#isaburo sasaki

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Gintama Flower Suite, Part 22: Samurai Orchid for Isaburo Sasaki

For Isaburo I pick the rare and highly prized Vanda falcata, also known as Samurai Orchid and Wind Orchid, which was once greatly admired by the shogun Tokugawa Ienari (1773-1837), leading to a great increase in popularity among the elite.

This elegant and expensive white flower, whose very shape seems hard to pin down, leaning this way and that, seems to fit this tricky character well.

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small crumb of past teito, with isaburo

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HD update

sword police geometry

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(A Totally Serious) Gintama Dads Tier List

Why does this series have so many dads help-

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Isaburo: Despite his outwardly stern demeanor, he understands Nobume's past traumas and helps her cope with them, while also educating her on the harsh realities they face. He named her after his deceased daughter and cared for her as such, even texting her frequently and buying her donuts.

A

Shouyo: He's a father figure for several characters in the series, demonstrating unwavering love and acceptance, and provided a supportive environment for them to grow. His memory and teachings remain a guiding force for his students. Reason for losing points: He left his kids concussed and dumb.

Gintoki: He consistently shows protectiveness towards Kagura and Shinpachi, often putting their safety and well-being above his own. He's playful with them, teaches them important life lessons, and accepts them unconditionally. Despite his flaws, Kagura and Shinpachi love him very much. Reason for losing points: Has several mental health issues and his feet stink.

Zenzou's dad: He became a father figure to many children as he taught ninja arts and played kick the can with them. Many of his students attended his funeral, showing how loved he was. Reason for losing points: Sold Zenzou's JUMP collection to buy p*rn.

Matsugorou: Also known as Musashi, he's Ikumatsu's dad. It's shown that despite their poverty they were very happy together, until he lost his memory trying to save a boy from drowning. He saves her daughter and reconnects with her. Reason for losing points: He wears a jacket and fundoshi.

B

Jirochou: He abandoned his daughter Pirako because he felt compelled to protect what his friend Tatsugorou left behind after he died. His subsequent actions reflect a desire for redemption and a willingness to spend more time with her. Reason for losing points: Was too chicken to have a threesome with Tatsugorou and Otose.

Abuto: He's not the stepdad, he's the dad that stepped up. Although he's not exactly a parental figure to Kamui, he has been by his side since he was a kid and cares about him a lot. Kamui was even shown to hesitate attacking him. Reason for losing points: He's losing his will to live.

C

Shimura Ken: Not much is known about him, only that he died leaving Tae and Shinpachi with a huge debt. Although he cannot be blamed for dying from an illness, he didn't take any measures to prevent his children from suffering because of him. Reason for losing points: His name is a parody of a comedy actor.

Koshinori: Since the heir of the Yagyuu clan had to be a man, instead of changing the rules, he forced Kyuubei to conform to that identity. He later decides to let her live as she sees fit. Reason for losing points: His height is 122 cm (4'0").

Umibouzu: He has a complex relationship with Kamui and Kagura. His absence leaves a void in their lives and creates feelings of abandonment, even if he'd reasons to do so. His two children ended up finding substitute father figures elsewhere. Reason for losing points: Stopped a 3 day fight to take a dump.

D aka Betrayed their students tier

Jiraia: He takes on the role of Tsukuyo's mentor and trainer, but his influence extended beyond that, manipulating her emotions and exploiting her vulnerabilities. Their relationship becomes increasingly abusive and toxic until she breaks free of it. Reason for losing points: Bad skincare habits.

Utsuro: Despite his mentorship role, he manipulates his students' emotions and desires for his own ends, creating emotional turmoil within them as they uncover his true intentions and the extent of his malevolence. Reason for losing points: His existence.

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ok well here are these ones

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01/?

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Isaburo analysis

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Gintama men tierlist based on how babygirl I think they are

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Thorny Arc Or Kintama Arc

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Nobume & Matako as foils

This was going to be part of a longer analysis, but in the end I decided to make a short separate post for it that I could refer to later.

