Sunday, May 22, 2011

Gintama

This seems like what would be produced by someone on crack and acid at the same time. Okay maybe not that crazy, but I'd say pretty close to it. At the same time, this manga is so loveable. The three main characteres, Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura, are just so funny. And it's nice because it can be so weird yet still usually have some sort of storyline to it. Although there are some chapters that are just completely out of the rest of the story, thely're still really funny.

The next section is from Wikipedia because the story of Gintama is much to scattered and crazy for me to even want to attempt to explain it. So without further ado...

"The story of Gin Tama takes place in Edo (known today as Tokyo because of its name change in 1868), Japan, which was conquered by aliens called Amanto in the late Edo period. The samurai of Japan fought the aliens, but after their defeat the Amanto placed a ban on carrying swords in public. The plot is focused on an eccentric samurai, Gintoki Sakata who helps a teenager named Shinpachi Shimura save his sister Tae from a group of aliens who want to make her part of a brothel. Impressed with Gintoki, Shinpachi becomes his apprentice and works with him as a freelancer in order to pay the monthly rent where Gintoki lives, as well as to know more about him. The two of them rescue a teenage alien girl named Kagura from a group of Yakuza who wanted to use her superhuman strength to kill people. Kagura joins Shinpachi and Gintoki to work as freelancers and the three become known as "Yorozuya"."
Yep so there you go, that's the summary. Well, not really, but it's just how it starts out. I admit I haven't read all the volumes yet, but I have read most of them, and the ones I have read I've read them several times. So yes I do like this manga quite a lot just haven't gotten around to finishing it yet.
I give it: 9/10

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