# E340 - The Line Between Godlike Games and Shitty Games Is Paper-Thin / Glasses Are a Part of the Soul
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6GGMDX76/the-line-between-godlike-games-and-shitty-games-is-paper-thin--glasses-are-a-part-of-the-soul)
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***SIGN*** Gintama
***SIGN*** Slip Arc
**[01:34] Gin**
*Gintama Rumble*?
**[01:36] Gin**
What the heck is this?
***SIGN*** Enjoy *Gintama Rumble* in a bright room and at a safe distance from your TV!!
**[01:38] Shin**
What do you mean? It's an upcoming game.
**[01:41] Shin**
Following the success of
the *Gintama* board game,
**[01:44] Shin**
Bandai Namco went all-out to
make another game adaptation.
**[01:47] Kag**
And it's an actual action game this time,
as you can tell from the "Rumble."
**[01:51] Kag**
It's got tons more money invested
in it than the board game.
**[01:53] Gin**
What's the point of making an action game
when we don't have any special moves?
**[01:58] Gin**
Talk about living in denial.
**[02:00] Gin**
At least it was kinda cute when they
made the board game in desperation.
**[02:03] Shin**
Hey, quit complaining.
**[02:04] Gin**
What's even going on with the rights?
Don't you think this is weird, Bamco?
***SIGN*** Sugar Content
**[02:08] Shin**
Our protagonist discussing our
game is weirder, if you ask me.
**[02:12] Gin**
True, we never really talked about it before.
**[02:14] Gin**
Regardless of who made games about
us or how badly they bombed,
**[02:19] Gin**
we pretended not to notice.
**[02:21] Shin**
Stop being rude, or we'll
never get another game!
**[02:24] Gin**
Besides, the licensed-game genre has
always been a hotbed of shitty games.
**[02:27] Shin**
They're not shitty! They're
made with love and affection!
**[02:30] Gin**
But if we don't produce a hit soon, sponsors
might give up on the whole franchise.
**[02:37] Gin**
That could lead to a reduction of
cross-media promotions and merch
**[02:40] Gin**
and ultimately affect even the anime.
**[02:42] Shin**
Uh, the anime isn't really one to talk.
**[02:45] Gin**
Talk about reckless, making an action game
while we weren't paying attention.
**[02:49] Gin**
It'll be in the bargain bin
within a few months, no doubt.
**[02:52] Shin**
Don't jinx it before the release!
It's gonna sell like hotcakes!
**[02:55] Gin**
I dunno about other Jump protags,
**[02:57] Gin**
but as an adult protag, I'm gonna
point out problems when I see them.
**[03:01] Shin**
You're the biggest problem here!
**[03:02] Shin**
I've never heard of a protag
meddling in his franchise's merch!
**[03:06] Gin**
I'm saying I can't just sit back
and let Bamco handle it all.
**[03:10] Gin**
In this day and age, any protag worth
his salt has to oversee all the merch.
**[03:15] Gin**
On that note...
***SIGN*** The Line Between Godlike Games
and Shitty Games Is Paper-Thin
***SIGN*** Bandai Namco
***SIGN*** Lab A
**[03:25] Tama**
Main system successfully infiltrated.
***SIGN*** Authenticating
***SIGN*** Unlocked
**[03:31] Tama**
Hacking complete.
**[03:33] Gin**
Great. Let's fix up *Gintama
Rumble* by ourselves.
**[03:37] Shin**
Hey! What do you think you're
doing right before the release?!
**[03:39] Gin**
We're gonna do all we can to make a game
that has a chance of selling a million.
**[03:43] Shin**
Yeah, right!
**[03:44] Shin**
Do you really think we're gonna get away
with sneaking in here and doing whatever?
**[03:47] Shin**
They've almost finished
making a really fun game!
***SIGN*** Gintama Rumble
**[03:50] Shin**
People with no game dev experience
should keep their noses out of this!
**[03:52] Gin**
Don't be naïve.
