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Feb 19, 2022
Firstly, sorry for my English, it's not my native language.
Lupin III is a work created in mid-1967 by the late Monkey Punch, who ended up several television anime adaptations; theatrical and special films. In 2018, the fifth part of the anime premiered, having its 24 episodes and becoming the best part so far.
Structure: Earlier parts of Lupin III did not focus on a single continuous plot, but rather were "episodic" episodes where one did not influence the other. This changed from the fourth part, but it still contained at least half of the anime, the episodic system, already in part five, this focus on linearity
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is almost 100%, with some episodes honoring previous parts, taking up less than 1/4 of the anime.
Worldbuilding: Part five manages to bring a depth that was not explored in previous parts, such as: How are masks made? How does Lupin make the equipment? how will they use the technology? and etc. The technology manages to be used subtly and in a polite way, not making it look like it was misused or wasted.
Cast: Lupin III has always had an extremely remarkable cast of characters that have an undeniable charisma, and that thanks to their timelessness, they don't need drastic changes of ideals or personality. Part five manages to take the heights where the work had not yet reached, with a personal plot of each character with the others. To give examples, we have the relationship between Lupin and Zenigata, where even though already established by previous moments, they still manage to deepen this rivalry of thief against policeman, showing that one has respect for the other. Another example I can give that is much explored by this part is the love relationship between Lupin and Fujiko, with non-verbal demonstrations that the two make for the part, an example of this is the final moments of the 1st arc of this part, or even the Fujiko during her most prominent arc of the part. It's not just old characters that live this part, characters like: Ami; Albert; Gorou and etc, are very well fitted and create new dynamics for the characters, besides of course, they have a good base to stay in the story and have the development they needed.
Technical questions: I have no experience in these things, but I can say with certainty, this part exudes production quality. The settings are beautiful and alive, a true work of art; Lupin III's soundtrack has always been excellent and you can't go wrong here, each OST is better than the other and it's still unique, from a few touches you already know which anime it's from, a rare thing these days; The voice acting work is also amazing, highlighting all of the main cast and Ami.
Story: Because it is more linear, it can be more consistent and can apply big ideas freely, making it more interesting. She also manages to make the mood always interesting, leaving us questions during the journey to answer during the final arc. The characters have several striking points throughout the course of the Story, managing to leave it fluid and natural. Only one moment of this part requires the audience's interpretation, but it is not complex or difficult to arrive at an interpretation that pleases you, even you spectator reach a conclusion in the scene itself.
Conclusion: I couldn't put everything I think about this part, but I can say that it encapsulates the work very well on its own, being a great start for beginners, since I knew at least the main cast. This part is careful with its details; with a great story behind the events being very fun and exciting at every moment, with the way the work has always had.
10/10
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Nov 12, 2021
First of all, forgive my English, it's not my native language and I'm not fluent.
Gintama is a Story published in Weekly Shounen Jump around 2003 and ending in 2019. The work received an anime adaptation from 2006, managing to adapt all the content in 2021. This review will be mostly based on the adaptation, covering all the seasons and canonical films.
Plot: The plot is great and works perfectly with the whole proposal of the manga, it has a balanced progression, not being rushed, much less slow. Furthermore, The Author (Hideaki Sorachi) makes each chapter/episode important for manga, for example: dialogues between characters that show their
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views on something; foreshadowings; chapters/episodes that theoretically would be just for comedy, have character construction. His script unpredictability also helps a lot, we as viewers don't know how the arcs will end, and until the end of the series, nothing was predictable.
Structure: This dynamic between comedy with drama and gore creates a familiar atmosphere for the viewer, as we see up close the characters' moments of happiness and despair.
Characters: Simply the best cast in all of Jump.All have an unbreakable charisma and have layers, not just empty characters with just one personality trait. Gintama's characters clearly have personalities; preferences; personal defects; relationships with people be it loving or friendship and etc. Putting it in a nutshell: The characters in Gintama seem human in our reality, and that's an extreme quality, where the characters break through the fictional barrier and affect us positively, and that's an important factor for the next topic.
