Gintama the Motion Picture

I have been a Gintama fan ever since it began many years ago although It took me a few episode to get into the comedy and their silliness since there is a lot of parody in it.I love all the seiyuu in this anime and the numerous improvisation they have done aside from the scripted story.So when this DVD came out I was very skeptica to how Sentai did the ADR .The voices of some main characters took me abit of getting use to for example Hijikata and Gintoki because both japanese seiyuu Nakai san and Sugita san has very strong voices and their counterparts don't have the same quality of voice but their performance are up to par.Both Katsura and Takasugi VA are pretty good.Even Kamui was good. Kagura is not too bad either.However, Shinpachi's dubb is pretty weak ,he need to sound more annoying and whiny he is not quiet there with the character also, he sound too old and the second time I listened to him talk , he sound so ggrrr .. his delivery... sucks.,,ahhh.its very sing songy .I also noticed some of the impact sounds are too muted . Remember in this movie , all the seiyuu have worked for many years together already while the american VA do not, So some are off and some are not. We Gintama fans ,we know the characters more than they do.Anyway,Its not too bad over all.The translation are not too bad either for most part although they changed some context to make it work but man some of it doesnt make sense .And if you watch it in Japanese with the english subtitle you might get annoyed if you understand some of the spoken Japanese . Some of the japanese names are americanized or missed mispronounced as well which will annoy peeps who knows this anime or know Japanese names.I actually enjoyed watching it in english at first .The movie version made awesome improvements of the action sequence.In the first scene after the Warner Brother intro , I noticed the recording of the 3 VA sounded as if they were in the sound booth together because it sounded as if they are really reacting to one another.I love the extra part in the end as well, it is like a Gintama trademark almost ha ha ha.I do hope Gintama the series comes back here and there.(p.s. Everytime I type Ha ha ha ha , I have Tatsuma in my head and so it is his laugh HA ha ha ha ha)

Let me just say that I love the Gintama anime and was excited to hear that they made a movie retelling one of the best arcs of the show. But as with all retelling anime movies I was also a little worried how well they were going to fit the whole arc (4 episodes) into just over 90 minutes. I was pleasantly supplies to find that my fears were for nothing. Unlike most movies based off of long running shonen anime this one is taken from the main story line, so the main focus is thus on central characters not on the "new made up just for this movie" characters. Another thing I like about this movie is that it can stand on its own but also fits nicely into the main overriding story line of the anime; making it enjoyable for newcomers and long time fans alike.The only sore spot in this release is the English dub; which is too bad because I was looking forward to showing this movie to friends and family who don't like to watch subtitles, but I am too embarrassed to share this dub with anyone. For the recorded I usually enjoy watching dubbed and most of the cast does an ok job reading their lines, but the voice actor for Shinpachi is downright terrible and laughable (really I laughed out loud, because it was so bad). Now it would be tempting to say that the entire fault lies with the actors, but I have to placing the blame on to the director because it's really obvious he didn't care. The English dub is also pledged by prevalent mispronunciation of names, and just weird localization choices. I think it is safe to say that all my future viewings will be done in Japanese with English subtitles.Basically if you are already a fan of the show then you will want to buy this movie, and if you are new to Gintama this movie is a good introduction to the series. Probably the best reason to buy this is that Sentai has already said that if this movie sells well they will look at releasing more seasons of the show;let's just hope they won't further insult the series or its fan with another half hearted attempt at a dub.

I've been watching the anime since it started six years ago. When I found out that I was finally able to buy the movie, I was so happy. However, I'm going to say a couple things here.So basically, Gintama is an anime that parodies other animes. The movie however, is a rehash of one of the more serious story arcs in the series. Edo, Japan has been taken over by aliens (Amanto) and they've advanced Edo's technology far into the future. Gintama follows Sakata Gintoki and his adventures through Edo. I don't feel like summarizing the story, as other reviewers have done quite a good job at that.I absolutely adore the Japanese version. It's amazing and well worth the wait. I wish it didn't take so long to be released here. Five stars all the way. I'll probably be watching it every day until they start the new episodes in October and release the next movie and I can get my hands on it.However, I really dislike the English Dub. It's not that they messed up the story in translation. They did really well with sticking to the story. I hardly agree with any of the voices. They don't match the characters. Most of them sound too light and airy. And don't get me started on Kagura, who is supposed to be 13 or 14, but sounds like a valley girl in her mid-twenties. Shinsuke's voice actor does a great job. Katsura isn't bad either. But most of the others just don't sound like they should. They sound light and airy and I just can't take them seriously. Chris Ayres does an amazing Kamui; he sounds like just like the original seiyū. Maybe it's because everything to do with Gintama has been in Japanese until now, but I can't adjust to the English Dub. The English Dub gets 2 stars from me.Still, I'm quite excited for the next Gintama movie.

I absolutely love the anime and I just had to get this, I'm so glad I did!The Benizakura arc story is still the same, the extra footage is great and the animation is beautiful.People who do not follow the series can probably enjoy the film as well, but being a fan definitely gives you the full experience.The only issue for me was the dub, I couldn't even get through the beginning of the film in English, I thought it was horrible.However, I am accustomed to the Japanese voices and I am not a frequent watcher of dubbed anime, so there is a good chance that you may love the English dub. My opinion on the dub doesn't affect my rating of the film, since the Japanese version is also included on the disc.The price was worth it and the shipping was fast, overall, this was a fantastic buy.

English is awful but I keep it on subs and enjoy the heck out of it.