**[03:55] Gin**
Sure, it might be a fun game.
**[03:57] Gin**
But I wanna ask Bamco this:
**[03:59] Gin**
"Do you guys really want to score a hit?"
***SIGN*** Gintama Rumble
**[04:02] Gin**
If they were serious about it,
***SIGN*** Gintama Rumble
**[04:06] Gin**
this is what would happen, obviously.
**[04:07] Shin**
Like hell!
**[04:08] Shin**
Don't try to claw your way
into a super-hit series!
**[04:10] Gin**
There's a ton of them already,
so nobody'll notice if we slip ourselves in.
**[04:13] Gin**
Can't go wrong Tales-of-ing
basically anything in life.
**[04:16] Shin**
What the hell is "Tales-of-ing"?
What kinda verb is that?
**[04:19] Gin**
Ignoring our crude original work is fine.
**[04:23] Gin**
We're totally up for
Tales-of-ing off of them.
**[04:26] Shin**
More like Tales of hitching
a ride on their backs!
**[04:29] Shin**
Talk about riding on
someone else's coattails!
**[04:31] Tama**
Roger.
**[04:33] Tama**
You want to be carried one way or another.
**[04:35] Shin**
Hey, Tama-san!
**[04:36] Tama**
So switching to a fantasy RPG, basically?
**[04:41] Shin**
Wait a sec! What about the "Rumble" part?
***SIGN*** Gintama Rumble
**[04:44] Shin**
That's the USP of this game, you know!
**[04:46] Kag**
That won't be hard to work around. We can
just name the protag Rumble or something.
**[04:50] Shin**
Who? This *will* be a *Gintama* game, right?
**[04:52] Gin**
Great idea. I really hate game
protags who talk too much.
**[04:58] Gin**
In order to provide the best immersion,
**[05:00] Gin**
he should say nothing but
"yes" and "no," like in DQ.
**[05:04] Gin**
So Gin-san doesn't have
to be the protag here.
**[05:07] Gin**
The protag has no personality,
only speaks when required,
***SIGN*** Tales of Rumble
**[05:10] Gin**
and his name is Tales of Rumble.
**[05:11] Shin**
But Rumble's dripping with personality!
**[05:13] Shin**
Even if he doesn't say a word,
his back tells the whole story!
***SIGN*** Odd Jobs Gin-chan
***SIGN*** Snack Otose
**[05:17] Gin**
Rumble comes to Edo, joins Odd Jobs,
**[05:20] Gin**
and rescues the kidnapped
princess with us, is the story.
**[05:23] Shin**
Who would self-insert
into this rugged old man?
**[05:26] Shin**
He's clearly the guy who
normally kidnaps the princess!
***SIGN*** Hello, Rumble. Welcome to Odd Jobs.
**[05:32] Gin**
Hello, Rumble. Welcome to Odd Jobs.
***SIGN*** Before you join, I'd like to know your affinity. Is that okay?
**[05:36] Gin**
Before you join, I'd like to know
your affinity. Is that okay?
***SIGN*** I'm S I'm M
**[05:43] Shin**
What happened to "yes" and "no"?!
**[05:45] Shin**
How many things could you
respond to with that?!
**[05:47] Gin**
All an RPG protag needs to
say is whether he's S or M.
**[05:52] Gin**
That'd let him choose his
size at the armor shop, too.
***SIGN*** Which size armor would you like?
***SIGN*** I'm M
**[05:56] Gin**
Rumble's L-sized, though.
**[05:58] Shin**
What's the point, then? The leather
armor would be too tight on him!
**[06:01] Gin**
Also, you recover HP at Starbecks, not
inns, giving the game a modern, hip feel.
**[06:07] Gin**
The options should come in handy there, too.
***SIGN*** Would you like that in short, tall, or grande?
**[06:12] Shin**
He can't order anything!
**[06:13] Shin**
The grande and stuff is too trendy
for him! He's freaking out!
