#shinpachi icons

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀　𓍊𓋼 yorozuya! . . . icons ٭ 𓆦

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[kawaiill]

Yorozuyas

[gintamayorozuya]

(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ Shinpachi Shimura ♥ EP 2 ♥

[kamaitachi-hime666]

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Here are some Gintama icons I made back in spring that I forgot all about. I had a lot of fun making them, so I want to make more. 👀 If my tags didn't make it obvious, I am open for commissions! If you'd like to commission me, please visit the Carrd link my About section.

[epicdogymoment]

thinking about it. otsuu arc finale is weird. tosshi (established as being an actual part of hijikata, not completely constructed from muramasha) talking about wanting to completely lose himself in one task, fight with everything he had alongside his friends. which makes sense except for the fact that it doesnt really make sense. because (1) we already KNOW that hijikata does these things. as seen from his "keep working at it until you pass out/are physically unable to continue" approach (yagyuu arc). unless its more about the "fighting alongside friends" which WOULD make sense in the context of this being a followup to shinsengumi crisis arc or even as a development from mitsuba arc (he seeks out help rather than trying to push people away for the sake of protecting them) except that part isnt actually focused on (kondou and gintoki both yell at them to keep fighting until the end for the sake of...). unless its more about the "it doesnt matter if you win or lose" thing that kondou yells except (1). so maybe its about letting go of his shame and fully giving it his all WHILE being a boke/being a loser. EXCEPT in the end he doesnt lose (tosshi dies) AND he doesnt actually let go of his shame (remains primarily a tsukkomi character afterwards, literally acts embarrassed about the events of the arc in timeskip arc)

[joelletwo]

[ID: gintama edit tweet thread quoting yagyuu dojo @.10minus1: SHE SAID YES 🎉 over kyuutae anime art Fruit Punch Samurai G (anon icon): what was the question? @.yorozuya: will you marry me? (handle: (dont block - shinpachi), sadaharu icon) @.yorozuya: idiot (handle now: daddy long dick just landed in yoshiwara baby whats up) Fruit Punch Samurai G: ?? no]

creating elaborate storylines with jpeg dolls

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[wanderersrest]

Some (More, but Actual) Context For G Gundam

Content Warning: Casual mentions of genocide due to the fact that this is a post covering real world events that happened before and during the airing of Mobile Fighter G Gundam in Japan. Reader discretion is advised.

Also, shout outs to Secret Galaxy, whose video on G Gundam helped a bit with some of the juicy context.

So I know I said I'd be talking about G Gundam. I will, but I still need to set the scenery a bit before I actually talk about G Gundam proper. Give you some context, because it'll help when it comes time to understand what was going on with G Gundam. Think of me as Stalker, setting up the scene at the beginning of every episode of G Gundam.

So with that, Context Fight! Ready, GO!!!

Sunrise, Bandai, and Victory Gundam

(Fun fact for the Gintama heads out there: Victory Gundam protagonist Usso Ewin is voiced by Daisuke Sakaguchi. In other words, Usso shares a voice actor with a sentient pair of glasses Shinpachi)

I figure a good place to start with all of this CONTEXT is start with what is going on at Sunrise, the anime company that produces and makes the Gundam anime series. Let's just say I didn't pick this gif of Usso out of the blue. During the run of the previous Gundam series, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Sunrise would be bought out by toymaker Bandai. And as they are the new bosses in town, Bandai started making demands. A lot of demands. So much so that series creator Yoshiyuki Tomino left the series once Victory Gundam wrapped up its run due to the amount of meddling Bandai was causing. So now, Bandai is in control of a franchise but lacking one of the main creative forces behind this iconic franchise. They also have a new idea for a new Gundam series, and they would prefer someone who is more compliant with their changes. Fortunately for Bandai, they would tap someone who had worked with Tomino on multiple projects together.

Enter Yasuhiro Imagawa

Bandai taps Yasuhiro Imagawa to direct this new Gundam series, as a move to get someone who may be more compliant to their whims. After all, Imagawa's only major projects as a director at this point are Ajikko-san and a couple of episodes of the Giant Robo OVA (a series I plan on watching eventually). There's just one problem: Imagawa worked under Tomino on a handful of projects, namely Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. So Imagawa kinda knows what Gundam's all about, especially since his focus was on storyboarding. If anything, he was just as put off on the idea as most Gundam fans at the time were, going so far as to try and come up with some ridiculous mecha designs that would flummox the people at Bandai. Imagawa would fail, but he would learn that it might be best to work with Bandai in order to make this Gundam series. Imagawa would begin work on a series that would, on the outside, be a radical departure from what Gundam was.

(Read in Susumu Chiba's voice) Stand up, Boy! Stand up and FIGHT!!!!

So you've probably gotten to this point and asked: "Why a tournament arc though?" And I will preface my answer with this: I'm not super-certain if the timeline lines up as well in my head, so if anyone can correct me on this, feel free to comment or message me on this if I'm wrong.

My answer is that there are two series responsible for this: Dragon Ball and Street Fighter. See, Dragon Ball Z would also be airing around this time, and if I'm thinking correctly, it should be airing around the time of the Cell Games arc (I think; Again, please correct me if I'm wrong). And remember, Dragon Ball is one of, if not the, most influential shounen battle series of all time. Add onto that the sudden success of Capcom's Street Fighter with the release of Street Fighter II and its colorful cast of characters from various nations with colorful attacks, and you can definitely see why Bandai would want to get in on the trend.

