GINTAMA: THE FINAL

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  Satoyo24

  100/100
  "The things I want to protect are right here in my soul"

  Gintama anime reaches its end with the movie. And what a finale it was. Gintama is my most favourite anime of all time. Watching the cast again after 8 months and watching the end of it left me in tears. The movie totally exceeded my expectations. So let's talk in depth.

  Story :

  So the first 15 mins of the anime is recap with dragon ball style and lots of parody. Damn that was funny. Sorachi sensei is not afraid of copy rights and keeps doing these stuff. Maybe this is the first time recaps were so interesting to watch. After that our main trip directly gets into action in the terminal. They were fighting and fighting for one hour. And the last 20 to 30 mins was the conclusion with funny moments. Usually in a movie things start off slow and reach the climax at the end. But in this movie it was opposite. It started of with heat and ended with calm. Action comedy parody tragedy everything was top notch. One moment I am in tears the next moment I'm laughing my heart off. That's the beauty of gintama.

  Characters:

  This movie totally focuses on our main trio Gintoki , Katsura , Takasugi and the villain Utsuro. The other characters didn't get many spotlight. It was a good decision I think bcz they already had enough screentime in previous seasons. So it was the students and teachers time to unravel everything. Gintoki doing things the best like he always does. Katsura was a great support till the end. And i really need to appreciate Takasugi's character development. ~!!~ahh his death teared me. It was so emotional. "Wait for me in the hell, Takasugi" .I wont forget it ever.~!!~But I wished i had some more of shinsengumi as they were just for support in the background.

  Animation and Soundtracks:

  Damn the animation was fire. The quality improved a lot than Silver soul arc. Nicely choreographed as well.

  And and for soundtracks I will give it 10/10. DOES and SPYAIR came up with 3 songs. And they were all bangers. Those songs playing during the action scenes gave me chills. I love these kind of moment. Specially 'Wadachi' by SPYAIR has to be one of my favourites of the entire franchise.

  Action: What can I say about the action. As I said first hour was literally fighting scenes. All characters gather up at the terminal and fight together to save the world. One surprises after another. Katsura had an awsome fight with the taped guy.(Forgot the name). And the main attraction.  Gintoki taking on Utsuro. Damnnnnn!!!! That was epic. Visually stunning and filled with emotion. On every attack we see a flashback of their past. It just blends so good. And at the final blow theres a total silence building tension. Ahh I just cant praise enough of the scene.

  The writer and the workers left no stones unturned to produce such a masterpiece. I am totally satisfied and feeling empty that I wont see them ever again. Still it be stay right in my heart. Thank you gintama for all these years of entertainment, Thank you Sorachi sensei.

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  ForeverAnimeX

  100/100
  "Our journey with the yorozuya has only just begun"

  Welcome to my review of the highly acclaimed movie "gintama: the final" where I will be trying my best to give my thoughts and opinions on the movie and the series as a whole which sadly has to include spoilers to demonstrate my points.

  
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  The beginning of this movie starts with a summary of the main events that have occurred in this show over it's 15 years of existence in this medium with the use of a dragon ball Z parody. This was done in pure gintama fashion, even in a movie that was supposed to be serious and tie all the loose ends of the show, sorachi hideaki still managed to create humour even in the dark moments that were about to befall upon us which is a skill that only the truly elite have. Over the course of this movie and even early on we constantly see all of the cast of characters like gorilla, otae, kagura, shinpachi, kyuubei, the shinsengumi, sachan and tsukuyo helping the odd jobs fight their way through the terminal. This is one of the many strong points of gintama as a whole and this movie in general, no matter how great the trouble the odd jobs face, their friends always come to their aid which just enamours me to no end. 
  
  Sorachi strikes again, roughly 1/4 into the movie, sadaharu recovers to his original state and rescues Gintoki from falling to his death after falling of a ledge in the terminal. He then proceeded to eat him (gintama sticks to its roots very well) and after a while two old men with similar silver hair came out of sadaharu's "you know what okay". This scene in particular made me die inside so much, my parents must've had worrying thoughts hearing their 16 year old son laughing with no sign of stopping at a computer screen. I must say, I watched the trailer for this movie many times so when I finally saw those particular scenes in the movie, I was filled with emotion, waiting six months for this is the cruelest thing you can do to a human. 
  
  Gintoki stated that he would close up the odd jobs if both kagura and shinpachi found what they wanted to do in life and to that statement, both kagura and shinpachi said that they weren't a part of the yorozuya because they were bored but rather to stick with gintoki and the other's. In particular this scene just portrays too much wholesomeness in general, they didn't stick around because they were bored, didn't stick around because they wanted the money but instead they wanted to be a part of gintoki's adventure which conveys the silver light that gintoki permeates, even the shinsengumi and too much characters to name have fallen victim to gintoki's radiating light, and so have we.
  