**[06:16] Gin**
Don't worry. HP might be difficult,
**[06:19] Gin**
but buying rope and candles from the
item shop will let you recover MP.
***SIGN*** I'm M
**[06:23] Shin**
That's Masochist Points!
**[06:25] Shin**
Why is "M" the only choice
you can make in this game?!
**[06:27] Shin**
Hey! Who the hell would want
to control such a gross protag?
**[06:31] Gin**
Relax. It only looks so graphic
because this is a cinematic scene.
**[06:38] Gin**
Most of the time, he'll be super-deformed.
**[06:40] Shin**
The protag is practically a corpse?
**[06:42] Gin**
Games these days are too reliant on FMVs.
**[06:46] Gin**
Graphics only need to be
detailed in climactic scenes.
**[06:48] Gin**
The rest of the time, they should be
left up to the player's imagination.
***SIGN*** Shinpachi: "Big trouble, Gin-san!"
**[06:53] Shin**
What do you think you're
leaving to imagination?!
**[06:55] Shin**
What happened to the body? Are you saying
that's a waste of resources, too?!
***SIGN*** Someone kidnapped the princess.
**[06:59] Shin**
Hey! Why're the glasses
dragging a coffin around?!
**[07:01] Shin**
Does it mean what I think it means?!
**[07:03] Kag**
With that, we've got a full party.
**[07:05] Gin**
Yeah. The four of them will
now begin their adventure.
***SIGN*** Gintoki Kagura Rumble Shinpachi
**[07:10] Shin**
They've practically been wiped out from
the start! Hurry up and visit the church!
***SIGN*** A monster appeared.
**[07:15] Kag**
Look, an enemy.
***SIGN*** Rotten Shades (38) ATK DEF WORK
**[07:17] Shin**
Why is everyone, ally or enemy, a corpse?!
**[07:20] Shin**
Why is Hasegawa-san a monster?!
**[07:22] Gin**
That's not Hasegawa-san.
It's Rotten Shades (38).
**[07:25] Shin**
So Hasegawa-san, then!
***SIGN*** Rotten Shades calls for backup...
***SIGN*** Rotten Shades calls for backup... but no help arrives.
***SIGN*** Rotten Shades calls for backup...
***SIGN*** Rotten Shades calls for backup... but no help arrives.
***SIGN*** Rotten Shades calls for backup...
***SIGN*** Rotten Shades calls for backup... but no help arrives, obviously.
**[07:42] Shin**
Somebody help him!
***SIGN*** Rotten Shades is defeated.
**[07:47] Shin**
What did he even show up for?
All he's done is embarrass himself!
***SIGN*** Rotten Shades gets up and looks at you like he wants work. Will you give him a job?
**[07:53] Shin**
"He wants work"?
What's that supposed to mean?
**[07:55] Shin**
Wait, is he gonna join the party?
You can save the Rotten Shades?
***SIGN*** I'm S
**[08:00] Shin**
Somebody save him!
**[08:02] Shin**
I don't see a choice to
save Rotten Shades (38)!
**[08:06] Gin**
Games have gotten too indifferent
to killing and looting, right?
**[08:10] Gin**
You kill monsters for XP and open
chests in strangers' homes for items.
**[08:16] Gin**
By giving the players a
choice in this scenario,
**[08:19] Gin**
we want them to learn how much
people sin in everyday life.
**[08:22] Shin**
Can we really make kids play a game
where they finish off a half-dead guy?
**[08:26] Gin**
Our lives are being supported
by countless deaths.
**[08:29] Gin**
We wanna teach kids that through this game.
**[08:32] Gin**
So the more Rotten Shades you kill,
the more coffins you'll be dragging around.
**[08:36] Shin**
We don't need any more corpses!
**[08:39] Shin**
This is so depressing, it'll only
make people lose motivation to play!
***SIGN*** Gintoki Kagura Rumble Shinpachi
**[08:43] Kag**
We lost HP.
**[08:45] Kag**
What caused it?
