r/Gintama • u/enzopaak • 1d ago
Discussion First time watcher, finished season 8.. thoughts so far Spoiler
Man.. never thought I'd enjoy this anime as much as I did, never even thought I'd ever finish it yet here I am, 2 OVAs and a movie away from completing the story.
Last time I posted I had just finished season 4.. boy was that a ride. Having finished the anime's original run now, a little look back on everything that's happened since then.
Starting with season 5 right after the astonishing arcs concluding S4 (SA & FS) I was scared going into season 5 cause I was fully convinced the comedy was over.. glad I was wrong, the Rakuyo battle arc started off hilarious. Umibozu being the big dog and main player for the first half of the season felt like a breath of fresh air, really took me out of the despair of wondering just how we're gonna deal with Usturo, forgot we have the strongest man in the universe on our side... but of course, little miss gimme attention (Kamui) wants extra beef on the side. Really loved the backstory though, Abuto being such a good big brother/dad figure to Kamui was unexpected though I guess he's always acted like that thinking back to it. Then Umibozu's backstory with Kouka was great, gave some much needed exposition on just why Kamui and Kagura are so freakishly strong even by Yato standards (Umibozu & Hosen the exception ofc), also side note KOUKA IS SO PRETTY HELLO ?
Kamui being a momma's boy.. lol, love that. The family fight that broke out between the 3 was heartbreaking but then Gintoki finally pulls up to the scene and BIG BROTHER ON BIG BROTHER VIOLENCE IS REAL (FINALLY I'VE WAITED FOR THIS FIGHT FOR SO LONG) and it didn't disappoint. Amazing fight, Gintoki being able to push Kamui so far that his Yato blood takes over is insane! And Abuto coming in clutch to snap him out of it and the final scene with Kamui laying peacefully on Kagura's lap ughhhh I love and hate this disfunctional family at the same time. Great end to the season.
Season 6.. slip arc.. caught me all the way off guard, I was like wait a minute did we go back in time what's going on?? Looked it up and it's all arcs that got skipped pre-season 4 so it made sense. Was happy to have funny arcs back again, Homeless arc especially was so good 😭😭 I'm so mad Zura won't go AND GET HIS GIRL ALREADY LIKE DAMN BRO. And idk it's name but the arc with Shinpachi's spirit seeing glasses.. took me all the way out 😭
NOW SEASON 7, SILVER SOUL STARTS AND... ?? um hello ? am I in the right place ? Feels like old gintama all over again with all the comedy bits in the midst of this serious situation 😭 I love it. THE REVELATIONS ABOUT UTSURO AND HIM BEING MULTIPLE PEOPLE ? SO SHOYO WAS REAL!! Makes it even sadder to think about.
Intermission! Nobunobu is in the middle of very serious negotiations with admiral Shijaku involving... Disembowelment..? iiya.. unko desu..
SHIJAKU IS AN ALLY ???? oh.. nvm they're all imprisoned together now.. great.. wait a minute.. this soundtrack.. surely it isn't.. PRINCE BAKA ??? WAIT IS THAT MFKING MADAO IN SPACE ??? HELLO ????? Shijaku being Hata's brother.. prince dragonia... ELIZABETH ????? 😭 I was crying so hard ts came outta nowhere and I love it!
oh boy Altana is acting up.. oh boy, space betrayal.. oh boy, Edo is setting up defenses.. oh boy, it's going down!
SEASON 8!
They got the 3 warrior races doing their biddings.. yikes! Wait a minute... Hedoro's people ?? Everybody's here! Loved how everyone had a role in this, Ougai is a monster plowing through everyone and everything.. until Hedoro pulls up and shows us the real demon 🤣 Gintoki messing with his flower head 😭😭😭 uh oh, space dudes are in trouble.. (FUCK ENSHO ALL MY HOMIES HATE ENSHO) anyway TAKASUGI PULLS UP YES YES YES YES YES!!! BANSAI'S DEAD ??? NO NO NO NO NO 😭😭😭 (RIP HE WAS ONE OF MY FAVS)
Kagura smells Yatos and runs off AND GETS SAVED BY KAMUI ??? OH SWEET BROTHER I'VE BEEN TOO HARSH ON YOU! I love his interactions with Gintoki (and Sogo wanting to finish their fight like bro fOCUS) UMIBOZU IS BACK!!!!! IMMEDIATE BEEF WITH KAMUI AND HE'S GOT THE SOLUTION TO UTSURO'S IMMORTALITY YES YES YES!!! HE USED IT TO GROW HIS FUCKIN HAIR NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!
Nobunobu is dead..? I mean.. I hated you but I guess you changed, he grew on me a bit but I can't ever forgive him for Shigeshige, but he earned my respect at the very end. RIP!
Utsuro pulls up.. finally, it's showtime! Everybody getting a lick at him, everybody!!! The fight was heavy.. and then Sadaharu.. SADAHARU 😭😭PLEASE ANYONE BUT OUR BABY PLEASE 😭😭 buuut he held the gates like the absolute DAWG he is but we still couldn't beat Utsuro.. he falls off (RIP ??)
MADAO THE ABSOLUTE MAD LAD SAVES THE EARTH!! EVERYONE IS SAFE YAY wait we're breaking up ?? Like a band ? Like the Beatles ? 😭
Timeskip!
Shinpachi glo'd up but he still ain't no Gintoki. Wait Kondo and Otae are eXPECTING-? oh false alarm. Wow Everyone's all grown now whAT THE FUCK HASEGAWA IS THE HERO ??? I mean..... yeah.. yeah he is. DONALD ZURAMP ???????????? 😭😭😭😭😭 KAGURA'S DAUGHTER ?????? Oh nvm.. oh Sogo's alive yay Wait where's my goat Yamazaki??? WHERE'S MY GOAT???? WTF YOU MEAN MOBOCOP??????? 😭😭 okay Gintoki's still the same, nice! Takasugi is immortal now.. yikes? They're after the same thing apparently wait UTSURO'S HEART? BABY UTSURO??? EXCUSE ME???
Ooooookay we're going back to Edo, save Shoyo's body, try not to rekindle with everyone that's waiting for us (totally won't put on a wig act like Takasugi and achieve post nut clarity 3 times in a row).
All that's left is the semi final and the final movie! I'm beyond excited to see how this concludes!!!!
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u/Chrononaut_X 1d ago edited 22h ago
I'm glad you're enjoying it this much! I'd advise against just watching The semi final and then the movie. Unfortunately, due to time-budget constraints they had to skip several key momments in The semi-final and the movie will drop you in the "middle" of the action that you didn't even get to watch start.
So, to fully enjoy the AMAZING ending this series has, I'd suggest to read the chapters in the manga that go from the end of that season to just the beginning of the movie. And then watch The Semi-final as a complement before too if you want.
Whatever you end up doing, just enjoy it, you'll love it. It is one of a kind.