| I see this serious getting praised left and right and I didn't even laugh once, I know I'm 30 episodes away from a serious arc, I'm looking forward to it. I heard the pacing is good as well. Why do you people praise Gintama so much? |
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| Because it is funny and Samurai Heart |
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Bloomberry said: Because it is funny and Samurai Heart I always watch the openings and endings of Gintama it's so catchy, I loved Fuusen Gamu |
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| I never said that I liked Gintama though. |
DeN11 said: ]Great satire and parodies Well-written character The contrast between the funny slice of life episodes and the tragic serious arcs Unlike other shounen that focuses of fighting and getting stronger, Gintama is more about a broken man trying to live life the best he can. I don't know if that last sentence was spoilers or not, but that's very intriguing, I love that premise. It's just the comedy that really kills me and stops me from watching the series. I shouldn't be complaining.. at least it's not FMA:B level, that short joke kills me everytime, and not in a good way. |
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Hrybami said: I never said that I liked Gintama though. Finally somebody on MAL who does not like Gintama. Very corny and unfunny series |
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| So you have watched 20 episodes and haven't laughed even once? Then I'd recommend you drop it, watching Gintama is pointless if all you want is serious arcs |
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SeekingChaos said: So you have watched 20 episodes and haven't laughed even once? Then I'd recommend you drop it, watching Gintama is pointless if all you want is serious arcs I was thinking about just skipping to the serious arcs but fans said that the serious arcs don't work if you skip around, because the jokes and characters didn't grow on you. Some of the characters are likeable.. but no, I haven't laughed even once. The jokes piss me off if anything |
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| Best thing, Serious arc, it good (I have not seen enough to say how much good) Character - I like most of the characters in gintama Comedy - it's not bad but doesnot make me laugh. |
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| I mean up to u, for me I laughed a bit not much but some eps i would die laughing (only like 2 tho) but its about the characters and the serious arcs for me. Even with gintama being my 4th fav anime ever i still don't laugh most of the time. but if u can't watch it drop it for now, i did that with gintama when i first watched it and recently did that with a series called Reborn! |
| 100% the characters. The serious arcs are pretty mediocre/underwhelming for the most part, and the comedy can be super hit and miss. |
| Gintama is a series that atkes time. Its only when you've reached episode 90 where the comedy is GOAT tier. The serious arcs are goat tier, great main character (dare i say the BEST MC), great music, comedy etc. More than half the show is comedy. If you don't like it, then drop the show. the comedy is subjective after all |
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Goku_SSJB said: SeekingChaos said: So you have watched 20 episodes and haven't laughed even once? Then I'd recommend you drop it, watching Gintama is pointless if all you want is serious arcs I was thinking about just skipping to the serious arcs but fans said that the serious arcs don't work if you skip around, because the jokes and characters didn't grow on you. Some of the characters are likeable.. but no, I haven't laughed even once. The jokes piss me off if anything I'm curious. what episode are you on |
| "Nobody is stronger than me, even when I go easy on them. Remember that" - Ayanokoji Kiyotaka |
| I gave up after watching 15-20 episodes. |
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| I don't laugh as much as I would like to while watching gintama but the characters are amazing and so are the serious arcs I only just finished Yoshiwara in flames so I heard it gets even better in the future. |
| ok here's another question, does the comedy get better over time or stays the same. Because It's very concerning that somebody said the serious arcs are underwhelming |
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lajz said: Goku_SSJB said: I was thinking about just skipping to the serious arcs but fans said that the serious arcs don't work if you skip around, because the jokes and characters didn't grow on you. Some of the characters are likeable.. but no, I haven't laughed even once. The jokes piss me off if anything I'm curious. what episode are you on I'm on episode 21, it's fun to watch at times but not funny in the slightest. It has One Punch Man's problem |
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| i think its the characters and comedy. and if u dont think its funny by now u probably wont like it later. |
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| I love the characters of Gintama. Gintoki is the exact type of sarcastic asshole character that I love. Kagura is just chaos incarnate with a bottomless stomach. Then you have Shinpachi who serves as the perfect straight man to the other two. That does even include the immense amount of side characters. Also most Gintama fans agree that the first 50 episodes are probably the weakest part of the show. I am not even finished the first season and I can tell that just by the later episodes of first season are significantly better than the first 50 episodes. |
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Kenzolo-folk said: i think its the characters and comedy. and if u dont think its funny by now u probably wont like it later. that's rough, I was lowkey hoping for somebody to say the comedy gets way better later on |
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Goku_SSJB said: ok here's another question, does the comedy get better over time or stays the same. Because It's very concerning that somebody said the serious arcs are underwhelming That was just my opinion. I’m sure I’m in the minority on that. You’ll probably enjoy them all based on your favs. And yes, the comedy does get better. |
