Dear Gintama gods and Sorachi-sama,
As 2015 draws to an end, I just wanted to say a BIG GREAT THANK YOU for all the wonderful gifts you bestowed upon us this year.
Dear Ginta-gods, in addition to the revival of the anime, I am especially grateful for the fact that we were able to see both the genderbender arc and the soul-switching arc brought to life. Being a GinHiji-shipper-for-life, the soul-switching arc was meaningful to me for obvious reasons. It really was hilarious perfection from beginning to end and every time I rewatch those episodes I am filled with an all-encompassing sense of glee. And then, as if that weren’t enough, I still cannot believe that you then further blessed us with the shogun assassination arc, which is the start to such epicness that no Ginta-fan has ever experienced before that I am still utterly amazed that we have arrived at this point. You have really spoiled us. I do not know what we have done to deserve such favoritism, and I doubt that we even deserve it, but I am truly grateful for your kindness.
Dear Sorachi-sama, what can I say other than thank you for EVERYTHING that you have so generously given us this year from that genius, cracked mind of yours. Every time I think about where the shogun assassination arc will eventually lead to, especially the part that has to do with our beloved Joui boys and the Shinsengumi boys, I am almost overwhelmed with such a sense of awe that everything almost feels unreal. Of course the end of the Shinsengumi arc will forever hold great meaning for me since Chapter 551 was what moved me to get off my ass and start writing these silly letters to you. As a silly GinHiji fangirl, the soul-switching arc offered the possibility of my OTP becoming reality as a joke, but the end of the Shinsengumi arc offered the possibility of my OTP becoming reality as an actual serious notion. I know what you’re probably thinking: in the end, it’s all just a ridiculous fantasy in my crazy little head. Still, I am truly grateful that you even though to toss that tasty morsel out there, no matter what your intentions were or if it was done out of pity. I am still completely happy those moments exist. But putting all that aside, your whole multi-arc epic is just so breathtakingly amazing anyway, that really was just the chocolate and candy-covered cherry on the top. You know I would have loved the story no matter what. Though I may be GinHiji-shipper-for-life, I am ultimately a Gintama fangirl first and foremost, for eternity.
For 2016, I just ask that you continue to allow us to play in your Ginta-wonderland. I hope the anime continues on until at least the end of the Shinsengumi arc so we can see chapters 550 - 551 brought to life. I hope the anime will continue further onward beyond that. Most importantly, I hope that Gintama, your manga, will continue on and on indefinitely, that it is most certainly NOT coming to an end in 2016, or EVER. I pray that inspiration will strike you once again and allow you to continue creating, despite what your original plans may have been. A world without Gintama would just be too sad to even ponder.
Yours truly,
A silly fangirl with yaoi dreams
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