***SIGN*** Gintoki Job: NEET
**[08:48] Gin**
Looks like I got infected by NEET in
the fight against the Rotten Shades.
**[08:52] Sign**
Why is NEET a poison-like status effect?
**[08:55] Gin**
It reduces the motivation stat to zero,
preventing the use of items or heals.
***SIGN*** ATK
DEF
MOT
WALK
**[09:00] Gin**
You also lose the energy to walk,
so HP is gradually lost.
**[09:04] Gin**
And eventually...
***SIGN*** The party is wiped out.
**[09:09] Shin**
NEET is way too scary!
**[09:11] Gin**
Of course it is. Being a NEET is terrifying.
**[09:15] Gin**
You know how a lot of people are goofing
off after finishing their education lately?
**[09:19] Gin**
We want to show them how
important it is to work.
**[09:22] Shin**
But you're not. All you're showing
them is an absurd fear of NEETdom!
***SIGN*** Enquiries
**[09:26] Gin**
Don't worry. Those who are up for
the fight will get another chance.
***SIGN*** This is Hello Work. We can refer you to a workplace.
**[09:33] Shin**
What? You come back to life
at Hello Work, not a church?
**[09:36] Gin**
So long as you never give up,
you can start anew over and over.
***SIGN*** Choose your new job.
***SIGN*** S, please M, please
**[09:42] Shin**
Excuse me! In the end, S and M
are the only jobs I can take!
***SIGN*** Choose quickly.
***SIGN*** Choose quickly. Could you hurry up?
**[09:51] Gin**
Huh? The staff are acting weird.
***SIGN*** It doesn't matter which.
***SIGN*** It doesn't matter which. Come on...
***SIGN*** It doesn't matter which. Come on... Man... This is a pain.
***SIGN*** Hello Work is wiped out.
**[10:02] Shin**
NEET is way too scary!
**[10:04] Shin**
Why has it infected the
Hello Work staff, too?!
**[10:08] Gin**
Sometimes, even Hello Work
people don't wanna work.
**[10:11] Gin**
I wanted to show the player that.
**[10:13] Shin**
Do you wanna make them work or not?
***SIGN*** Edo is wiped out.
**[10:18] Gin**
At this point, all you can
do is reset and start over.
**[10:21] Shin**
Who was it that said you can start
anew so long as you don't give up?!
**[10:23] Gin**
Shaddup!
**[10:24] Gin**
You think you can auto-revive when
you're wiped out? Life ain't that easy!
**[10:29] Gin**
Those of us who grew up on *Wizardry*
**[10:31] Gin**
had to form another party to go recover
our bodies once we got wiped out.
**[10:36] Gin**
After all that trouble, we'd take
them to the temple to revive,
**[10:38] Gin**
but sometimes we'd fail and
lose our characters forever.
**[10:40] Shin**
Enough with your "back in my day" crap!
**[10:41] Shin**
There's no way modern kids could
deal with this masochistic design!
**[10:46] Kag**
That's it. Making them
reset is going too far.
***SIGN*** Odd Jobs Gin-chan
***SIGN*** Snack Otose
**[10:49] Kag**
We can just make them form a
new party to save us NEETs.
***SIGN*** Welcome to Kabuki District, Rumblee.
**[10:55] Oto**
Welcome to Kabuki District, Rumblee.
**[10:58] Shin**
Rumblee?!
**[11:00] Kag**
Rumble had a kid sister.
**[11:02] Kag**
She's come to Kabuki District
in order to save him.
**[11:04] Shin**
I get it! Twin protags!
***SIGN*** I'm impressed by your resolve to save your NEET brother.
**[11:07] Oto**
I'm impressed by your resolve
to save your NEET brother.
***SIGN*** But this town is overrun with NEET now.
**[11:12] Oto**
But this town is overrun with NEET now.
***SIGN*** Rumblee,
**[11:16] Oto**
Rumblee, can you really...
