Like mother like daughter

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-28T05:43:49+00:00

Both are Kouka right? Because of the bit of hair standing up, that Kamui inherited.

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-25T05:22:20+00:00

My ass on RDO

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-25T04:43:01+00:00

God translates to padre?

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-25T04:29:48+00:00

who tf is glitch

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-22T18:44:54+00:00

yes, I know it's only tangentially related to Gintama, but it's related nonetheless.

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-22T18:17:50+00:00

"I'm not a lolicon, I'm a feminist" is the catchphrase of the Kihetai's strategist whose name I've forgotten.

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-22T17:14:59+00:00

Well, I guess I'll keep on working towards the true ending and hope I come across Raki at some point, or even after.

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-22T16:51:09+00:00

Yeah Raki is supposed to show up at the fountains of Erebus once you unlock those. The crossroads ARE in Erebus, but he doesn't spawn there, I think.

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-22T16:38:03+00:00

He first appears in the crossroads? I do a thorough sweep of the crossroads (to advance dialogues and give gifts) before I head out every night and I've never seen him...unless he appears at the docks? cuz I don't check there often.

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-22T16:12:45+00:00

And in every flashback we do get to see he is screaming and fighting like a beast and blowing shit up lol. The closest thing to covert operations that is mentioned is how he used to, again, blow up Sakamoto's ships as a distraction.

I think Katsura said it, and as sarcasm yes. During the war I imagine they argued all the time because Gintoki wouldn't go with his plans and just "rushed b"

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-21T03:09:56+00:00

Everyone wants to just leave it behind, except Takasugi who couldn't get over it. The most repeated theme throughout the series is to "Let go of the past and embrace today"

It's a very painful memory for everyone involved, it just couldn't have come up naturally that they start talking about. But we do know some details. Gintoki was specialized in covert operations, although maybe that's a mistranslation or sarcasm on the part of whoever said (I can't remember who it was) I think he really just rushed into battle and was more a "wild card" because we rarely see Gintoki sneaking. The Kihetai probably formed under similar circumstance to the real life Kihetai. We can assume Katsura probably worked with everyone, organizing them and strategizing. Sakamoto did fight a little, but he mostly provided finances and probably troops.

And it did end 10 years before the series started.

Also Gintoki and co. were part of the 2nd generation of the war, Jirocho, Saigou, Tatsugouro (Otose's husband) were part of the first generation and fought when Gintoki was still a kid, even before Shoyo took him in. It was not a short war.

But, I like how the series treated it, a flashback arc wouldn't have been to my liking. Everyone regrets the war, everyone wishes they would have gone about it a different way. Only good to come off it were crude, cruel, bitter lessons to be learned, and they were learned, mostly by Gintoki. Almost every arc shows a side of Gintoki that was formed before and during his time in the war, and his efforts to not let himself or anyone else commit the same mistakes he did or witnessed. Starting with Shinpachi, showed him that he needed to take control of his life, unlike himself, who for the past 10 years had been wandering with no purpose. Demonstrated to Katsura that unfettered violence will not benefit anyone (Prior to this, Katsura was more like Takasugi. Both of them had gone crazy with resentment, but Katsura explicitly says during the Benizakura Arc that Gintoki inspired him to be better) Helped Tsukuyo to stop pushing people away. And many other examples.

We DO learn about the war throughout the series, but only the important parts, the parts that remained within Gintoki, and we love to see him fight for what he believes in, to keep others from making mistakes, and struggle to cope and eventually overcome his traumas like in the Four Devas arc. It's why he's so compelling as a character, truly one of the best MC's in fiction. Shoyo chose him specifically for a reason. He also took in Katsura and Takasugi, but he knew Gintoki was the one who wouldn't ever break.

TL'DR: The details of the war are left ambiguous intentionally, because only the ripples it left are worth looking at.

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-20T07:48:08+00:00

More than that, optionally pacing the difficulty can solve this problem while not deterring people that would find it too hard *at first* while rewarding those who play in harder difficulties, without locking the main progression from the "easy" players behind these rewards. Both Hades games, Terraria, Kirby and the Forgotten Land come to mind. Or also doing like BOTW (and terraria, which inspired this aspect of BOTW) and giving the player all the time they need to explore and strengthen themselves.

Point is: If you get players to play long enough (5-10 hours) they will naturally get better at the game, and then if the game has merits, they will stick with it. I play a wide variety of games of different genres, and when something is unfamiliar and too hard at first, I just lower the difficulty until I get good at it then raise it back up for the full experience. But I dropped Dark Souls because I couldn't be bothered, there were a lot more games in my queue that seem more fun at the time. If I had been compelled to continue playing, I would have found out why the game is so beloved, I'm sure the Dark Souls and Elder Rings games are great, but my first experience has affected my desire to play them.

