Well, Gintama had never been an anime with high budget so please don't expect ufotable's godlike level of animation. I had always been hesitant to start because the premise didn't seem interesting at all but hey, it only took me 2 months to finish all the available episodes back in 2014 because once I started, I just can't stop. I used to be one of those people who were pissed off because Gintama took too many spots on MAL's top anime page but never actually tried to understand why people liked it. This season is the first one where I watched it as it aired. Gintama hasn’t changed one bit it will continue being its same old self until it finally brings a closure to all the characters we love and find so hilarious.įinally the season has ended and phew, what a journey it was. If you haven’t enjoyed this season, then the season to come, which will most likely be the finale, is definitely not for you. The waiting once again begins as per regular tradition.
I’ve been mainly a fan of Gintama’s OP, but this season there was a few EDs I quite enjoyed more so than its OP counterpart, so props to the singers for that.Īnd just like that another season of Gintama ends. The OP/ED songs I have mixed feelings for because I’m mainly a fan of catchy songs, but they sounded good and is no different from past season. The OST was done pretty well and matches the overall mood of what the scene is trying to portray to the viewer-whether its during comedy or action. Thankfully it wasn’t bad when it needed to be so there’s nothing major I would note down.Īs for the soundtrack, it has been really good. Expect the animation budget to be really good during the action arcs, especially for the final two arcs. The comedy arcs were also pretty good in terms of its animation, but there were times when the animation took a turn down and looked pretty bad. Like most shows, or at least ones that want to stand out in scenes, the visuals will go above and beyond then the usual to look when it needs to. Visually speaking, it has been up and down here and there. Just what is in store for our beloved characters? These two arcs go hand-in-hand as the former leads into the latter. I still enjoyed this arc though because it shows us some backstory of some of the Shinsengumi, the Mimawarigumi, and even Gintoki.
While this arc does have action, I wouldn’t put it ahead of the arc before it in that sense. Unlike the previous arc, this arc is more about emotion than it is about action. The other being the Shinsengumi arc which focuses on the Police force of Edo and two other “prominent” groups-the Joui rebels and the Mimawarigumi. If you thought that was all for the big arcs, then think again! Not only do we get one major roller coaster arc this season, but two. Compared to the other big arcs, I’d say this was a pretty good arc and rivaled some of the other ones from the past seasons. The first arc is the Shogun arc which obviously focuses on the Shogun himself but also his enemies. Without trying to spoil, these arcs provide a lot to the watchers as to what’s happening to some of the most known groups/people in the Gintama franchise. With that, I guess we should talk about the highly anticipated arcs that a lot of people have been waiting for since the announcement of the season. That or something came up within the studio to make them adapt the bigger arcs earlier. This may be due to pushing it for OVAs to sell, or maybe they just didn’t have the time slots available. Gintama has always been faithful at adapting all its arcs, but this season was quite different. If there’s one thing I didn’t like about how the season went is the skipping of some of the smaller arcs.
I mean, who doesn’t like a good ol’ DBZ parody to start itself off? I know I do. If you don’t start off with something funny in a show that is so well-known for its way of doing parodies and comedy, then there’s no way the viewers are going to continue watching. To hook the viewers into the first few episodes is what the producers try to do each season. As with this season, the show moves into some of the more serious arcs-a must see for any fan of Gintama.īesides starting out with heavy action, comedy is one of the best ways to make people continue watchingĪ show. The season dives straight into its main focus which is comedy and gives us all sorts of parodies and laughs that viewers can relate to other shows, which is what makes it so great. Have you ever wanted to laugh so hard that it feels like you're dying? Well, then this season is no different from any of its predecessors.