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Gintama · Season 2 · Crunchyroll

Gintama Season 2

Gintama Season 2 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 8.7/10. 51 episodes on Crunchyroll from 4 April 2011.

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BollyMeter8.7/10MAL scores climbed through Gintama' as the dramatic arcs - particularly the Shogun Assassination Arc groundwork - began to match the comedy's reputation.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Gintama' (with the apostrophe indicating a relaunch rather than a true sequel) aired April 2011 to March 2012 across 51 episodes. The series returned after a year's gap with a sharper editorial sense, tightening the ratio of gag episodes to serious arcs. The Yoshiwara in Flames Arc and the Four Devas Arc belong to this run and represent the franchise's best balance of comedy and consequence. MAL community scores rose to the high 8s, tracking an audience that had cleared the early-entry hump and was now rewarded with material that justified the investment. A 13-episode continuation, Gintama' Enchousen, aired October 2012 to March 2013.

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Season Over Season

Tighter pacing and a higher ratio of consequential arcs make Gintama' the point where casual watchers become franchise advocates.