# [Welcome to twenty-third weekly discussion of Gintama 2023 Rewatch](https://i.imgur.com/vlg5oBX.jpg)
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**OP7 —>** [**Stairway Generation**](https://animethemes.moe/anime/gintama/OP7-NCBD) performed by [**Base Ball Bear**](https://animethemes.moe/artist/base_ball_bear)
**ED13 —>** [**Asa Answer**](https://animethemes.moe/anime/gintama/ED13-NCBD) performed by [**Pengin**](https://www.last.fm/music/PENGIN/+wiki)
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# I ADDED AN IMPORTANT NOTICE IN TOP SECTION OF MY COMMENT AND [HERE IS LINK.](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1470k3o/gintama_2023_rewatch_discussion_week_23_episodes/jnt172q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) BE SURE TO CHECK IT.
# SUMMARY OF WEEK 22:
**CHARACTER POPULARITY**
|PLACE|CHARACTER|VOTES TOTAL|
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|**FIRST**|Gintoki|110|
|**SECOND**|Kagura|107|
|**THIRD**|Katsura|62|
|**FOURTH**|Okita|52|
|**FIFTH**|Shinpachi|43|
|**SIXTH**|Hijikata|42|
|**SEVENTH**|Otae|39|
|**EIGHTH**|Madao|29|
|**NINTH**|Kondo|21|
|**TENTH**|Kyubei|16|
|**ELEVENTH**|Sacchan|16|
|**TWELFTH**|Elizabeth|12|
|**THIRTEENTH**|Yamazaki|10|
|**FOURTEENTH**|Jackie Chan|10|
|**FIFTEENTH**|Tama|8|
|**SIXTEENTH**|Zenzo|7|
|**SEVENTEENTH**|Tsukuyo|7|
|**EIGHTEENTH**|Matsudaira|6|
|**NINETEENTH**|Umibozu|6|
|**TWENTY**|Sakamoto|6|
* Shinpachi managed to climb to 5th place, leaving Hijikata behind.
* Tsukuyo managed to jump from 20th place to place 17th. I knew that she would be immediately beloved by everyone.
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**EPISODE OF WEEK (POLL RESULTS)**
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|WEEK 1|Episode 8|
|:-|:-|
|WEEK 2|Episode 13|
|WEEK 3|Episode 23|
|WEEK 4|Episode 25|
|WEEK 5|Episode 35|
|WEEK 6|Episode 42|
|WEEK 7|Episode 50|
|WEEK 8|Episode 61|
|WEEK 9|Episode 65|
|WEEK 10|Episode 72|
|WEEK 11|Episode 79|
|WEEK 12|Episode 87|
|WEEK 13|Episode 89 and 95 (TIED RESULT)|
|WEEK 14|Episode 99|
|WEEK 15|Episode 103 and 108 (TIED RESULT)|
|WEEK 16|Episode 110|
|WEEK 17|Episode 119|
|WEEK 18|Episode 124|
|WEEK 19|Episode 127|
|WEEK 20|Episode 138|
|WEEK 21|Episode 142|
|WEEK 22|Episode 150|
**BEST EPISODES:**
**WEEK 1-7 —>** Episode 50
**WEEK 8-14 —>** Episode 79,87 (Tied results)
**WEEK 15-21 —>** Episode 142
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**BEST COMMENT OF** **WEEK 22:**
This was won by u/KendotsX and his comment about Serial Mom:
>Let me clear up one common misconception: Jigsaw is not some highschool student called Hiro-kun, and the [woman in the background is not his mom!](https://i.imgur.com/gF5MUYi.jpeg) Alright?! Serial killer high schoolers? What, you think this is D\*\*\*\* N\*\*\* or some shit?
