Thread: Crunchyroll Gintama (2011)
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Old 2011-06-08, 01:22   Link #312
Vicious108
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Originally Posted by Gooral View Post
Agreed. Plus every serious arc in Gintama has some hilarious moments (in Benizakura for example when Kagura said this other chick had sth on her panties or every Elizabeth moment, in Yagyu the toilet scene, Yoshiwara kunais in the head, etc.) so it's never completely serious.
Exactly. Even the comedy parts are at their finest during the "serious arcs", that's how much Sorachi steps up his game for them. Like WMB said, the toiled episode was beyond hilarious, probably the funniest in the series, and it was part of one these arcs too. So really, they deliver on every front: humour, drama and action. The balance between them is usually perfect too and so far this Four Denvas arc has been no exception. We've laughed with Pirako's antics, we've cried with Otose's final moments and we've experienced an incredibly well animated fight full of top notch action. It's all there and it's Gintama at its best for sure.

So yeah, I'll take a serious arc over the episodic stuff any day of the week. Of course, if it were ALL serious arcs then they'd probably lose their charm, so it's probably a good idea not to overdo them. Though I do wish they'd come around more often sometimes.
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