Gintama Review

Overall Rating 8.5/10 - Great Comedy

I recommend watching.

Since ancient times, Kings employed court jesters to entertain themselves, their retainers and guests. Jesters would do funny non-sensual things and be laughed at. Some of them even reached some prominence and influence in the government. Modern comedy is a continuation of this esteemed tradition.

In that sense Gintama is an entertainment, worthy of any King, no less. Unlike some other shows that fail at being funny.

It begins kind of serious, with alternative history Bakumatsu era where aliens, instead of the Americans opened up Japan to the Galaxy instead of the world. If it continued that way it would have just failed quietly like many other shows.

Fortunately for us all, creators soon gave up on that and decided to just go full insane combined idiocy mode. So we got the Gintama, that is loved throughout the world.

Gintama has many episodes, sometimes it kind of tries to get back to being serious again. Unfortunately that started to happen way too often in recent times. Making new arks unfunny.

However when it is at its maximum idiocy, almost nothing can come close. 2 episodes of Bentendo Owee and Yamazaki infiltrates Joishishi are some of the best examples of 1st class comedy.

If you like Zucker Brothers movies (Naked Gun, Police Squad, Aeroplane, Hot Shots), Shaolin Soccer, Nichijou or Excel Saga you should watch this.