  I mean it when every character no matter how minor of a role they played appeared in this movie, at roughly 40 minutes into this movie, we finally got the appearance of baka ouji, a character who's existence is just too hilarious to me and his specific OST whenever he enters a scene is one that I will never forget for many reasons haha-
  
  One thing I noticed was the silence during the fight between utsuro and gintoki instead of using battle OST's/songs to heighten our experience. I thought about it quite a lot and it was simple as to why they done that, Utsuro is an immortal being who's name translates to "emptiness" which is reasonable in the sense that he has lived for many centuries constantly suffering due to the greed of the tendoshou to learn about his immortality, all he wanted was to end his "solitary" life (as said by hitsugi having experienced the pain of being eternal which is a mere fraction of what utsuro had to face). Having lived a solitary life meant he was all alone being eternal while normal beings died like every other day to him which is evident in the way that there was silence during gintoki's fight against utsuro that only lasted roughly 10 minutes at most to us but to him, this silence was there everyday. It really raises the question of whether it is worth being immortal in real life to be honest, I wouldn't like being eternal, would you having known Utsuro's pain and suffering throughout his lifetime? 
  
  Another thing that I didn't understand completely was how takasugi shinsuke stabbed utsuro in appearance but in reality takasugi stabbed himself and that the body Utsuro saw lying on the ground was himself? I really didn't understand that specific scene but that didn't ruin my experience at all, straight after we were graced with the fated fight between utsuro and gintoki. In this fight every second frame we were brought back to the past where gintoki went head on against the likes of takasugi and shoyo in his childhood, it really just goes to show how much gintoki has evolved as a human. In my opinion, who gintoki killed was not utsuro but rather takasugi (but indeed killed utsuro after all, that's the thing that doesn't make sense to me at all) as portrayed by the reflection which mirrored takasugi's chilling expression that was smiling, did he do this as he knew that gintoki could not end his own teacher? I truly don't know, maybe I'm reading into this way too much but here's an image of takasugi's expression on the sword that was flinged into the sky:
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  We are then presented with one of the most darkest scenes gintama has created up to now and will ever do so, a dying takasugi being held in gintoki's arms, what ended my heart was how he said "the score was 246-247 to gintoki" and that it was their final duel, all these kids from shoyo's school wanted was to live a normal life, they only wanted to stay with their teacher, it was an innocent thought that just didn't last forever. Gintoki's clearly had a tearful face as his lifelong rival and childhood friend was about to pass away on his arms but takasugi requested that he wanted to see Gintoki's smile as the last thing he ever saw with left eye, takasugi then died in his arms. I will never forget the man that was takasugi shinsuke, man it was too emotional, way too emotional. The only other scene that I can remember that had such an impact on me was the final moments of the shogun assasination arc where sho-chan passed away (also) on her sister's lap.
  
  We are then presented with the final scenes where tama is finally revived from her long sleep. She is given the memories that occurred when she was asleep so she would be informed as to what occurred when she was away,  in these frames we still see the same yorozuya (and *mostly same* cast of characters) celebrating in otose's snack bar even if edo was transformed into a futuristic city, those moments are something that I will treasure for the rest of my life for sure. During the last scene, gintoki, shinpachi and kagura decide to run towards their "urgent job" just like running away from their rent every month from otose ;)) ending with the words "we're the odd jobs", that was the final straw for my heart which was already ravaged in pain knowing that this is the final ever movie (i mean until gintama 2 becomes a thing of course) haha-
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  the soundtrack from the beginning of this series to the end of this movie was simply phenomenal, the use of wadachi which i had listened to **uncontrollably** prior to this movie was a true pleasure to watch. The OST's in particular like madao's OST were phenomenal, I mean imagine telling your "sound director" to create a sad OST and then they create madao's OST, the man who created that song is man among men I tell you. The change in character animation style was amazing aswell, it was deemed necessary as it just comes with a movie in general, no problems with any of the above at all.<center> 
  
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  with the end of this movie, you think we may have ended our journey with the yorozuya but you are wrong, this is only the beginning, we will continue yorozuya's legacy for as long as we live. Nothing will ever be better than this for the rest of my life, I will forever come back to this show with great memories for as long as I live. The way how they can implement comedy elements within this supposedly serious movie that ties all the loose ends is a wonder to me, gintama is the only series that can do this and executes it phenomenally, laughed every moment of the way even shed tears along the way, people say this series is just a bunch of parodies and comedy but they're wrong, they neglect to see the true side of gintama that flourishes exceptionally and is the reason why we all as a family love gintama. I feel really empty as it truly is finished but rewatching every summer from now on (already did this summer) will heal me slowly.
  