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>[I talked to his lawyer](https://i.imgur.com/KwPbMYr.jpeg) all night about this, so let me explain: Jigozu-san the serial killer was visited one night by what’s called legally a [Serial Mom](https://i.imgur.com/zmAefua.png). She breaks into your home, wakes you up early in the morning, cooks you breakfast, makes you chew it slowly, and overall tries her best to make you look as uncool as possible. You may have seen her around Edo, she goes around a lot.
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>Anyway, she forced ~~Hiro-kun~~ I mean Jigozu-san and his father Jason-san into what she calls a “normal family”. For example, she keeps demanding that Jigozu-san goes to school, and Jason-san gets a job. She even took away Jason-san’s mask, imagine that.
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>Their serial killings are now hobbies they’re only allowed to play on weekend nights… Who’s the real criminal here, folks?
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>Her past victims include: Gintoki from the Yorozuya, the [Lake Toya spirit](https://i.imgur.com/kNV1PHD.jpeg), and [Hachiro](https://i.imgur.com/AxfOAuj.jpeg) from the Host club. You thought she was really his mom?! He didn’t even know who this woman following him around was, she just [kept threatening to close his business with sexual abuse allegations.](https://i.imgur.com/gutK11R.jpeg) His happy tears here are for getting rid of her safely (selling her off to the Yakuza kinda failed).
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>Hosen was lucky she kept getting lost on her way to Yoshiwara, she had a thing or two to say about his cringy “King of the Night” title, and his mommy issues, wouldn’t have needed Kamui if she was there.
Simply brilliant. And so his prize is a [**free haircut from most wanted barbers in Edo.**](https://i.imgur.com/jSmt6BX.jpg)
|WINNERS OF BEST COMMENTS|WEEK|PRIZE|
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|u/sisoko2(2x) u/KendotsX u/TakenRedditName|1-4|[**NEO ARMSTRONG CYCLE JET ARMSTRONG CANNON**](https://i.imgur.com/gDN4b3n.jpg)|
|u/sisoko2|5|[**CURRY FROM CURRY NINJA**](https://i.imgur.com/xF0rPYS.png)|
|u/Shimmering-Sky|6|[**NAPO**](https://i.imgur.com/KdPd2JN.png)|
|u/KendotsX|7|[**MOM’S COOKING**](https://i.imgur.com/vPCzSgK.png)|
|u/Shocketheth|8|[**CAKE**](https://i.imgur.com/LX5KAwU.png)|
|u/sisoko2|9|[**MATSUTAKE SOUP**](https://i.imgur.com/xSrYOMx.png)|
|u/Vatrix-32|10|[**FREE SEAT**](https://i.imgur.com/GsKiY2W.png)|
|Everyone|11|[**GROUP HUG**](https://i.imgur.com/Rnacb3r.jpg)|
|u/Mecanno-man|12|[**ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE**](https://i.imgur.com/ay22Lll.jpg)|
|u/KendotsX|13|[**GOLDEN BAKA-OJI**](https://i.imgur.com/GiEL6af.png)|
|u/Stargate18A|14|A romance story written by me. (Not finished yet)|
|u/KendotsX|15|[**TWERKING SESSION**](https://youtu.be/C4XfldHR2fU?t=77)|
|u/homewardbound100|16|[**FINEST SUSHI**](https://i.imgur.com/3nSTGce.png)|
|u/sisoko2|17|[**FILTHY TOKEN**](https://i.imgur.com/nH1C55e.jpg)|
|u/TakenRedditName|18|LOVE LETTER|
|u/Vatrix-32|19|[**BANANA**](https://i.imgur.com/4m3ANrT.jpg)|
|u/SpiceGirlsBlankIt|20|[**YOSHIWARA’S FINEST SAKE**](https://i.imgur.com/Dcf3Hen.jpg)|
|u/TakenRedditName and u/KendotsX|21|[**ROOM FOR THOSE TWO**](https://i.imgur.com/M8G8S2S.jpg)|
|u/KendotsX|22|[**FREE HAIRCUT FROM MOST WANTED BARBERS IN EDO**](https://i.imgur.com/jSmt6BX.jpg)|
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**QUESTIONS FOR YOU – WEEK 22:**
>Did you liked more the anime version of Benizakura or the Remaster movie of Benizakura arc?