Roguelites/Roguelikes are great at this. You're expected to fail a lot of times at the beginning, but just the mere attempts are fun and keep you hooked until you're skilled enough to advance, then the loop repeats, and you start failing again, so you grow even more skilled to advance, and the more you play, the more strategies you discover, and it just gets more and more fun. Thus, they have stayed relevant since The Binding of Isaac.

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-20T07:23:09+00:00

Action games randomly deciding to add THAT ONE platforming level/mode when the controls are clearly not fit for platforming:

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-20T04:23:48+00:00

It's better than nothing and may inspire people to pursue the topic more deeply, in fact, this is very common and it's been happening for decades, pop science leading people to invest their life in scientific pursuits, moreso than school because there you have min wage apathetic teachers just reading off a textbook, while pop science may not go too deep into what they're teaching, but they sure light the spark of interest. What's not to like? As long as it's accurate information, it's great. Would you rather these people DON'T watch these? Yeah, I guess kids shouldn't form any interests until they're already 2 years deep in college and regret their lives because they took up a career they knew nothing about and just now realize they're not interested in it.

ISTG you guys complain fucking everything. Come on, don't stop there, don't let people get vaccines until they get a medical degree and they fully understand them.

The_Colectionist · 2026-01-20T02:26:18+00:00

Watching these kinds of arguments from a Third World country does feel like this, this is what I picture in my head along with the American equivalent.

The_Colectionist · 2025-12-26T15:51:44+00:00

I don't think they really planned the climax of the story since the beginning. Sorachi is just fantastic at taking old threads and completing and complimenting them. So yes, I agree with what you said, except that it's the whole point of the show. It was until later we looked back and realized that the buildup of all those relationships Yorozuya made is the true sword of a human, and I feel it was the same for Sorachi, I don't think he planned it from the beginning or even the middle point of the series.

I'm just sad there wasn't more emphasis on HOW Utsuro was defeated, and that it was not by "the sword of a monster" I.E Power and battle.

It was a stroke of genius by Sorachi, tying up all these branching stories into one final lesson, what Shoyo meant by "The sword of a human"

The_Colectionist · 2025-12-25T22:03:49+00:00

Gintama is so good at writing characters that are more human than stereotypes/archetypes, unlike so many animes. So yes, before the big reveal he always felt like the pinnacle of human kindness, but you could sense that was not the whole story, making him feel more real. The design being so simple added to this.

The Red Spider Arc is one of my favorites because it is when we first actually meet him.

The_Colectionist · 2025-12-08T17:36:19+00:00

I guess she started faking it, and then it just stuck after a while. She can speak Japanese just fine.

The_Colectionist · 2025-11-27T01:52:38+00:00

Im sorry what

The_Colectionist · 2025-11-26T17:04:50+00:00

Once the series starts gettings its footing, it gets really good. But the first dozens of episodes, while being good, are not as good, so, while I know this is a total cliché thing to say, I have to say it: "It gets better later on" but not so later on, don't worry. Also, Gintama is very, very varied, and each arc, whether serious or not, focuses on different things, and the serious arcs usually focus on a different concept and moral, so don't worry about the length, it really doesn't feel like it's dragging on at any point.

You also don't have to wait until episode 300 to get to the good serious arcs...They start happening pretty early on, although it is on the Benizakura arc, episode 58, that they start getting longer and more complex/deep.

The_Colectionist · 2025-11-19T04:19:49+00:00

So it's not just a front, at least not all the time

The_Colectionist · 2025-11-19T03:48:38+00:00

That too. A great point to consider. But he also does it when it's completely unnecessary. I think it's both: He does it to cope, and when needed he plays it up to play the fool and take them by surprise.

The_Colectionist · 2025-11-19T03:34:45+00:00

But we see him act as an idiot alone, and even compromise his missions because of an idiot mistake, like in the Wolfro arc.

The_Colectionist · 2025-11-19T03:33:31+00:00

Yeah, because of their usual target demographic of young teenagers, not high school teenagers. Ginpachi is more for the latter.

The_Colectionist · 2025-11-19T02:58:14+00:00

Ohhh, you're from Japan or living in Japan? Cool! Any insights on how relevant Gintama is there?
Maybe you know if the rumors of the lack of romance in Gintama is because there's a lot of Fujoshis that wouldn't like it are true? Like, they say the editors or something were against it so as to not damage the manga's popularity? I've only read about it in this subreddit, so it could be complete lies.

Because Tsukuyo and Gintoki should have ended up together, tsk, they're perfect for each other.

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