***SIGN*** Rumblee, can you really...
***SIGN*** save your brother?!
**[11:20] Oto**
save your brother?!
***SIGN*** MADAO Hazard
**[11:30] Voice**
MADAO Hazard.
**[11:33] Shin**
It turned into a completely different game!
**[11:36] Kag**
Act Two, Tales of Madao Hazard,
**[11:39] Kag**
is a survival-horror game set in a
Kabuki District taken over by NEETs.
**[11:45] Shin**
Why have NEETs turned into
a resident evil biohazard?!
**[11:50] Kag**
The player must cut through
wave after wave of NEETs.
**[11:53] Shin**
What happened to the girl who
came here to save a NEET?!
**[11:56] Kag**
The objective is to reach NEET Rumble!
**[12:01] Shin**
Rumble's totally become the last boss!
***SIGN*** Oh, no. Shinpachi's been completely consumed.
**[12:06] Shin**
What do you mean, "consumed"?
Just how terrifying is the NEET virus?
***SIGN*** Shinpachi... Rumble...
**[12:11] Kag**
Shinpachi... Rumble...
***SIGN*** Don't give up! There must be a way to make them work!
**[12:13] Gin**
Don't give up!
**[12:15] Gin**
There must be a way to make them work!
**[12:18] Shin**
How come you two get to be Rumblee's
party members and I don't?!
***SIGN*** Fire that thing into their asses. It'll send them flying all the way to Hello Work.
**[12:26] Mad**
Fire that thing into their asses.
**[12:29] Mad**
It'll send them flying all
the way to Hello Work.
**[12:31] Shin**
Hey! Why's the NEET who caused all this
showing up now like he's here to help?!
***SIGN*** However, there's only one work slot open.
**[12:36] Mad**
However, there's only one work slot open.
***SIGN*** Unfortunately, one of the two will be erased along with the NEET virus.
**[12:39] Mad**
Unfortunately, one of the two will
be erased along with the NEET virus.
**[12:43] Shin**
Say what?!
***SIGN*** Press A for Shinpachi-kun. Press B for Rumble.
**[12:45] Mad**
Press A for Shinpachi-kun.
Press B for Rumble.
***SIGN*** Press A for Shinpachi-kun. Press B for Rumble. Now, choose one!
**[12:49] Mad**
Now, choose one!
**[12:51] Shin**
H-How are you supposed to choose—
***SIGN*** I'm S
**[12:59] Shin**
You too?!
**[13:01] Shin**
In the end, all three NEETs got wiped out!
**[13:04] Shin**
Can both siblings only speak in S and Ms?!
**[13:06] Shin**
How the hell were they raised?!
**[13:09] Kag**
There you have it.
**[13:11] Gin**
Pretty good.
**[13:13] Shin**
Like hell it is!
**[13:14] Shin**
This game has nothing to do
with even the G of *Gintama*!
**[13:17] Shin**
And what happened to the stuff about
the kidnapped princess, anyway?!
**[13:20] Gin**
The princess doesn't exist anymore.
Everyone turned into a NEET.
**[13:24] Shin**
Just how half-assed is this story?!
**[13:28] Tama**
Shinpachi-sama...
**[13:29] Tama**
The kidnapped princess, and the
slain Rumble and friends...
**[13:33] Tama**
There's one way to recover them all.
**[13:36] Shin**
Really, Tama-san?
**[13:38] Tama**
The princess is fine.
**[13:40] Tama**
Funnily enough, she escaped the NEET
outbreak because she was kidnapped.
**[13:45] Tama**
She was being held captive
by terrifying monsters
**[13:48] Tama**
in a world where no living
person can ever set foot.
**[13:58] Shin**
D-Don't tell me...
**[14:00] Tama**
Yes. In order to gain tickets to
the afterlife and save the princess,
**[14:06] Tama**
Rumble and gang risked their lives
and separated their bodies and souls.
**[14:10] Tama**
Their new forms showed no traces
of the time they spent as MADAOs.