  the key word here is "we" and not "I" because no matter who you are the yorozuya will be there for you. this anime has changed my life forever and I can never thank sorachi the creator of gintama enough, to create something that every person is enamoured by along with the idea that the watcher/reader becomes a part of the journey along with the yorozuya is just unfair. I truly truly truly can only wish sorachi hideaki the best from here on out, he deserves the world for creating this. Everywhere I go all the comments when people finish this movie are filled with heartwarming comments that try their utmost best to portray their love for gintama, what you've created sorachi is something that binds us all together for the rest of our lives. I will miss watching this movie for the first time, rewatching it isn't the same but it'll have to suffice haha
  
  (PS: Even after this and rewatching gintama once, I still don't know if gintoki has silver or light blue hair lol)<center>
  
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   </center> <span class='markdown_spoiler'><span>created this when I was on adrenaline rush after finishing the movie ;3 - till we meet again fellow friends <3</span></span> ~~~

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  SAFzzzz

  100/100
  Gintama: The jewel in the crown of the comedy genre

  A spoiler-free review on ALL the seasons of the Gintama as a whole~

  ══════⋆✧☆✧⋆════════════⋆✧☆✧⋆══════ From my personal perspective and presumably plenty of others, once an anime outstrips a particular number of episodes, the prospect of even merely commencing it appears to be insurmountable. Ever and anon, convincing yourself to watch a long anime is a tough nut to crack when you could simply consume numerous other shorter ones in the nearly equivalent time. Nevertheless, once in a while, a series pops up; one that’s so popular and so raved about that despite its whacking number of episodes, it is virtually impossible to pass over. This is precisely why I made up my mind to eventually bite the bullet and ascertain what the Gintama phenomenon was all about. As soon as I was done watching, I got the picture and was also convinced that it merits all the praises which are showered upon it, wholeheartedly and without conditions. Allow me to give my own two cents at what makes Gintama one the jewels in the crown of the anime medium. First of all, Gintama for me was like a pilgrimage. This journey was long, but hot damn! It was absolutely worth every second of the time I’d invested in it. The series bears resemblance to a snowball rolling down the hill. By reason of its starting bunch of episodes being relatively weak to ones that follow, it’s only noticeable (praised) by a whisker; having said that, the next time you turn your gaze in its direction, it will have taken the form of an avalanche, chock-full with everlasting potential that simply blew me away. It's an anime that’s predominantly episodic in nature, with multifarious splendid story arcs woven in-between. ══════⋆✧☆✧⋆════════════⋆✧☆✧⋆══════ When it comes down to comedy writing, creativity and variety, Gintama is in a league of its own; growing in ingenuity and imaginativeness with every passing episode, both of which makes it innovative and full of surprises, lively and fascinating. It’s crystal clear that comedy is Gintama’s true forte, not merely in its style and delivery, but also in its content and a comprehensive range of humor; one of the series' numerous stand-out elements. Another exceptional aspect of this series are its characters. Gintama’s cast is the most lovable cast of characters I’ve experienced taking into account all the anime I’ve watched so far. The cast, particularly the main characters are the real driving force behind Gintama, and their destiny is to make you cry with laughter. What I find notably surprising (in a good way) is how Gintama develops the hearts and souls of both its main and its prime supporting cast to a considerable, exemplary degree. Each and every one of them are lovable, unique, memorable, and integral to the main plot in their own right. Gintama is also a concoction of genres and various elements from other genres. Aside from being the usual rib-tickling comedy that it is, it can also switch to bombastic and electrifying action without a hitch, tone down to emotive and relaxing SoL, and last but not the least: provides us with heart-rending and tear-jerking drama. There’s a sublime blend of just about everything; an aspect that only Gintama can pull off quite effortlessly. To put it in a nutshell, Gintama is an anime to write home about. It’s as side-splittingly hilarious as it is deeply heart-rending. It offers a mélange of various genres, lovable cast, amazing music, fresh scenarios, heartfelt emotions, and of course top-tier comedy; all coalesced into one exquisitely written, impeccably executed cracker of a series. As far as my opinion is concerned, Gintama is unequivocally among the utmost best anime has to offer. For fun, apart from the very final movie, my: Top 5 Serious Arcs Farewell Shinsengumi > Shogun Assassination > Four Devas > Silver Soul > Rakuyou Decisive Battle Top 5 Comedy Arcs Dekobokko > Vacation > Soul Switch > Kabukicho Stray Cat > Character Poll Top 5 OPs OP 15 > OP 11 > OP 21 > OP 13 > OP 1 Top 5 EDS ED 31> ED 17 > ED 5 > ED 30 > ED 9 I'd like to end by saying: Thank you Gintama for this memorable journey; Thank you Hideaki Sorachi for this amazing masterpiece; Be Forever Yorozuya. Farewell until next time (hopefully haha)
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