The drawings are all together very fitting to the story. The drawings isn't over-detailed, and are easily 'read'. Not the normal style shounen manga, in other words, somewhat creative.

There are other worth mentioning as the victim of late payments from the freelancers, Otose. Consists of the free-spirited boss Kondou, the cool 2nd commander Hijakata, the simple minded but dangerous slacker Okita, the badminton loving Yamazaki, and a bunch of lunetics. The Shinsengumi is the police force wielding samurai swords. He doesn't mind blowing up a building or two in the process. He is determined to liberate Japan from the amanto. Katsura Katora is a survivor of the Jyoi and Gintoki's comrade. She is aggressive appetited, Naive and has super strength. With his 'help' she managed to beat the gangsters. In an attempt to escape she crashed with Gintoki on his scooter. She was told she could eat sakchasuke (a bowl of rice with salmon and tea poured in) every day if she joined them. Her family is poor, and all they ate was hurikake (Japanese topping to put on rice). The yato (the strongest alien race), Kagura, was lured in a small yakuza league. Senpachis beautiful sister Otae, is on the contrary short tempered. Shinpachi lived with his sister in their late fatherвЂ™s dojo, but decided to follow Gintoki after the rescue-act, to learn the ways of the samurai. Shinpachi joined Gintoki after he saved his Sister, Otae, from an perverted cruise owner, who demanded her 'service' after she failed to pay her loan back. Drives a scooter.ДЄlong with Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi and Kagura makes up the freelancer-group. Eventually he left the Jyoi, but he still believes in the ways of the samurai. He once fought the amanto with the Jyoi, and his friend Katsura Kotaru. He lives by his own rules, and wield a wooden Samurai sword, though there is a sword ban.

The main character, Sakata Gintoki, is a freelancer with a natural perm, a lone samurai with a sweet tooth and glycosyria. However, gintama is mainly a manga with episodic stories so far. Eventually the freelancers get mixed up in the fight between the Jyoi and the amanto, with the sword swinging police force, shinsengumi, on their necks. The group of freelancers are living off the generosity of an old and cranky shop owner, Otose, with significant difficulty paying their rent.ДЄn old friend of Gintoki, Katsura Kotaru, tries to convince Gintoki to join Jyoi again to liberate Japan from the amanto. Gintoki also indirectly helps a cute, strong alien, (with human appearance and an aggressive appetite),Kagura, from a small yakuza gang. He lives with his 'apprentice' Shimura Shinpachi, after saving his sister, Otea, from a no-panties danger. Years ago he fought with the Jyoi (the ones who fought the amanto), and is still a man who believes in the ways of the samurai, though he left Jyoi. The edo era have returned to Japan in a futuristic world, where the amanto (aliens) have invaded. User rating of this review - 2.92 out of 5

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