As much as I love binging shows. Man, it’s tiring. I finished this in less than a single day. Before you come to any conclusions. No, it wasn’t as easy as it sounds.
After a long while, I decided to watch anime during the day. I’m mostly a nocturnal anime enjoyer. Watching something before I head to sleep well past midnight. This time, I simply couldn’t resist the urge. I finished the previous season of Gintama the night before and I didn’t want to wait till nighttime to continue. Good thing I had this downloaded locally. My router would have cried if I hadn’t.
The weather played a huge part in making the mood as well. It was pouring outside. It was still noon but the sun was nowhere to be seen. Creating a perfect mixture of laziness and comfort. Without knowing what to expect, I played the first episode.
When I shut the laptop down, it was after a good couple of hours and I was one episode away from finishing a whole new arc. It was the Kintama arc. Ngl, it was amazing. An all-out war in Kabuki! How is that not interesting? On top of that, just thinking about what went through the producer’s mind when they decided to make one OP and two EDs just for the four-episode arc is mind-boggling. If they were low quality and bad it wouldn’t have been that surprising. But they were absurdly good too.
Later that night at around 8, I felt my body craving more Gintama. Most of all, I wanted to see Kintama arc’s finale. The reason why I stopped watching wasn’t that I felt bored or tired. I was forced to take a call I couldn’t ignore. Making sure to free myself from everything I had to do that night. I sat down and started watching.
After finishing the rest of the Kintama arc which was only a single episode. I expected the rest of the 13-episode season to be plain old Gintama with their usual antics. Well… like hell it did. Right after a full-on serious arc. We’re given another.
After finishing the first episode of the Courtesan’s arc. My resolve was set. I was dead set on finishing this arc too. I mean, the Yorozuya literally raiding the Shogunate’s palace. WTF!!
If someone told me that I would live to see three absolute blasts of arcs back to back. I wouldn’t have believed them. Gintama is great. But that’s too demanding of a feat even for Sorachi. Guess who was wrong again? How in God’s name am I supposed to stop watching when we’re finally given an insight into the past of the Shimura family’s dojo? I did not want to miss it! By then my resolve was clear as day. I was finishing the whole season then and there no matter what.
Still, as much as I enjoyed it. Watching that many episodes in a single day do take its toll. After I finished everything I felt soo tired. It felt as if I just came home from a good cycling session. My mind was exhausted.
In the end, totally set a new record. A whole season in a single day.