TV版も観ましたが、「新訳紅桜編」のほうが格段に良いです！（特に自分は高杉さん派なので）思えばこの「紅桜編」は高杉さんが初めてこれまでの行動の意味と秘めた想いを語る、高杉さん派からすれば、大変重要なエピソードです。（まず出番が多い）これ大事！！なので「新訳紅桜編」は高杉さんの為の特別ステージと言っても過言ではないと個人的には思います。特性の羽織と濃い紫になった髪の色と作画の気合がもの語ります。とても気になったのが、鬼兵隊の船内なのですが、あるシーンで、TV版には無かった蓮の花柄の掛け軸が飾られていることです。同じシーンがTV版でもありますが、この掛け軸は飾られていません。鬼兵隊の船の持ち主は高杉さんなので、飾るにしても部下が勝手に飾るとは考えにくいのですが・・・。（勝手に飾ると「ぶった切られる」ような気がします）となると、高杉さんが好みで飾ったか、または許可したかになると思いますが、なぜこの掛け軸が追加されたのかが、とっても気になります。蓮の花の花言葉は「純粋な心」または「信仰心」です。仏教そのものを表す花としても有名ですね。「高杉さんの心が純粋」という意味でなのか、それとも「仏陀再誕」や「神秘の法」などで、仏陀を何度も演じた「仏陀と縁のある子安さんだから」なのか、はたまた「松陽先生をイメージさせる」からなのか、とても意味深です。もし興味がお有りの方は、是非探してみて下さい。綺麗で凝った掛け軸ですよ。なので高画質のブルーレイの方をオススメします。アフレコも、もう一度全員劇場版の為に取り直すという念の入れようですね。なので同じセリフでも若干言い方やニュアンスや声のトーンもTV版とは違います。声優さんたちの技術と、頑張りも凄いです。みんなこちらの方が圧倒的に良いです！特に高杉さん（子安さん）蓮の花の掛け軸の効果（？）なのかTV版より喋りが優しくなってます。あと、あるシーンで「目」も優しくて悲しげになってます。これはTV版と圧倒的に違いが分かります。ラストの大乱闘も、曲もアクションもパワーアップしていて見ごたえ満点です！

『銀魂』をほんの数カ月前に知り・・・。原作は読んだこともなく・・・。アニメもリアルタイムではなく『真撰組動乱編』しか見たことがなくて・・・。でも、『動乱編』の銀さんは目を疑ってしまうくらいの活躍してました！！死んだ魚じゃないじゃん！！！！劇場版の予告で土方さんのように瞳孔開いている銀さんを見て・・・特典に遊佐さんが出ていると聞いて何となく購入してみましたが・・・。が！！！！！もちろん遊佐さんサイコーなんですが（ってかほとんどピーしかないじゃん！！とおもいますが）本編もサイコーでした！！！！何か銀さんめちゃめちゃカッコイイし、まったく攘夷関係を存じていない私ですがとても満足できました。岡田イゾウ？さんと刀鍛冶のお兄さん・・・想いが強すぎたゆえの末路で・・・とてもアニメとは思えない所まで入り込んでいるな・・と・・・。（すみません。うまく表現できなくて・・・。）そして今回なんと言っても！新八も神楽もカッコイイ！！特に神楽の身のこなしには驚きました！！！エリザベスも泣いてるのにしんみりしていたら、まさにズラをカブッて敵地に現れたのには爆笑でした！お妙さんと満身創痍の銀さんとのやり取りというか・・・雰囲気がちょっと気になりましたが・・・。でもでも！！！銀さんは本当にスゴイ人なんだなとひしひしと感じました！！！序盤のイゾウとの闘いといい、ラストといいかっこよすぎ！！！信念があるってスゴイ・・・そして敵味方どちらも潔い・・・。桂ってあんなに強かったんですね〜！！「特報」は本当に信じてました（笑）ぜひ！冗談じゃなくてやって欲しいですね〜土方さんをスクリーンでもっと見たい！！！劇場版第二段切望！！！！！！！！！！かなり初心者の私でも本当におもしろくって、泣けたし、感動もできました！！！！これからアニメ全話制覇してもっともっとはまりたいと思います！！！！ちなみに封入フイルムはフェミニストさんとまた子さんでした。土方さんがよかったなあ〜！！（泣）でもあるのかな？？？長々と失礼いたしました。

劇場版の新要素としては、その頃の新選組、その頃の神威君といったショートシーン位で、基本TVで放送された紅桜編の総集編な訳ですが、要所要所のアクションが濃くなってましたね。特にそれが顕著なのがクライマックスの銀ヅラ無双！！劇場で観た人々が一つになって感嘆の声を漏らしたのがとても思い出深い名シーンです。足癖の悪い銀さんと正統派剣術のヅラと殺陣にメリハリがあって……銀魂史上最もヅラがカッコよかった瞬間でしたｗDVDの購入を決めた大半の方がこのシーンに魅せられたから、といっても大仰ではないと思います。ネタとしてはまさか冒頭の『あれ』が最後の『アレ』へのネタフリとか、スタッフ本気で遊んでんなｗｗｗって感じでｗTVアニメも新シリーズ始まりますし、劇場版第二作も期待できるか？銀魂好きなら一見どころか二見三見のの価値あり！銀魂初見の方にも十分楽しめる、というか自信を持ってお勧めできるクオリティでありました！！ちなみに自分のフィルムは「紅桜初戦直後に倒れた銀さん」でした（主役が写っているから当たりの方ですねｗ）