E126 - “Some Things Can Only Be Conveyed Through the Written Word”

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[00:10] ---
    And you call yourself human?!
[00:12] ---
    Just What the [bleep] is yo' mama?
[00:15] ---
    And you call yourself human?!
[00:17] ---
    Just What the [bleep] is yo' mama?
[00:21] Officer D
    All right! Get ready!
[00:23] ---
    Urya oi urya oi urya oi
[00:25] Shineitai
    Urya oi urya oi urya oi
[00:27] Shineitai
    Urya oi urya oi urya oi
[00:29] Shneitai
    Urya oi urya oi urya oi
[00:30] Takachin
    That mole of yours, the
    coloring is very light
[00:36] Officer D
    Ro-man-ce
[00:38] Shineitai
    Ne, ne, ne, ne, necromancer!
[00:40] Song
    That mole of yours, upon a closer look
[00:47] ---
    has a single hair growing out of it
[00:49] Shineitai
    Ru ru ru ru rurururu!
[00:51] Song
    I have a mole in the small of my back
[00:57] Officer D
    Ro-man-ce
[00:57] ---
    in the shape of the Big Dipper
[00:59] Shineitai
    Sei sei sei sei seiken koutai
[01:02] Song
    My mole, compared to
    others, is a bit large
[01:11] Shineitai
    Ji ji ji ji ji!
[01:13] Officer D
    Oh-tsu,oi Oh-tsu, oi!
[01:13] Song
    Right now, the two moles
[01:13] Song
    Your mole, my mole
[01:16] Officer D
    Oh-tsu,oi Oh-tsu, oi!
[01:19] ---
    Are joined together
[01:23] Shineitai
    Wait a minute- wai, wai,
[01:24] Shineitai
    Wai, wai, wai, wai, Wait a minute-
[01:26] Song
    Ah, and you still act like a human?
[01:30] Shinetai
    Hoo hoo hoo hoo
[01:31] Song
    Ah, well then, I'll say it clearly.
[01:35] Shineitai
    Hoo hoo hoo hoo
[01:37] Song
    Ah, that's enough already,
    before I tear out that mole!
[01:46] Shineitai
    Buchi!
[01:47] Shineitai
    And you call yourself human?
[01:50] ---
    What the [bleep] is yo' mama?!
[01:52] Takachin
    Hey, more power! Where's that [bleep]?!
[01:58] Shineitai
    And you call yourself human?
[02:00] ---
    What the [bleep] is yo' mama?!
[02:03] ---
    And you call yourself human?
[02:06] Shineitai
    What the [bleep] is yo' mama?!
[02:16] Takachin
    No good. You're not in sync. And
    what happened to your voices?
[02:21] ---
    At this rate, we'll never be ready
    for Otsu's December concert.
[02:26] ---
    Are you listening?!
[02:27] Takachin
    Maybe you've gotten lazy just because
    Otsu's become a national idol?!
[02:32] Takachin
    There's no doubt we're not the
    only ones rooting for Otsu.
[02:37] ---
    But we've backed her up long
    before she became popular.
[02:42] Takachin
    We are the pillars of support
    for Tsu Terakado!
[02:47] Takachin
    Let's put more pride into our routine!
[02:49] Shineitai
    R-Right!
[02:51] Takachin
    Especially you, sergeant!
[02:52] ---
    You're an officer, yet... Huh?
[02:56] Officer A
    U-Umm... He's checking
    his email over there.
[02:59] Officer B
    Seems he met a girl.
[03:02] Officer B
    And they email each other
    about everything.
[03:05] Takachin
    What?! He's a sergeant and
    he's emailing a friend?!
[03:11] Takashin
    Get this! Email is the devil's tool!
[03:14] ---
    My boyfriend jilted me and I'm so lonely.
    I could use some consoling.
[03:20] Career Woman
    Work is so hectic, my spirit has run dry.
    Let's enjoy some good wine together.
[03:25] Girl
    Is it okay if I call you "Brother"?
[03:28] Takachin
    Lies, all of it! Bloody lies!
[03:33] Officer B
    It's not like that. They met through
    some blog or nixi and...
SIGN    [Note: nixi is a parody of the Japanese social networking site "mixi".]
[03:40] Takachin
    B-B-Blog?!
[03:43] Takachin
    Crap like, where and what
    you do and eat every day;
[03:46] Takachin
    you had an argument with so-and-so;
    that guy is such a pest;
[03:49] Takachin
    I dread tomorrow's test.
