originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 9, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: sho-chan got a haircut and kagura couldn’t sleep First off, this episode ends the Kintama short series by replacing Shinpachi’s buttchin with a dickchin. Personally, I feel it’s an improvement, only because “dickchin” sounds like “diction” which could one day lead to puns … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 154: That Person Looks Different from Usual During A Birthday Party →

originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 8, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: okita is even more dangerously insane than i imagined, and the cast pretended their show was canceled again One of these days I’m going to purposefully “forget” to take a screencap and just leave my placeholder picture sans caption so y'all can just wonder “…why?” … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 151: A Conversation With a Barber During a Haircut is the Most Pointless Thing in the World →

originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 7, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: kagura and shinpachi got training advice from idiots I would’ve watched this episode last night, but I spent most of the last Gintama Review complaining and would like to offset it by being able to spend at least part of this one talking … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 148: Zip Up Your Fly Nice and Slowly →

originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 5, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: kagura reunited with her shithead brother, kagura’s shithead brother was a shithead, kagura’s shithead brother continued being a shithead, seita met his mom, seita tried to escape with his mom, and the good guys beat the bad guys with the power of being … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 146: The Taste of Drinking Under Broad Daylight Is Something Special →

originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 4, 2017 ‘Sup, nerds, we’re doing something a bit different for Gintama Reviews today. Instead of reviewing an episode, I’m gonna go back and talk about a character no one cares about from an arc no one remembers. Specifically this arc: and this character: The Ryugu Arc is presented … Continue reading Special Gintama Review: Earn Your Happy Ending →

originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 3, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: idk, man, i wasn’t paying attention. vidya games, y'know Oh, shit, dude it’s an arc that got a trailer. It’s also the introductory arc for the blonde lady with the scar on her face whose name I can never remember. This should be … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 139: Don’t Put Your Wallet In Your Back Pocket →

originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 2, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: the hot spring arc ended with a reprisal of gin-san’s awful singing, and there were more gintaman shenanigans This episode is about Gin-san trying to help Hasegawa find a new apartment since he ran away from the last one and is currently homeless … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 136: It’s Your House, You Build It →

originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on march 1, 2017 THE STORY THUS FAR: otsu revealed that she’s unable to break the fourth wall (except when she can), there was another recap episode, shinpachi found a letter in a bottle, shinpachi corresponded with the girl who sent the letter in the bottle, shinpachi met his pen pal, … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 133: Gin and His Excellency’s Good-for-Nothings →

originally posted on ace-reviews.tumblr.com on february 26, 2017 This episode has an arc recap at the beginning. I don’t think I’ve seen a recap at the beginning of a Gintama episode since they stopped explaining the basic premise way back in the single-digit episodes. It’s weird and I think I hate it. In any case, … Continue reading Gintama Reviews Episode 123: Always Keep a Screwdriver In Your Heart →