CATDOLL: Artwork is excrement? Sorachi Hideaki says it’s too early to end Gintama

In the 57th volume of Gintama, Sorachi Hideaki answered several questions from readers in a shameless way as usual. He also talked about the ending issue for the first time. He compared Gintama to his excrement for more than ten years, saying that Gintama will not end soon, but is preparing for the end. The complete Q&A is now presented to you:

Volume 57 cover

Q: Hello, Mr. Sorachi. I have a question. Kagura's father is called "Hosekaibozu". Is this his nickname? What is his real name? Kagura and Kamui both have the word "God" in their names. Is it from their father's name? Please answer.

Answer: Hoshikai Bouzu is a common name, his real name is Kamiko. The "Kami" (homonymous with hair) in Kagura and Kamui are both taken from their father.

(The thing that is not taken is the hair (same pronunciation as God)!!)

Q: Hello, Mr. Sorachi. In the 505th lesson "The Villain and the Policeman", Okita said to Kamui, "Who are you, Sheeta, you bastard?" I would like to ask, why did Okita say "Sheeta"?

A: Because a gangster with pigtails fell from the sky. (A parody of the scene where Sheeta falls in Castle in the Sky)

Dongcheng often calls Kyubei "Young Master", so what is her real name?

Answer: Well, didn’t you mention the name Kyubei?

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Q: I had planned to answer "Gintoki Sakata, the protagonist of the manga Gintama!" if I was asked "who you admire" or "who you respect" in the preliminary exam. But I was not asked. Is it okay for me to answer like this? Will it give people the feeling that "the 2D otaku is so disgusting ww"? Speaking of which, are 2D otakus really disgusting?

A: If I use an analogy to describe what you said above, it's like someone asks "Which topping do you like for rice balls?" and you answer "Gushiken for Ko." (Note: Gushiken for Ko is a former Japanese boxer.) That's disgusting, isn't it? If you don't listen to what others say and just keep talking about Gushiken, the conversation won't work. Otakus are not disgusting. It's just that some otakus who are not good at communication will be self-inflated. Instead of listening carefully to others, more people just keep thinking about what they want to say, and then the conversation goes wrong. That's disgusting. Although an interview is an occasion to test how to express yourself, it is still a conversation. First listen carefully to the interviewer's question. If he asks "What is your favorite afro?", then it's not difficult to understand the answer "Gushiken for Ko," (Note: Gushiken for Ko is an afro.) But the interviewer is asking "the toppings for rice balls." The question you heard was not "Who do you respect in the second dimension" but "Who do you respect in real life", so you can only have one answer, which is Yonggao Gushiken.

Thank you very much for purchasing Gintama manga volume 57. This volume also includes the Shogun Assassination Arc. After entering this arc, I began to receive frequent letters from readers, such as "Is Gintama going to end?" and "I will always support you, please keep drawing." Moreover, even the editor began to ask me "Is it going to end? It will be very difficult for me if you end it without my permission." I want to say that you should trust Mr. Sorachi more. Especially the editor, even if I am unreliable, I will not abandon the foreshadowing I have been laying for a long time, and leave the feces and feces that I have excreted casually for 10 years. Ordinary gorillas may not care if readers throw feces on them, but I am a neurotic gorilla who will flush feces down the toilet to keep the toilet clean even if I use urination when I defecate. I want to say that you should not underestimate me. I still have that level of delicateness, asshole. Let me give you an example. When I was about to clean up the poop on the floor and take my 協 out of my underwear, I somehow ended up browsing porn websites on my computer. What's wrong with that? So, Volume 57 hasn't even started cleaning up the poop that's scattered all over the floor, and the special treat ends here.

In a word, Gintama is not finished yet, it is just in the process of preparing for the end. Having said that, it is already in a state of being covered in shit, and I don't know when it will be cleaned up. I hope everyone will not care too much about when it will end, and just enjoy the happiness brought by this work. I think it is still such a work. So, I hope everyone will continue to support this work until the end.

(Photo source: LAC Translation: EF Apan Editor: Linglanxianren)

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