(CR) Gintama (2015)

[Kopi]

I'm guessing that's really Shouyou but he has some personality disorder issue? If he can regenerate wounds, I'm sure reattachment of a head is within his means. Part of me hopes that is not the case though and that's just his evil twin brother... both are cliches but hey got to pick one

Originally Posted by Ladiusman

Oh, the manga is still faaaar from finishing. The current arc is still ongoing like...halfway through?

More content of gintama is always good

[Kafriel]

Epic episode this week. Great music scores, long-ass fights, so many injuries that it's a wonder how these people are still standing (or not, some were being carried) and the plot thickens EVEN MORE!

Can I wake up and find myself on next Wednesday?

[Mad Pierrot]

Man, a lot happened in a one single episode and it was epic. Probably the best episode of this arc.

[grecefar]

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!?? that was my reaction when utsuro show his face, I got goosebumps from beginning to end of this chapter. Epic battles, epic chapter.

the next one I think everyone called it, isaburo last moments.

[Peanutbutter]

Probably the most electrifying episode in this entire Gintama season.

Can't say more, since I already went ahead and read past this point.

[Kanon]

I like the way they animated Utsuro's fighting style. You can tell at a glance he's no normal human being. He might be even more of a monster than the likes of Housen.

[Mister Twit]

Holy crap that was intense. The plot armor was literally coming off for this episode; even with nobody actually dying yet it felt like anyone could die at any moment.

[Azuma Denton]

;_;

Damn, this episode is so touchy...

Spoiler for isaburo:

2nd death of the good guys in 2 months. My heart is not ready...

[Kanon]

Spoiler for 315:

Yet another great character gone. Aya Hirano's performance was stellar.

Next episode marks the end of the anime for the time being.

[BPD Renegade]

Man, took so much willpower not to shed a tear, but still blurry-eyed as hell. Great episode.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by BPD Renegade

Man, took so much willpower not to shed a tear, but still blurry-eyed as hell. Great episode.

I honestly don't know how you held on. I've never cried so much in my whole life. ;____;

[grecefar]

so close isaburou... so close.

I'm still crying man.

[frodonk]

Yep, this is probably the only time I came close to crying while watching Gintama.

They've managed to make Isaburo's swan song have even more impact than the shogun's death scene, and to think that he was a villain before all this and only appeared in 3 or so arcs before this one, compared to the shogun who has entire episodes dedicated to his tighty whities.

Kondo and Isaburo can be cut by enemy swords hundreds of times and they can't be killed, while oboro just dropped dead after 2 strikes from hijikata and kondo, lol

Everyone's laughing during that preview, it's as if everything's back to normal and there are no dead bodies scattered around that island..

[Peanutbutter]

*Salutes fallen angel*

It was unexpected to see Isaburo be the one to take the most in this arc, after all that build-up, but it hits hard as well.

(And probably the last major scene in any anime I'll ever see Hirano Aya voicing in. )

[Mad Pierrot]

Man, a lot of blood in this episode. I already can't wait for the finale.

[Mister Twit]

Wait, so Nobume was Isaburo's real daughter? Or is it saying he adopted her? I'm a little confused by this development.

[henshinagogobaby]

Originally Posted by Mister Twit

Wait, so Nobume was Isaburo's real daughter? Or is it saying he adopted her? I'm a little confused by this development.

No, his real daughter was murdered that day. The last scene was Isaburo arguing with his wife via texting what to name their newborn child. After many names, he finally decided on Nobume and was about to send the text when he realized that they were in danger and rushed to the scene. The rest is history.

In short, he told "Mukuro" that her name was too grisly (meaning "corpse") and decided to call her by the name he was planning to give his daughter, though he didn't tell her that; she thought it was just some random name. Little did both realize that Isaburo would grow to love her as he would a real daughter and vice-versa. Excuse me, I'm off to dry my tears.

[chaos_animagic]

Originally Posted by henshinagogobaby

No, his real daughter was murdered that day. The last scene was Isaburo arguing with his wife via texting what to name their newborn child. After many names, he finally decided on Nobume and was about to send the text when he realized that they were in danger and rushed to the scene. The rest is history.

In short, he told "Mukuro" that her name was too grisly (meaning "corpse") and decided to call her by the name he was planning to give his daughter, though he didn't tell her that; she thought it was just some random name. Little did both realize that Isaburo would grow to love her as he would a real daughter and vice-versa. Excuse me, I'm off to dry my tears.

Damn man... that adopting daughter scenario after your real daughter is dead things is crazy.

So sad... never knew, here I thought Isaburo was a jackass that wants to rule by force and kill all good guys just because he felt like it.

But his backstory explains about what he was doing, mainly because of competition of wanting to win.

But that Nobume was shocking, didn't think he already know she wasn't the killer and still blames her just because he wants to use her.
Except as time pass he and Nobume basically turn into a Father-Daughter relationship that won't abandon each other with the promise of
*You can't Die, because I'll be the one to kill you, and I can't die because I haven't killed you*

And at the end all Isaburo wanted is for Nobume to live a happier life... damn you tears, get back in my eye sockets.

[inisipis]

Such a compelling story arc. I find it more riveting than the Shogan A arc which itself is quite spectacular. Props to the author for outdoing himself.

My only complaint is that flashback with the fake death pill of Kondo. I remember that Katsura bungled his attempt at giving Kondo the pill and accidentally swallowed it himself.

[Kafriel]

^ He spat it out later on, right before making their escape.