[03:51] ---
    You write a comment and
    you get a comment back.
[03:54] ---
    Oh, you're friends? You're great chums?
[03:59] ---
    Wrong!
[04:01] Takachin
    Huh? Well?! nixi?!
[04:04] Takachin
    Like it's a great miracle or something?!
[04:07] ---
    You can make any false
    claim you want on it!
[04:10] ---
    Just how naive are you anyway?!
[04:14] Takachin
    And the girl's probably some ugly hoe whose
    picture has been totally retouched.
[04:18] Officer A
    W-Well...
[04:20] Officer A
    They first met through an Otsu-chan
    forum and she's really cute.
[04:25] Officer A
    He told her that he was a
    sergeant in the Fan Club,
[04:28] Officer A
    and she was so impressed and she's
    the one who started to chat with him.
[04:33] Officer B
    Hey! Ever since she released the song,
[04:36] Officer B
    "Your Sister's On A Dating Website," her popularity
    with women has skyrocketed, remember?
[04:43] Takachin
    Huh?
[04:43] Officer B
    We meant to bring it up later,
[04:46] Officer B
    but maybe we can have a
    girl's division of Fan Club?
[04:50] Takachin
    G-Girl's division?
[04:52] Officer A
    We want Otsu to gain worldwide fame.
[04:56] Officer A
    A song princess like Beyonce
    loved by everyone,
[04:59] Officer A
    young and old, male and female!
[05:01] Officer B
    Our happiness is Otsu's happiness.
[05:04] Officer B
    Doesn't that mean, her happiness
    is our happiness?!
[05:10] Takachin
    Our happiness is Otsu-chan's?
[05:17] Sergeant
    C-Captain!
[05:19] Shinpachi
    Sergeant! Recite Article 23 of the
    Tsu Terakado Fan Club Bylaws!
[05:25] Sergeant
    Owwww! It says, "Secret communication
    with women is forbidden!
[05:31] Sergeant
    Anyone breaking this rule will
    be deemed a spy." Sir!
[05:34] Shinpachi
    Correct! Sergeant, you are an officer.
[05:38] Shinpachi
    Yet you broke this rule!
[05:40] Shinpachi
    Thus...!
[05:41] Shinpachi
    You are sentenced to
[05:43] Shinpachi
    the Nose Hook Destroyer Final Dream!
[05:56] Shinpachi
    Hey!
SIGN    [Do you want to delete the selected messages?] [Yes No]
[06:02] Soldier A
    Yes...
[06:03] Shinpachi
    Show me all your cell phones.
[06:06] Officer A
    I-I don't... We don't email girls.
[06:11] Officer B
    A-And I don't need a cell phone.
[06:13] Officer C
    Y-Yeah! Who needs this thing!
[06:15] Shineitai C
    I wouldn't email a girl!
[06:17] Shineitai C
    Besides, my cell phone is broken!
[06:19] Shineitai A
    I don't need this!
[06:21] Shinpachi
    Right! Quit emailing girls
    and acting like wimps!
[06:26] ---
    We're not jealous of anything
    like that, right?!
[06:28] Shineitai
    Right!
[06:29] Shinpachi
    Who cares about emails! Correspondence!
    Quit acting so soft!
[06:33] Shineitai
    Right!
[06:34] Shinpachi
    If you're men... if you're men...
[06:37] ---
    beat your own chests and
    declare your love!
[06:40] Shineitai
    Right!
[06:42] Shineitai
    Otsu-chan! We love you!
[06:44] Shinpachi
    That's right. That's being men!
[06:47] Shinpachi
    The written word cannot
    convey our feelings!
[06:49] ---
    Say it directly! Out loud!
[06:52] Shinpachi
    Written messages are crap!
[06:58] Shinpachi
    What's this?
[06:59] Shinpachi
    Did it wash up with the waves?
[07:02] Shinpachi
    There's something inside.
[07:09] ---
    Do you believe in destiny? I do.
[07:13] ---
    After all, you're reading
    this now, aren't you?
[07:18] Sister
    Will you correspond with me?
[07:25] Shinpachi
    Correspond... Correspond...
[07:30] Shinpachi
    Damn it! Thank you! Thank you so much!
SIGN    [Note: Parody of Sanji's line to "Red Foot" Zeff in ONE PIECE.]
SIGN    [To whom it may concern: We're sorry about the week before last week.]
SIGN    [All told, we're starting second half of GinTama Anime 3rd yearrrrr!!]
