#shogun shigeshige

[duoduotian]

ch. 387

ch. 388

[ghostiekins]

Soyo - Lilly of the Valley: This flower means sweet which I felt was perfect for Soyo!

ShigeShige - Chrysanthemum: I initially read that yellow chrysanthemums had associations with the imperial court. So originally I thought it would fit well for ShigeShige but then I learned it represents the emperor, not the shogun so that's my mistake. (sorry...) At least it matches his color scheme though

[lostusagis]

@repetiita replied to your post “( anyway my brother wants to rewatch the shogun...”:

look after shigeshige for me uwu

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( im in pain )

[diamondperfumes]

The Shogun Assassination Arc is such a genius tonal shift signifying that Gintama is nearing its end, and that it'll take quite a journey to reach that end. Specifically because it's the first (and only) arc where Yorozuya fail to fulfill their request. They struggle and nearly save Shigeshige, but he still dies. There is something deeply tragic but human in trying your hardest to save someone you love but them dying anyway. Not just that death is inevitable, but that Shigeshige's death wasn't caused by him being manipulated––in the end, it was because he acted autonomously and made his own decisions that he was killed. There was a dignity to his death that wouldn't otherwise have been the case if his friends didn't fight for him.

It's a fantastic parallel to the final act of the Joui War: Gintoki being forced to choose between saving Shouyou and saving Katsura/Takasugi, and ending up being unable to save both, in some way. The struggle was futile there, and it was futile here too. But what this futile struggle ultimately gives birth to exonerates and liberates the characters from their pain, strife, and trauma. It makes it meaningful in the end.

[longtimewish]

Actually I wanna do a rank of the final arcs for real (spoilers ahead!)

Shogun Assassination: 9/10. The arc that made me start Gintama. I wish I could watch it again for the first time because some moments just don't land the same anymore; the first time I watched 305 I was SOBBING, on rewatch it didn't hit me that much. STILL is the best reveal that Sorachi has ever done, truly peak writing. Because Gintoki's past ends up stealing the arc I had forgotten how awesome Zenzo, Sachan and Shigeshige's storyline was, the second you get them away from Gin they become the coolest supporting characters of the show lol.

Farewell Shinsengumi: 10/10. Literally a perfect arc. Sorachi's best serious arc, I caught up with Gintama when the second episode dropped and following it weekly not knowing what was going to happen permanently altered the chemistry of my brain. This was the real turning point of the story because it showed us that the characters couldn't simply go back to the previous status quo and had to finally face the consequences of their past. The Okikagu and Ginhiji moments seemed straight out of a fanfic at some points (I still cannot believe that Sougo saving Kagura from falling off a cliff even though he was risking his own life - with her even YELLING at him to drop her so he wouldn't fall too - is something that canonically happened). Katsura allying with Kondou and Matsudaira was one the best things to ever happen in the series. This is the third time I watch this arc and Nobume and Isaburo's story still makes me cry. I Just. Love this arc so much.

Rakuyo: 8/10. My problem with this arc is that it is an arc, because there are like three separate plot lines that have nothing to do with each other and could have easily been divided into two arcs. I loved Kagura's development and finally fully learning about her past; Kamui is still the most underwhelming character of the show for me but well his presence was necessary so I'll forgive all the screen time he had. The Joui 4 should've been on the final arc, loved their moment but in retrospective it's incredibly random that the arc about Kagura's family is outshined by Gintoki's high school reunion.

Silver Soul (first cour): 6/10. On rewatch I realized I completely misremembered this arc. In my memories this was a serious arc with comedy moments, when in reality is totally a comedy arc that gets serious at the end. My biggest problem with this part of the arc is that right after establishing Utsuro as the series' final boss, Sorachi introduces as this arcs' villains the Liberation Army, a faction that not only we never have heard of before, but also that has NOTHING to do with Utsuro. So every fight against these bad guys do NOT get our heroes closer to defeating the Main Bad Guy, which makes this whole part feel like a side quest. My second problem was Baka Oji's backstory because what the fuck was that. Takasugi just having the uniform he used as a teen laying around is always going to be funny for me.

Silver Soul (second cour): 6/10. Bansai is unironically one of my favorite side characters and I will be forever mad at his ending :))))). If I already thought that introducing the Liberation Army at the end of the story was a mistake, Sorachi's insistance in showing us the bad guy's sad backstory proved me it was the WORST mistake of the arc (Hideaki you have a fantastic cast of characters teach us more about them instead!!! I don't care for this guy and I won't feel sorry for him!!!!). The fight against Utsuro, however, was very good (gotta love the power of love and friendship defeating evil). Time skip is def the highest point of this arc, I still remember how insane was waiting weekly for the manga to see what had been of a character, truly a time to be in the fandom. However after all the character are reintroduced the quality drops again because for some reason we are delivered some of Gintama's most unfunny and repetitive jokes for like four episodes straight?? (with the exception of the "trial" segment of the last episode, that was funny as hell).

