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As a long-time consumer of shounen stories, I’m accustomed to strong starts, endlessly meandering middle sections, and a sloppy culminating war arc that serves as a lackluster finale after a series has stretched on for far too long. Naruto famously unravels in its second half, and its last arc is a colossal conflict that bringsContinue reading “Gintama’s Farewell Shinsengumi Arc: Tonal Balance and Character Perception”