| If you're not watching Gintama for the comedy then you should probably watch a different anime to begin with Even the current Shogun Assassination arc isn't *that* impressive if you ask me. Certainly not bad of course but definitely not what I'm watching Gintama for |
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Gensan said: Snappynator said: Ehhh, You mean Benizakura arc? that's not even what good about Gintama, i would say keep watching until Kyuubei arc(~80 iirc). That arc is really funny.Why didn't you just say "I didn't like it, so therefore it's shit" @OT I liked it after 3-4 episodes, when you'll like it depends quite a bit. Some say 50 episodes, some say 200 (must be the trolls who didn't even watch it or just didn't like it), others say ep 20. It varies from person to person. Try watching until the first major serious arc (starts at ep 55 iirc) and see whether you liked what you got in between that. If you didn't, just drop it. btw, Just note that, If one watches Gintama just for the sake of completing it, he/she will never going to enjoy it. Yeah but since OP isn't really enjoying 40 ep in, I imagine waiting until Kyuubei's arc might be pain, so just seeing how the first arc is might give OP and idea of how the serious arcs are (granted those are a hit or miss often). |
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| I guess you should try getting up to the Yagyuu arc (eps 76-81) and if you still don't like it, chances are you will never like it. To be honest, I didn't find anything before episode 50 to be as funny as what Gintama is capable of. Only Gintama has arcs based off of real life character polls and making https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UobiSJTfZoI You should try giving Gintama another shot. The arcs I'll mention are ones you should care about. Next upcoming serious/action arc: Benizakura arc (58-61) Next upcoming action/comedy arc: Yagyuu arc (76-81) Next upcoming serious/feels arc: Mitsuba arc (86-87) And then from that point on Gintama's level of awesomeness completely changes. |
GoldenDevilGamerJan 21, 2016 8:53 PM
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Gensan said: Not really, it's my second favorite franchise for both aspects -- it's goat comedy & it's goat plot.ziggy_Z said: Seems like we like Gintama for different reason. Serious arcs are excellent? hmmm, No, some are fine some are good but not excellent. It's the comedy that is excellent, serious arcs/moments are freakin lame.He only brought up Benizakura because that was the first time a narrative was thrown into the series. Which would become the foundation for the overarching plot. None of the legitimate serious arcs have ever been not-excellent o.o The only underwhelming serious arcs are Red Spider and the first two Shinsengumi ones. But as for it's better ones, yeah, they aren't just excellent, as evident with how 4 Devas & Courtesan are two of the best arcs the Shonen demographic has ever seen. |
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| Gintama serious arcs are mediocre as fuck. Definitely not something to watch the series for. It's a comedy anime and that's what it's offers mostly. So if the comedy is not to your liking, I don't see a point in watching it. Inconsistent is the best description for Gintama's quality. They are in the top 10 because of how the rating system work here, not because everybody think Gintama is amazing. |
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tsudecimo said: At least it doesn't suffer from PLOT ARMORGintama serious arcs are mediocre as fuck. Definitely not something to watch the series for. It's a comedy anime and that's what it's offers mostly. So if the comedy is not to your liking, I don't see a point in watching it. Inconsistent is the best description for Gintama's quality. They are in the top 10 because of how the rating system work here, not because everybody think Gintama is amazing. |
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tsudecimo said: Gintama serious arcs are mediocre as fuck. Definitely not something to watch the series for. It's a comedy anime and that's what it's offers mostly. So if the comedy is not to your liking, I don't see a point in watching it. Inconsistent is the best description for Gintama's quality. They are in the top 10 because of how the rating system work here, not because everybody think Gintama is amazing. That's not Gintama you described, it is Naruto. It's in top 10 because it's that good and you being butthurt won't change it. |
Snappynator said: That would be just rude.ExTamplier said: Why didn't you just say "I didn't like it, so therefore it's shit"Trust me, it does not get good at any point. I watched all of Gintama, because people kept telling me "dude, it is going to get better, you gonna love it." It is the same shit throughout. Stop listening to your friends. |
