1 SECOND FROM EVERY GINTAMA EPISODE! | FIRST TIME REACTION!!

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[@doragonsureia7288]

I watched Gintama as my 15th or 20th Anime and i still enjoyed it. When i watched it, i had not watched Jojo, which had references i understood due to memes. There definitely were some references of Animes i didn't get, but it's still my favorite comedy show ever and the funniest thing i've ever seen in my life.

[@doragonsureia7288]

I can't change my comment on phone, but i wanted to say: Gintama is a chaotic comedy fever dream with some serious story fillers sprinkled in. (Not sure if they are fillers, but i think it's hilarious to think about the serious character arcs as fillers)

[@Darkmagus86]

"Gintama seems like an anime no one skips any filler episodes of." That is correct sir.

[@gino85455]

Except the first 2 episodes you have to skip

[@o0ugi860]

Slip arc goated

[@ZiniaNightcore]

​@@gino85455 Fine by me I hadn't skipped any of them

[@GOTGames]

🫡

[@xayal]

What make Gintama's fillers so good is the fact that they use those episodes to develop and let us get to know more about its characters. Instead of doing nothing but wasting viewer's time just to wait for source material to catch up.

[@xrmy918]

"I would get the references guys" then immediately says that Vegeta is a Jojo character, I'm dead lmao

[@Spika94]

To be fair, the way Vegeta popped up really did look like how a stand would appear.

[@GOTGames]

I did? 😂😂😂

[@RenderingUser]

@@xrmy918 and then he doesn't recognise the actual jojo reference 💀

[@lichoco124]

​@@RenderingUserNor Eva references too

[@udemeebong3242]

@@Spika94To be fair, there was an actual JoJo reference earlier where an actual Stand popped up, and the subtitles displayed “Stand User”, and he completely missed it.

[@RenderingUser]

14:09 oh yea? heres a comprehensive list of everything gintama references 4Kids 4 Ladies 4 (Japanese Lifestyle program) 101st Marriage Proposal (Japanese drama) Ashita no Joe Actors Antonio Inoki (famous Japanese wrestler) Akihabara Electronics Town Audio Highs (Japanese band) Abudeka (Japanese police/detective drama) Abarenbou Shogun (Japanese TV drama) Aliens Vs Predator Akagi Akechi Mitsuhide (samurai general) Animax Channel (Japanese TV channel) Bleach Berserk Bakuman Barack Obama Basara Big Windup! Big Comic Original Be-Bop High School Bae Yong Joon (a profilic Korean actor) Bayside Shakedown (Japanese police/detective drama) Black Jack B’z Code Geass Cromartie High Cooking Shows Capitan Harlock Capitan Tsubasa Chuckie Casinos Charlie’s Angels Cat’s Eye Crows Zero Captain Planet C-ute (J-pop girl band) Dragon Ball Z Dragon Ball Dragon Quest Donkey Kong Digital Channel 7 (Japanese TV channel) Detective Conan Duke Nukem Death Note Detroit Metal City D.Gray-Man Doraemon Densha Otoko Deltora Quest Eyesheild 21 Edo Era Evangelion Fist of the North Star Full Metal Alchemist Friday the 13th Final Fantasy Famicon Fandom Francis Xavier (Jesuit missionary) Gintama Staff Gintama Editor Gintama Gurren Lagann GTO Gal-games Gokusen Golgo 13 Heidi Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie Character) Hajime no Ippo Harley Davidson Hong Kong movie ‘A Hulk Hogan House of Wax Figures Host Clubs Hunter x Hunter Häagen-Dazs (ice cream) Historical Figures in Japanese History Ichigo 100% Inuyasha Iitomo Seinen Tai Izumi Pinko (Japanese drama actress) It’s OK to laugh (Japanese Comedy show) Idols (celebrities) Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Jump Janet Jackson Jounetsu Tairiku (Japanese tv show) Japan Japanese History Japanese Drama tropes Japanese Game Shows Japanese Talk Shows Jackie Chan Japonika Gakushou Chou (A series of assessment books for junior schoolers) Kuroshitsuji Kuroko no Basket Kamen Rider Kochikame K-ON! Kindaichi Case Files Kai un! nan demo kantei dan (Tokyo TV variety show) Kozure O-Kami Laputa: Castle in the Sky Lupin 3rd Live Action Shows Legend of the Galactic Heroes Live Studio Audiences My Neighbour Totoro Monster Hunter Mobile Suit Gundam (ZZ, Wing, Seed, Z) Major MIXI (Japanese social networking service) Movie Trailers Mangaka’s Muramasa’s cursed swords Michael Jackson Mickey Mouse Miyamoto Musashi (an edo samurai and artist) Mutou Daishi (a Tokyo TV employee) Mamushi Industries Naruto Nike Nomura Kodou’s novels Neon Genesis Evangelion Nintendo Ninja Sentai Hurricanger Napoleon Bonaparte Nakata Hidetoshi (Japanese soccer player) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Ninja Hattori-kun One Piece Otaku Otaku Culture Ouran Host Club Oricon (Japanese music sales rankings) Onigoroshi sake Oguri Shun (a popular Japanese actor) Oda Nobunaga (feudal lord) Prince of Tennis Pretty Cure Pheonix Wright Pachinko Pelican Delivery (Was a delivery service in Japan) Perfume (Japanese girl group) Pirates of the Caribbean Pockey Playstation Pa-kun and James (A Chimps and a Bulldog) Psycho Pass Rocky Rangiku Matsumoto Rurouni Kenshin Red Dust (romance movie) Romeo and Juliet Roman Holiday (movie) Sengoku Basara Space Cobra Shibuya, Japan Shibuya public hall Shingeki no Kyojin Sket Dance Samo Hung (Hong Kong Movie star) Sadako (Japanese horror movie) Saint Dragon Girl Satomi Hakkenden (a famous legend with many adaptations) Super Mario Star Wars Saint Seiya Snakes and Ladders Space Battleship Yamato Saw movie franchise Santa Claus Street Fighter Seikima-II (A Japanese Heavy Metal Band) Sailor Moon Saint Francis Xavier Shipping (fan shipping) Sword Art Online Sherlock Holmes Terminator Toba Hironori (Aniplex associate producer) Tommy Heavenly6 The Shopping Channel Tetris Trigun Tuesday Suspense Theatre Today in Class 5-2 The tower of Babel Tarzan Tokimeki Memorial The Game of Life The Shinsengumi The Stewardess Files (Japanese tv show, travel gourmet mystery) Tamori-san (Japanese Comedian) Trick (Japanese Comedy/Drama) Traversing in this world are merely ghosts (TBS family drama) TV Tokyo The Rose of Versailles The Little Match Girl The Shoemaker and the Elves TV Chamption (variety show) Takakura Ken (actor in a 1999 movie) To Love Ru Toriko Toyotomi Hideyoshi (a lord under Nobunaga) Tokugawa Ieyasu (Founder of the Tokugawa Dynasty) Tokugawa Clan Crest Taguchi Tomoo (narrator for a Japanese documentary) Ultraman Usain Bolt Will Smith Wii Wolverine Whistle! Yu-gi-oh! Yakult (A Japanese probiotic drink) Yakuza Zombies/Zombie movies/ Zombie virus

