What is a "Gintama"? Who knows. All I know is it's funny as hell!
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“Gintama” takes place in an alternate 19th Century Japan, where aliens run amuck, guns are a-blazing and other wacky things ooze through the town. The show follows a trio as they perform odd jobs for any cash they cash scrounge up. The leader of the troupe, Gintoki, is a lazy Shonen Jump-reading sugar-loving-to-the-point-of-diabetes samurai whose heart sometimes gets in the way of money, but never the sweets. Second in command is Shinpachi, the somewhat brains of the operation; but a bit of a coward. Finally there’s Kagura, a small Chinese girl (who’s really an alien) with the strength of King Kong, Godzilla and Andre the Giant combined. She’s also got a puppy named Sadaharu, who's so huge that his "business" can conjure up a Mt. Poo-ji. (Sorry, couldn't resist it.) There’s no really big storyline, though there is the underlying plot about an alien war that happened a few years before; but I’m not too far into the series to know exactly the whole story.
This show is intentionally nuts, and should not be taken seriously almost at all times. The humor is top-notched, and the action is great. After watching the first four episodes I realized that this show should’ve been released in America long, long ago. In fact I find that “Gintama” is one anime samurai comedy that could possibly work on a major TV station; right in-between “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.” It’s accessible for everyone, and you won’t be confused whatsoever. There’s no Japan-only jokes. It’s worldwide humor that all will get. Well, okay, there’s Elizabeth; a character that was described in the first episode as “What the hell is that?!” I’m up to episode 22 (in Japan it’s almost at 150), and it’s hard to stop watching. It’s the potato chip of anime: you just can’t have one.
“Gintama” gets a solid A, and the best part is that you can watch it legally online on Crunchyroll. I can’t stress this enough: watch it.
Favorite ED Theme
This is King Baby Duck: Ain't born to lose, baby, I'm born to win. I'm so Goddamn slick, baby, it's a sin!
Current OP Theme
“Gintama” takes place in an alternate 19th Century Japan, where aliens run amuck, guns are a-blazing and other wacky things ooze through the town. The show follows a trio as they perform odd jobs for any cash they cash scrounge up. The leader of the troupe, Gintoki, is a lazy Shonen Jump-reading sugar-loving-to-the-point-of-diabetes samurai whose heart sometimes gets in the way of money, but never the sweets. Second in command is Shinpachi, the somewhat brains of the operation; but a bit of a coward. Finally there’s Kagura, a small Chinese girl (who’s really an alien) with the strength of King Kong, Godzilla and Andre the Giant combined. She’s also got a puppy named Sadaharu, who's so huge that his "business" can conjure up a Mt. Poo-ji. (Sorry, couldn't resist it.) There’s no really big storyline, though there is the underlying plot about an alien war that happened a few years before; but I’m not too far into the series to know exactly the whole story.
This show is intentionally nuts, and should not be taken seriously almost at all times. The humor is top-notched, and the action is great. After watching the first four episodes I realized that this show should’ve been released in America long, long ago. In fact I find that “Gintama” is one anime samurai comedy that could possibly work on a major TV station; right in-between “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.” It’s accessible for everyone, and you won’t be confused whatsoever. There’s no Japan-only jokes. It’s worldwide humor that all will get. Well, okay, there’s Elizabeth; a character that was described in the first episode as “What the hell is that?!” I’m up to episode 22 (in Japan it’s almost at 150), and it’s hard to stop watching. It’s the potato chip of anime: you just can’t have one.
“Gintama” gets a solid A, and the best part is that you can watch it legally online on Crunchyroll. I can’t stress this enough: watch it.
Favorite ED Theme
This is King Baby Duck: Ain't born to lose, baby, I'm born to win. I'm so Goddamn slick, baby, it's a sin!
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