SIGN    ["Some Things Can Only Be Conveyed Through the Written Word"]
[09:26] Gintoki
    Huh? Shinpachi is acting funny?
[09:30] Kagura (While Eating Dried Squid)
    Shinpachi always acts weird, Sis.
[09:33] Otae
    I know, but it's more than usual.
[09:37] ---
    Lately, he comes home and goes straight
    to his room. And he hardly talks.
[09:41] Otae
    And he doesn't sleep 'til morning...and
    seems intent on writing something?
[09:48] Gintoki
    Intent on writing?
[09:50] Otae
    Yes. There are crumpled
    balls of paper on the floor
[09:54] Otae
    and I just don't know what he's doing.
[09:57] Otae
    What is he writing so late at night?
[10:02] Otae
    Anyway, he's at a difficult age.
[10:04] Otae
    And I think a man like you
    should speak to him, Gin-san.
[10:09] Otae
    Can you go see what's up with him?
[10:12] Gintoki
    Just leave him alone.
[10:13] Gintoki
    When boys get to a certain age,
    family becomes a bother.
[10:18] ---
    That's how they become independent.
[10:20] Kagura
    Independent? Shinpachi, independent?
[10:24] ---
    He's more helpless than a colt at birth.
[10:27] Otae
    She's right. Becoming
    independent is fine.
[10:30] ---
    But what is he doing cooped
    up in his room?
[10:33] ---
    Is that necessary in becoming
    self-reliant?
[10:36] Gintoki
    By independent, I mean... Standing up.
[10:40] ---
    Being alone and well...
[10:52] Shinpachi
    Hmm... How should I start this?
[10:56] Shinpachi
    Writing a letter to a total stranger...
[10:59] Shinpachi
    I don't know anything about her.
[11:02] Shinpachi
    All I do know is...
[11:05] Sister
    Do you believe in destiny?
[11:07] Shinpachi
    Heh...
[11:09] Shinpachi
    Yes, I do! I really believe in
    it! Yes, that's how I'll start.
[11:13] Gintoki
    Shinpachi.
[11:14] Shinpachi
    Yes! Gin-san! You're here?!
[11:18] Gintoki
    Hey, don't worry about
    your sister too much.
[11:22] Shinpachi
    Huh? What're you saying?
[11:24] Gintoki
    One more thing
[11:28] Gintoki
    make sure you wash your hands.
[11:29] Shinpachi
    Get your mind out of the gutter!
[11:32] Shinpachi
    What are you thinking? You're totally
    mistaken. I'm not like that!
[11:37] Shinpachi
    And why're you acting nicer than
    usual? It gives me the creeps!
[11:40] Gintoki
    Huh?! You're not?
[11:44] Gintoki
    You're not into this stuff?
[11:48] Gintoki
    Oh man, I was wrong. Absolutely wrong.
[11:54] Gintoki
    Sorry you had to come for
    nothing. You can go.
[11:58] Shinpachi
    Hey! What's the big idea?
[12:01] Shinpachi
    What did you think I was
    doing in my room?!
[12:02] Shinpachi
    Where'd you find them anyway?!
[12:04] Gintoki
    Hey, you forgot this!
[12:07] Gintoki
    Wanna use it?
[12:08] Shinpachi
    For what?!
[12:10] Kagura
    Sis, what are you boiling?
[12:13] Otae
    It's nothing, Kagura.
[12:16] Gintoki
    Writing? Then you've been
    writing letters at night?
[12:22] Gintoki
    Man, you're such a kid.
[12:25] Shinpachi
    Please don't tell my sister.
[12:27] Shinpachi
    If she finds out I'm writing letters to
    a girl, it would be uncomfortable.
[12:31] Gintoki
    Uncomfortable? Why? Are you thinking
    of doing something bad?
[12:35] Shinpachi
    No way! That's exactly the kind
    of conclusion I don't want.
[12:41] ---
    I want to know her on
    a purely platonic level.
[12:45] Gintoki
    Know her how?
[12:47] Shinpachi
    It's friendship! Friendship!
[12:49] ---
    Youth is all about friendship,
    perseverance, victory!
[12:52] ---
    I mean, think about it.
[12:54] ---
    It crossed the vast ocean and reached
    me! It must be destiny.
[12:58] Shinpachi
    But if Sis finds out about it, she'll
    say I lack morals and get angry.
[13:04] Gintoki
    That's not true.