[@kopjevla]

wow thats an impressive list

[@pantelisxanthopoulos3022]

+ Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. There is this reference at the funeral ep. Hope you know!

[@smugsneasel]

"Gintama Staff Gintama Editor Gintama" God I love this show

[@smirg2975]

This is absolute madness 💀

[@RenderingUser]

@@pantelisxanthopoulos3022 its under the name "Gurren Lagann"

[@electricant55]

People saying the references are that shallow just outed themselves for missing all the other references. For example this clip already had an Evangelion reference that you missed. They go pretty crazy, not just anime but deepcut Japanese popculture in general. That said, I don't think it's necessary or even possible to know everything Gintama references before watching it, it's still an incredible show on its own

[@legojoe2]

Katsura is a Gintama meme. Gintoki, the protagonist, always shortens his friend's name Katsura (ka-zu-ra) to Zura (zu-ra) for simplicity's sake. Or just to poke fun at him. It has been going on for so long that any nicknames he hears for himself, he would immediately do a rebuttal: "It's not x name, it's Katsura." Now this is a gag from Japan, katsura and zura both means wig in Japanese so he's technically saying it's not just a wig, it's THE wig. Then you'd ask, what's the difference?!

[@GOTGames]

😂 thank you for explaining!

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

Katsura or 桂 in kanji also mean the Katsura tree.

[@castiel8239]

Additionally, there are also a few wig gags appearing, related to this joke

[@seighartmercury]

7:45 Both are telling the truth, kinda. Half of the references are just visual and other stuff you'd probably understand by now; but the other half are either obscure references to a popular anime, a references to obscure anime, references to japanese folklore, or just japanese wordplay, most of which most of the audience wouldn't understand either. TL;DR You can watch it now if you want. If you're emotionally ready 😂

[@GOTGames]

Emotionally ready?... But I'm pretty emotional 😂

[@akazepanda429]

@@GOTGames two word : "Shogun Ka Yo!??" translate (... It's Shogun!??!)