Adimus_prime said: I love the characters of Gintama. Gintoki is the exact type of sarcastic asshole character that I love. Kagura is just chaos incarnate with a bottomless stomach. Then you have Shinpachi who serves as the perfect straight man to the other two. That does even include the immense amount of side characters. Also most Gintama fans agree that the first 50 episodes are probably the weakest part of the show. I am not even finished the first season and I can tell that just by the later episodes of first season are significantly better than the first 50 episodes. ok that's good to hear, the thing I am most looking forward too is those serious arcs, MAL loves to hype them up, especially Masked Man |
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Goku_SSJB said: Kenzolo-folk said: i think its the characters and comedy. and if u dont think its funny by now u probably wont like it later. that's rough, I was lowkey hoping for somebody to say the comedy gets way better later on It does get better though in terms of quality.Especially in later season like Gintama' And so does the jokes, but its the same type of jokes, yk what i mean? |
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EightSeven said: Goku_SSJB said: ok here's another question, does the comedy get better over time or stays the same. Because It's very concerning that somebody said the serious arcs are underwhelming That was just my opinion. I’m sure I’m in the minority on that. You’ll probably enjoy them all based on your favs. And yes, the comedy does get better. My favs are more nostalgia value, I wouldn't enjoy them that much on a rewatch. I couldn't get thorugh the first 3 episodes of Naruto rewatch and I definetly couldn't get through Shippuden. Good to hear the comedy gets better though |
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Kenzolo-folk said: Goku_SSJB said: that's rough, I was lowkey hoping for somebody to say the comedy gets way better later on It does get better though in terms of quality.Especially in later season like Gintama' And so does the jokes, but its the same type of jokes, yk what i mean? Yeah I hear Gintama uses the same jokes over and over, a lot of long running jokes |
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| I like it because of: 1. Hijikata 2. Hijikata 3. Hijikata |
| For me the comedy did take a while, I actually didn't laugh until after 30 episodes. However before that point I still would crack a smile and enjoy myself, so if you aren't having a good time, then no need to force yourself to continue. It does get better though, a lot better, when it comes to comedy. Also I know people praise the serious arcs, and I like them too, however people keep saying "even the serious arcs are better than in other Shounen". I mean I could get behind that if we're talking the later serious arcs, but the earlier ones I wouldn't put that praise on, they're still really good but not enough to suddenly compete with actual serious shows. Don't watch Gintama for the serious arcs, I mean there's a shit ton of comedy episodes you have to watch between each serious arc. I mean, the first real serious arc happens at episode 58 which lasts until episode 61, and then the next really serious arc is at like episode 80-something. So my advice is get rid of this idea of sticking with Gintama for the serious arcs, and instead either drop it, or give it some more time for the comedy to actually jive with you. You will enjoy the serious arcs when they happen, but only IF you're already a fan of Gintama. The serious arcs have a serious plot, but it's still like 30-60% jokes depending on the arc in question. |
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AwokenStroken said: It's better jokes than most other animu which is just constant boob jokes and pedophilia shit. Gintama atleast has punch lines lol It's mostly the Shonens that have horrible humor too. If you count FMA as a Shonen, the humor was so disgusting I wanted to rip my eyeballs out, I know I have it as 1 episode, my cousin was watching it and that short Edward Elric joke came EVERY EPISODE like make a new joke man. Berserk's humor with Puck isn't all that either. Anime and manga in general is just shit with humor, but maybe that's just my personality |
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| if you dont find it appealing dont watch it simple |
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| For all the reasons you listed. It manages to mix comedy and serious arcs in a very natural and amazing way that's very rare for other series to do. The comedy contrasts the serious arcs very well and vice versa. It has some of the best characters and character dynamics as well. It's not a series for everyone but I love the series for a lot of reasons |
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| The deal is that Gintama made me yawn for the 1st time in history when watching anime. Just follow my step and drop it OP, watch something more exciting^^ |
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Goku_SSJB said: I'm on episode 21, it's fun to watch at times but not funny in the slightest. It has One Punch Man's problem yeah gintama is sshitty at epsidoe 21. it only gets goo at episode 40 and GREAt at episode 90. if you cant wait till then then just drop it |
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lajz said: Goku_SSJB said: I'm on episode 21, it's fun to watch at times but not funny in the slightest. It has One Punch Man's problem yeah gintama is sshitty at epsidoe 21. it only gets goo at episode 40 and GREAt at episode 90. if you cant wait till then then just drop it I do well with waiting a long time, I was able to survive Hitman Reborn so if I don't like by episode 90 I'll probably just drop |
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| serious arcs are gintama level of seriousness, so expect lots of cheesy dialogues and nonsensical metaphors, sure, some people die but so what, lots of characters have fairy tail level of plot armor, don't expext anything serious from gintama |
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| I would just say that stay put. The comedy, characters and serious arcs everything gets better and better. In the beginning you are not habituated to that type of dialogue heavy comedy so it might feel a bit different. If you still aren't able to get into it then well, just drop it. That show's not for you. |
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| Serious arcs in the anime are amazing (especially the later ones) and it's one of the most hilarious anime ever, but none of it would have been so if not for all the iconic characters that it has. Literally every character from the yorozuya to katsura and madao are amazing. |
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| 100% characters, I see Gintama just as a "very spicy" slice of life. Comedy and serious arcs are meh. My favourite eps are the ones between 125 and 146. |
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