A Gintama chapter a day keeps the ending away...Lesson 504
MY 15 FAVORITE MOMENTS IN LESSON 504:
1) Baby Sacchan! Those glasses are so cute! And I loved that Baby Zenzou was as much of a slacker as Gin-chan was in class.
2) Not standing, more like hanging like some kind of ninja bat.
3) Gin-chan channeling Kagura’s eating habits. Hijikata’s angry wrinkle is adorable.
4) Not favorite moment but an emotional one: the fact that we went from seeing “ShigeShige” like this...
5)...to this. First time I saw this, it really didn’t cross my mind that he could be a fake...I was completely shocked that Zenzou actually assassinated the shogun.
6) Again, not a favorite moment but one that shook me.
7) This serious side of Zenzou was something I was not used to seeing; that dead look in his eyes a horrible sight to behold (on top of the decapitated head of Shi-chan he was holding).
8) He has never looked cooler; I just wished it wasn’t in such distressing circumstances.
9) I cheered at the sight of Abuto by Kamui’s side. I was so glad he wasn’t going to sit this one out.
10) Takasugi looking good in ninja gear. By this point I was pretty much freaking out at the number of major players already involved in this arc. While I was starting to get some idea of the serious shit that was going down, I still could not have guessed just HOW serious.
11) Sacchan being cool AF.
12) My Shinsengumi boys being cool AF.
13) GIN-CHAN being cool AF! I just love the one-two-three punches of them easily taking out the assassins.
14) I didn’t think anything would really happen to Soyo, she’s too pure to be killed, but that horrified expression on her face made me want to protect her myself. Still, I honestly never guessed who her savior would be until he actually appeared.
15) And then I felt stupid for not guessing. Yamazaki did mention his absence last chapter, I should have known. LOVED this scene...and especially loved what it was leading to: the long-awaited (by me) meeting between this adorable human sadist and the adorable Yato sadist. To say I was excited would be an understatement.
SHIPS TALLY:
Gintoki x Hijikata: they are just so cute together; I love how much Gintoki likes to tease Toshi.
Abuto x Kamui: they’re like an old married couple...or a May/December romance since Abuto sometimes has to act like the older, wiser half to the big kid that is Kamui.
Takasugi x Kamui: I am ultimately more of a AbuKamui-shipper, but I still can’t resist the siren call of this possibility. I really like that Kamui calls Takasugi by his first name like they’re very close.
Zenzou x Sacchan: they grew up together for crying out loud and she obviously knows him more than anyone else. I know she is obsessed with Gintoki, but I still think she and Zenzou were meant to be together because they make a more perfect pair...she just hasn’t realized that yet.
Sacchan x Wakikaoru: honestly, I ship them for totally superficial reasons: they’re both in the same profession and they’re both pretty. I wish we got to see more of Wakikaoru to give more fire to this ember.
Disclaimer: Gintama is not only about shipping. Gintama is hilarious, clever, exciting, poignant, heart-breaking, loving, brilliant, and just so freaking amazing. It is only due to Sorachi-sama’s generosity that I can enjoy Gintama on yet another level, the shippy level, and I am forever grateful for that. GINTAMA IS LIFE AND LOVE.
5/25/2018