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

@@akazepanda429 Ah, the Shogun arc. One of my favorite arc XD

[@Gold-qt9xm]

Started watching Gintama like 4 months ago and I’m on ep 274 I might be obsessed with the show now I’m watching every reaction to Gintama I can and when I saw the notification for this vid I clicked instantly.

[@egzi5435]

Same

[@tamaspeterecz6145]

soon experiencing some of the best arcs ever made

[@GOTGames]

I actually think I'd fall in love with this anime!

[@krystie_K]

@@GOTGamesyou will! I can’t wait for you to watch it! 😆

[@kendra_t]

I'm an old fan of Gintama (was reading the manga in 2011) but recently been rewatching with my fiance and we just finished 265 (Sadaharu runs away). Gonna try to find the 2nd film so we can watch it tomorrow.

[@onlynikkelz]

Luke: I would get all these references like that jojo one! (Proceeds to show Vegeta) That being said Luke you would love gintama! and you'll miss several references I'm sure but we all did watching through the first time. If you wait till you have watched every series that gintama has ever referenced you'll be a grandpa. Most jokes are surface level some are deep cuts but its all great! And yes the show has dark elements.... you will cry.

[@DanielKjeldal]

You might not get some of the older references, like Lupin III and Doraemon, or the more niche Japanese cultural references, but it shouldn't detract too much from the experience. If you don't get something you can always look it up, but depending on the source, the subs tend to have explanations added for viewer clarity. So just watch it and enjoy, I guarantee you that there are well over a dozen characters that you will love upon watching their shenanigans and the story is all over the place but surprisingly well put together.

[@JoeXCR7]

And also the older one ashita no joe,there alot ashita no joe reference in gintama

[@devildante9]

The popularity poll arc was so good

[@AlexBaluh]

Gintama has some serious arcs in the middle of their regular crazy humor, 1 second isn't enough to show that. I'm sure you would get a lot of the references and for the ones you don't someone will explain in the comments. "Stand up, Joe" is one of them, it is from Ashita no Joe, a boxing coach (bald with an eyepatch, Toradora also referenced him) telling the main character to keep fighting.

[@Bokuwadoctahtonytonychopper]

Because the original creator tried to go more on spoiler-free scenes I agree, 2 seconds from every Episode can't summarize twenty minutes of content and the average Gintama Episode Is more Deep than "haha, ass joke"

[@poseidoncountsasabigfish2646]

There's also a huge amount of Japanese culture such as celebrities and popular shows and music, plus all of the language jokes. Unless you're gonna spend 10 years learning everything Japan, just watch it. Maybe in five years when you've watched more you can revisit Gintama and get more of the jokes but there's not much point waiting.

[@poseidoncountsasabigfish2646]

Oh, and some subs actually provide extra context for the jokes, so find one of them and it'll help.

[@mozu_chiisato]

@@poseidoncountsasabigfish2646 the ones that I watched, the more recent it is,the less I've seen those translator notes. Old yellow subs was goated

[@therewasoldcringe]

gintama was one of my first animes and i got it just fine, but also it was in 2013 or so when we had accurate and helpful fansubs everywhere

[@kendra_t]

Same. I had limited wifi data at the time and read the manga instead. Scanalaters made liberal use of the margins to explain jokes and pubs back then. 😂

[@Hasm14]

7:22 You won't get all the references because you literally missed the bleach reference in the 2nd clip because you don't know what a bankai is 😂😭

[@nobody1101]

Tbf most of them are big 4 references (Naruto, One Piece, Bleach and DragonBall).

[@monblue]

🤣 Man Gintama reacts are the best. If you think Dan da dan is weird... but Gintama tops it. Luke can't wait to see reacting to it one day. 🤣

[@GOTGames]

Can't wait to watch it one day 💯

[@masmaskalem]

Agree. Gintama is the OG weird, freaky ass anime

[@kendra_t]

​@@masmaskalem og weird freaky ass anime that also makes you cry.

[@masmaskalem]

@@kendra_t for real. Watching gintama is such an emotion roller coaster.

[@coffeeinhandproductions3238]

The ultimate Gintama recap. Best word to describe Gintama is unhinged. It's literally all over the place, but mostly pretty funny.

[@Spika94]

Considering how old Gintama is at this point, you're more likely to get the references if you watch older animes. Watching new stuff isn't gonna help until later parts of the story.

[@kendra_t]

Gintama sometimes predicts future anime like the Simpsons does for real life. For example: it predicted an Attack on Titan moment that hadn't happened yet (Titans falling from the ship. The AOT manga hadn't reached that point yet).

[@Ultimabuster92]

Oh and also, yes, Gintama has VERY serious episodes and even episodes that make you cry out of laughter, sadness and anger in the span of ONE 20 MINUTE EPISODE. Believe it or not

[@kendra_t]

I cried at the episode that started with Sadaharu swallowing a blow-up doll and ended with an old man and his strange dog.

