This was a deception for me, Gintama is my favorite anime and even if this season was not "bad" it was bad in comparison to the other seasons. The 12 episode format does not suit the show at all. The story was way too fast paced so they used too many "narrator characters" who's sole purpose was to tell what is happening, why it is happening, why this character is badass, why this character is a super badass. There were also a whole lot of flashbacks and way less humor than in the other seasons. Sidenote, I didn't like the opening nor the ending for once,sad.