Messages and Philosophies: They weigh in, and that's great. Sorachi-sensei manages to give enormous weight even to simple things, however, without pushing the limits of the purposeless super dramatic. All these messages are passed on by the characters, and come along with a beautiful learning experience, both for the characters themselves and for us spectators, an example to be followed in character development. Of course, it's good to remember that each of the messages passed to viewers in the arcs is very personal, maybe someone doesn't feel so moved by the whole philosophy of the Jirochou character for example, this is normal, but one thing is a fact, it's beautifully written, without holes and well polished.
Comedy: Here is a very personal point of each person, each individual has their own sense of humor, so what might be funny to me, it's not necessarily for you, BUT, again it's undeniable that Sorachi knows how to make comedy. The jokes have comedic timing and your look helps the joke work, so yes, the comedy is very well done, it's only up to you if it's your sense of humor.
Soundtrack: There are several animes that your tracks are iconic: One Piece; Dragon Ball; Diamond on Ace and etc. And with Gintama it's no different, both his comic soundtrack and his serious soundtracks are amazing, they give you a mix of emotion throughout the whole work and help make the viewer more immersed than he already was. I'll take the opportunity to recommend some OST's from the anime for you to understand: : Madao OST; Yorozuya Blues; Shinsengumi Theme; Takasugi Theme; Take Care Buddy; Mukashi no Yuujin ga Kawarazu ni iru Toiu no mo Waruku nai Mono da na and etc.
Openings and Endings: Why Openings and Endings are Here? Simple, they complement with more character characterization and leaving Foreshadowings as well. I can take, for example, Ending 14, which shows us the vision of one of the characters about that world, or even Ending 17, which symbolically shows the city crying. Not only to use the Endings, since the 1st Opening we have a Foreshadow, or in the famous Opening 13, where the protagonist's psychological and feelings are exposed.
Critics and parodies: It is not unknown to anyone that Gintama parodied several things, not only other manga, as even Japanese series; television industry in general; artists like musicians and idols and so on. Furthermore, Gintama is one of the few who closely criticizes the situation of the anime and manga industry, exposing the situation of the staff and the whole creation of a manga and anime, even at OVA Gintama': Futon ni Haitte kara Buki Nokoshi ni Kizuite Neru ni Nerenai Toki mo Aru, who is canonical by the way, they criticize their own sponsors and their own production company; in Gintamaº in its 1st episode, they already expose what Sunrise Studio did with the Gintama anime, and the classic final episode of season 8, where they expose Sorachi-sensei; its editor and Shounen Jump herself, having full merit and to be recognized for her extreme courage.
Identity: Gintama is one of the mangas with greater identity on Jump, its unique way of creating comedy, combined with its extremely solid drama, makes it very unique and very impossible to be replicated.
The end of the series: It may not seem like it, but the ending is one of the important points for the work, and we see quite often, especially in Shounen Jump, bad endings. And with Gintama luckily it doesn't repeat itself, and I say it out loud: Gintama has the best ending ever created for a Weekly Shounen Jump work. The end has no plotholes; all your characters have already been developed and had their conclusions; it doesn't break its own main message; their final showdown is unlike any other work, with Sorachi-sensei being brave again in his choice.
Conclusion: Gintama is perfect, everything he does is perceptive of love and how careful Sorachi made the story is worthy of respect. At a time when he competed with the Big Three, it's really something to applaud, unfortunately the community doesn't give the value that Sorachi and his work deserve. I'm not afraid to say that Gintama is different from what we in the West have already seen, and we should be more attentive with works like this. There is not a single undeveloped character in the work; everything presented has been explored; Worldbuilding is great and well done; his epic moments are truly epic, the same goes for the sad/tense and happy scenes.
Being totally impartial, my score is: 10/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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