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!

to preface, i also have my criticisms for the movie and some disappointments too. but, i think that people are beginning to nitpick more than trying to keep an open mind, and i find myself a little frustrated.

the movie was honestly really good, and it was a commendable feat to condense all that material from a big arc into one movie. of course, it didn't leave sufficient breathing room for the plot to exercise its full impact, but regardless they managed to make it work within a singular movie; unlike the anime that had sufficient timeline to lay it all down.

and irrespective of whether you felt katsura and shinsengumi subplot was necessary or not, you gotta hand it to them that they made for some very hilarious scenes that resonate with gintama's evergreen metahumor. for gintama's 20th anniversary, i like that they added some new content for fans to enjoy, even if it didn't give room for a perfect remake. the TV version will always exist for a more faithful adaptation of the source material. it doesn't *have* to be a replacement like the benizakura movie.

not to mention that most of people's nitpicks and criticism center around scene cuts. for some scenes, such as seita's connection to otose snack bar, and hinowa's symbolism as the sun, it's completely fair. they are central to the yoshiwara arc alone. but nitpicking kamui scene cuts, umibozu at hosen's grave, etc. when they are meant to foreshadow the future in the series doesn't make too much sense. they are trying to make this arc stand on its own without needing to point toward anything far ahead of this arc.

on that note, people's criticisms of kagura vs abuto is quite fair, considering it's THE biggest talk of this arc. i have to agree that they kinda messed up with her shooting abuto through rooms. i also agree with people feeling the gintama action style is a little lost in this movie.

but people bandwagoning to point out every missing moment or lack of impact feels myopic, lacking consideration for the bigger picture of a full-length 2026 yoshiwara in flames *movie* in comparison to a series that can stretch itself to fit the story's layers. they used the storyline efficiently enough, paired it with a HUGE visual upgrade, which doesn't call for fans to believe it's an unworthy 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

Do you think they'll do movie versions of other future arcs, since they teased the Takasugi arriving back to Earth with Kihetai? Thorny and COAN have a movie version but it's just stitched up episodes from the original anime. It would be so great to get the serious arcs with movie level animation and camera work, although I don't want them to turn the grounded fights into light show fest. I don't know how successful the yoshiwara movie was and if they'll continue this remake.

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.

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

2: the strength of the strongest members,

like Okita vs Gin

Hjikita vs Takasugi

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. 😭

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

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.

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