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Review: Gin Tama, Vol. 1

Gin Tama, Vol. 1 Gin Tama, Vol. 1 by Hideaki Sorachi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Gintama is one of my favourite anime so, naturally, I wanted to try out the manga as well. Seeing as, you know, I like reading and all. I actually don’t have that much to say about this… It was… Gintama all right. This volume was basically just an introduction to the characters, and even in the anime it doesn’t really get good until past episode 30, so I really don’t think I can talk about this volume in an unbiased way that isn’t tainted by my having had 191 episodes of exposure to this series and its characters. This is a comedy series, but I’m not sure if this first volume made me laugh (I don’t remember since I read this over a month ago as of writing), but it was definitely enjoyable. I am completely sure I enjoyed it solely because I’m already very well acquainted with these characters, so I have no idea how a newcomer would feel about this.

All I can really say is that I’m a big fan of the anime, so yes, I do recommend this series. Beware, though, I guess, that this series stopped being translated in English... At some point, though I don't know when. I'm sure that they've probably continued in e-book format or something, but as far as physical copies go they stopped at some point. However, seeing as I have physical copies of the first few books these are at least still in print (unlike School Rumble...), which is good.

Now that the formalities "review" is over, time to get ranty. Click to read my Anime Watcher vs. Manga Reader Rant which was originally at the end of this review.


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