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tsudecimo said: Top kek. I'm sensing delusion for the fact that a series that doesn't pride itself on plot, consistently pumps out top-to-goat tier arcs, while a series that contrives itself with its storytelling, is downright inferior. Gintama serious arcs are mediocre as fuck. Definitely not something to watch the series for. It's a comedy anime and that's what it's offers mostly. So if the comedy is not to your liking, I don't see a point in watching it.. Inconsistent is the best description for Gintama's quality. No, that's your own personal description of it; you can't accept that a Shonen parody series executes its narrative much greater than your favorite Battle Shonen. They are in the top 10 because of how the rating system work here, not because everybody think Gintama is amazing. Once again, no. It's ranked so high because the high majority that watch(ed) it understand it's deserving of theirs rating it high. And once again, it would seem you just can't accept that. |
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Suikomaru said: tsudecimo said: At least it doesn't suffer from PLOT ARMORGintama serious arcs are mediocre as fuck. Definitely not something to watch the series for. It's a comedy anime and that's what it's offers mostly. So if the comedy is not to your liking, I don't see a point in watching it. Inconsistent is the best description for Gintama's quality. They are in the top 10 because of how the rating system work here, not because everybody think Gintama is amazing. What's the relevance? ''at least it doesn't suffer from x'' doesn't really mean or add anything. And yes it does. Ironically it makes fun of it in the comedy portion, while having it in the serious arcs. Like how many times a character seemed like they are a goner but survived anyway? how many times did Gintoki lost gallons of blood but spouted some bullshit about souls and defeated the big bad of the arc. Thing about Gintama is. The author chose to add serious elements and some semblance of an actual story. Probably to change the mood and so readers don't get bored. Problem is, most things that Gintama makes fun of in other Jump manga, it blatantly and hypocritically does the same in the serious arcs with no wink to the readers or a sign of self awareness. Gintoki in particular suffers the most from this (he is quite cringe inducing in those arcs) |
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tsudecimo said: Suikomaru said: At least it doesn't suffer from PLOT ARMOR What's the relevance? ''at least it doesn't suffer from x'' doesn't really mean or add anything. And yes it does. Ironically it makes fun of it in the comedy portion, while having it in the serious arcs. Like how many times a character seemed like they are a goner but survived anyway? how many times did Gintoki lost gallons of blood but spouted some bullshit about souls and defeated the big bad of the arc. Thing about Gintama is. The author chose to add serious elements and some semblance of an actual story. Probably to change the mood and so readers don't get bored. Problem is, most things that Gintama makes fun of in other Jump manga, it blatantly and hypocritically does the same in the serious arcs with no wink to the readers or a sign of self awareness. Gintoki in particular suffers the most from this (he is quite cringe inducing in those arcs) At least it's not like Naruto where he is supposed to die, SHOULD have died, but some ancient ass old fart appears out of nowhere to give him Jesus powers. Which he uses to save Guy, who also SHOULD have died; given the fact that that the series stated multiple times that using 8 gates leads to death. |
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| Different strokes for different folks. I'm only like 30 episodes in but I've liked every episode. |
Kittens-kun said: tsudecimo said: What's the relevance? ''at least it doesn't suffer from x'' doesn't really mean or add anything. And yes it does. Ironically it makes fun of it in the comedy portion, while having it in the serious arcs. Like how many times a character seemed like they are a goner but survived anyway? how many times did Gintoki lost gallons of blood but spouted some bullshit about souls and defeated the big bad of the arc. Thing about Gintama is. The author chose to add serious elements and some semblance of an actual story. Probably to change the mood and so readers don't get bored. Problem is, most things that Gintama makes fun of in other Jump manga, it blatantly and hypocritically does the same in the serious arcs with no wink to the readers or a sign of self awareness. Gintoki in particular suffers the most from this (he is quite cringe inducing in those arcs) At least it's not like Naruto where he is supposed to die, SHOULD have died, but some ancient ass old fart appears out of nowhere to give him Jesus powers. Which he uses to save Guy, who also SHOULD have died; given the fact that that the series stated multiple times that using 8 