I love Gintama, it had been such an integral part of my life and balancing the seriousness while still. making the comedy take first priority as it is a gag mange. It's the story of a man who has lost everything he needed to live for, and eventually finding it. The trio which eventually becomes akin to a family, the ever expanding cast of characters.

Sorachi-sensei is amazing when it comes to the characters and making you care for them, even more so when it came to female characters. Something that did amaze me a lot was how he didn't define girls as one thing or another, but purely by who they are and pushing boundaries to what is usually shown on screen and what isn't. There's a reason why Kagura is my favourite female character, even as all of them are an absolute delight. And when I read it, feels like it isn't just narrowly defining them.

Not to mention, the sheer insanity of some of the arcs, but only makes me appreciate and feel that Sorachi-sensei is a genius when it came to making things work, bringing it into places that I didn't think would be possible but also able to then switch back to serious arcs.

Overall, this was a masterpiece that I will fondly look back upon and reread.