[13:06] Gintoki
    Your sister is pretty understanding
    about things like that.
[13:09] Shinpachi
    No, she's not.
[13:10] Otae
    Shin-chan.
[13:11] Shinpachi
    Sister?!
[13:14] Otae
    I brought some tea and
    sweets, so have some.
[13:19] Otae
    Here...
[13:23] Otae
    Just in case, it's not enough.
[13:28] Otae
    This is...stringy konjac root.
[13:31] Shinpachi
    Huh?
[13:32] Otae
    Shin-chan... Shin-chan... No matter what you do,
    you'll always be my little brother.
[13:43] Gintoki
    You see? She's very understanding.
[13:46] Shinpachi
    What the hell is she thinking?!
[13:48] Shinpachi
    Just what did you tell my sister?!
[13:50] Shinpachi
    What's this lotion doing with the tea?!
[13:53] Shinpachi
    And why does this konjac
    root have a hole in it?!
[13:55] ---
    She has it totally wrong!
[13:57] ---
    And she didn't look me
    in the eye! Not once!
[13:59] ---
    How're you gonna fix this?!
    How can we face each other now?!
[14:02] Gintoki
    Now, now. Calm down.
[14:05] ---
    She gave you lotion.
[14:06] ---
    That means you'll have time in private,
    to write. I'd say that's great.
[14:08] Shinpachi
    It's not great! I'd rather have
    her find out about the letters!
[14:14] Kagura
    This has such a grown-up taste.
[14:17] Otae
    There's lots more if you want seconds.
[14:21] Gintoki
    And? Just what did you write
    anyway? Let's see.
[14:25] Shinpachi
    Never mind! Stop!
[14:28] Gintoki
    "How do you do? I read your
    letter. Isn't it strange?
[14:32] Gintoki
    It crossed a vast ocean and reached me"
[14:36] Gintoki
    Hey, this is it?! It's too
    long and so ordinary.
[14:41] Shinpachi
    So what?! What's the use of putting
    on a pretense? It's a letter.
[14:44] Gintoki
    You want to get to know this girl, right?
[14:47] Gintoki
    You want to get close to her, right?
[14:49] Gintoki
    You have to show off.
[14:52] Shinpachi
    Huh? Show off?
[14:53] Gintoki
    Look, she tossed her letter-in-a-bottle
    into the ocean
[14:56] Gintoki
    hoping to find a random pen-pal.
[14:57] ---
    How much more showy can you get?
[14:59] Gintoki
    And this brief message.
[15:02] Gintoki
    Unconventional women like
    her get bored quickly.
[15:06] Gintoki
    She won't read more than
    three sentences.
[15:11] Shinpachi
    I guess my letter is too long
    and doesn't get to the point.
[15:16] Gintoki
    Since you don't know anything about her,
[15:19] Gintoki
    you need to say something
    about yourself.
[15:21] ---
    And you can introduce yourself
    in three sentences.
[15:23] ---
    And add a photo, just like she did.
[15:28] Shinpachi
    I see, I guess so.
[15:31] Shinpachi
    But can I really introduce myself
    in only three sentences?
[15:35] Gintoki
    Sure you can. Just keep it simple
    and easy to understand.
[15:40] Gintoki
    How's this?
SIGN    [Shinpachi Shimura] [I changed my glasses.]
[15:44] Shinpachi
    That tankobon?!
[15:46] Shinpachi
    This is the back cover of a graphic
    novel! I've seen it before!
[15:50] Shinpachi
    Why is the writer's most recent photogragh
    only of his glasses?!
[15:52] Gintoki
    Because if the writer reveals himself,
    it lowers the value of his work.
[15:57] Gintoki
    In the past, JUMP would include photos
[15:59] Gintoki
    of the creators in their New Year's issue.
[16:02] Gintoki
    But somewhere along the
    way, it stopped, right?
[16:05] Gintoki
    And that's the reason why.
[16:07] Shinpachi
    Don't be so rude!! And not only that,
[16:10] Shinpachi
    there's only one sentence, not three.
[16:13] Shinpachi
    And the photo and the sentence
    only focuses on my glasses.
[16:16] Gintoki
    Well, I thought about what to write,
[16:19] Gintoki
    but there were only your glasses
    that were out of the ordinary.
[16:21] Shinpachi
    Out of the ordinary?!
[16:23] Gintoki
    You know, you're sort of a flat person
    with only those glasses that stand out.
