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| Need more Nobume! Great end to the arc and Takasugi!!! |
| I waited for all four eps to come out so I could down the arc in one go. It was worth it. Loved the new characters and all the pretty animation. |
| Awesome arc, but that next episode is gonna be great :D We don't get enough MADAO episodes :3 |
| Really, thorny arc is not that good if compared to benizakura, kyuubei, yoshiwara, and 4 divas arc. The fight and the joke was so-so. The only good thing about this arc is the ending when hijikata send an blank paper to his death brother 3/5 an OK episode |
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| Hahah Kondo in the pole was hilarious. I'm glad we finally got a serious arc, also it was good to see Takasugi again. Can't wait for more of these arcs. |
| Mayo grenade for the win! XD That was a nice ending to this Thorny Arc. And seeing Takasugi appear at the end.... sign of more great things to come |
| I waited for a month so I could marathon this arc, and boy it was worth the wait. SO EPIC. I was in tears... I would've loved to see more of Sougo vs that kickass girl tho... he was also pretty badass. So thrilled to have Shinsengumi arc after so long :) |
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| Great, now the shinsengumi found out that gintoki is the white demon and a former joi. And haha they should be more thankful to gintoki for always helping them without a reward :0 |
| Actually glad that nepal is facing disaster |
| DAT GRENADE MAYO!!! Hijikata eating yakisoba bread. LIKE A BOSS!!! I think it was a good conclusion to the arc. Moar Nobume <3 And that preview. I already laughed. XD |
| I just got trolled with the empty letter xDD. But yeah, it was an OKAY arc. I honestly didn't enjoy it much I have to say. I found it kind of slow and uninteresting, however the fights and Hijikata's past were nice. Oh, and Slumdog Millionaire parody next episode!! It'll be hilarious :) |
| SM Batting Center was the best part of the episode xD |
| I loved the episode, I hoped for some more Gintoki action but yeah, it's Hijikata's arc so it's understandable :) So now they know about Gintoki's past... I'm curious if they'll do something with that in the future. And of course Takasugi had to turn up at the end, I'm waiting for the full out fight between him and Gintoki. Am I the only one who is kinda glad that Shinpachi and Kagura weren't in this arc? I mean I like both of them but it would've been strange and kinda awkward if they turned up, they're not related to the whole incident at all. And it's kind of like they're not "mature/twisted" enough to fit in, okay Kagura has some messed up background but it isn't like she herself is as "lost/thorny" as Hijikata and Gintoki are... Just a random thought... :) Anyway this arc made me love Gintama' even more, nothing but respect for being able to write such a funny yet epic and touching manga/anime. |
| One of the most touching and BEST ending in Gintama history |
| fishing for nobume with doughnuts was so adorable, she looked so cute jumping for it eating them! |
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| That was really touching. Takasugi was behind it all go figure. That was a very extraordinary arc. I can't say much about it because I really don't know what to say about it. Who wants to be a Madonaire next oh god my sides! |
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| agree with everyone. one of the most epic episodes of Gintama <3 anyway, i wish Takasugi appear more!!!! if only animated characters could come alive... |
| 私の力はあなたの理解を超えています |
| Lets hope that's the last of this horrible arc, while the action and all was good it just wasn't good... well lets see what's next! |
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| The next arc looks would be amazing ... :p |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| Kondo... words can't describe that scene. Empty letter... |
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| Rather meh arc. |
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| sougo and the killer girl were awesome to watch, (damn didn't realize it was Hirano Aya) lol poor jois who had to encounter sm batting center, bun factory and gorilla great conclusion, though its far from over because takasugi is now in the scene... tbc |
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hiruman said: Really, thorny arc is not that good if compared to benizakura, kyuubei, yoshiwara, and 4 divas arc. The fight and the joke was so-so. The only good thing about this arc is the ending when hijikata send an blank paper to his death brother 3/5 an OK episode Finally caught up with this arc and I agree with this. It's a shame, since Hijikata and the Shinsengumi are my favorites but all of their arcs so far (Kuybei, Itou, this one) have been pretty underwhelming compared to the other serious arcs. I guess Gintama just really sets a pretty high standard with its better stories. Still there were some cool and touching moments in this one such as the empty letters and the fight scenes. |
| Sougo and Imai rallying, and Yamazaki with his anpan factory were great |
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| UWOOOH. Sougo 2 cool 4 me So-so arc. The only thing I liked a lot were Hijikata & Gin interactions. That part where Gin kicks Tetsu off the building was hilarious. I'm glad they foreshadowed that Sasaki and the assassin girl were going to appear again, because otherwise I would've thought that their characters were executed poorly this arc. |
