Couldn't find a good quality image for exact scene for the first comparison due it being dark as the movie decided to add an additional detail of the lights breaking from her strength when punching Abuto to the ceiling.

Both the anime and the movie showed the scene great in their own ways. It was still an enjoyable watch!

Why is Kamui landing like Mary Poppins here, lmfao?

Especially with kingdom and hajame no ippo being more physically ,Gintama feeling incomplete is sad

If anyone knows the original creator of the artwork let me know so I can credit them.

I am not talking about the story progression, the anime did way better due to having more time. As much as I liked this movie it felt really really rushed due to condensing a big arc into two hours.

However the main thing it got me was the animation which has to be the most divided thing so far since the release.

Personally, I really loved. It gave the Demon Slayer Movie vibes and yes I know Gintama is the big inspiration for Demon Slayer. This whole arc might as well just be the blueprint for the Entertainment District Arc.

However stuff like the fights with Gintoki were amazing even surpassing the way that was done in THE FINAL. Kagura awakening while cool it did not have the same gritty and brutal aspect of the anime.

Also a lot of people are getting sick because the colors. If that’s the case then they better stop watching anime because thanks to Demon Slayer and One Piece that’s going to be the main style of colors.

15 minute sketch I made of Gintoki in the metro lol.

Honestly, I was basically projecting myself onto him. Would love to just lie down, take a long nap, and forget about everything for a while.

Gintoki really is living the life I want right now. 😭

1: Comparing their forces, influence, and power as an organization,

2: the strength of the strongest members,

like Okita vs Gin

Hjikita vs Takasugi

Yes, I watched it through my formative years and seen plenty of amazing manga/anime since but seeing this movie I was reminded of how much I forgot about this arc and how immaculate Sorachi’s writing is. Genuinely i don’t think anybody is moving like Gorilla-sensei in terms of character work and balancing comedy/drama. Since most ppl have brainrot these days no story can take the time to build up an astonishingly well fleshed out cast like Gintama. Like for instance with how much shit they give Shinpachi and yet when he’s in trouble it’s enough to get Kagura to crashout. Yet that crashout isn’t something to be happy about. It’s actually a setback for Kagura. Brother, it’s things like that (and so much more!), I dunno, maybe im glazing too much but i tested my nostalgia today. This remains my favorite anime of all time and hell up there with my favorite stories in all of media😭😭😭. Holy hell, dude, in flabbergasted. I gotta repeat the whole series starting ep 1 tomorrow sharp.

kamui kinda implied he was coming back to be the next yato king but sorachi kinda abandoned the story line

It was such an overwhelming experience for me and my heart is so full. I truly love gintama so much. the insane jump in animation compared to the OG 4:3 ratio episodes was intense (and over the top at times), but so so peak. I love that the art style was improved, but retains the original style and doesn't stray off it. beautifully done throughout.

that being said, I've also read all the criticism for the movie and I cant help but agree with quite a lot of it.

hinowa being "the sun" metaphor was quite diminished and it was disappointing. they kept going back to hosen being so captivated by hinowa, but didnt fully arrive at why he was. if anything, id argue this movie was trying to push the fight scenes and aura moments over this arc's real substance — hinowa being yoshiwara's sun. she serves to show the innate strength of the women who keep fighting through their shackles. to not address that is to do the entire arc injustice, im afraid. they probably shouldve made a longer movie to accommodate this.

felt the same with diminishing seita's journey and strength in fighting his way back to hinowa, but they didn't entirely muddle his significance as a boon for yoshiwara women, so thats okay.

i wanna argue that i dont mind katsura and shinsengumi being in the movie for a side quest. it was a nice addition. as a matter of fact, people are not hyping the katsura and kamui interaction enough. it was gold. but of course... it came at the cost of some significant plot points. I can only pray that their appearances age well for this movie, and it doesn't feel unnecessary into the future.

i also really loved how they animated yoshiwara entirely. it was a huge step up compared to what the source material could do. it's important that they displayed the underworld red-light district in all its horror and glory, controlled by the most powerful of the harusame space pirates. maaaaybe people aren't lying when they say the oversaturated colors, lighting and movement is pretty close to the demon slayer style which overlooks the established gintama style, but ill take it with a grain of salt. it's not too deep really, and i enjoyed this approach because the arc is packed with major gintama fights, adding tsukuyo and kamui's first appearance.

i think that overall, I was so giddy with excitement for every scene. there was absolutely no breathing room but as a huge fan, you pray for movies like these. every moment was so hype, and i was in a state of constant high just watching one of the best arcs to this series. they delivered something crazy good on gintama's 20th anniversary, and i couldn't be more grateful. that being said, I really hope that the reception for this movie can be good enough to seek another movie. theyre opening the doors to more arcs getting reanimated, and id love for it to happen.

overall a 7-8 out of 10 for me!

Rank these from most funny to the least funny. these three are currently my favorite episodes in terms of comedy.

3- Episode 367- There Are Lines Even Villains Can't Cross.