You liked both versions, anime for the pacing and story and movie for action, animation and visuals.
>What’s your opinion on alternative umbrella scene between Otae and Gintoki?
You liked it.
>What about the cameos of Kamui, Kyubei and Shinsengumi?
Another thing you liked about the movie.
>There was extended scene of Bansai negotiating with Harusame Space Pirates. Did it improve your issues with Bansai appearing only in the end of the Benizakura?
It solved any issues you had with Bansai appearing only at the end of Benizakura arc.
>The extended final fight scene. Did you like it?
Was that question even necessary? Because the answer is FUCKING YEAH!!!
>Also a new song by DOES dropped. Bakuchi Dancer. Did you like the song?
ANOTHER FUCKING YEAH OF AN ANSWER!!!
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**WEEK 23:**
|Episode/arc covered|Lesson(s) in manga|
|:-|:-|
|151|231|
|152|232|
|153|237|
|154|236|
|155|Anime Original|
|156|238|
**Best episode of current week —>** [**VOTE HERE**](https://strawpoll.com/polls/BDyNEBVL4ZR)
**Character popularity —>** [**VOTE HERE**](https://strawpoll.com/polls/poy9WP5jpgJ)
**EPISODES GOING TO BE COVERED IN WEEK 24 —> 157-163**
**QUESTIONS FOR YOU:**
1. Do you tend to talk with your barber or no?
2. What’s the most embarrassing thing which happened to you as you were getting your haircut?
3. What helps you if you can’t sleep?
4. What’s the best birthday gift you ever received?
5. Have you been to Horse Racing before?
6. So how much you got bamboozled by episode 156?
**CHALLENGE FOR YOU:**
During the new OP [**STAIRWAY GENERATION**](https://animethemes.moe/anime/gintama/OP7-NCBD) as Gintoki were running from Otose you could have seen a lot of side characters we encountered in course of Gintama. Can you found them all? The winner or person who will manage to find them all first will receive a **special prize.** Please put a link accessing your screenshots of those characters in Imgur gallery (or some other image hosting server) or alternatively put the names/description of that characters in comment under spoiler like this \[CHALLENGE\] >!Correct answer here!<
**QUESTIONS FOR YOU – WEEK 24:**
Coming soon, STAY TUNED!
**ALSO NEXT WEEK WILL CONTAIN A CERTAIN JOKE ABOUT HAT EXPLAINED IN TRANSLATOR NOTE. I ADVICE TO NOT GOOGLE THE TERM APPEARING IN TRANSLATOR NOTE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.**
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**Regarding spoilers:**
Rewatchers please dont talk without using spoiler tags \[Spoilers\] >!like this!< about events which still didn’t happen in anime, don’t name characters that weren’t introduced yet, don’t post pictures of characters yet to be introduced and try to refrain from using arcs and episodes names yet to be introduced.
*DON’T EVEN TRY TO BE VAGUE THINKING YOU ARE SO CLEVER AND NO ONE WILL CONNECT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER LIKE SAYING IT WOULD BE SHAME IF YOUR LOCAL POST OFFICE SENT YOU A BOMBASTIC LIST. JUST. USE. SPOILERS TAGS. LIKE THIS* \[Spoilers\] >!https://i.imgur.com/nojEEcg.png!<
There will be first watchers discussing it together with us and I believe nobody here wants them to be spoiled.
If you want to talk about something you noticed on your rewatch, which is hinting about future events hid it properly underneath the spoilers like the fact \[Spoilers\] >!that the information hidden in this spoiler is totally pointless.!<
Guidance in case of spoiling someone —> [**Here**](https://i.imgur.com/u796z6s.png)
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