Gintama (TV) Reviews
Gintama
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Title(s): Gintama
Silver Soul
Гинтама (Russian)
غينتاما (Arabic)
銀魂 (Japanese)
은혼 (Korean)
Creator: Hideaki Sorachi
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Age Group: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage: April 4, 2006
Status: Still Airing
Summary: Edo-period at Japan suffers a big cultural shock. First, the aliens invaded the earth, overpowered the nation’s government, disbanded carrying swords for the once proud samurais. moreover; these aliens took the people’ jobs and are currently running a sweatshop using them as laborers. going with the flow, Sakata Gintoki, an enigmatic vagrant samurai whose personal trademark is not only his naturally permed silver hair but also his love of anything sweet and addiction Shounen Jump is making a life out of this chaotic era. He is self employed in a do-it-all shop named Yoruzuya Gin-chan who offers any job for any amount of money. Their jobs range from searching lost kittens and saving the world.
Sakata Gintoki is a samurai living in an era when samurais are no longer needed. To add to his troubles, oppressive aliens have moved in to invade. Gintoki lives with Kagura and Shinpachi, taking on odd jobs to make the world a better place...and to pay their rent.
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Excellent 169 reviews
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Good 19 reviews
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Average 4 reviews
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Poor 3 reviews
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Very Poor 19 reviews
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gintama (did you know that "kintama" means balls?)
Written by sleepyrounin on July 26, 2012 at 7:00 AM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 1
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 5
third review of today, review box still not on display.

pros
+ excellently over-the-top characters with great parallels to society
+ intelligent dialogue and humour, great wits and sarcasm; may seem superficial at first glance but does not only parody other shows but actually goes into REAL social problems
+ jokes are always fresh, nothing gets stale or notably repeated throughout this series
cons
- as amazing as the jokes and characters are, there is no storyline at all
- you'd need to be a japanese major to get all of the jokes
- music gets repetitive throughout the series (it's the only thing though)

conclusion: set in a completely crazy alternate-history world, gintama is a highly intelligent mature comedy, great not only for those who love crack but also for those who are looking for a more intelligent social critique. there is a high variety of jokes. to get all of those, a major in japanese culture would be required, and even so, you need at least some otaku knowledge; if you have that though, you're guaranteed to laugh. not to overdose, but other than that a must for comedy-loving otaku. personally, this still is my #1 comedy series and i can't see that changing anytime soon.

peace.
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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