9/10
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5,114
Gintama crowns itself the new king of comedy by fusing Monty-Python-level anarchy with top-tier animation, razor-sharp voice acting and endlessly inventive visual gags, all while keeping its characters memorably outrageous across 201 consistently hilarious episodes. Its sole notable stumble is that the very force of its humor can undercut serious story beats and occasionally jar with sudden score shifts. Absolutely recommended. The “Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon” sequence alone epitomizes the show’s fearless, surreal genius.
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