| It's undeniable that Gintama's handling of its cast is by far one of the most impressive things that series has ever done. Through episodic stories, you get to know every single character and without them, Gintama wouldn't be the same. To me, the strongest strength of Gintama has always been two things, Character interactions and Comedy. He literally gets overshadowed by every character even in his own show IMO. In terms of comedy, Shogun and Katsura are far funnier characters. In terms of character development, Takasugi literally overshadows him in every way in the final movie. In terms of moral code, Hijikata and Kondo have far stronger moral codes in my opinion. As much as I like Gintama, I do consider it to be 10/10. I just don't really find a whole lot of good things to say about Gintoki as a character. He has very little impact on the plot of Gintama, it's always carried by the side characters. He barely has any character development and always stays stagnant throughout the story. |
| He and luffy are the only shounen protagonist who get no. 1 spot in all of there show's popularity polls (could be outdated) So he is very impressive protagonist |
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| I will be completely dead honest here I completely disagree. Gintoki never gets overshadowed by anyone imo, saying takasugi overshadowing gintoki in the final movie in every way possible is such an overstatement in every possible way. Interacting with gintoki actually made Shogun a really funny character. Kind of agree abt katsura cause i think he is probably the only one of the characters who is still hilarious even without gintoki around but still gintoki for me is the funniest character. What moral code you except from a character that is struggling to pay his rent? He still helps People in need even if the task is dangerous. Saying he has A little impact on plot and gintama is carried by side characters is soo wrong, you probably watched Kintama. Gintoki, takasugi and katsura already got their development as we saw in their backstory. So yeah He is a great protag as well as a impressive character. |
HeadpattsMar 6, 2023 10:20 AM
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| Hot take: Gintama comedy is weak, but it's cast of characters is what is truly amazing about this show. |
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| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
Sanjay63773 said: It's undeniable that Gintama's handling of its cast is by far one of the most impressive things that series has ever done. Through episodic stories, you get to know every single character and without them, Gintama wouldn't be the same. To me, the strongest strength of Gintama has always been two things, Character interactions and Comedy. He literally gets overshadowed by every character even in his own show IMO. In terms of comedy, Shogun and Katsura are far funnier characters. In terms of character development, Takasugi literally overshadows him in every way in the final movie. In terms of moral code, Hijikata and Kondo have far stronger moral codes in my opinion. As much as I like Gintama, I do consider it to be 10/10. I just don't really find a whole lot of good things to say about Gintoki as a character. He has very little impact on the plot of Gintama, it's always carried by the side characters. He barely has any character development and always stays stagnant throughout the story. Dude Gintoki is already grown character, he doesn't need any development. "character development" is for characters that need it hes already a perfect protagonist and the best character from Gintama aswell |
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| Gintoki is a protagonist who, from the start of the series, has already finished his character arc. In any event, what makes static characters interesting is seeing how they affect and engage the world around them. causing turmoil and mischief of all kinds. I can't really argue against any of your points. Katsura was funny as hell but so was Shinpachi, Kagura, Hijikata, Sougo, Madao, and Gintoki himself. That's the appeal of Gintama. I think Gintoki is a great protagonist because he's relatable, there's that feeling when you see a character for the first time and you know he's going to be an instant hit. Sorachi struck gold with a lot of his characters, considering there wasn't a huge amount of character development evident in most of them. |
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| Since when was character development needed to make a good character? |
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