The Gintama Anime Returns! (Spring 2015)

GINTAMA IS FINALLY BACK!!

They said the anime was gone forever, but deep inside, we all knew that they were trolling us yet again. I mean, I love the manga, but I love the anime too. They're two separate things that deserve equal amounts of love. I have to admit that I usually prefer the anime, though. The anime has a controlled pace, voice acting, BGM, color, etc. And it's pretty faithful to the manga so I have nothing to complain about.

2 hours until the new episode comes out.

I'm just killing time before that happens. I finally watched the Lake Toya OVA, and now I'm rereading the Time Stop arc, which is expected to be the first episode of the season. I'm just so excited. It has been years since Gintama aired episodes for a long period of time. And I have a strong feeling that this time, it will go on for a while.

It has been a long and painful wait, but now it's almost here.

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UPDATE:

That was amazing. Some of the staff changed, including the director, but they managed to keep the Gintama spirit. I was impressed by how they executed the whole thing so it could follow the manga. They had to change a few details for it to work in the anime, but they managed to pull it off.

However, it was a bit bittersweet for me. I realize that this is an unpopular opinion, but the unfamiliarity of the new art and OSTs made me feel uncomfortable. Like I was meeting and old friend, and found out how much she had changed. She's still the same person and she's still fun to be with, but it's different from before. I guess I'm just being sentimental. There is no doubt in my mind that I will grow to love this new style, but that doesn't mean that it won't take me some time to get used to. (And the anime is so bright now! And the quality is so good! The perfection is almost unfitting of Gintama, which emphasizes its own flaws.)

I am not saying that I dislike the new style; it's just that I'm unsure of how it will keep up with the old episodes. Above all, I'm just super happy that the anime is back, despite all the changes.