

At least, I certainly haven’t noticed any difference. Does this recap actually add anything of value? No, I don’t think Should I rate based on all of its content, ignoring that most of it Is completely reused from previous work? Should I only rate the extra parts as rating of the reused content is already covered by rating of the title it’s being reused from? Or should I rate it based on how the cuts and shortening makes sense? I usually lean towards the 2nd option with a bit of the 3rd one.Īre Shinsengumi Crisis and Kabukichou Four Devas one of the best Gintama arcs? Yes. Rating recaps always feels a bit conflicting.

However, unbeknownst to Gintoki and the others, Pirako has strong ties to one of the ruling figures of the Kabuki district of Edo, and her arrival sets off a chain reaction that throws the inhabitants of the district into a civil war. Before them is a mysterious young woman named Pirako Doromizu who hides a penchant for extreme violence behind her smiling, enthusiastic exterior. In another time and place, the Yorozuya squad is suddenly greeted by a potential new recruit.

However, Itou's scheme is revealed to be more devious than anyone imagined, and the very existence of the Shinsengumi is thrown into peril. As he struggles to break the curse, an ambitious new member of the police force, Itou Kamotarou, seizes the opportunity to depose Hijikata in his bid for power within the organization. Demonic Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi, Toushirou Hijikata, acquires a cursed sword-one which completely rewrites his personality, morphing him from a hard-boiled, no-nonsense cop into a hopeless otaku.
