takashichea (Level 20)
Overview
Welcome to the first weekly Gintama article! (The Sket Dance X Gintama episode did not count). Why I'm doing this? I got the Gintama fever after watching both crossover episodes. Though I won't able to work on Gintama because my wiki love belongs to Sket Dance and Beelzebub right now. These weekly reports will try to convince people out there to work on the Gintama pages. I have a partner, MohsinMan99, who's going to work on episode 230's report. Give him some recognitions.
I would love to work on it, but it's suicidal to work on a long shonen series at the same time that I'm working on these two projects. We need a team on this franchise.
This report covers episode 228: Love is Neither Plus or Minus and episode 229: Making It Through.
*I'm new to this series, so please bear with me as I butcher the names of characters who are not Gintoki, Kagura, and Shinpachi.
Plot
Shinpachi has a new girlfriend and his sister, Tae, thinks he finally has one. When Shinpachi pulls his girlfriend, he pulls out a portable handheld game that has a girl saying hello. As Tae calls Gintoki and Kagura to help her obsessed brother, Gorilla has Gintoki enter the SIM world, Love Choris, in order to save Shinpachi. However, Gintoki gets himself involved in the My Life World Tournament against his will.
Will Gintoki survive in the tournament or will Gintoki and Shinpachi become total addicts to SIM games?
Rules of Love Choris
- The main character has to love his heroine.
- They cannot shut the game without saving, or their heroine will not love them.
- Players can customize their heroines like barbie dolls.
Verdict
Good
We got a new opening theme! It has a nice serious tone and a city theme. Too bad, it was misleading.
As a new Gintama fan, Gintoki has a lot of girls, so I was wondering about the significance. I find out soon enough as I watch these episodes.
Speaking of characters, this story has three heroines in the SIM game.
| Three Heroines |
|---|
 Momo Anigasaki |
 Sayaka Otakai |
 Pinko Shiramizuu |
On with the good stuff for these two episodes.
- I feel bad that Gintoki has to suffer cruel humiliation as he has to interact with Pinko. Because Gorilla forces Gintoki to pick the ugliest heroine, it reminds me of Beauty and the Beast concept and Beauty is only Skin Deep concepts.
- For Gintama fan girls, Gintoki strips in this episode. I don't have the image yet.
- The handheld game is similar to the Nintendo DS and a PSP.
Bad
- Sometimes, jokes can go too far. For example, a character named Sogo has Sayaka become his obedient love slave. He does cruel things to her while Sayaka keeps saying that she loves him. In the end, Sogo gets bitch slap by karma.
Bizarre
- According to Gintoki, Shinpachi likes women older than him.
- There was a character who likes Pinko in Kyuubei's dress, and Sarutobi who bases her Pinko on Gintoki. That was hilarious.
Anime References
- That's not how you play the Game!!!
- Gorilla's Quote: "A person who hasn't reached the Love Choris Hole is like a Soul Reaper in the Soul Society who can't do Bankai."
Overall, this story is bizarre and hilarious yet disturbing. I'm still looking forward to the action packed Gintama stuff.
Thanks
I like thank Mohsinman99 and my team for sticking by me, and I thank you guys for reading this. Hopefully, we get some Gintama love.
My Team's Weekly Articles and Blogs This Week
- Sket Dance 28: Shinba Michiru's Elegant Cooking by KuroNekoXIII
- Beelzebub 37: That Man Was A Teacher by Taka
Last Week's Reports
- Sket Dance 27: Clumsy Idol and Switch's Inventions
- Blue Exorcist 25: Finale
- Beelzebub 36: Viper Revenge
- Last Week of September: Blue Exorcist 24, Beelzebub 35, Sket Dance X Gintama
Last Week's Miscellaneous Blogs from Teammates
- Beginner Guide to Shaman King by Takashichea
- Massive Projects V1: Sora no Otoshimono by ShadowKnight508
- Why I can't Stop Replaying This Episode by KuroNekoXIII
Takashichea
Member of Team W.I.K.I Nation, Team Beelzebub, and Team Fairy Tail
