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Gintama
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Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha
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It might seem like a bit of a long shot, but Gintama and Darker than Black do share similar elements especially in story structure. The obvious difference is that Gintama is full of slapstick and dirty jokes while Darker than Black has no comedy at all (that I can recall). The similarities come in its story telling; once Gintama establishes its world and characters the show focuses on telling stories about new guest/side-characters usually in 2-3 episode arcs. Darker than Black does the same but in 2 episode arcs. The protagonists, Sakata Gintoki in Gintama and Hei in Darker than Black, usually play a
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Both animes have an affinity for broken characters with tragic pasts who are seeking, or on the path of redemption.
The two animes put a lot of heart and soul into their characters and the development of each character is treated with care.
Whilst Gintama is certainly the "lighter" of the two in terms of mood and atmosphere, it's undeniable that both animes have a penchant for sentimentality and possess sympathy for beautiful aspects of personal tragedies.
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