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Ah, I seem to be in anime watching mood. I'm currently going through the first season of Gintama (yes, one of the series very loosely based on Edo era--not that I've seen any other or even the real Shinsengumi drama) and find myself laughing a lot while watching (but then I'm easily amused so don't trust me so quick ^^;;). And I hope I could get to the new season soon, but that would depend on how fast I could finish the previous season, because I prefer to watch things in order, even for an episodic series like Gintama.
So, back to the topic at hand. From what I can gather, the JUMP Festa OVA seems to be the first time Gintama appears in animated form. (JUMP Festa is where they drum up the interest for JUMP manga series, it seems, and to persuade fans to buy toys.) I kinda wish I'd seen this before starting the anime season, though, since it's much more awesome than the first episode (but then again, I think most other episodes easily surpass that episode). Besides, unlike the 2008 JUMP Festa OVA, it doesn't seem to assume any prior knowledge of the series...
Anyhow, I went looking for the OVA because 1) the manga creator mentioned it (well, more like spazzed over it) in one of the manga volumes, and 2) there was a manga chapter on flower watching with the Shinsengumi and I was like not remembering seeing an anime episode of it (and I'm sure I couldn't possibly forget it yet), so I thought perhaps it might have been in the OVA.
...Actually, forget the second reason. It's actually episode 125 that made me want to see the full OVA...
( Spoilers (for the OVA, as well as the early part of the series), probably in no particular order... )
I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but I can't think of anything else at this moment. In the meantime, I'll leave the file here. ( <-- But don't take it since Gintama's style of humor isn't for everyone. ) Please enjoy if you take it. :) ( <-- Agh!!! Did she even look at what she wrote as the previous cut text? )
So, back to the topic at hand. From what I can gather, the JUMP Festa OVA seems to be the first time Gintama appears in animated form. (JUMP Festa is where they drum up the interest for JUMP manga series, it seems, and to persuade fans to buy toys.) I kinda wish I'd seen this before starting the anime season, though, since it's much more awesome than the first episode (but then again, I think most other episodes easily surpass that episode). Besides, unlike the 2008 JUMP Festa OVA, it doesn't seem to assume any prior knowledge of the series...
Anyhow, I went looking for the OVA because 1) the manga creator mentioned it (well, more like spazzed over it) in one of the manga volumes, and 2) there was a manga chapter on flower watching with the Shinsengumi and I was like not remembering seeing an anime episode of it (and I'm sure I couldn't possibly forget it yet), so I thought perhaps it might have been in the OVA.
...Actually, forget the second reason. It's actually episode 125 that made me want to see the full OVA...
( Spoilers (for the OVA, as well as the early part of the series), probably in no particular order... )
I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but I can't think of anything else at this moment. In the meantime, I'll leave the file here. ( <-- But don't take it since Gintama's style of humor isn't for everyone. ) Please enjoy if you take it. :) ( <-- Agh!!! Did she even look at what she wrote as the previous cut text? )