[@ilmaripajola4387]

18:36 I know, finish up with 2nd season of Eminence and then watch Gintama to get top tier achievement: Best comedy series cleared!

[@Xanderj89]

I think once you get the in-jokes of anime, like once you’ve seen enough tropes and references to understand when one is being called out, you’re good to go. You don’t really need to have watched every referenced anime, just enough to know when a joke is happening that’s really it. Plus, if you watch fansubs especially, translators notes keep you in the loop when it’s relevant

[@24hr-Gaming]

Gintama is a Shounen Jump series, so a majority of the anime references it makes are other Shounen Jump series. I think the only kind of out of the way anime to at least be familiar with is Neon Genesis Evangelion because the parody episode on that is pretty funny and one of the characters is a walking parody of Gendou Ikari (and shares the same voice actor). The other one that only plays into one episode is Sengoku Basara because one of the characters shares a voice actor with Date Masamune. There's a lot of Japanese pop culture references, but I would say you don't really need to understand them except for one episode where I do recommend watching the meme it's based off of because it's pretty funny. If you see an episode about a crying politician, it's worth checking out what the reference to that is since it makes the episode funnier and you'll understand better why Gintama got in trouble for it.

[@ms123q5]

There are EASY references but very very hard references you would have to be basically raised in japan and over the age of like 60 to get... I mean like a TON of those. So its not JUST reference / paraody of anime but history and pop culture and old culture and music etc. It also does play on their language and puns including written. Most US commenters have NO idea they are even references.

[@kouani1995]

dude im so excited you finally watching Gintama. hope it would be soon

[@hellokuromi4686]

yeah, some references are so obvious but you didn´t notice that were so many subtle references from other animes

[@Krawbs]

Just recognizing the character being parodied doesn't mean you will understand the plot element from that series being parodied/referenced.

[@thegirlwhowaited3550]

Bro as long as the jokes make you laugh there's no reason to go crazy over the references 😂 aside from the anime references, there are tons of references to japanese celebrities or japanese wordplays which would make the entire watch much more hilarious but the first time I watched Gintama I only understood the anime references and still had so much fun the entire time! Gintama will make you laugh and cry either way. It is a comedy in general but there are dark and serious arcs in it as well which will possibly make you cry your eyes out. All in all it's a great anime. One of the greatests imo and I genuinely think you're ready to watch it and I hope you love it as much as we do! ❤

[@MG2-IDoStuff]

13:09 Bro thought vegeta was a jojo character and thinks hell get all the references

[@GOTGames]

😂

[@kierranodel9158]

Honestly you will never be able to learn enough to get every single reference made in Gintama. Like, I doubt even native Japanese people would get every reference. You'd be waiting forever if you used that as a metric. I say just go for it! Even without getting all the references Gintama is a fantastic story that can be enjoyed just fine on its own. It has more merit than just references!

[@Darji8114]

you really should start wathcing the show. It is one o the best

[@ramsyj5261]

There are quite a lot obscure parodies in Gintama, about the anime plot or character's lines/characteristics. They also refer to political figures, movies, and folklores a lot, both Asian and Western ones. But it's totally fine to watch it without getting all of them. In fact I think only very few people can get all the parodies in Gintama because there are just so many. And fun fact, Akira Toriyama (the author of Dragon Ball)'s daughter is a superfan of Gintama and started to watch Dragon Ball because of all the DB references made in Gintama, and Toriyama sensei wrote a thank you note to Sorachi (author of Gintama) for this lol.

[@sheridanwolf]

Well some references are quite literal, some are more obscure like they make references to stand-up comedy duos that are uniquely Japanese and some references are just VA references.

[@pearlsandpendant]

Just watch it already 😆 it’s your favorite anime of all time just waiting to be watched 😆 it still is my top 1. I think the references are more like fun sprinkles or easter eggs (except for the occasional whole arc or two that are literally parodies lol). Idk, after you watch Gintama, there’s still nothing like it for me. For best enjoyment tho, expect layers upon layers of character and world building -just like with AOT, a lot of stuff are masterfully planted at the very start, and slowly over time, so best to catch on details as much as you can and recall them later for that oh so good payoff. But if you don’t remember (since IT’s A LOT) we’ll be here to help and remind ❤ looking forward to this ride!

