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Kamiya Dojo Monogatari Tales 42 (JUMP SQ 21/06)

About Kamiya Dojo Monogatari:

Tales of Kamiya dojo is written by Kaoru Kurosaki and published along with the “Rurouni Kenshin Hokkaido” arc in JUMPSQ. The tale involved Rurouni Kenshin character in daily life that takes time between Kenshin and Kaoru marriage until the epilogue chapter in original manga before Hokkaido Arc. Until this month (Feb 2022) there are a total 51 chapters in Tales of Kamiya dojo. This is an unofficial translation.

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The next day

It was still too early to close the store, but Megumi left the Takiya store early.

“Well, let's go deliver the order”

Megumi said to Kenshin as she took off her apron.

They were going to deliver lotion to Ichiwaka's house, which she had ordered in large quantities yesterday.

“I would bring the lotion, they´re too heavy when you carry them alone, that they are. Anyhow I’m not sure about the domestic problem, it's a sensitive matter but it’s too much for her to be burdened alone”

"Yes. That's why, as a doctor, I want to keep an eye on her”

“The first question is whether the delivery address is real or fake”

Megumi responded to Misao's words.

“Well, I'm pretty sure it's real. But I have a favor to ask you”

Megumi asked Misao to do one thing for her.

Yes, it's an easy task to do… Misao thought and climbed over the fence with a quick movement of her body.

She was in the mansion of the address that was left behind by Ichiwaka. The first thing Megumi asked her to do was to explore the house as a scout. She was a member of Oniwabanshuu so she could sneak in and see what's going on, it's a piece of cake.

Kenshin and Megumi would wait outside, waiting to deliver the package. Misao was going to search the mansion, and if Ichiwaka’s husband was not at the mansion, she would slowly ask Ichiwaka about the circumstances of her physical injury. If the husband was there, she would give up the plan to ask about the situation and just deliver the package. In this case, they would say, ‘We'll give you a discount if you buy our lotion again next time’ so Ichiwaka would come and consult with Megumi easily. That's their plan.

Now, Misao entered the garden of the mansion with ease. It seemed that the husband was successful in his business. The building was a large western style house. However, the design was not really outlandish, it still followed the basic Japanese structure. There would be a drawing room near the entrance and a bedroom at the back.

As she listened carefully, she heard someone's voice coming from a room near the entrance.

Misao walked around the garden and looked for the room where the voice came from. Luckily, it was a drawing room with a window glass, and she could see what was going on inside. At that time, window glass was still expensive, but it was used in luxurious Western style houses like this one.

Misao was hiding and quietly peeked in, she saw Ichiwaka and her husband in Western style clothing, as well as a foreign man and woman and a man who looked like an interpreter.

“One, two, three… one, two, three…”

Ichiwaka took the hand of the foreign man and danced a waltz. There was no music, and the blond woman was clapping his hands. As the woman clapped, Ichiwaka and the man moved their feet and twirled the hem of her dress.

The drawing room was very nicely decorated, with red carpets, gorgeous chandeliers, mahogany chairs and tables with carvings, which were now pulled into a corner, probably because they were in the way of dancing.

In the beautiful furnishings of the Western style house, the waltz between the foreign man and the Western dressed Ichiwaka was so elegant that it looked like a painting. Ichiwaka used to be a geisha and as expected she was indeed a professional in the arts. The dance was majestic, despite the fact that not many Japanese women have mastered the waltz so well as it was in Year 13 Meiji (1880).

Incidentally, the Rokumeikan*, which was built as part of the Europeanization policy to entertain state guests and diplomats, was built in Year 16 Meiji (1883). It is indeed impressive that Ichiwaka’s husband is trying to do something like the Rokumeikan on his own, three years earlier than that. The husband must have been a visionary who rose to prominence through foreign trade.

Misao unconsciously forgot about her duties and watched the elegant waltz with fascination. Although they were only practicing with clapping hands at the moment, their movements were fluid. Misao was not familiar with foreign cultures and she could not imagine what it was like, but she was sure that this dance would be accompanied by a beautiful song.

A beautiful room, with a beautiful man and woman dancing waltz. How wonderful it would be if I could dance like this with Aoshi-sama, Misao wondered.

In Misao's mind, Aoshi in his sparkling western coat was smiling a wonderful smile. Of course, the usual Aoshi would never have a smile like that. But, this was what was happening in her mind. So, He smiled gently and sweetly at Misao, then reached out her hand and escorted her with supple movements.

