... |
| Gintoki delivering his speech at the right moment in the right condition....that speech should be saved into Housen's core memory.... |
| So how did Hinowa magically appear besides Housen if she can't walk lol |
| poor, poor Hinowa... she was already so pure, innocent and sweet as a kid even despite beatings and future slavery. And yes, i'll try to avoid writing about how much it was infuriating to discovery of her severed tend... whatever, i'll do it and that's final. I had no problem in watching the guy killed by the sun, as in "oh, yes, how ironic your death is... suffer... suffer..." even if i saw more satisfying death of hated characters before and i was overall calm in thinking those words. Good arc overall, of course (Kagura going berserk was ... damn, and i liked Gintoki speech about drinking with friends where, just for a change, there was once again Otae beating up Kondo), even if i'll always prefer unrestricted funny 4th wall destroyer Gintama instead of the serious plots. And of course, i knew that hysterical meta cold opening with the arrows describing manga and anime adaptation trying to keep up at the same pace was going to arrive at some point because i watched it before on Watchmojo. It came before i expected and in a unpredictable episode... but it was welcome even because there was somehow a need to lighten up the mood. |
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| I still don't like Hosen whatsoever, but that ending was nice. Next episode looks interesting with Umibouzu coming and I feel like it has to do with Kagura losing control. |
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones! |
Fantyyy said: Bird said: I don't understand all the hate this arc has been getting, it really had me on the edge of my seat and at full attention. There's nothing to understand about it, weebs coming on here to vent are mostly just dumb af, happens with a lot of great series. Most totally miss the point too. Also, hi 4 years later. i’m actually making my way through the series again, so hi 4 years later! |
| This entire arc was already rough as it is, but now they're trying to make me feel bad for a scumbag? "Gintama" go back to the episodic comedy. |
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| This arc should have ended this episode but judging from the preview, I guess we have at least one more left. Anyways this was a pretty intense arc. I guess this arc had little comedy and more serious battles as compared to the other arcs. Anyways I pretty much loved it and I guess this serves as a good introduction to a new character. |
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