I'm going to list a few similarities Nobume and Matako have, and within these similarities we could compare the differences and their implications.

Both girls are orphaned at a young age and forced to become a killer.

Nobume was orphaned by Naraku (which serves the Bakufu) and then trained to become an assassin. Her own will was not accounted for in the process; she did not have a say.

Matako lost her parents because of the Bakufu (her father executed for fighting in the joui war, her mother persecuted to death by association) and she wanted to avenge them with the pistols her father left behind. Though she was similarly a victim, Matako actively chose the path of rebellion for herself.

Both met their father figure, who end up becoming their commander, in a moment of rebellion. (self-explanatory)

Isaburo and Takasugi also happen to be working towards the same objective (toppling the Bakufu, exposing the Tendoshu)

They are both adored by their respective father figures, and the attachment is strong.

Though both Isaburo and Takasugi appear to have trouble navigating their relationship with their daughter. (Isaburo's pretty obvious; I plan on elaborating on Takasugi's case later)

They are both similar in temperament with their respective father figures.

Isaburo and Nobume are stoic and detached; Takasugi and Matako are hot-tempered and reckless.

(Also, within the revived Kiheitai, Matako is the only member whose initial motive is the same as Takasugi's: revenge. This could imply great similarities in their characters.)

Now, onto the greatest difference between Nobume and Matako: their personalities.

Nobume spent her entire life following orders. First under Naraku, and then under Isaburo. Isaburo was the one who wanted to support Takasugi's cause, and Nobume felt she "had to go along". Isaburo is plotting rebellion under the guise of following orders; as the Mimawarigumi followed his orders, they all became his pawn.

Matako meanwhile, belongs in the Kiheitai, which is pretty much rebellion and resistence incarnated. (I'd like to remind people that, despite their great loyalty to Takasugi, every major member of the Kiheitai has acted independently of Takasugi's will at some point—even against it sometimes.) I also feel like pointing out how Matako's an independent thinker as she is the only one to question the use of the Benizakura sword as it's too dangerous, and the only one to question if the Kiheitai's alliance with Harusame is a good idea. She even correctly deduced that Takasugi was in danger in that moment, something not even Bansai caught on.

(See, this is why I dislike portrayals of Matako as a simple-minded fangirl who blindly follows Takasugi around. I also think she deserves more serious moments where she acts and gets recognized as the competent person she is.)

Nobume, due to her parallel with Oboro (which deserves its own post), very likely got the same detached, emotionless personality from being brought up in Naraku. An authoritarian organization with little warmth and affection to speak of.

Matako, meanwhile, expresses a much wider range of emotions. She cries freely, plays the exasperated tsukkomi/straight man, and is a vibrant, lively girl. I can only imagine that if she's able to turn out like this, then the Kiheitai must be very different from Naraku in all asepcts.

For some reason, this post turns out to be longer than I intended. I'd like to share some speculations of how Matako was brought up by the Kiheitai, and how I think Takasugi feels about her. So, more posts incoming.

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thought regarding episode 309/chapter 428 of Gintama...

(Gintama spoilers for Farewell Shinsengumi arc)

Okay, so obviously Katsura's faction made a coordinated action on the same day. A number of his followers led by Elizabeth made contact with a number of the ex-Shinsengumi including Saito and Yamazaki. Then the group cornered Okita and, after a lot of back and forth accompanied by Kagura joining Okita, the Shinsengumi group and proposed alliance was revealed. Meanwhile Katsura had headed over to Cabaret Smile where he got disguised in a super fine courtesan get-up (which would take some time to get into), waited in the wings, and then stepped in at the optimal moment to Save The Day, letting Gintoki escape and getting himself arrested with the intention of helping to free Kondo and Matsudaira from within prison. He must have been very confident that he would indeed be placed in the same prison they were.