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| The SM play was beautiful Great arc, I will miss the recaps |
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| This arc was meh-ish at best. There have been some great serious arcs out there (semi-serious are usually great), so it's not a matter of the story being too dramatic or action-packed for the series (4 Devas, Okita Mitsuba and in a lesser way Yoshiwara did hit chords with me). But this sounded unbearably edgy, affected and cool for the sake of being cool. Maybe because Isaburo was a bland character with no charismatic, relatable or imposing qualities as either a villain or somebody emotionally related to the main conflict, not to mention his attempts at comedy. Maybe because Nobume felt like the cheap instigator to Sougo's cool sadism that is starting to get old, and totally personality-less. Or because Tetsunosuke always feels like a complete strange in the storyline trying desperately to fit in both the comedy or the drama, despite he's the main and everything in this arc passes through his experience. I appreciate Hijikata's coolness from time to time, but this is not really the image of the character I'm most fond of, nor the reason why I always enjoy his antics. I felt that this arc didn't add anything to the emotional core of the character that I didn't get in Okita Mitsuba or in the episode where he joined Kondo's dojo. It did add some more drama to his past, but not in a very successful way. I only barely got sad at the letter in the end of this episode, which was a great move. I guess having Tetsunosuke as the catalyst of these reveals was more of a con than a pro. |
| Hey, now that I think about it, the arc began the same way, with Tetsu throwing a letter in the river. But unlike the beginning, he's now in peace with himself. Hijitaka was so epic. Him and Gintoki form one hell of a duo. Isaburo will obviously come back later. He seem to have an important role in Takasugi commando. That next episode look freaking hilarious. A Slumdog Millionaire parody, I didn't thought I would see that in Gintama xD |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Some good stuff. Didn't really feel the Mimawarigumi, but there were many good scenes. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| I think this is my favourite arc, I'm not sure though. We got to learn more about one of my favourite characters, Hijikata, there were amazing action scenes and it was hilarious. The batting scene was funny and it got even funnier when Yamazaki started throwing the anpans and Kondo was humping the pole xD The next episode is going to be a parody of Slumdog Millionaire, I'm going to watch it right now! |
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| Holy shit! One of the best arcs so far! 10/10 |
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| hahaha I lost it when Hijikata rapped in the recap So Hijikita and the others from Shinsengumi didn't know that Gin-san was Shiroyasha? that's news to me. I thought everyone knew that. That Sasaki dude sure is one shady mofo. |
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| Gintoki and Hijikata prove to be a badass duo. Sougo and Nobume are are great (sadistic) duo too! Yamazaki still has anpan problems and Kondo... I'm scarred for life! Takasugi's cameo! The ending was sad though. 5/5 |
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| Once again, it was a awesome mix of hilarious and serious moments. Sougo playing baseball is the best scene. The second part was touching, I loved the last seconds after the ending song. I will miss cherry boy ;_; OMG! The next episode talk about Madao! |
| I just want to protect Tosshi all the more now ;; |
| The girl with the long blue hair jumping to catch that donut was pretty cute. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Great arc and the fights were super good. Shinsengumi FTW!!! :P Oh shit Ginsan revealed his true identity hahaha. So Takasugi and Isaburou know each other? That was definitely a wtf moment :o And I'm sure we will see Isaburou and Nobume again in the future. |
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| the scene with the blank letter killed me once again. Gintama has very touching moments :) |
| Always nice to see Takasugi ^^ Decent arc overall,hade some cool and touching moments. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Before this, I hadn't really thought about the fact that the Sgumi didn't know about Gintoki's past. Uhm. I loved the serious tone this arc had. Imo the comedy kill it for me: the whole scene with the Check gang trying to escape was dumb. |
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| Anpan factory FTW!!! |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| A fantastic ending to what quickly became one of my favorite "serious" arcs. The rap recap was excellent, the action was just as great as I have come to expect from Gintama (although it didn't top Hijikata cutting a fucking bullet in half) and the comedy was just as good as some of the non-serious arcs or episodes (Gintoki getting arrested is officially one of my favorite moments from all of Gintama). |
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