**[14:16] Tama**
History would come to know them as...
***SIGN*** Super MADAO Brothers
**[14:22] Shin**
Forget recovering anything!
It just made an even bigger mess!
**[14:25] Shin**
Are you seriously going to start
a third act at this point?
**[14:28] Shin**
How many coattails are you
people gonna crap on?!
**[14:31] Tama**
But they've found work as plumbers now,
and the princess will be rescued, too.
**[14:36] Tama**
Everyone will be saved.
**[14:37] Shin**
Not Bamco!
**[14:39] Gin**
Okay, fine. We'll move on to a guy named
Bamco Lord van Damme as the protag and—
**[14:43] Shin**
Enough!
**[14:47] G**
So we can either go with something like
this or the action game showed before.
***SIGN*** Gintama Rumble Pitch
**[14:53] G**
Which should we release, President?
***SIGN*** Bandai Namco
**[14:59] Prez**
I'm S!
**[15:11] Tae**
Take care.
**[15:27] Shin**
*Uh, something seems off.*
***SIGN*** Glasses Are a Part of the Soul
***SIGN*** Zoff's Eyewear
**[15:39] Zo**
So, what kind of glasses are you looking for?
**[15:43] Zo**
Normal ones like these.
**[15:45] Zo**
I broke them while half-asleep.
**[15:48] Zo**
All the trendy stores are too expen—wait,
don't take it the wrong way!
**[15:52] Zo**
It's fine. We place more importance
on visibility than appearance.
**[16:00] Zo**
Glasses take the place of their
wearer's eyes to see things.
**[16:04] Zo**
They're a second pair of eyes.
**[16:09] Zo**
Why don't you try these?
**[16:12] Zo**
They have a bit of a rock style, though.
**[16:14] Shin**
Uh, is this really rock?
**[16:16] Zo**
They're called the Curr Sedd Glasses.
**[16:19] Shin**
Curr Sedd Glasses?
**[16:21] Zo**
These will let you see through all the
world's truths clearly and distinctly.
**[16:29] Shin**
Clearly and distinctly?
**[16:30] Zo**
Indeed.
**[16:32] Zo**
All of nature and creation,
clearly and distinctly.
**[16:36] Shin**
*Uh, this goes beyond clearly and distinctly.*
**[16:38] Shin**
* I'm clearly and distinctly seeing*
* things that I shouldn't be seeing.*
**[16:42] Shin**
*"Curr Sedd Glasses"?*
**[16:44] Shin**
*These are just cursed glasses!*
***SIGN*** Guardian Spirit
**[16:50] Vo**
Guardian spirit.
**[16:51] Shin**
*It started analyzing things!*
***SIGN*** Guardian spirits are spirits that follow a person or other entity and protect them. Also known as tutelary deities or guardian angels.
***SIGN*** Guardian spirits are spirits that follow a person or other entity and protect them. Also known as tutelary deities or guardian angels. -Extract from Vikipedia
**[16:58] Shin**
*It just copy-pasted from Vikipedia?!*
**[17:00] Shin**
* Why can I see guardian spirits?*
* These glasses are no joke!*
**[17:04] Shin**
*And I can't unequip these cursed glasses!*
**[17:07] Shin**
*That geezer!*
**[17:09] Shin**
*What the hell does he think he's sold me?!*
**[17:11] Shin**
*He'll pay for this!*
**[17:14] Shin**
*Th-The store's gone...*
**[17:19] Shin**
*No way.*
**[17:21] Shin**
* Was that store itself an*
* otherworldly eyewear store?*
**[17:25] Shin**
*What am I to do?*
***SIGN*** Odd Jobs Gin-chan
**[17:28] Shin**
Gin-san!
**[17:29] Shin**
Please help me!
**[17:32] Gin**
What?
**[17:33] Gin**
I can't deal with all
this noise so early, man.
**[17:36] Gin**
What is it? You see something scary?