[@prodigous21]

i wouldnt be surprised if dandadan gained inspiration from gintama, the two are very similar format wise

[@AyaF1]

Yeah, theres funny wacky thing, then BAM! sad and tragic story 😭

[@AyaF1]

Also Granny Seiko has the same sleep mask like Sougo

[@Moshinoki]

Rare VA miss for Luke, Hasegawa is voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki, a.k.a. Zaraki Kenpachi (Bleach), Ikari Gendo (NGE) and Sakazuki "Akainu" (One Piece), while Leorio is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara, a.k.a. Maes Hughes (FMA and FMAB) and Ladd Russo (Baccano)

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

He watch FMAB in dub, and I bet he didn't know any VA names.

[@JoeXCR7]

Yeah,but leorio va voicing hattori zenzou in gintama.that why in gintama the final zenzou voice seem change bc the real va has passed away.RIP legend

[@kagura1.]

you are literally the best! your reactions are very good! especially when you watched attack on titan I really hope to see more of your reactions to Gintama! I'll even learn English for you are you going to watch gintama?

[@papids]

I think you're going to love Gintama when you watch it. The comedy is right up your alley but it has emotional charged scenes on the level of a Violet Evergarden as well, and excellent fights as well. Just hope it's not a Patreon exclusive lol

[@1.2.1.0.R.I.O]

Man... the moment Luke starts Gintama. I need a year+ so I can binge till at least a 100 episodes.

[@lynntaylor6686]

You already missed the references to Lupin the Third and The Prince of Tennis that are just in this video alone and I'm only 7:47 into the video. I know there were references I missed while watching Gintama. You can still enjoy the anime either way. Although I still want you to react to SKET Dance OPs and EDs at some point. Especially since the show crosses over with Gintama for a episode. Edit: 8:52 is a reference to Neon Genesis Evangelion. The crossover episode with SKET Dance is at 12:46.

[@Ultimabuster92]

Oh my god... are people really gatekeeping Gintama this much? Even i didn't get all the references always and i still loved Gintama to death. If you want to watch it, watch it, you'll love it.

[@josetO8]

I dont get why they are exaggerating.

[@tnakatsuki16]

They are always like " Gintama got lot of reference and cultural humour" . Like bro it's not the only type of humour in the show This might be a hot take but every joke or moment of a show doesn't have to hit ❤

[@franklynjackson7359]

Gintama is my favorite anime ever despite me never watching Dragon Ball which it references A LOT. At this point no one outside of Japan can be fully Gintama ready since it's too cultural. I'd say you're pretty much there. It's not just references, best things about Gintama are it's own characters and dialogues.

[@InputOutputCaput]

I hope you will react to 3-nen Zumi Ginpachi-sensei next October.

[@qIHorriganIp]

12:00 i remember that i started gintama after watching AMV my friend send me with serious moments, and it was dark as hell, and after all this i watched first couple of episodes and like "WTF" (But i must say, with all this comedy, when Gintama go serious, it hits like a fucking train, and sometimes feels even harder than any other full time serious anime, trust me :)

[@qIHorriganIp]

P.S. Oh, yeah, i watched it after very small amount of animes, and you actually don't need to know all the references to die from laughing by watching this anime

[@daimyos8823]

-Opening suggestions: 1. Mobile Suit Gundam, all openings, playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL7VtaNSovj1YILvV4m79GkghE0rA63YiH 2. Moriarty the Patriot, "Dying Wish" & "Twisted Hearts" by Tasuku Hatanaka- op1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoOomayor9J4oc0 op2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZKZi6qFn8dlh5Y 3. The Executioner and Her Way of Life, "Paper Bouquet" by Mili- kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJrbhIqse5x_Y6M 4. Nier Automata op 2, "Black Box" by LiSA- kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3LSaoaMfbeYmKM 5. Gun Gale Online season 2 op, "GG" by ReoNa- kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJOQXq15gN94rsk -Anime Movie ost suggestion: 1. Jin Roh- The Wolf Brigade, "Omega Grace" by Hajime Mizoguchi- kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqG5f4F5apeEldE

[@Kurppalumppu]

12:00 Well, you are right and wrong here. For the most part Gintama is very character focused without a cohesive overarching plot to follow. Episodes contain all kinds of craziness that can't be summarized with just a few sentences. Some of it is hit and miss, I certainly didn't like every single gag within it. But when Gintama gets serious, it just hits different. It is just pure hype whenever the going gets more serious during certain arcs / episodes. There's a particular epilogue to a certain arc that genuinely brings me to tears every single time. It isn't a scene that would be on most peoples' immediate highlight list for that arc but for me it is a very powerful moment. There is such sheer variety in this anime that I believe each individual will find their own special moments that will feel impactful to them as they watch Gintama.