Now. How did Katsura know to head over to Cabaret Smile that particular evening? Did he get information that Hijikata would go there and decided to make contact? Or did he get information that Sasaki would bring Nobunobu there and thought 'this will not turn out well, I'll be the hero and use the opportunity to get arrested at the same time'?

Or did he get information about both those things? Giving the simultaneous action with the rest of the faction, I feel that contacting Hijikata was *probably* the main reason. In that case, I feel the most likely explanation is that someone from the faction had shadowed Hijikata and reported to Katsura that he was at the cabaret. Especially since Hijikata seemed to have been sitting there for a while already at the start of the scene, which could give sufficient time for Katsura to act. An alternative is that Kozenigata - the one who actually invited Hijikata and Gintoki to the Cabaret - was actually secretly in touch with Katsura's faction and was tipping them off in advance of his plan. This seems like a bold option, but it would have given Katsura more time to get into his outfit and head for Cabaret Smile.

Or, third alternative, someone was spying on the two of them earlier in the day and heard Kozenigata mention they should go there.

When it comes to Nobunobu's visit, that would probably be top secret and hard to know in advance... UNLESS there were moles in the Mimawarigumi who leaked information? Maybe... actually Sasaki himself? Not necessarily to Katsura or even knowingly to Katsura's faction directly. He might simply have intentionally been juuust a little indiscreet in public in a place where he knew Jouishishi were often about. Hoping to cause a commotion that would make the Joui look good and Nobunobu look bad to further more chaos in the country. But also, there is the tantalizing possibility that Sasaki might have made contact with Katsura already and THAT was why Katsura was so sure that he'd be placed in the same prison as Kondo and Matsudaira. That he knew that Sasaki knew that he would try to break them out, but that he was willing to take the risk of Sasaki's backstabbing because Sasaki might just choose to stab Nobunobu in the back instead, and the country was running out of options. Now, that wouldn't fit with Sasaki explaining his pleased surprise to Nobume the next day that they had caught a big fish with cheap bait, but maybe he was keeping the pretence up in front of her...

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Sasaki Isaburo - Summer

Yes, I jumped ahead to scan the Isaburo scenario 😂 I was super curious to see what it was about (specifically whether it was a platonic or romantic scenario. Turns out to be the latter).

Summary (based off of machine translation):

Reader runs into Isaburo and Nobume during a walk out on a sunny day. Isaburo questions what they're doing outside during such hot weather, and reader reveals that they're trying to look for a specific store. Isaburo recognizes the store they're referring to and offers to walk them there (but he sends Nobume away who's like "abuse of authority :/") .

Isaburo reminds the reader to stay in the shade and keep cool as they walk to the store. He asks them what they plan on purchasing at the store, and they explain they're searching for a yukata. Isaburo connects the dots, and deduces that yukata must be for the fireworks festival they plan on going together next week. Reader instantly gets embarrassed by his accuracy.

Since it's pretty hot, Isaburo offers reader some of his ice cream. Reader takes a bite out of it, but gets chocolate all over their lips, much to Isaburo's exasperation. He tells them to stay still, so he can get them cleaned up. And when he's done, he has the audacity to say (once again take it with a grain of salt bc machine translation):

"These lips...I can't wait until the day I can enjoy them."

They reach the store, and Isaburo bids them farewell, telling Reader to be careful and have fun. Later, Reader gets a text from Isaburo telling them how he can't wait for their date at the fireworks festival.

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Y’know plot-wise, I understand why Sasaki and Oboro had to go, but I wish they lived until the end if only because all the potential shenanigans they might get involved in are infinitely funny to me. 

Them trying to unalive each other behind Nobume’s back, Oboro being flabbergasted after watching Sasaki summon Nobume with a donut attached to a fishing rod, Oboro getting a phone, Sasaki finding out about it and spamming him with stupid texts and shitposts while calling him “Obo-tan”, Nobume watching this unfold and not doing a thing to stop it, the possibilities are endless. 

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happy father's day to my favorite anime father and daughter duo

i've been meaning to draw them together for father's day for years, but it always passed by the time i got time sob

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