In her imagination, Misao was also wearing a dress like the one worn by Ichiwaka, and she was taking Aoshi's hand. The dress was cherry blossom colored and very soft to the touch, and she was spinning around while making a rustling sound, then Aoshi held her in his arms.

“Heh heh...”

Misao couldn't help but giggle and wipe her sloppy, half open mouth. In an unbecoming manner for a maiden of her age, a streak of drool dripped from her mouth.

But the drooling brought Misao back to herself. She realized this was not the time to be delusional. She was lost in thought. Megumi's mission was to find out if this was the house of Ichiwaka, then find out if her husband was home or not. These were two things she had to do.

She could see that the husband was at home, so she had to carry out their plan of delivering the lotion and telling the Ichiwaka that she will get a discount next time.

However, Ichiwaka was with guests at that time. Because she was practicing waltz meant that they might not be able to deliver the lotion directly to her. A maid or a student** would have to come out, pick up the package, and call it a day.

This means that they should probably wait until after this training is over to make the delivery. When would the foreigner and the interpreter go home? Misao decided to wait and see.

While Misao was thinking about various things, Ichiwaka's practice took a break.

A foreign man was saying something in a foreign language to Ichiwaka, but Misao couldn't understand him. The interpreter translated the words carefully.

“According to the teacher, your dancing is very good, Mistress. He said you learn the moves very quickly and with great precision”

“Oh, I'm so happy”

“Is our dancing that great?”

The husband seemed not to be disappointed.

“That's it. I think it's the best in Japan”

“Hmm! The best in Japan? That's good!”

He was pleased to hear his wife's praise.

“Now it is the time for the Master to practice”

The interpreter urged his master to take turns.

“Mm”

The husband took the blond woman's hand.

‘But I'm glad I looked at Ichiwaka's one first’, Misao thought this from the bottom of her heart. Ichiwaka's waltz was flowing, without a slightest hint of danger. That's why she had a wild imagination about what it would be like if it were herself and Aoshi. Her husband's waltz was so dangerous that she couldn't watch it. She was feeling uneasy and wondering when he would stamp the woman by mistake, or if he would step on the hem of her dress and fall down. He pulled the woman here and there, treating her as if she were an object. His awkward and forceful dance left no room for the wings of Misao’s beautiful imagination to flutter.

“No, no, no, no!”

A foreign man interrupts with a sharp voice.

Although without an interpreter, Misao could tell that he was telling him to stop dancing.

“I see that your master is an expert in swordsmanship. His dance with the lady is somewhat powerful, as if it were a martial arts match.”

The interpreter had to choose his words very carefully. Misao wondered if they were paying him a lot of money for interpreting. It was so obvious that he was very careful not to offend his master by translating frankly to him.

However, the foreign man was blatantly angry, and Misao didn't think he was talking about something like a martial arts match.

Perhaps the foreign man was telling to stop treating the lady so roughly. Even though the words were not known, by looking at his attitude and menacing look it was clear that he was angry. Therefore the husband knew that the words were not being interpreted correctly.

“I danced in the manner you told me to dance. It's outrageous that you don't like it. This is not a foreign country! If it were up to you, you would have to conform to the Japanese way. That's enough. Go home!”

The husband shouted at a foreign man.

The interpreter in the middle of the conversation just went left and right.

Although the two were not speaking the same language, they were able to communicate with each other. Probably because anger is a universal thing. Both of them shouted and yelled at each other, and the two foreigners left.

Confused with the situation, the interpreter followed them as they left.

“Huh! I don't like it!”

The husband threw a cushion at the door where the interpreter had left, then spun around to face Ichiwaka.

“You too! How dare you laugh and dance around with that foreigner!”

His anger was directed at Ichiwaka.

“Are you so happy to be touched by that man?”

“No, not at all...”

“You little geisha! Stop it, stop it! Don’t act like a whore for business. What the hell is a western dance?! This is nothing like this!”

While shouting at her, he grabbed at her and tore off the expensive dress with all his might. The buttons, which had been neatly lined up along the lines of her body, burst open, and the hem of the dress, which had been fluttering gracefully earlier, was torn to pieces.

“Please have mercy”

She pleaded with her scream. But

“Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!”

He hit Ichiwaka with fierce force.

‘Yabai!’

Misao made a decision in a moment and entered through the window then went behind the husband. He struck the back of his neck as hard as he could with her hand.

“Guha!”