[@bakudekumaximum4362]

Most of the time it's an anime full of shits and giggles. Pure comedy. But when it focuses on the main plot it can get really dark, serious and action-packed

[@izzadk86]

Yes, the " I'm not Zura" joke is a running joke through out the series, as to why/what is the context, you need to watch the anime cause it is a character spoiler And IMO, you can watch Gintama already, we will help you with the reference that you don't get/haven't watched the anime. Cause I have watched this anime back when it started and even I don't know ALL the reference, some I learn later some I still just discover. Just watch it and enjoy

[@nobody1101]

Gintama also has some serious arcs. Not many, but if you watch them they hit different and the studio always put extra effort in the choreo and animation.

[@fujiminosugimotooo]

Gintama was a pretty early watch for me in my anime journey and it's still one of my all time favorites. You don't actually have to get every single reference to have a good time. This anime is truly a rollercoaster of emotions in the best way possible. I can't recommend it enough and we shall celebrate the day you start watching it😂❤

[@Writer-Two]

I've never watched Gintama, but now I might. In the future...

[@Knights0fBlood]

Gintama is GREAT, I've never had an anime make me cry from laughing before. its hilarious, the action is done wonderfully. and when there is serious parts, it handles it so well.

[@sSpectralls]

you have watched enough anime for this if youre wondering

[@Red14548]

speaking of voice actors, you also know Gintoki's VA (Gintoki is the silver hair/main character) he has the same VA as adult rudeus in mushoku tensei

[@Uni_1qchannel]

I'm so glad you saw it

[@xXDrakartXx]

I think there would be lots of references you would get and lots you wouldn't. But really...it's not THAT important. Because it is funny, even if you don't get all of it. It's a crazy ride and I'm 100% sure you would enjoy it, even if you started it right now❤

[@Ultimabuster92]

"Gintama seems like an anime no one skips any filler episodes of." Gintama IS an anime we LOVE the filler episodes of

[@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimp]

There are like 14 fillers anyway

[@viridescent8941]

there's a lot you wouldn't get, like for example "Stand up joe" is from a legendary anime called Tomorrow's joe and it's from 1971, it's just very popular in japan. I'd say just watch it and once you reach a point where you watched almost everything (including joe because it is a masterpiece) then just rewatch it again.

[@Pushini12]

hahaha they are not only references to characters but also to the soundtracks, famous scenes from other anime, fighting styles and jokes from other anime, that's why Gintäma is full of references but makes references to old anime or at least until 2015 XD

[@vulgarryoheiw]

just watch it! don't care too much about references, it's still be the funniest thing you've ever seen. you could read about references later and rewatch and laugh again. gintama is truly masterpiece

[@krystie_K]

I think you should just watch Gintama, it’s the kind of show you will enjoy even if you don’t get the references sometimes, cuz the jokes are most of the time used in such a way, where you’re gonna still be able to understand and find it funny even if you don’t quite get the reference. I think it’s all part of the experience, when you go back to rewatch and THEN get some of the references, it’s more fun and you just get amazed at how good this show is and makes you fall in love all over again 😊 P.S. And if you really want to understand a reference you didn’t get, you can just ask the Gintama subreddit, someone’s surely gonna have an answer for you 😆

[@senpai5157]

from the beginning to the end, even the movies, Gintama is wild... they even did an arc related to the character popularity contest. A full blown mini arc, not just some random filler arc~

[@BillyFishy]

If i had to say it would be that Gintama is the japanese version of Deadpool

[@mariansony91]

it's way more insane than Deadpool

[@denizkendirci]

references are not just dress ups. also it references so many japanese reality tv shows and famous peoples like entertainers, talk show hosts, historical indicents etc. i watched gintama 9 times and i'm 38 and very versed in anime, japanese history (i also can understand a little bit of japanese) but i still find things i missed sometimes. also katsura always corrects his name because he hates the nickname zura, which means wig and he has silky long hair that he is proud of. (he has also nobility background, not so much of a high born but he is from a proper respected samurai family so he is big on manners and generally uses the proper name of others) most characters and their names are parodies of real key people from the era which leads meiji restoration. (expect for gintoki himself, the character is inspired from much earlier period) oh i almost forgot there are also a lot of references to 8bit and 16bit era console games and cartridges. even in this video i am pretty sure you missed at least 80% of references as far as i can tell from your reaction. like doraemon, evangelion, cowbot bebop, dragon quest etc.. there a lot word plays which require at least a little bit of knowledge in japanese, too.

[@josetO8]

Being a complete anime, Luke should watch it. The general comment is that Gintama can confuse, but not that much, people are just exaggerating this opinion.

[@yce2652]

I've rewatch the whole Gintama series 3 times already but I still find new references that I didn't get before like puns or culture related jokes that I found while watching other animes. I still find it funny and some episodes funnier than before. That's why I think it's ok to watch it even if you don't get all of the references. Also, Gintama is more of an "acquired taste" anime. If you like it, it will be one of your highly rated animes. If not, you won't like it no matter what. I hope that you will give it a chance and love it genuinely too. Lastly, watch at your own pace and without expectations. Don't get influenced by anyone when they say this is the best ep, arc etc. it really just depends on preferences. I myself prefer the slice of life standalone eps than arcs. Watch it head empty and get surprised with the crazy things they'll do. ENJOY!