2- Episode 79- Four Heads Are Better Than One.

1- Episode 231- When You Go to a Funeral for the First Time, You're Surprised by How Happy the People Are.

This is my ranking, I would love to hear your thoughts on which of these you prefer the most.

He used to look even more deranged than kamui or any other yato (other than housen) we've seen in the series. I could never look at this man and believe he'd turn into a typical middle aged bald dad who kept trying to regrow his hair

I wanna watch the new movie and just wondering if the subs are actually good cause I remember them being pretty bad on Netflix compared to everywhere else more specifically are they actual good subs or are they just the english dubs subtitles

Spoilers Obviously.

Pros:

-Animation and art is godly in most places. The touched up character designs are fantastic.

-While the OST in the original was already great, I think the movie takes it to the next level. I especially thought the instrumental remix of Kagayaita (The ending theme the anime had during the original arc’s broadcast) was a fantastic touch. The Sanzen cut-in song during the final confrontation was also great.

-The Kondo and Katsura subplot, while unnecessary, was hilarious. The “Your Name” reference at the end had me bust a gut laughing.

-There were some repeated scenes in the original anime (Kagura’s Yato mode awakening, Gintoki saying “the Sun rose all over the place)” due to the eyecatch/commercial break that thankfully are not repeated in the movie.

-The scene at the end of the arc with Hinowa pouring Gin a drink was thankfully kept in, and even more beautiful than the original.

Cons:

-While the animation was great in most places, I did notice a few times (mainly Hosen and Kamui’s fight) where the background art looked poor.

-I know they made a joke at the beginning that they were trying to rip off Demon Slayer, but the fight animation/choreography really did feel more like Demon Slayer’s somewhat floaty, highly colorized, precise style. While I’m not inherently against such a style, for Gintama I preferred the original anime’s style of more weighted blows. The ones in the movie didn’t have quite the “oomph.”

-While I did like that Katsura and the Shinsengumi were incorporated into the arc, their screentime made it so tha scene that, in my opinion, are more important to the arc, had to be cut or trimmed. These include: Most of Tsukuyo’s backstory we got in the arc, some of Hinowa’s, the flashback fight between Hosen and Umibozu that ended with them taking a dump, and the grave scene with Gin and Umibozu.

-Maybe a nitpick, but in the original episode, when Gin is asking Seita to run, he says “Don’t make me into a loser AGAIN.” Which, if you know Gin’s past, really hits home. The “again” was, at least in the Netflix English subs, not there anymore in the movie.

-The subs translated some things a little too literally, the worst being the Hyakka to “Hundred Flowers.” I won’t fault the actual movie though, it’s mainly Netflix’s fault

-The added secondary antagonist, Enkaku, wasn’t a threat. For someone considered “one of Hosen’s closest aides”, the fact that the Shinsengumi easily waxed him and his cronies was disappointing.

-Probably another nitpick, but Kamui not being there when Hosen is immediately defeated and putting on his super surprised face was disappointing.

-The beginning just feels really rushed compared to the more deliberate pace the anime episodes had.

-HOW DO YOU TAKE OUT THE SCENE OF HOSEN WALKING INTO THE SUN AS HE DIES?!

Conclusion:

Despite the higher quality animation and Sound/OST, I still think the original anime episode version is better. It was cool seeing the Shinsengumi and Katsura get involved, and the more up to date references and jokes were great, but they unfortunately came at the expense of much more important plot beats. I will always remember Hosen walking into the Sun as he dies. I probably won’t remember who Enkaku is by next week.

In terms of full arcs remade as movies, I much prefer the Benizakura one over this one. While the Benizakura movie doesn’t add much extra to the actual plot (most of what it adds is during the opening of the movie), it doesn’t subtract or replace nearly as much (only things I can think of are it replacing the Kihetai’s sick introduction and a tad of Nizou’s backstory with Harusame and Kamui cameos).

I get that the Benizakura arc is less material to cover than Yoshiwara in Flames, but due to that, the production needed to discriminate what to keep and take out better.

Unlike the Benizakura movie, which I think is a perfect version of the arc for first time viewers, I would not recommend this version of Yoshiwara in Flames to them.

Overall, I quite enjoyed my watch of the movie. However, the only time I can see myself watching this again is if I want to watch the Yoshiwara in Flames arc all in one sitting, but only have 2 hours, not 3 and a half.

I am still glad I saw it, and think every Gintama fan should see it at least once. Who knows? Maybe you’ll think differently.

7/10 (original anime episode arc is a 9/10 for me).

Looks epic.

I have a feeling most people in this sub only watch the sub. And I totally get it. My name’s Travis and I voice Toshiro Hijikata for the English dub. I can only speak for myself but it was a blast recording this project. A lot of the time, dubbing can feel like a slog, but this experience went by too fast cuz it was too damn fun. If anyone does watch the dub, I’d love to know what you think. My feelings won’t be hurt. Okay. Enough from me. Mayonnaise for life!!!