***SIGN*** One word and you're dead.
**[17:44] Shin**
N-No, it's nothing.
**[17:47] Shin**
*There was a huge one here, too!*
**[17:50] Shin**
*Gin-san has one crazy guardian spirit!*
**[17:53] Gin**
What's wrong with you?
Do you wanna be killed?
**[17:56] Shin**
I-I'm sorry. Please don't kill me.
**[17:59] Gin**
Seriously, what's gotten into you?
**[18:01] Shin**
*Spirit, nothing! That's practically a monster!*
**[18:03] Shin**
* Has this thing always been by Gin-san's*
* side since the anime started 10 years ago?*
**[18:08] Gin**
I'm busy as shit this morning, y'know.
**[18:10] Gin**
I have so much to do, even an
extra arm wouldn't be enough.
**[18:13] Shin**
*But you're using six arms!*
**[18:15] Shin**
* Your guardian spirit's helping*
* you with your morning stuff!*
**[18:18] Gin**
You should hurry up and get ready, too.
**[18:22] Gin**
We're being forced to take part
in the neighborhood sports meet.
***SIGN*** Chew well.
***SIGN*** What about rice? Want a normal serving or large?
**[18:25] Shin**
*What're you, a mom?!*
**[18:26] Shin**
* And what does this look*
* like without the glasses?*
**[18:29] Gin**
Oh, the miso soup moved.
**[18:31] Shin**
* A guardian spirit was behind the*
* moving miso soup phenomenon?*
**[18:35] Gin**
I need to take a dump.
**[18:36] Shin**
* That's how the morning*
* call of nature worked?!*
**[18:40] Gin**
Huh? Hey, who forgot to flush their poop?!
**[18:45] Shin**
*The unflushed poop was a guardian spirit's?!*
**[18:49] Shin**
*I-I had no idea*
**[18:51] Shin**
* that they were supporting*
* our lifestyles this way.*
**[18:54] Shin**
* But who knows what'd happen*
* to me if I exposed this?*
**[18:58] Shin**
* Anyway, I can't believe Gin-san*
* had such a rugged guardian spirit.*
**[19:02] Shin**
*No wonder he's so strong.*
**[19:05] Shin**
* Is he an ancestor of his, or*
* some god his family worshiped?*
***SIGN*** Guardian Spirit Asuraman.
**[19:09] Voice**
Guardian Spirit Asuraman.
***SIGN*** Guardian Spirit Asuraman.
Sakata Gintoki's guardian spirit.
The spirit of *Ginnikuman* erasers
he got from capsule machines as a kid.
**[19:12] Shin**
*He was a Ginraser spirit?!*
**[19:14] Shin**
* What the hell do you mean,*
* an eraser's spirit?!*
***SIGN*** He got seven Asuramans, so he threw away six. The vengeful malice of the six formed a spirit that plots to exact revenge on its host when it gets the chance.
**[19:24] Shin**
* This is no guardian spirit!*
* It's just a vengeful ghost!*
***SIGN*** Toilet
**[19:28] Gin**
Hey, we're out of toilet paper!
***SIGN*** Special ability: making minor things disappear with its eraser.
**[19:32] Shin**
*That's some petty revenge!*
**[19:35] Gin**
Shinpachi! Bring me some TP!
***SIGN*** I'll kill you if you bring it!!
**[19:38] Gin**
You there, Shinpachi?!
**[19:40] Gin**
Hey! TP!
**[19:40] Shin**
* Sorry, Gin-san, but your guardian spirit*
* has no intention of guarding you.*
**[19:42] Gin**
We're out of toilet paper, Shinpachi!
**[19:45] Gin**
Wake up, Kagura!
**[19:46] Gin**
Bring me toilet paper!
**[19:49] AA**
Quiet. Forget that, bring me booze.
**[19:54] Shin**
*Who the hell is this dude?!*
**[19:57] AA**
Hup.
***SIGN*** Guardian Spirit Alchu.
**[20:01] Voice**
Guardian Spirit Alchu.