[@majki4510]

Gintama is wonferfull things, and masterpiece. My top 1!

[@willianaraujo7980]

Finally!!!❤

[@JamshedFire]

you should definitely watch gintama 10/10

[@aguspradnnya542]

Dont worry too much about the reference, sure some jokes might be fly over your head without context, but i believe your reflexes is so fast that you'll be able to catch it

[@lop90ful1]

Both are telling the truth there some some easy to understand refrences and some deep obscure refrences. Anime also takes on a more serious tone when covering main arcs

[@samuelchensantoso9677]

Gintama is definitely one of the best anime of all time, if You ever decide to watch it, its definitely will be a long and fun journey, its one of those anime I never thought I need until I watch it, on that regard Katekyo Hitman Reborn was also one of the title I get reminded of. Also Luke, this is a list of Hoyo things that You might not reacted to yet, its a really big weeks for Hoyo and We might get a lot of stuffs for awhile: - Miyabi animation that You missed(ZZZ) - Genshin Version 5.3 Trailer(Doesn't have EN Dub, only CN and JPN since EN VAs is on strike) - Citlali Teaser(Genshin) - Sunset Mavuika animation(Genshin) - Mavuika teaser(Genshin) - All the Fugue's stuff(HSR) Personally I think Mavuika teaser is better to watch before Her Sunset animation, as of writing this We don't know when Mavuika and Citlali chara demo will be released, so that might be next week, Star Rail version 3.0 trailer is also next week, looking forward to Your reaction!.

[@Corvenik1]

tbh you dont need to get all the references but youll get alot of the main ones regardless even if you miss one you will find it hilarious , great show tbh and does make you laught so damn hard

[@GugureSux]

9:33 he hasn't seen the anime to surpass anime...

[@MahouSai]

Now count the references that went over Luke's head. 🤨 Even missed the Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon scenes, lol. 3:57 and 2:43

[@pedromurillo6656]

The besto shonen ever!!!

[@aurealisgeass6488]

I have watched so many reaction of 1 second of Gintama but no one has ever realize the reference from Samurai X Aku Soku Zan. There're so many reference he missed, i really love Gintama so i want someone to know every reference and enjoy it.

[@adlyakhyarabdulbahri5019]

This is the first time I saw a react video that understood that Hulk Hogan reference.

[@thefakedanex]

no matter how much you learn about Japanese culture, there will always be references you don't get. Just watch it whenever you want, there's no point in trying to understand everything. Anyone watching with english subtitles will miss out on all the japaese language jokes anyway - that doesn't mean you have to learn Japanese before watching gintama

[@Roads2LaughTale]

References to Japanese culture I didn't really get but subtitles provide context sometimes. Like you as well I haven't watched every anime out there so there were some anime references I did get and some I didn't get (e.g Sket Dance which I watched after I finished Gintama but on a rewatch found it much more enjoyable). I've never seen or watched DB but found the shoe enjoyable despite the numerous references, with there being a whole episode dedicated to a db parody that I understood. Overall just watch it whenever you feel ready to, you can just rewatch the show after you've seen more anime.

[@blaniqaa]

3:53 lmaoo leorios voice is not madao, but another gintama charcter

[@nick0888]

4:08 that is a running joke with that certain character the people in the series allways not call him his real name

[@bilalarshad7497]

When gin goes: "tererererere" it is Doraemon opening and there was a reference of Sharingan a bloodline from naruto, if you didn't notice

[@Timo_The_Watcher]

could you do a reaction to the Shamen King 2021 (+ Shamen King: Flower of Maize) Opening and Endings pls

[@SergioBallZ]

Is 50/50 Luke, some references are more simple and face value than others. But yeah, I still think that you are ready enough. Even parodies that one won´t know could still be funny and you have already seen enough. Would be better with some more under your belt, but you´ll be fine now.

[@zeroanimation3956]

here is some preparation before watching Gintama - know all JUMP title - Ghibli movie - Doraemon - JP drama show and comedy show

[@danielmedela8725]

Luke (tries to understand Gintama) me: "Is that a Neon Genesis Evangelion reference!?"

[@rayzen119]

You can safely start watching it... i'm sure you'll get most of the references just fine, Vegeta is truly a JoJobro, trust me /s. This anime has everything from making you laugh, to epic battles, to making you cry in the same episode. But yeah, you can watch it now and catch most of the references.

