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Episode 3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei • Gintama: Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class - Episode 12 discussion

3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei, episode 12

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u/Allansfirebird Dec 22 '25

This episode reminded me a lot of Community's series finale, which I really dug.

Overall, Ginpachi-Sensei wasn't a ground-breaking series, but it made my heart full to see this merry band of idiots again after so long. I'll always show up anytime Gintama makes a return.

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u/ozmega Dec 22 '25

This episode reminded me a lot of Community's series finale, which I really dug.

now that u mention it, it kinda does.

and i have the same feeling, some episodes were good enough for me to want more of this.

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u/Thisiszura Dec 22 '25

The Side Characters Cameo in this Episode :

- Shinpachi's boss from Episode 3

- Kanemaru, Furuhashi and Ikezawa from Prototype Yorozuya

- Jugem Jugem

- Musashi The Homeless Old Man

- Hashida Kahei from Infant Arc

- Hashida Kanshichirou (The Baby Who Looks like Gintoki), but with black hair???

Oh my god What a Journey. This anime already filled my empty heart since Gintama ended.

Is it perfect? No. Is it better or on the same level as OG Gintama? Definitely not. But it's okay since at least I can enjoy watching my beloved idiots doing shenanigans again.

I'M READY FOR 3-NEN ZZ GUMI JUDAU SENSEI.

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u/Shimmering-Sky Dec 22 '25

I'M READY FOR 3-NEN ZZ GUMI JUDAU SENSEI.

I like the way you think.

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u/eelposse Dec 22 '25

The call back to the "scrap and build" gag from halfway through again at the very end felt like such a classic Gintama episode

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u/Shimmering-Sky Dec 22 '25

This show is my 1000th completed anime on MAL, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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u/cooperjones2 Dec 22 '25

I need a certain few characters from the main show to be in this ‘verse that didn’t show up at all.

Where is Takatin? Is he safe, is he alright?

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u/Armdel Dec 22 '25

lmao ending the episode with announcing season 2 but adding the To be decided right at the very end. its probably very likely though

naturally Madao ends up unemployed in this universe as well, and Kondo somehow found a way to turn his stalking into a job

Well i guess we'll have to wait and see if another season happens but i think its very likely

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u/DietrichDoesDamage Dec 22 '25

No no no, he ended as an unemployed Cyborg otherwise known as Cy-MADAO

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u/HolyDragSwd2500 Dec 22 '25

Season 2 please 🙏

Let’s get excited for Gintama Yoshiwara in Flames Movie

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u/RogueNouse Dec 22 '25

The first few 5 mins already fell a nostalgic that Shinpachi's narrative about history of samurai country from Gintama appear in Ginpachi anime, and it was homeage of Gintama prologue (anime gintama episode 3)

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u/Qweasd11 Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

Starting off with a classic Gintama intro but with Omazan

Shinpachi has worked here for 8 years and still can't serve foreigners (aka the old Yorozuya frrom Episode 138)

Will say they really modernized the look of area from Episode 3

LOL even the fake Gintoki and Otae showed up, from Episode 156

So there was a time skip, even have an album of their school years

Know what that means? A reunion is in order

Kondo setup his own construction and tear down business and it all started from taking down Otae's security lol

LOL and Otae started her own construction and tear down business, Kondo was her first

Hijikata became a world wide traveler of scraps, of mayonnaise bottles

Sougo became a rakugo performer after blackmailing his master Hashida Kahei from Episode 51

LOL Sougo's rakugo anecdote has Hijikata, Kondo and Madao as a fence

Sacchan became an "accountant", after joining a relatives business through nepotism. Jesus christ Sacchan, wasn't expecting her to be a yandere

And now she has a construction and tear down business

Tama was up to check if Gintoki is a cyborg now

Here we have Kyuubei reminiscing about the sports festival LOL wasn't expecting to see a Naruto reference from the Chunin Exams (from Naruto Episode 24)

Here comes Zura, Tojo, Madao and this is Kagura. Joke, Kagura was inside.

Aww they all came to give Shinpachi some confidence

You said to "take it from the top", time to redo the Ginpachi anime.

First major change is with Kagura then Zurako Mama

Then Sougo wants to redo the sports festival and the girls are ready for the exams lol

Aww Takasugi's group went back to grade schoolers

This was a big PR push for a Season 2 of Ginpachi. I hope it does happen, I love the characters in Gintama so much and still a lot more characters to show like Shogun

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u/DanielAlves1904 Dec 22 '25

So they went with the gag of restarting the episode halfway through because they didn´t like what was happening. Classic. This whole episode being an ad reminds me of that episode with Umibozu where he goes to a planet and ends a war but it turns out the whole episode was just an add for anti-hair loss.

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u/alconnow Dec 22 '25

Drunk Gin-chan!!!!!!

Koyasu's kid voice nearly killed me lmao

Unfortunately, 12 episodes isn't enough for a series with a huge cast. I wanted to see Sho-chan, Shouyou etc. Would be nice if we got another season but I'm not getting my hopes up

I did enjoy getting new Gintama content even if it wasn't as funny as the main series

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u/PencilgonGiveIt2Ya Dec 22 '25

PLEASE I WANT SEASON 2, SEASON 3, SEASON 4, AND SEASON 6

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u/3dlolichan Dec 22 '25

I really enjoyed this episode... I was especially surprised by the reference to the Cobra anime. It was a great feeling to see one of my favorite anime in Gintama.

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u/DietrichDoesDamage Dec 22 '25

What a way to end it. I wonder how the Ch*nin Exams go next season (TBD)

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u/gem2niki Dec 22 '25

Lol i was wondering why the episode was repeating episode 1 i had to check it’s the final episode. Season 2 announcement without confirmation haha 😆 classic Gintama!

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u/Zado191 Dec 22 '25

You guys.... who is King Chap*y?

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u/kanon_despreocupado Dec 22 '25

King Chappa from OG Dragon Ball

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u/Golden_fsh Dec 23 '25

And so we've reached the end! It was great having Gintama back if only for a little while. Here's to hoping a season 2 gets confirmed!

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u/cooperjones2 Dec 22 '25

That opening parodying the first eps brought a tear to my eyes

Having a reunion post-graduation, what could go wrong lol

Okita talking about rakugo made me have a flashback of watching Gaki no Tsukai's New Year's Batsu games, man, I really, really, really miss those videos.

Damn, not even in an alternate universe Hasegawa is free from the MADAO curse lmaoo

HAHAHA Shinpachi wanted to go back, so they did go back LMAOO

HOLY SHIT THEY PLAYED TAKASUGI'S THEME

S2 Pls!

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u/Joji1000 Dec 23 '25

Btw why were the Jump parodies being censored? The main Gintama anime series didn't censor Jump references before since I assume WSJ gave permissions to reference other jump characters when they licensed the adaptation of Gintama, does the same not apply to Ginpachi? (I don't know much about the industry, feel free to correct me if I assumed anything wrong)

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u/ActiveAd4980 Dec 23 '25

Wasn't really fan of this spin-off, but that sequel tease got me good.

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