The husband was knocked unconscious by Misao's blow, and collapsed in a heap.

“Misao-dono... This is..”

Kenshin and Megumi rushed into the drawing room right after the blow was dealt.

They had been waiting outside the house, but after the two foreigners and the interpreter had left, they heard Ichiwaka's unmistakable scream and barged in without waiting for Misao's scouting results.

They went to the room where they heard the scream and came upon Misao who was striking the man.

“He doesn't seem to be dead”

Megumi quickly checked his pulse.

*)Rokumeikan: The Rokumeikan (鹿鳴館) was a large two-story building in Tokyo, completed in 1883, which became a controversial symbol of Westernisation in the Meiji period. Commissioned for the housing of foreign guests by the Foreign Minister Inoue Kaoru, it was designed by British architect Josiah Conder, a prominent Western adviser working in Japan.

**)In the Meiji or Taisho era some students often worked as housekeepers and tutors in rich families to earn money)

.…..continue in chapter 43……

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TLnote(1): translating Japanese is so hard because the sentence structure is very different compared with the English also the style of writing is different, plus there’s a lot of figurative, poetic language and things that sounds not making sense if it’s directly translated into english. So forgive me if this is very weird to read, and please tell me if you want give corrections. TLnote(2) I will provide the original Japanese text for correction if any of you who read have better knowledge of Japanese language. Just dm and I’ll send the file. TLnote(3) Dtninja had translated some earlier chapters in his website. You can go and check on there, for now I only translate the chapters that I want to read.

#Kamiya dojo monogatari #rurouni kenshin #ruroken #himura family #unofficial translation #Kurosaki Kaoru #Kaoru Kurosaki #Tales of Kamiya Dojo

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earl-of-221b · 3 years

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Aoshi in RK4: The Final is truly Growth. Hair all sleek, clothes all pressed, coat gone, cape on, boots clinking, bags under eyes out, well fed and well watered and slept indoors for months, this man has practiced self care AND a morning skincare routine, THE Okashira of Kyoto Oniwabanshuu was back and he was fresh as all hell. His critical thinking works. He’s at peace. I’m happy for him.

#rurouni kenshin #aoshi #shinomori aoshi #rk live action #rk4 #rk the final

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graceverse · 3 years

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Rurouni Kenshin Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Himura Kenshin/Kamiya Kaoru, Sagara Sanosuke/Takani Megumi, Makimachi Misao/Shinomori Aoshi, Kamiya Kaoru & Shinomori Aoshi, Himura Kenshin & Takani Megumi, Makimachi Misao/Sagara Sanosuke Characters: Hiko Seijuurou, Oniwabanshuu (Rurouni Kenshin) Additional Tags: nothing but pure silliness, A lot of OOC-ness, like you wouldn't believe it, Love Triangles, Sort Of, anime and manga verse, post Kyoto arc but before Jinchuu Summary:

A visit to Kyoto... and the couple swapping begins! Will Misao, Kaoru and Megumi find their true love?

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tealsapphire · 3 years

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I totally love the Kyoto Arc. The Oniwabanshuu fellows are a bunch of delightful characters.

#rurouni kenshin

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goldenlaquer · 4 years

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Hello! I hope that I didn't get wrong that your ask box is open! Mind if I ask for some crush/relationship hcs for Hattori from Gintama? I've never found any content about him and it would be so cool if you could do some! Thanks a lot for your time and your writings, and hope you're having a wonderful day!

Hi! I admit that I’m pretty sly about opening and closing my asks haha. Yet another underrated character... I’ve also never seen any hcs for him but that changes today! Thank you, sweet anon, for your kind words and I also hope you are having a marvelous day, even though you have sent this ask to me a long time ago, shame on myself T.T

Hattori Zenzou Headcanons:

The way Hattori falls head over heels with you is all very, very romantic.

It’s an almost very shojo-esqe, protagonist-type moment: only, it’s 2 AM in the morning; he’s the delivery boy holding a cheese pizza and you’re the gal in her PJ’s opening the front door.

Yep. For the dangerous ex-Oniwabanshuu ninja, it’s a laughable disgrace to his career that he managed to find himself in this amateur love-at-first-sight scenario. Maybe it was from the lateness of the hour or maybe it’s his brain telling him to stop the sad bachelor lifestyle and settle down, but Hattori can’t stop himself from thinking about you every damn minute since. It also doesn’t help his love case when you tip a whopping 20% and a nice smile for his troubles.

