#yoshiwara arc

[svbihh]

Just finished the yoshiwara arc!

Shess so cool when she crazy 😝 I hope I see more of her like this

(SRY I CANT DRAW CLOTHES!!)

[urmom-jokes-ceo]

yoshiwara in flames arc you'll always be loved

[ibrokeeverything]

Yoshiwara in flames is not messing around y'all

[psy-ay-ay]

watching gintama ep 153 where kagura can't sleep at 1:30 am when I can't sleep ☺️☺️it got me like 👁️👄👁️

[sayaberry]

literally crazy to think that we're now not only getting a ginpachi anime adaptation, but now we're also getting a movie compilation (with new scenes!) of the thorny arc AND a new project to be announced next week...... gintama staff turned the lights back on in the kitchen and resumed cooking we are so fucking back

[humanoidtiephoon]

When the comfort anime don’t be comforting

[seigibathala]

Tsukuyo in Yoshiwara no Hen Official Merch

[lostusagis]

( Me watching Gintama when Kamui was finally introduced )

[agroupofcrows]

rare but beautiful gintoki decapitation momente. observe how the statue (kamui) is echoing it

[ssaraexposs]

Random rambling

I know what most people think about RLD arc (that it was uneventful, almost plotless, being Tengen not SO STRONG) BUT can we focus on the Kamaboko Squad for a moment? The four of them literally KILLED the Arc. Nezuko with her strenght and full demon form, Inosuke and Zenitsu with their determination, technique and durability throughout the battle. Don’t even get me started on feral Tanjiro and the first time we saw a slayer getting THE MARK. The way the trio joined forces and cooperate to attack Daki and Gyutaro at the same time was SO DAMN FLASHY! I’m so proud of what they did back there 

[joelletwo]

big arcs ranked in amount they make me a hater:

3. yoshiwara in flames

2. four devas

shinsengumi preservation arc (she contains multitudes)

[mgnemesi]

Hi, I'm Neme, and sometimes I exaggerate (lll￢ω￢) POTENTIAL SPOILERS IN THE ART AND THE DESCRIPTION BELOW!! Adding a separate post with a video :D

THIS, this was born from a vague idea I had, of drawing Inosuke falling. For some reason, I wanted to draw him from the back - shoulders bare, hair flying everywhere, his face not visible; body straining, bowing, arm outstretched towards... something, way, way up above him, too far away and unreachable. And I did that. Then I told myself, "let's add Kotoha!"... Then I said "Why not add baby Inosuke?". Then I said "let's make the falling section something inspired by his death scene in the Entertainment District Arc!". Hence the trail of blood. Then, since Baby Inosuke already had bubbles around him, to represent the river he falls into, I added debris, flowers and grass falling from the cliff where Kotoha dies. Between Baby Inosuke and Teen Inosuke there are leaves and acorns, to symbolise the Mountain and the woods he grows up in. Since I'd decided the third scene is the scene where Gyutaro stabbed Inosuke in the heart, I added pieces of roof tiles, broken vases, fabric, splinters of wood... stuff that I guessed could be seen falling as Yoshiwara was destroyed. Then, since this was already a summary of Ino's (tragic) life, I HAD to add a ray of light at the end/the bottom... The Kamaboko Squad in all its glory. Between Inosuke and his friends, I added - mainly - feathers. Crow feathers around Tanjiro, Sparrow feathers around Zenitsu and... well, honestly I put sharp, demonic teeth around Nezuko. It felt like the feathers had no direct connection to her, so I had to improvise.

[ibrokeeverything]

If I had a nickel for every time I watched an anime where someone hides bombs in their clothing by stuffing them into their top like fake boobs, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[lacerta123]

Even though I am the biggest Gintama simp of all time, this show still shocks me every time I come back to it and realize how good it is again. I was going into Yoshiwara in Flames and was like, yeah, this arc sold me on the series when I was a kid, but does it hold up? It doesn’t get talked about a lot. And the first two episodes I was like, yeah, the animations not as hot as i thought it was back then. Things that blew my mind, like Kamui fighting Hosen, Kagura losing her shit, maybe they were only good because they caught me off guard.

So I dropped it, and just now came back to finish the arc. Holy cow. I cried. Twice! What do I even say about Sorachi’s writing man. Is it in the way things are woven together? How does it get me every single time?

I’ve thought this before, but all of Gintama’s fights are more or less agents for expressing the strength of the feelings of its characters. It’s really effective.

And also, the strength of the symbolism. The sun, moon and flame imagery is really important for all of Yoshiwara, especially this arc.