[16:28] ---
    I tried to bring that out somehow,
    but this is the limit.
[16:32] Shinpachi
    Am I such a sorry human being?!
[16:34] Gintoki
    No, it's actually better since there's
    lots of room for imagination.
[16:37] Gintoki
    It conveys something deeper,
    something more fashionable.
[16:41] Shinpachi
    What's deep about only saying
    that I've changed glasses?!
[16:44] ---
    And besides, I haven't
    bought new glasses.
[16:47] Gintoki
    All right, then how about this?
SIGN    [I changed. My glasses. You know. -Shinpachi Shimura]
[16:49] Gintoki
    Much more substance, right? And
    there are the three sentences.
[16:52] Shinpachi
    You just broke it up!
[16:54] Shinpachi
    There's not even a millimeter
    more in substance!
[16:57] Shinpachi
    All it says is that I bought new glasses.
[16:58] Shinpachi
    And let me repeat again, I haven't
    bought new glasses!
[17:01] Gintoki
    In order to make it interesting,
    a little fabrication is necessary.
[17:06] Shinpachi
    On television, that type of thing could get
    you kicked out of the TV federation!
[17:09] Gintoki
    Only someone clueless to the
    situation would say that.
[17:12] Gintoki
    A little acting is necessary here.
[17:15] Shinpachi
    Well, this letter is not interesting at all!
[17:17] Shinpachi
    If you're gonna make a production
    out of it, add a little polish!
[17:20] Shinpachi
    Three sentences!
[17:22] Shinpachi
    To make an impact, there's gotta
    be at least three sentences.
[17:27] Gintoki
    Three sentences, huh? Well, I'll try.
SIGN    [Thank you for sending me so many glasses. I will wear them along with the S.]
[17:33] Gintoki
    How's this?
[17:34] Shinpachi
    That's like an insert in the Table
    of Contents in JUMP!
[17:36] Shinpachi
    It's straight from the magazine!
[17:38] Shinpachi
    Why's it like a Valentine's greeting?
[17:40] Shinpachi
    What's this about "so
    many glasses"?!
[17:43] ---
    And this "S"?! What "Staff"?!
[17:46] Gintoki
    That doesn't mean staff. It stands
    for S as in Shinpachi.
[17:48] Shinpachi
    Shut up! Only Shinpachi wears glasses!
    Nothing's been changed!
[17:52] ---
    It's completely off the mark.
[17:55] ---
    If I send this, she wouldn't
    think it's a letter to her,
[17:58] ---
    but rather an acknowledgment
    that I received glasses.
[18:05] ---
    Let's just start over.
    From the very beginning.
[18:10] Gintoki
    Oh, I guess you're right.
[18:13] Gintoki
    From the start, Shinpachi.
[18:15] Gintoki
    Just as you said, go back to the
    beginning and think it over.
[18:20] Gintoki
    Think back, Shinpachi.
[18:22] Gintoki
    What is it about this letter
    that captured you?
[18:27] Gintoki
    Yes. It's not the unconventional way
    it was sent nor the brief message.
[18:33] ---
    Wasn't it this?
[18:35] ---
    N-No! I don't judge people by their looks.
[18:38] Gintoki
    Well then, let me ask you.
[18:41] Gintoki
    If this girl happened to be ugly,
    would you think about replying?
[18:45] Shinpachi
    Uh...
[18:47] Gintoki
    So you see?
[18:49] Gintoki
    No matter how hard you wrack your brains
    to come up with the perfect lines,
[18:52] ---
    ultimately what counts is...
[18:59] Gintoki
    What you see!
[19:01] Shinpachi
    I can't argue with that.
[19:03] ---
    But, if that's so, a loser like
    me hasn't got a chance.
[19:07] Gintoki
    Shinpachi, take off your glasses.
[19:10] Shinpachi
    It's no use. Even if I take
    off my glasses, I...
[19:15] Gintoki
    Shinpachi, a healthy soul manifests
    itself on one's exterior too.
[19:21] Shinpachi
    Soul?
[19:23] Gintoki
    Take heart. You have a good soul.
[19:27] Shinpachi
    Gin-san...
[19:29] ---
    I will! I'll do it!
[19:40] Shinpachi
    What do you think of
    something like this?!
[19:43] Gintoki
    Hey, that's good. Yes, yes, yes, yes!
[19:46] Gintoki
    A little more to the left.
[19:48] ---
    Okay, smile, Shinpachi-kun.