Oh, he tries to hide it as best as he can, his crush, because he doesn’t have the suaveness and guts and productivity to pull off asking you for a date, because he’s sure, he’s sure, that there’s no way you’d like the Nin Nin Pizza guy back. No way, he’ll just have to stick to his JUMPs for company as always.

Hattori continues to deliver your pizza and you always accept them with a tip and a smile, but things happen one after the other-- this author can’t go into too much detail bc I might ramble on and on, so for time-managment’s sake let’s go to the relationship hcs-- turns out you do like him back, great, boom, dating. =D

The dating life is significantly different from the bachelor life, Hattori realizes. A good different and a bad different.

For the ‘cons’, he has to religiously clean up after himself now, because nothing screams sad more than a dozen beer cans and empty pizza boxes littering around his couch left after a single guy’s night of fun. He now takes care of his appearance for you, trimming split ends and shaping his untidy goatee and hair-- wait a minute, this is just him getting his life in order!

Well if there was one ‘con’, it would be Sacchan being an utter annoying shit-head when he broke the new of him dating you.

Expect a lot of casual bantering/bickering between the two of you. Hattori’s just the type of dude to have a really casual, sarcastic-friend type relationship.

Fights break out over chuuberts. Who gets the long part? The short part?It’s World War Ninja up in here. Mysteriously, despite the childish squabble, you always end up with the long part of the chuubert.

It’s hard for Hattori to verbally convey exactly how much he likes you. But his small actions speak volumes: always placing you on the inside of the sidewalk when you walk together, handing you a can of your favorite drink whenever he senses you’re having a bad day, letting you read the latest JUMP edition before he does.

If its even possible, Hattori falls even in more love with you when you bring back suppository-- not cream, not oral, but suppository-- medicine from the pharmacy.

Hattori doesn’t have enough screentime on Gintama, so I’m a little unsure if my characterization serves him justice. Please enjoy anyways!

#gintama #hattori zenzou #gintama headcanons #gintama imagine #answered ask #hattori zensou headcanon #asks open

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midnight-in-town · 5 years

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hello! :) i hope you are having a good day. i have 2 questions about gintama SS arc. 1) was it ever shown what happened to the liberation army on earth? we see the mercenary yato tell them to resume fighting else enshou will blow up the earth, but then they sort of disappear. are we to assume that abuto/shinsengumi/kabukicho were able to defeat ALL of them? 2) do you have any reasoning for why the naraku would follow utsuro? since they're sort of killing themselves by killing earth? thanks ^_^

Hello Anon and thanks, I am! I hope you are too. :)

was it ever shown what happened to the liberation army on earth?

Yep…

Utsuro and the Naraku killed what was left of them once it was clear they wouldn’t be able to beat Gintoki and everyone.

do you have any reasoning for why the naraku would follow utsuro?

Well, it’s been a while since I specifically read or watched that part, but from what I remember of when they were first introduced (courtesan of a nation arc) + of Utsuro’s backstory (rakuyo arc), he’s the one who founded the Tenshoin Naraku looong ago.

Over the centuries, the organization survived, taking in orphans and the like (Oboro, Nobume), and training them into assassins working for the government.

At some point, they were dismissed and replaced by the Oniwabanshuu iirc but, when the Amanto arrived, the Oniwabanshuu were disbanded and the Naraku were chosen to work under the Tendoshuu (and for Tokugawa Sadasada).

And then Utsuro was chosen to join the Tendoshuu, sometimes after Shoyo was killed and he was reborn.

The reason why the Naraku would follow Utsuro till the end in the last arc is because he gave them his blood, just like for the Tendoshuu. Remember Oboro? It happened years earlier, but he was semi-immortal thanks to Utsuro’s blood fueled by Altana (altho’ in Oboro’s case, his real master was Shoyo and not Utsuro).

In the end the Naraku was as much Utsuro’s puppets as the Tendoshuu. And so he used them during the Silver soul arc.

There you go, I hope it answers your question. :)) Have a nice day!

#gintama #utsuro #yoshida shoyo #tendoshuu #tenshoin naraku #anon #answers

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eclipseofshadows · 6 years

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Where timeskip Zenzou went

Also what is up with the current big terrorist attack in Edo.

(Major manga spoilers up to 689 beneath cut!)

Zenzou leaves Edo on this rather unconvincing excuse. But above all, we do know he does it out of loyalty to the Tokugawa siblings.

What exactly did he go do?

