by The anime “Gintama,” known for its crazy parodies, has chosen a representative work from Jump in the 80s as its subject for its 183rd episode! The characters have been transformed into a dramatic style that is entirely different from the usual “Gintama,” and you’re sure to laugh out loud at the phrase “I am shocked”!
At the beginning of episode 183, Shimura Shinpachi (voiced by Sakaguchi Daisuke), whose shoulders have strangely broadened, walks alone through the ruins of a city.
The line “I won’t let those villains have their way with this ugly yet beautiful world !” is heard alongside a guitar intro… The opening video (?) begins abruptly, with Shinpachi, now sporting a manga-style physique and muscular build, engaging in a heated battle to the tune of “I am shocked.”
The story is reminiscent of the monumental action manga set at the end of the century, and Shinpachi can’t help but comment, “The style has completely changed, what about this!?” Then, with the addition of a mob character with a mohawk and high-energy narration, it starts to resemble a particular anime even more. Still, the drawings suddenly become limp and exhausted…
However, just as the usual opening song “Light Infection” by rock band Prague started playing, thinking that the show would finally start over with the regular opening, the images themselves, such as the group shots of the three members of Yorozuya, were the same as usual, but the designs had changed to look as if they had been drawn with a mouse. There are surely many fans who were left wide-eyed by the wildly free-spirited direction from start to finish.
The anime ” Gintama ” is based on a hugely popular manga by Hideaki Sorachi. The original manga was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha) and other publications from 2003 to 2019, and the comic series has sold a total of 73 million copies worldwide (including digital versions).
It is an exciting piece of entertainment packed with gags, spectacular action, human emotions, and bonds. It has been adapted not only into a TV anime but also into a theatrical anime and a live-action film, both of which have been well received.
