Review of Gintama Season 5

Having now watched the main tv seasons of Gintama where do I rate this one... Firstly it's a 12 episode Arc, I think the longest in Gintama, and so there isn't much in the humour department. It also doesn't hit the emotional highs that the end of Gintama's 4th Season managed. On the other hand the graphics and backstory development are done very well. There were several characters I hated that the series managed to make me like a little by the end which was impressive. A few of the fight scenes were good and although I felt it lacked a bit of punch the dramawas at a pretty good level. The ending feels like it's begun to come full circle returning to a more Amanto based storyline as well.

So, although it's not the highs of the end of Season 4, it gets the same rating because it doesn't have the 30 odd sub-standard episodes of that season. But there's no doubt it doesn't hit the highs of Season 4, and the lack of the Shinsengumi is a bit of a let down.

Overall though an entertaining and interesting watch.