When Takasugi confronts Katsura in 689, he brings up the topic of feeling spied on. These panels are what caught my attention. The first two show where Takasugi feels a stare is coming from.

But what spies are skilled enough to follow around Takasugi Shinsuke for two years without getting caught or revealed?

That’s worthy enough of having an established character already, isn’t it? After all, it is Takasugi himself. The most wanted man who has evaded capture for years. A spy that good? Of course, they could also just be an unnamed spy or a group of them working together to get intel on him. But let’s go with the first possibility to entertain this theory for now though.

Who are the candidates?

We’ve got Hijikata and Yamazaki sneaking around right now. They’re competent, but also too goofy for the job. Yamazaki might have some spy experience, but he’s been working for Hijikata this whole time. Plus, the two only recently started following Takasugi and Gintoki. Not to mention that their intel is quite outdated in comparison to Katsura’s.

What about Sarutobi herself? Nope. Even though she’s been promoted to Ninja Master, she’s busy hunting for Gintoki. She didn’t even recognize a fake Takasugi when she saw one. Suffice to say it hasn’t been her job to follow him around for two years.

So who does that leave as a known character working in the spy department?

Hattori Zenzou. Sorachi has said he is pretty much Gintoki’s equivalent in the ninja world. This guy is skilled. And he’s acquainted with Takasugi already as well due to Shogun Assassination arc. Not only that, stepping down from from leader of the Oniwabanshuu leadership for Sarutobi essentially freed him of the responsibilities that would otherwise keep him close to Edo.

There is someone who warns Katsura through the phone that Takasugi is coming at the end of 688. Someone that has been actively trailing Takasugi in Edo. It can’t be the Shinsengumi duo because they were following Gintoki and got stuck in Yoshiwara. It’s someone else.

It could also be a random spy, but it feels weird for extras to get this much of a call out. My bets are on Zenzou.

Except why would Zenzou work for someone like Katsura, who seems to have his own agenda involving Utsuro? When Zenzou should be supporting the princess instead?

Well that’s because Katsura’s own loyalty is to the princess as well. Matsudaira might want to rush things and get rid of him, but Katsura doesn’t consider himself at odds with her. Neither does Soyo herself. And in Shogun Assassination arc we saw how much Soyo’s wishes mean to Zenzou. It could be Zenzou is working for Katsura for the country and Soyo’s indirect benefit.

Katsura admits to creating a spy network. The Tengenists and Takasugi are among the ones he has been keeping tabs on. Katsura’s ultimate goal is to protect everything Sensei left behind. What that means is inheriting the past Shoguns’ burden of leading the country alongside Soyo and also saving Utsuro by putting an end to him because he threatens those things - something which instantly puts him at odds with Takasugi.

Could Zenzou appear soon?

If Zenzou is among the spy network that is working for him, he is still fulfilling Soyo’s wishes. And with Takasugi confronting Katsura and the terrorist attack on the Terminal, maybe he actually IS set up to appear soon! After all, the attack on the Terminal is related to Utsuro, which is Katsura’s reason for a spy network in the first place.

(Oh man, you can see the worry for his Kabuki District family when Takasugi tells him this, huh? He did drop his act and tackle Kagura to the ground as soon as it happened...)

All three of the disciples knew that the Terminal built over the biggest Altana dragon hole on Earth would be targeted.

The reason? The former Tendoshuu need Earth Altana to create a heart for Utsuro so they can use him in their immortality research.

If Katsura knew of the attack on the terminal ahead, hopefully he’s got a plan next chapters and Zenzou might pop out. And even if Zenzou isn’t involved in all of this, he’s sure to reappear later with some type of related development or trick up his sleeve.

Ok. That’s it! Long post, huh? Accurate theory or not, I’m excited to find out what he’s really up to as of 689. Thanks for reading!

#katsura kotarou #hijikata toushirou #takasugi shinsuke #hattori zenzou #gintama #sarutobi ayame #yamazaki sagaru #sakata gintoki #gintama manga #gintama spoilers #sorachi hideaki #eclipseofshadows #gintama meta

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kusomonja · 6 years

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Just another long post about Gintama (not spoiler free)

So the little number of my followers might have seen that my blog has grown into a pile of Gintama shitpost. To be fair, I had to do it all because Gintama is THAT good. It’s the only anime that I managed to catch up in just less than a month, unlike other anime series with three digits of episode count that I love, which I mostly started to watch from-and during-my childhood on weekly basis with many skipped episodes throughout the years. I didn’t even finish Ranma 1/2 anime (although I managed to finish the manga). That being said, I’m more of a manga person due to the fact that I read manga more than I watch anime, and lately, I prefer anime movies over the television series because they usually don’t require much time and commitment.