gates leads to death. Again with the ''at least''. These ad homminem don't undermine the point of the post as it's about Gintama, not a comparison between Gintama and Naruto which is only mentioned literally because it's in my favorites. Naruto Spoilers It's not plot armor when something is established 100 chapters prior and properly explained. There is no ''should'' there are circumstances that lead to death normally but were stopped by interference i.e Naruto Yang Seal. If it was normal medical jutsu which was established as useless against the 8 gates then you might have had a point. I don't remember something in Gintama that explains why Gintoki miraculously win against his opponents when more than half of the fight is him getting his ass handed to him. And that's probably because it's just plot armor with the Nakama power stuff. |
tsudecimoJan 23, 2016 1:52 AM
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So we should just forget the fact that since PART ONE, that means for YEARS, it was stated that going 8 gates is fatal? That means that Guy telling Lee it's fatal, and that he should never go 8 gates meant nothing. It goes against the logic of the series for Guy to still be alive. |
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| He loves to forget that part one is a copy of HxH and the rest is the shitty writing of Kishi we all know very well. Nakama power, asspuls and plotholes is something Naruto made popular. |
Kittens-kun said: So we should just forget the fact that since PART ONE, that means for YEARS, it was stated that going 8 gates is fatal? That means that Guy telling Lee it's fatal, and that he should never go 8 gates meant nothing. It goes against the logic of the series for Guy to still be alive. That's incorrect. |
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You're trying way too hard to defend this BS. Can you suck off Naruto any harder? Both animes, the manga, and 5 characters in you favorites. LOL. |
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tsudecimo said: Started with an ad hominem, ended with ad hominem. Makes sense, consistency wise. In translation: My delusion can only take me so far in an argument. |
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Gensan said: Seems like we like Gintama for different reason. Serious arcs are excellent? hmmm, No, some are fine some are good but not excellent. It's the comedy that is excellent, serious arcs/moments are freakin lame. I would say the serious arcs are more of a hit or miss than the comedy ones. Some of them are great (4 Devas, Shinsengumi crisis) while others are just bad/boring (Spider arc, Kintama) and some rather average at best (Benizakura, Renho) |
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| It's very subjective but I'd say the comedies where at its peak around 100s. So I think you're still haven't seen the greater parts of it. It needs patience so if you think you can't take it just drop it. Oh and episode 98-99 is also great . Snappynator said: while others are just bad/boring (Spider arc, Kintama) Kintama is funny and makes any sense though. |
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Snappynator said: Ehhh? This is the first time I've seen someone consider those two as serious arcs.Gensan said: Seems like we like Gintama for different reason. Serious arcs are excellent? hmmm, No, some are fine some are good but not excellent. It's the comedy that is excellent, serious arcs/moments are freakin lame. I would say the serious arcs are more of a hit or miss than the comedy ones. Some of them are great (4 Devas, Shinsengumi crisis) while others are just bad/boring (Spider arc, Kintama) and some rather average at best (Benizakura, Renho) |
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ziggy_Z said: Snappynator said: Ehhh? This is the first time I've seen someone consider those two as serious arcs.I would say the serious arcs are more of a hit or miss than the comedy ones. Some of them are great (4 Devas, Shinsengumi crisis) while others are just bad/boring (Spider arc, Kintama) and some rather average at best (Benizakura, Renho) Well I suppose those are more comedic, with some serious elements added on them. |
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| I didn't really like it at first and had it on hold for years, but right now I'm enjoying it and I'm still early in the series. I just watched episode 25 and it was one of the best episodes so far. One thing to realize is that Gintama isn't like most other anime comedies, it's more like South Park or The Simpsons. |
| Gintama is best watched via clips on YouTube As mentioned above, like South Park it has some parts that are hilarious surrounded by loads of crap. |
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gabrielrroiz said: i think it is at episode 234 so you have to keep watching until there É de One Piece que vc ta falando? |
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