#Sorachi

[mintbluex]

[kistunejack]

Trackless Yard

公開日の奔別炭鉱跡は雨だった。ホッパー横のヤードでは濡れた草々と軌条跡がせめぎ合う。

耽美な遺構を前に足下の時間軸が揺らいでいく

Camera: PENTAX K-1 MarkII

Lens: SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Art

2023.08.06

[courtesanofdeath]

[manikas-whims]

Sakata Gintoki created Gojo Satoru before Gege Akutami

[wiskiemonk]

was thinking about Sakamoto, as I periodically* do, and wondering about his stupid sunglasses, and it occurred to me that I'd seen something like them before....

(* worryingly frequently)

remember Kim Ye-ji, the Korean sharpshooter at the Olympics? Anyway, then I thought no, surely sharpshooter glasses are a super modern thing, even though Gintama is full of anachronisms that wouldn't fi-

motherfucker.

(makes even more sense when you remember he's loosely based on Ryoma Sakamoto, who was famously enamoured with the Smith and Wesson revolver)

anyway there you go. practical eyewear for the discerning sharpshooter and a quirky fashion statement.

[kitamars]

and love, you were the sun, you were the rain

[suchine-toki]

About Takasugi's abuse

The other day (totally not months ago) we were talking with @sakukaguxxi about how Takasugi’s relationship with his bio family is overlooked in character analyses. While Sorachi didn’t delve deeply into this aspect, which isn’t inherently bad, I think it’s important for understanding why he turned out the way he did.

We know two canon facts: (1) he comes from a low-class samurai family, and (2) he’s the firstborn. This suggests his family held noble status but struggled to maintain it. As a result, they relied on him to preserve their standing, enrolling him in a military academy and being strict about how he interacted with higher-status classmates.

To enforce this, they employed harsh punishments, such as starving him, tying him to a tree and leaving him in the cold for hours, or physically hitting him with enough force to draw blood when he was just a child (~10 yo?). On top of this, the threat of disownment loomed over him constantly.

These actions indicate they didn’t see him as a person or a child worth protecting but rather as a means to an end (maintaining their status). Consequently, he grew up devaluing himself and lacking the tools to express love in a healthy way. This likely explains why he became so attached to Shouyo and Gintoki.

For Shouyo, he was probably the first and only parental figure to treat Takasugi with genuine respect. While he disciplined him, it was always treated lightly and without causing him any real harm, unlike his bio father. Shouyo provided basic necessities like food, warmth, care, but also a sense of belonging.

Regarding Gintoki, a lot can and has been said. On this topic, he may’ve downplayed or misunderstood the extent of Takasugi’s abuse. This can be inferred from his comments before meeting Sakamoto, where he jokingly implies that Takasugi is still a “daddy’s kid,” even though he knows Takasugi was disowned.

This is interesting because Takasugi mentions being disowned long ago, yet for Gintoki, it doesn’t seem so distant. The timeline is unclear, perhaps Takasugi’s father disowned him during childhood, or maybe he tried to bring him back for years until eventually giving up when Takasugi was a teenager and considered irredeemable.

Moving into non-canon territory, if we consider Takasugi Shinsaku (the historical figure) for inspiration, some gaps can be filled. He was the firstborn, had three sisters, and bore the responsibilities of being the sole male heir. His father reportedly tried to steer him away from radicalism, even arranging a marriage for him to settle down.

This aligns with a seemingly banal joke, that Takasugi owned The Portopia Serial Murder Case and a console to play it (a Famicom?). At first glance, it’s odd that an abusive family would buy him such things. However, abusive individuals aren’t cruel all the time. They can oscillate between being harsh and showing kindness, creating a cycle of manipulation and gaslighting. This could explain why it took Takasugi some time to leave, perhaps he realized they needed him more than he needed them or that they would never truly love him.

The lasting effects on him are evident. Takasugi struggles to express himself in ways that don’t involve violence, and saw himself as disposable, with no strong sense of self. He fought for Shouyo’s freedom, for Gintoki’s tears, and later, for Gintoki’s happiness. While these were his choices, they were never about himself, they were for the people he held close to his heart.

[ichigoginchan]

WE ARE SO BACK 😭😭😭 PEAK CROSSOVER !!!

[cyatzura]

obsessed with zurako official art

[strangemonochromes]

Gintama (銀魂) // Hideaki Sorachi

[ginrise]

The biggest curse when reading people's opinions about Gintama is that I very often encounter the phrase "the comedy has been done before" or "It's been overdone" etc etc.

I don't really know why it's so hard to understand that Gintama has been around since 2003. That's (in December) 21 years ago.

You, as a viewer watching, and especially earlier episodes, are watching the origin of numerous jokes in Japanese media. Sorachi did pave the way for many other manga/anime that you see now adays. So, to think that the humor in Gintama is overdone is simply because you're desensitized to what has now been repeated by other media.

Point is: Gintama is the foundation to many of your favorites. And that's me purely talking about humor, not even bringing up the crafting of serious arcs, etc.

[animaex]

[courtesanofdeath]

sorachi redraws (volume 1) gintoki 20 years later!

[tallbisexualwantstobeloved]

Gintoki with guns

[ammy246]

Takasugi never hated Gintoki, he hated himself. Perhaps if he had been stronger, he could've saved Shoyo sensei, and prevented Gintoki from being forced to make an impossible choice, which ultimately destroyed him. Takasugi wanted to kill Gintoki, because he represented his greatest failure and regret, but also because he knew Gintoki despised himself above all else, and he wanted to put him out of his misery. Because if Takasugi was in Gintoki's shoes and had to choose who lives or dies out of those he cared about, he'd never be able to forgive himself either, and would rather die than live knowing what pain his choice caused. To Takasugi, dying to repent for his sins would be mercy compared to living the rest of his life with that pain. However, what he failed to understand until the very end was that Gintoki found something (more like someone's) to fill that void, which is what made them different from each other.

[mikyapixie]

SAKATA DAYS Parody Illustration by Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama) in Jump Festa 2025!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