I get easily distracted when I watch something with too much episode count. However, that doesn’t seem to be a problem when I watch Gintama. There are so many things about this literal jack of all trades anime. This is one of the reasons that I want to share, and it’s the characters.

Sorachi did justice on his characters. There’s nothing one-dimensional about them, and unlike many series out there, Sorachi doesn’t let Gintoki as the main character to hog all the glory.

Here’s one easy example: for me, Sacchan is a nuisance. I don’t really like her, though I don’t hate her. She’s only bearable when she’s not on her own. But then, enter SA Arc, and BAM, suddenly I want to rewatch all of Sacchan-focused arcs and episodes (AND Zenzou’s episodes as well), and I’m glad that I did rewatching them because not only she’s no longer a nuisance, she’s also a great heroine and her perverted personality doesn’t fully define who she is.

The other character development that I admire is none other than Sougo’s. At the start of the manga, he only seems to be the resident cold-blooded bishonen of the series, and his attempts to kill Hijikata seems like a mere running gag. BAM, enter Mitsuba Arc (I’m still crying over it smh). Is Sougo just a mere sadistic manslayer? Nah, he’s capable of love, and could even be a masochist sometimes (Love Choriss, anyone?). Does Sougo really loathe Hijikata? Nah, as much as Sougo despises him, Hijikata is just as important. BAM, enter Rokkaku Arc, and it shows us that he’s willingly took the blame to protect a dead father’s honor, and keeps on protecting it even at the price of his life.

Who’d ever guess that Hijikata, a very serious Vice-Commander who is very strict with his rules, was once lived a rebellious youth? Who’d ever expect that Shigeshige, the Shogun, is capable to throw a kunai taught by his treasured childhood friends--the Oniwabanshuu? Who’d ever thought that Kamui, seemingly a worse type of sadist than Sougo, is actually a brokenhearted child inside, having no place to turn after he thought he failed saving his mother?

And it’s not even enough to describe ALL of the development. I also admire the way characters interact. Katsura, a wanted terrorist who opposes the Bakufu, once met the Shogun and made a promise--which eventually leads him to build alliance with his mortal enemy, the Shinsengumi. The same greatness happen when Kamui finally steps in to save his sister with the father he hates so much and allies with the people on Earth once he sees the true enemy that he needs to defeat.

The redemption of some of the antagonists, although in the end never justifies the damage that they’ve done, is a reminder to us that nothing is ever black and white. Their motivations are never merely to “conquer the world”--some of them are so simple yet so human: to proof their self-worth, to end their pain of losing people they love, to protect their precious belongings... Gintama can be as wild as a “sci-fi samurai comedy-drama” genre sounds like, but at the end of the day, the message behind it all has never been too grandeur: it’s about the power of human (or humanoid, in Kagura’s case), and protecting what we deem as important to us. Be it protecting two souls of a human-wearing glasses and a gluttonous wild rabbit, soul of a commander of hoodlum samurais, or soul of a sensei, this Silver Soul has it all.

#gintama #rants #long post #sorry

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razberryyum · 5 years

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A Gintama episode a day keeps the ending away...Episode 22

MY 10 FAVORITE MOMENTS IN EPISODE 22 (manga chap 40):

I wish one day I would be rich enough so that I can remaster these early episodes into HD quality. It’s not the only thing I want to do as a millionaire of course, but it’s definitely high on my list.

1) Sacchan’s cool, proper intro.

2) This was so weird and awkward that I can’t bring myself to include it in the ships tally because it feels wrong. But I couldn’t stop cringe-laughing.

3) I’m glad Sacchan eventually dropped the whole natto thing but she did look really cute here.

4) I don’t even know what to say. Not in the manga.

5) Yet another Sazae-san reference which I totally didn’t get and had to look it up.

6) Someone on the anime team obviously has a weird fetish involving dogs peeing on them since this is the second character to have that happen after Hasegawa...again, not in the manga.

7) Otose coolly catching Sacchan’s kunai. I think...that’s the only time we’ve ever seen her doing something like that. Which is a shame cuz it would have been so cool if anime Otose had fighting abilities.

8) Probably the moment when Sacchan fell in love with Gin-chan, according to the anime.