[19:49] Shinpachi
    Photograph me! Shinpachi-kun is right here!
[19:53] Gintoki
    Assault Buster!
[19:58] Gintoki
    You're wrong.
[20:00] Gintoki
    These glasses make up
    95% of you, Shinpachi.
[20:04] Gintoki
    In fact, these are more Shinpachi than you.
[20:07] Shinapchi
    You're saying I only make up 5%?!
[20:09] Gintoki
    Well, 3% is water, 2% is garbage.
[20:14] Shinpachi
    You're labelling me garbage?!
    Or maybe, I'm not even 2%?
SIGN    [Shinpachi Shimura] [I bought new glasses.]
[20:17] Shinpachi
    More importantly, this is exactly
    the same as before!
[20:20] ---
    Except the reasoning is different!
[20:22] Gintoki
    Yeah, but the ones hanging on this
    tree are nice. It's got substance.
[20:27] Shinpachi
    Put them on me!
[20:29] Gintoki
    But there's just something missing.
[20:32] Shinpachi
    Damn right! They're not on me!
[20:34] Gintoki
    Isn't there a better scenario?
[20:37] Gintoki
    Not this. Not this either.
[20:39] ---
    Which one is most like Shinpachi?!
[20:44] Gintoki
    All right! This is it!
[20:47] Okita
    Is Kondo-san here?
[20:49] Shinpachi
    That's a different person!!
[20:51] Gintoki
    They turned out pretty cool, Shinpachi.
[20:53] Shinpachi
    That's not Shinpachi. What?
    Should I just die?
[21:06] Urara
    Sister! Look! Look! Really!
[21:10] Urara
    It really came, a letter for you!
[21:13] ---
    You got a reply to your letter!
[21:18] Sister
    This can't be happening. Someone
    really picked up the letter.
[21:23] Urara
    Let me see! Let me see!!
[21:24] Urara
    What does it say, Sister?!
[21:27] Sister
    "I received your letter. I'm looking forward
    to our correspondence from now on."
[21:34] Sister
    "My name is
[21:37] Sister
    Shinpachi Shimura."
SIGN    [To Be Continued]
SIGN    
[23:13] Kondo
    My brother, Shinpachi-kun, is worried
    about his relationship?!
[23:15] Kondo
    Then this is where I, Kondo,
    the Love Expert, come in!
[23:18] Gintoki
    Shut up, stalker!!
[23:19] Okita
    That's not happening.
[23:20] Hijikata
    Please come back and do your work.
[23:22] Kondo
    All of you?! How cruel!!
[23:24] Shinpachi
    The next episode... "Sometimes
    You Must Meet to Understand."
SIGN    [Somehow, the Shinsengumi get involved in Shinpachi's letter-writing lessons.]
SIGN    [One misunderstanding leads to another. What happens to Shinpachi's correspondence?]
[23:38] Shinpachi
    Uh... it seems we still have
    another minute left.
[23:41] Gintoki
    Shh! Stay quiet, Shinpachi!
[23:43] Kagura
    We're on a mission here. A mission.
[23:44] Shinpachi
    A mission?
[23:45] Gintoki
    Last week, when they broadcasted the part
    with one image and only audio.
[23:48] Gintoki
    I suspect, the big guys up there...
[23:50] Kagura
    Yelled "You didn't spend any
    money on this episode at all!
[23:52] Kagura
    We'll lower your production budget!!"
[23:55] Shinpachi
    True, we were able to finish
    the episode on the cheap.
[23:58] Gintoki
    But, think about it.
[23:59] Gintoki
    For those episodes, the staff put in a lot
    of effort and created more images.
[24:03] Gintoki
    Costs went over-budget and
    need to be paid immediately.
[24:04] Gintoki
    We're actually losing money
    creating those episodes.
[24:06] Kagura
    It's not fair.
[24:07] Shinpachi
    Oh well, what can you do.
[24:09] Gintoki
    So! What if we show one
    minute of background with
[24:12] Gintoki
    only audio after the actual
    episode every week.
[24:16] Kagura
    Then... hey, presto!
[24:18] Gintoki
    In six months, we'd have one episode
    worth of background art with only audio.
[24:22] Shinpachi
    Ooh, I see! That's even more pernicious!!
[24:26] Gintoki
    I knew it wouldn't work.
[24:27] Kagura
    And time's up as we speak.
SIGN    [Unchanging and unapologetic.]
SIGN    [The third season of the GinTama anime goes in to its third year with high ratings!!]