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Took it from episode 190 of Gintama

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

sigh

gets the jars down from the mantle

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

My name is Axon. My planet is Neptune.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The doctor put one per jar.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait, I thought this joke was about marbles in jars.

What are you guys referencing?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Testicles after bottom surgery

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

hl1 scientist in the background

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sorry man, the zipper on my sack is fused shut. Can't get the balls out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't think anyone can be so familiar with the Japanese language and culture to fully understand gintama. It's still amazing tho

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I bet to Japanese people it'll age weirdly with the references it kept making to politicians and actors of the time.

I really enjoyed it when it wasn't trying to be a shonen jump anime. My favourite episodes like the Nabe Shogun bottle episode, or the several lazy animator episodes either with the drawing quality rock bottom or the paralysis with no animation at all.

I used to watch it on a service called something like animeftw or something that's no longer around on an xbox xbmc setup. So much nostalgia when I see screen caps.

[–] rambling_lunatic 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can think of roughly 123 million who can.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's some really obscure references in gintama, now maybe everyone in Japan is as well versed in old Japanese TV and cinema as Sorachi Hideaki? I think part of its appeal is it's esoteric references though.

As far as the puns go, I'll admit most fluent Japanese speakers understand them (I'm not fluent).

[–] rambling_lunatic 1 points 2 months ago

I can still think of at least a few people who will understand Gintama

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

But where will my pee go?