9) Their reactions to the possibility of Sacchan being pregnant. Shinpachi’s was the best.

10) That’s probably how their wedding night would be like if Gintoki and Sacchan ever got together.

SHIPS TALLY:

Gintoki x Sacchan: poor Sacchan, she got so close to getting Gintoki to marry her, if only she had decided she was obsessed with him sooner.

Gintoki x Otose: I found Gin-chan’s indignation a bit insulting on Otose’s behalf. She was a beauty when she was young after all; he could do worse.

Disclaimer: Gintama is not only about shipping. Gintama is hilarious, clever, exciting, poignant, heart-breaking, loving, brilliant, and just completely unbelievably amazing. It is only due to Sorachi-sama’s immense generosity that I am able enjoy Gintama on an extra another level, the shippy level, and I am forever grateful for that. GINTAMA IS LIFE AND LOVE.

1/22/2019

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Gintama Chapter 685 Review

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I don’t know how much fuel I have left in my laugh box. Honestly, I’m amazed with Sorachi’s talent in comedy, even at this late of the stage. You wouldn’t think that we are in a final arc with a serious problem for these characters. We are deluded by a series of hilarity. This chapter had me rolling with laughter from hilarious twists and the cliffhanger that seriously got me really curious, just to see how this would end.

After the false death report of Binbokusai, his face is covered in mosaic for whatever reason. Supposedly, he’s being recorded for documentary. He monologues his life and his view on trash. He comes off like an old wise man that fulfilled his purpose within his family. It’s no wonder the last chapter had a mellow tone. The way he sees trash basically follows the concept, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It’s simple and delightful; nice to see him moving forward to something he enjoys. Then hijinks ensue…

Till this day, Gintoki is still acting like a mannequin. I know he is hiding from his friends, but this is dedication level or even worse. It’s funny how Bin uses him as something that defeats the purpose or rather wrongfully used. It was fine with him putting a jacket that reads, “Third Generation,” a reference to a band, but out of nowhere, he uses him as a roach swatter. I believe I get the joke behind the Third Generation part. As dumb that was, he tops it with Hijikata, who still acts like a mannequin, and uses him as a replacement. Seriously, he doesn’t really need to act like one, but whatever I suppose. Funny he was written with “YouTuber.” Is this a message from Sorachi to us?

I completely lost it with the next page. Even the mightiest edgelord Takasugi is caught in the middle of this stupidity. I don’t even know how he was even buried in the garbage and still kept his cool face. Hijikata and Gintoki’s reaction just don’t cut it anymore; this is very dumbfounded. Someone has a grudge against the director since they suggest to write it on Takasugi in order to make it a target practice. I’m sorry, but I’m still baffled by the fact this edgelord is in this mess and I don’t mean the garbage.

He falls on Bin before any ridiculous stunt happens. I guess the edgelord knows his limit after all. It’s the perfect time for the other two to roll out and escape, but no, grudge runs deep when they went over there to beat up Bin. That or trying to free Takasugi, I don’t know which, but they’re pretty pissed off for a reason. Well, at least the documentary has ended. Can’t wait to see the complete version.

Finally, Gintoki stops playing as a mannequin. I was close to be convinced that Gintama is about mannequin. Funny how he channels the fans’ thought about Takasugi goofing around, even mocking his edgy characteristics. I love how this series is so self-aware and understands its fans. Then a twist happens and it turns out that guy is not him. He was wearing a wig.

Gintoki actually believe that Takasugi has gone bold. Wow, his reason to destroy the world is definitely reasonable. It’s even funnier that he asks him to shout out his catchphrase. I cannot believe this series is really mocking itself. But I got to say, it’s a shame that it wasn’t Takasugi in the first place. He threatened the guy to swap places and that guy took the role of a mannequin. Oh well, it’s understandable since Takasugi is too serious for that kind of stunt; even Hijikata thought the same.

Oh how dumb I am to underestimate Sorachi. Sure, Takasugi didn’t act like a mannequin, but he still pull a stupid tactic as he dressed up as a cartoon character out in the open. What’s even stupider is he is even wearing an eyepatch for the costume. Why?! This series is going to end me. Gintoki takes the wig from the guy to disguise as Takasugi or going by Nisesugi. Now we are in disguise arc. What a transition.