[@Shinobin333]

Some Animes/TV shows that may be useful to know if you want to get the references are Golgo 13, Lupin the 3rd, Glass no Kamen, Fist of the North Star, Sazae-san, Prince of Tennis, Cobra, Bakuman, Gundam, Cat's Eye. Some of these are necessary to understand full plots but not all

[@dreamon5409]

7:30 The beauty of things you know and you don't know is, of course you'd know the 4 things that you do know. But you didn't know the 87 things you didn't know....... you know?

[@rainicity]

Those who tell you that the references are minor/visual are obviously only familiar with the big 3 anime 😅 Gintama has episodes where they have references to characters and story plot (with no visual aids) in classic animes including but not limited to Fist of the North Star, Heidi (parody that spans over 2 episodes), Ultraman, Lupin, Evangelion, Doraemon, JoJo (literally an entire short arc dedicated to it) and also series that are less well-known in the west like Sket Dance (an entire episode as a collaboration). And this is just the tip of the iceberg! Not to forget that there are tons of japanese pop culture references like singers and actors. But like what many have said, it's better to just watch Gintama whenever you want to instead of putting it off until you are more familiar with the other anime series because there's just too many references to know. Besides, there are some subs (or fansubs) that provide translation notes for the early episodes so you can just pause the video and read if you want to, or just enjoy the show as is because I'm sure many people will comment on any references you may have missed out (: You are right in pointing out that no one skips any filler episodes because they are just as hilarious, but western viewers often skip EP1 and 2 because it's heavy reference on Japanese pop culture, plus it introduces some characters that you won't see until a number of episodes down later so some people consider that as spoilers.

[@iRoboticGaming]

Who you referred to as Leorio in the video is wrong, though his VA, Fujiwara Keiji (RIP) is also in the show, but you got Zeke - Koyasu Takehito - correct. That was the OG Tachiki Fumihiko, you have heard him as Yupi in HxH, but he is most famously knowns as Zaraki Kenpachi in Bleach and Ikari Gendo from Evangelion, this latter role of his even being referenced in Gin Tama

[@BillyFishy]

Both of his roles were referenced Ikari Gendo in the heroine replacement episode and kenpachi in the monkey hunter arc in the eyecatcher

[@iRoboticGaming]

@@BillyFishy I did not remember the Kenpachi reference

[@fantastiCkiLler92]

The funny thing is, Tachiki Fumihiko also play Madao himself in live action ver lmao

[@iskatten]

I think you are ready-ish now! Back when you checked out one episode you hadn't started watching the big three and now with Naruto (one of the most referenced aside from dragonball) and some other shorter shows added under your completed list-belt, i think you are more aware of anime tropes and some references than before! Some references might still fly past though because some references are events in the animes or maybe more subtle than obvious. and some are about japanese celebrities/politicians even. But subtitles can help with telling what the reference is usually!

[@secchi5102]

Vegeta is my favorite Jojo character

[@IchigoParfaitTabetai]

Just watch it. A lot of references are explained in the subtitles. Just skip ep 1 and 2 and take your time with it, don't force yourself to binge it if you don't feel like it. It will grow on you like a dog you never wanted, but now you would give your life for it.

[@schmutzhaufen5348]

As someone who has seen hundreds of anime, i would still recommend that you wait to watch gintama until you have seen more anime and more of the japanese culture (it doesn't mean that you have to watch every anime that has been referenced). You could still watch it, but you would have a much better experience if you wait (seriously). Btw just because you may know where the reference comes from does not mean that you will understand it. Always remember, people sometimes want you to react to certain things, so they always tend to say things that make you want to watch it. For me, it's more important that you have the best experience

[@animevibee02]

I have heard gintama gets darker

[@tnakatsuki16]

Yeah in few arcs especially last few ones

[@ginchan7930]

There are some references that are quite easy to understand (like Gintoki dressed like Ichigo, from bleach), and others in which you need more context (in other episode you'll have to understand what zampakutos and getsuga tensho are to get the joke. Both are also in bleach, but you need more than just a picture of the main character of that show)

[@Graxu132]

I can see Luke in the Gintama world tbh, he would be best buddies or even rivals with Gintoki 🗿

[@SobbleWobble13]

It's finally here

[@ayss2611]

About the references in gintama: since it is a very old anime, the references are also old. You will probably realize the reference to bleach, one piece, jojo, dragon ball, death note etc but maybe not realize references to like evangelion, Doraemon , shin chan or gundam. And a lot of Gundam because many staff working on gintama worked on Gundam probably. There are also lots of japanese pop culture references and old ones on top of that but depending on where you watch, the [translater note] will help. Maybe you should watch jojo and evangelion then you will be ready for Gintama.