***SIGN*** Guardian Spirit Alchu. Kagura's guardian spirit. The spirit of a p***mon that's super popular with kids.
**[20:03] Shin**
* What do you mean, Alchu?*
* What is it, a ripoff?!*
***SIGN*** A miraculous monster born from a collaboration between a drunkard and the P***chu stuffed toy Kagura made as a poor child who wanted to be part of the P***mon fad.
**[20:11] (Flashback) Kag**
No! My P***chu!
**[20:13] Shin**
*That drunkard looks familiar!*
**[20:15] Shin**
* Actually, the spirit looks*
* just like him, too!*
***SIGN*** Swore absolute loyalty to the shochu that gave birth to him, stays with it, and protects it at all times.
**[20:21] Shin**
He's just an alcoholic!
**[20:22] Gin**
Kagura! TP!
**[20:24] AA**
Oh, shut up.
**[20:26] AA**
Gimme a sec. I'll go call Master.
**[20:31] AA**
Master, shochu on the rocks.
**[20:32] Shin**
*Not a master bartender!*
**[20:35] AA**
Wake up, Master.
**[20:37] AA**
We're out of shochu, Master.
**[20:41] Shin**
*Who wakes someone up like that?!*
**[20:43] Kag**
Ew, something stinks!
**[20:45] Shin**
* Is that why she always*
* wakes up in a bad mood?!*
**[20:48] AA**
Master, get me sake.
**[20:51] AA**
Sake, sake. Sake, okay?
**[20:53] AA**
Sake, Sakay...
**[20:54] Kag**
So sleepy...
**[20:55] AA**
...kay.
**[20:56] Kag**
I wanna pee...
**[20:57] AA**
...kay.
**[20:58] Kag**
Going to the bathroom...
***SIGN*** Since alcohol is his primary source of energy, he's always requesting more sake from his master.
**[20:59] AA**
...kay.
**[21:00] Shin**
*The 'kays were coming from you?!*
**[21:02] Shin**
* That wasn't a verbal tic? It was*
* just the ramblings of a drunkard?!*
**[21:09] Kag**
Hey, somebody in there? Tell me...
**[21:10] AA**
...kay.
**[21:11] Kag**
What the heck? There's no response...
**[21:13] AA**
...kay.
**[21:13] Shin**
*Oh, I forgot about Gin-san.*
***SIGN*** Guardian Spirit TP Knight
**[21:18] Voice**
Guardian Spirit TP Knight.
**[21:20] ---**
Why are you a spirit now?!
***SIGN*** The ill-will over a lack of TP and nobody bringing it to him brings this spirit of Sakata Gintoki to life every morning.
**[21:24] Shin**
You turn into a spirit over no paper?
You do this crap every morning?!
***SIGN*** While wandering to Matsu**to Kiyoshi for toilet paper, it also walks Sadaharu as his makeshift guardian spirit.
**[21:34] Shin**
*You were the one walking Sadaharu?!*
**[21:38] AA**
Take care of him.
**[21:40] Shin**
*My ass! You guys are totally useless!*
***SIGN*** Kabuki District Sports Meet
**[21:52] Oto**
Thank you all for taking time out of
your busy schedules to be here today.
***SIGN*** Kabuki District Sports Meet
**[21:59] Gin**
Jeez, why do old men and cabaret
girls have to race one another?
**[22:06] Shin**
* Old men and cabaret girls*
* would be one thing...*
**[22:11] Shin**
* But all I'm seeing is a*
* great underworld war!*
***SIGN*** To Be Continued
***SIGN*** Guardian Spirits Are Also
a Part of the Soul
**[23:49] Shin**
You know, this isn't even the
right season for a sports meet!
***SIGN*** Taking part in a big sports meet
***SIGN*** while listening to Jingle Bells has its own charm.
***SIGN*** But what becomes of Pachi-boy's glasses,
***SIGN*** which have turned into something quite bizarre?