Not even a page in, he’s already stopped by someone. What the hell did he expect? He is the most wanted man on Edo. When I saw kunai, I thought it would be either Sacchan or Tsukuyo, though more on the former, and surprise, surprise, it’s Sacchan. She looks about the same, just her uniform is revamped. It looks similar to Nobume’s, though later on, it’s addressed that she works under Soyo, so that does explain the concept. Needless to say, she still looks nice. That all said a new set of hijinks ensue. I’m surprised I’m alive to write this.

It’s hysterically funny to see how far Gintoki has to stick to the role, up to the point he has to rely on the special effect to display his intimidation. It is fourth wall broken at its finest. It is hilarious how Sacchan didn’t care about Takasugi with his two eyes, already signaling fake, so she just take out one. Irony. Gintoki’s logic to recover an eye is to use a marker to draw a dot and somehow it replaces its pupil, even if it is too large. And so, the story begins with the fake Takasugi.

I love how Gintoki has to imitate him with his over exaggerated edginess. It’s so damn hard to take him serious with his disjointed eyes. His dialogue is so humorous; it must end with dark and sinister tone by default. The panel always darkened for dramatic effect with the “kuwah” sound effect. It got to the point that Hijikata took notice of his stupid antic. Gintoki goes so far to even reference a TV personality with “Indian people don’t tell lie,” just for the sake of the effect. Now that’s just being too desperate.

For some reason, he transfer his sinister vibe towards a stranger because he needs to go to the bathroom. Shouldn’t he cut down the charade when dealing with other? In a surprise twist, he asked for the bathroom because he was feeling odd in the stomach. It turns out that Sacchan threw a kunai with a toxic that will force him to explode in his bowel movement. Now that is worthy of “kuwah.” Sorachi is genius on timing and execution.

I should feel bad for Gintoki to be humiliated, but I feel like this is an indirect way to punish him for leaving them. He’s now enslaved to Sacchan and in order to get the antidote, he must find himself. Go figure. The guy is so helpless; any minute now, he will blow up inside. One of the dumbest (which there are many already) yet clever move is the bathroom tactic, and I am not referring to Gintoki’s idea. He wants to go to the bathroom but lies about Gintoki being in a convenience store. Somehow, someway, every single one of them is occupied by Shinobi. It’s all according to the plan. Unbelievable…

It’s comical how this revelation transitions to a flashback, but it’s a nice and somewhat touching scene. It’s a shame that Zenzou did leave Edo after the war. Even with his latest development, he felt that he would have been a problem for Soyo, since he believed he’s dangerous. This confirms Sacchan to be the one in charge of Oniwabanshuu. It’s a heartfelt farewell because how well they know each other. There’s this undertone feeling that they can be more than friends, especially when tough things get going. It’s gentle of him to rely on her with upmost confidence. Hopefully, he does return later on…

Because she is using her forces to find Gintoki and force him to marry her! Sweet merciful heaven! This must be her ultimate trump card; do or die attempt. Hilarious that she will bring him back by force, yet here he is on a leash. He didn’t say the famous quote, “Wait for me,” to her. Not to go into shipping mode, but maybe he’s, ahem, not the one for you. Well, it is the final arc, so go for broke.

I love how there’s a store named, “Shits.” What a fitting message for Gintoki in his stance. But it’s not exactly what I thought, because he’s awkwardly walking to the store, and when you see someone doing that, it cannot be good. He wants to change clothes. Why? Because well, let’s just say he doesn’t need to go to a bathroom anymore. Yep. It happened. That’s just sad. What’s even sadder is he could only afford a man’s diaper; a perfect image to describe him in this chapter. My mind was blown when Gintoki decides to put an underwear over his face again. We are freaking back to the mannequin charade! Oh. My. God!

At least I cooled down with Tsukuyo on the scene with a new look. She reminds of the second movie design; I quite like the mature feel. I wonder if she has her pipe still. I also wonder if she can sense Gintoki, but not sure how to react with her being chained with him. It’s nice to know that she is with Kyuubei since they did form a nice friendship from the war. That said that means all 4 girls are in one place. Harem Round 2? Even worse, Gintoki is wearing Kyuubei’s underwear. Yep. Our protagonist, ladies and gentlemen.

This chapter was a trip. I laughed throughout the chapter and it only differs in its volume level. The comedy was gold with hilarious twists and turns. It’s hilarious to have Hijikata being the spectator throughout, reacting with how we would react. It has one touching scene and it was pleasant. The cliffhanger is very interesting honestly speaking. Very curious where do we go from there. The editor’s note says that Gintoki may die in the next chapter. Who’s ready to say goodbye?

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