The dialogue? The character writing? All amazing, of course.

Maybe it’s the theme. The themes of human dignity, connection, and how indomitable the human spirit is in the face of oppression. Maybe those are just good themes. Except if it was that I’d feel the same way about One Piece!

I think it’s the love. Every character, their actions are driven by their love for one another. It’s the common denominator. Everything becomes sharper in the light of that. Sorachi has an impeccable understanding of human emotion. He knows that deep down people just want to belong, to love, and to stand strong with human dignity. And he tells stories about that. About how it can go wrong, about how it can save us. About fighting for it.

Idk these are my unorganized thoughts after just watching Yoshiwara in Flames. This is still my favorite series.

[do-u-know-this-autisticcharacter]

Do You Know This (Non-canon) Autistic Character?

Evidence is this article! What it says, in part, about Inosuke below the cut! Note - the author of the article is autistic and relates quite a bit to Inosuke.

Inosuke is impulsive, put off by large groups of people, and doesn't necessarily trust or relate to others as easily as his peers. He also forgoes societal expectations concerning behavior and appearance.

A perfect example of this is when Inosuke first arrives in Yoshiwara. Having lived most of his life outside of society, he is immediately overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people gathered in the red-light district. "What the heck is this?! It's teeming with people!" he remarks, and then we see how everything looks from his perspective: blurry and disorienting.

According to the "Demon Slayer" manga, he wears it partially because he was raised by boars; however, he is also clearly very attached to it because it seems to bring him a sense of comfort and protection. Examples of this protection include how it makes him invulnerable to Enmu's attacks in "Mugen Train," and how it keeps people from being distracted by his physical appearance. 

Without his literal mask, Inosuke goes through the figurative process of "masking" when he's undercover at the beginning of the Entertainment District Arc. He's instructed by Tengen not to talk at all because his voice will give him away, and he has to work to suppress his "unusual" behaviors. He can't fully be himself, and it's harder for him to fit in and fly under the radar than it is for Tanjiro and Zenitsu, because Inosuke is so fundamentally different from other people. 

Despite these differences, he is still a valuable member of the team, and he does make friends and learn to trust people while still being true to himself.

[suchine-toki]

Thoughts about Tsukuyo

She was introduced late as part of the main cast, but I think it was a good decision on Sorachi's end. This is because when he created her, he was already a more experienced writer, he’d been writing his characters for a while and knew what his story needed.

I really like the dualities of Tsukuyo’s character. Her exterior is hard and cold, but inside her lies a very sensitive and protective person. She was a rebel, she fought against an oppressive system from the shadows. This caused enormous loneliness, keeping an emotional distance from the rest, especially from Hinowa.

Jiraia's teachings had a deep impact on her. It went against her kind nature, but she was led to believe that caring for others, loving others made her weak. These characteristics, regarded “feminine” by her master, made her weak.

This is why I consider her arc to be so important and one that resonates with me personally. These ideas, although they’ve been changing, still linger in our society today. And the society of Gintama's world remains particularly sexist.

This is also explored with Kyuubei. But while Kyuubei completely rejects femininity and embraces masculinity, Tsukuyo rejects the idea of femininity (what she was taught it meant at least), but she still feels like a woman. They’re different paths facing the same situation.

It’s over time that Tsukuyo begins to open up to others, learns to lean on others and overcome her traumas, especially in relation to her teacher. Being a caring person and loving is not something feminine or weak, on the contrary, it makes you someone strong. Sorachi completes her arc with these aspects in mind.

Although I consider Tsukuyo to be one of the best developed characters in the series, I was left wanting to see her interact with more characters. Don't get me wrong, her interactions with her family in Yoshiwara, the Yorozuya and the Gintaladies are extremely important, but I wish we’d seen more.

For example, I would’ve loved to see her in a trio with Sacchan and Zenzou (wait not that kind of trio-) as ninjas, more interactions with the Shinsengumi (considering the Hyakka is also a type of police). Speaking of the Hyakka, it would’ve been great to have a recurring character who was the vice-captain of that organization.

There's also the fact that almost all the characters Tsukuyo interacts with regularly are women, with the exception of Seita, Shinpachi, and Gintoki. A boy, a teenager, and a man (whose relationship hasn't caused any controversy amirite), but it would’ve been interesting if she’d more male friends.

That being said, I think Tsukuyo's character development was pretty good. Her character is realistic, multifaceted. More importantly, I believe that she reached her potential, both personally and professionally, with her being not only the leader of her organization, but also the leader of her city.