Would it surprise you if I told you that one of the more influential series for G Gundam was also Saint Seiya (or Knights of the Zodiac for those more familiar with its western name), specifically when it comes to the concept of the golden super mode. I also would not be surprised if Saint Seiya was also the reason for the majority of the Shuffle Alliance members being HOT MEN. Then again, Gundam's success was kickstarted thanks to women, so it may also be a treat for the ladies.

What's Going On in the World (1994 Edition)

So enough about Shonen Jump series and Street Fighter. What about the rest of the world? As we all know, media is informed by the world events that unfold as it's being made, and G Gundam is no exception. And while not all of these events happen before the series starts to air, they do, in my opinion, help to either inform or reinforce the ideas and themes present in Mobile Fighter G Gundam. I won't say what those themes and ideas are in this video, but here's an incomplete list of what is going on in the world before and during G Gundam's run:

The Japanese economic bubble bursts in 1992.

To reflect that, Patlabor 2 releases in theaters in 1993, best exemplifying the more pessimistic tones of post-bubble Japan by giving us a much colder and more cynical version of Patlabor that contrasts heavily to the more optimistic tone the series had prior to Patlabor 2.

Furthermore, a lot of western countries would be suffering from recessions at this point in the 90's. To put things into context for Americans, the economy is a large part of why Bill Clinton beat George H. W. Bush in the '92 Election.

In terms of entertainment, two extremely iconic series are still being worked on during G Gundam's airing: Pokemon and Neon Genesis Evangelion.

The general public is more aware of the climate than ever before, especially since it had been about 9-10 years since scientists discovered a hole in the ozone layer directly above Antarctica.

A week after G Gundam begins airing, the Rwandan Genocide begins in earnest.

Before their infamous Tokyo Subway Sarin attack, the cult Aum Shinrikyo would pull off a smaller scale Sarin attack in Matsumoto.

Just for fun: Magic Knight Rayearth airs in October of '94. In my mind, Rayearth acts as a sort of distaff counterpart to G Gundam due to their primary audiences.

And that's a wrap. I hope this more scattershot dive into some Context TM was interesting. This is going to be on the exam, as next time I will finally be talking about Mobile Fighter G Gundam

[widemushroom]

My thoughts on Harada x Shiranui

I read all the fanfics on ao3 about this ship, and I read every analysis about this ship. The thing is that despite how cool and smug they are when they both are in battle, at some points, their combat was not different from that between Kazama and Saitou in Saitou's route. Just erase how Kazama tried to humiliate Saitou and think about the battle between Kazama and Saitou again. It's only that none of Kazama or Saitou took time acting as socially as Harada or Shiranui do. Otherwise, some people would ship Kazama and Saitou now as well.

If you look closely, the feelings between Harada and Shiranui were not even close to the feelings between Kazama and Hijikata, which are quite iconic. The battle between Kazama and Hijikata was one of the most iconic things in the whole hakuouki game.

I don't know about you, but as for some other hakuouki fans, the thing is that Harada had an extremely failed route in their opinions, and fans disliked his relationship with Chizuru. His relationship with Shinpachi was a very failed one, too. His relationship with Kondo and how cold he reacted after Kondo's death made fans mad just like how his relationship with Chizuru and Shinpachi made them mad. Lots of fans see Harada as a selfish man. That's why fans ship Harada with Shiranui in hopes of creating a good ship.

Plus, if you pay attention, then you'll notice that it's only Shiranui who was curious about Harada and interested in interacting more with him, but Harada was not really interested. He didn't even find Shiranui as interesting as he found Shinpachi. It's mostly Shiranui who makes everything cool, and Harada is just normal.

The hakuouki team put Shiranui in Harada's route, mainly to make up for how fans were going to dislike Harada and think that he is selfish. After all Shiranui was a guy who lots of fans wished if he had a route with Chizuru or if he just took Chizuru by force from Harada for once and all even if by shooting her with his own gun. Some fans who hated Kazama for attempting to kidnap Chizuru wished if Shiranui took Chizuru by extreme force only because they hated Harada's relationship with Chizuru more.

[braveryhearted]

icons only: tatsuma got souvenirs for kagura & shinpachi but not gintoki

Send "Icons only" and something for my muse to react to

And I will show my muse's reaction using only icons (1-5) and no text

@kaienmaru

[retirement-home-rumble]

HIJIKATA PROPAGANDA TIME BECAUSE MY MAN IS TOO POWERFUL AND SEXY TO BE BEATEN IN THE FIRST ROUND BY A RWBY CHARACTER 1. He was the former Vice Commander of the Shinsengumi, which were basically a bunch of BADASS Samurai. 2. In real life, he died in 1869 during the Battle of Hakodate, BUT in the anime he lived and was imprisoned as a prisoner of war. Man did NOT want to die. 3. He escaped prison in the most badass way possible. He was in a prison transfer with a bunch of other prisoners when he coordinated an escape with all of the prisoners and absolutely SLAUGHTERED the prison guards. 4. He has so much sexy swagger energy that people go doggy eyes and literally would DIE just so he could live.

5. old man yaoi. (his best friend, Nagakura Shinpachi, has always been by his side ever since they were boys, and Nagakura has always supported him no matter what)

6. please vote for him. he didnt fight against the entire new Meiji Government just to be obliterated by a RWBY character.

He does sound quite sexy and powerful, but also to be fair, she is a really iconic RWBY character

(in the future please try to not bring down the other characters or sources in your propaganda)

[kawaiill]

shimura shinpachi

[rueririn]

Best thing about Gintama making a comeback is the new parodies. 

Love how Anya-Kagura’s only difference are their iconic hair ornaments. Also Shinpachi with oranges for the Yor cosplay asdjlasksajdlka

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