Semi-final: 6/10. First episode SUCKS, truly a low point in Gintama's humor. Second episode, however, was peak comedy and the Shinsengumi's last moment at the centre stage, so I really enjoyed it.

The Final: 8/10. Does anyone remember what a MESS was the publication of these chapters in the manga?? To be honest back then I was a bit disenchanted with the story, waiting months for a bit of a fight wasn't that exciting. So I'd never truly appreciated that this part is actually good, definitely the movie format improved it for me. Also shout out to Gintama for having the gayest final battle of all time, I was never a Takagin girlie but WOW there was just no heterosexual explanation for that scene. The final chapter just being a series of gags about endings didn't do it for me in the manga BUT I think in the movie it was done better and left me a better impression this time. Also I want to kiss on the mouth the anime studio person that added the five seconds Okikagu interaction that basically confirms that their relationship has permanently changed and that now they are actually closer than they were before.

During 2015-2018 I was utterly OBSSESSED with Gintama, like it lived rent free in my mind 24/7, and while I did follow the manga and read the ending when it dropped I hadn't watched the The Final movie (that's been out since 2021 I think??). Anyway flashforward to the last two weeks, my bestie who also had Gintama brainrot and me started a rewatch of the final arcs and yesterday we reached to the ending and WOW this shows is still one of my fav pieces of media of all time and watching it gives me an immense joy that can get me through really bad days huh

[the-anime-haven]

Gintama Stills for Every (Canon) Episode → [353/316] “Bushido Is Found One Second Before Death”

↳ “I don't know if they're worthy of being tasked with saving the world, but there are some guys who are even more persistent than us... There's a guy who won't sit back and watch the world be destroyed. That's for sure.”

[branto]

Gintama° [Gintama 2015] | Know Know Know [Opening 17] | Arco El asesinato del shogun & Arco Despedida del Shinsengumi | Shogun assassination arc & Farewell Shinsengumi arc

[pwapuri]

Fifth!! (Or seven in right order)

"The star"

The Star meaning:

'The Star brings hope, renewed power, and strength to carry on with life.' ...'While you suffered, you perhaps were not aware of your own strength, but you are now perhaps recognizing that the loss helped you discover your own resilience and inner power. It is only now that you can really appreciate all that you have.'

Why I choosed Shogun Tokugawa Shigeshige (Sho-chan):

Sho-chan may perhaps have been the sign of a dark time beginning in history, but it is also the symbol of hope to fight. As a general he brings the strength and courage needed to cross the hard time and to do what it takes. As an older brother, in his last moments he really preferred to enjoy it with his sister, not forgetting what is really important. He may be the star that we all need.

[frostfires-blog]

Hanakotoba in Gintama OP 15 Pride Kakumei

-The Morning Glories—shown behind Zura and the Shogun—represent willful promises referring to the vow they made in episode 19 of season 7 that which ever one of them survived their next encounter would strive to create a new world...

-The Red Camellias—on Tsukuyo's yukata—represent humility, discretion (traits that Tsukuyo's character posses in earnest) as well as the perfect love or being in love...😏

-The water lilies/lotuses—behind Toshiro and Gintoki—represent estranged love and being distant from the one you love which could refer to Hijikata and Mitsuba's romance as well as the familial love Gintoki received from Shouyo-sensei. The flowers can also represent purity of the heart—something both characters possess since although they both dirty their hands throughout the series they do so to protect what's important to them (a pure and noble motive)

-Hozuki/Chinese Lanterns represent deception. The flowers are also said to guide the souls of the dead which is fitting for someone like Takasugi who obsesses over ghosts of the past (namely Shouyo-sensei).

-Sunflowers—behind Souyo—represent optimism and adoration which suits her childish innocence.

[If you liked this post check out my other hanakotoba analysis posts here ❀]

[funnybleachstuff]

I started to watch Gintama jumping on the movie hype, thinking I would just laugh about silly jokes and now I am here crying about it ;-; I never thought it would actually get serious. Why is it always the nice characters who want to make a difference ;-;

[thebunnycave]

[itseliyax]

11.10

[nagimitsus]

Oh, if the sky comes falling down, for you

there’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do

[fictophile-sandwich]

A pictorial representation of what the year 2020 has been like so far.

Happy birthday, Sho-chan!  (He’s smiling, isn’t he?)

[rithsu-chan]