I know you don’t put personal stuff on here but I miss you 😢 you had the best wholesome gintama blog so forgive the questions bc how you been & whatve you been up to? Plz 🙏
Thanks for the sentiment, anon! Unfortunately, I still won't say anything too personal on here, but I can give you some general life updates since you asked so nicely!
First and foremost, I'm a happy bean! The version of myself that started this blog wouldn't recognize the person I've become -- in a good way! I could never have guessed the success I'd see, the friends/family I'd make/be part of, or the life I'd live. That's what makes revisiting this blog every once in awhile so fun and nostalgic for me. Younger me really had no idea what was coming LOL
Next month I'm living out a dream of mine. I'll be in New Zealand the whole month going from the top of the North island to the bottom of the South island. Lord of the Rings has had a huge impact on me over the years so I've decided (along with certain people in my life) to go indulge in things like climbing Mount Ruapehu (Mount Doom), Mount Sunday (Edoras - capital city of Rohan), horseback riding along the coast, Hobbiton, Rotorua, Waitomo caves, Hooker Valley, whale watching, hiking -- the list goes on. I've always done a lot of traveling and have been to many places, but this trip will be very special and I'm counting down the days to departure! Though, I've got some fun things planned in the meantime such as guests next week and camping the week after. Always something to look forward to around here <3
Et voila, that's about as personal as I'm willing to get. Thank you for checking up on/thinking of me! You're always welcome to stop by and ask anything you'd like, just please have patience for a reply since my stops in here are infrequent at best. Stay safe, happy, and healthy, anon!
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Favorite gintama character for sure.
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not to gintama on main (a third time,baby!) but it should be pointed out that the reason Kintoki couldn't predict that Gin would willingly die to protect his loved ones, despite that cliche being incredibly common for protagonists, is because Kin saw the role of Main Character as a privileged position while Gin recognizes it as a responsibility.
Throughout Gintama Gin doesn't get to enjoy many power fantasy protagonist privileges, even in a meta way. There are hundreds of chapters where the main punchline is his misfortune, and not even in a way that makes the reader sympathetic to him.
His trademark protagonist kindness, often used in shonen to give the protagonist rewards for basic human decency, is instead taken advantage of in many comedic chapters (he didn't HAVE to install that ghost girl into his scooter, you know) and gets him no kindness in retyrn most of the time.
His cool backstory? The thing that usually gets a character sympathy from other characters? Even by the end of the series i don't think even Shinpachi knows Gin was the one who killed Shoyo. Fans bring up the "unutilized shipping potential" of Gin bonding with Tsuki over their similar pain, but i don't think a Gintoki who willingly shares such a personal pain would truly be the same character anymore.
Harem? Nope.
Heck, Gin doesn't even get his own special shonen attacks.
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reading through your blog is like looking at a time capsule and im completely enthralled,,, as someone who always saw gintama posts back in the day but always thought id never like it so i never took the time to watch it (the biggest mistake of my life) i always knew how big the fandom was, but trying to find them now feels so disjointed compared to how lively it once was. seeing all of your masterposts with directs to gintama accs with nearly everyone deactivated fills me with this gaping hole of just how much ive missed out on, but seeing all of your meta posting and headcannons (of what still survives at least) and reblogged fanart gives at least a fraction of the community feeling - thank u so much for (unintentionally i guess ??) archiving what was ince such a big family<33
Sorry if this has been sitting for awhile, I very rarely come here. This is by and large why I left this account the way it is! I had a ton of fun in this fandom and met a lot of really great people, some of whom I'm still friends with today. Really recommend finding and joining an active fandom, it's a unique experience. Be safe, anon, and thanks for stopping by!
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