Gintama 101

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Frame1, Okita Sogo

Frame2,
Text:
JUST THE START OF THE NEW YEAR
AND IT’S A BIG DISTURBANCE!!
Okita: Get downnnnn!!
Customer: Bleah!

Frame3
Customer: SHIN…SHINSENGUMI!!
Okita: Kiyokawa Sichirou, you are arrested under the suspicion of attacking the Kinmokusei embassy, assassination of Bakufu officials and spilling coffee.
Customer: YOU’RE THE ONE WHO SPILLED THE COFFEE!
Shop-owner: Excuse me sir!! The coffee is free flow…please, just leave!!

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Frame1
Newspaper heading, top: ANOTHER FIGHT!? ITS SHINSENGUMI AGAIN!
Newspaper subtitle, top: SHOP HALF-WRECKED! ALREADY 23RD TIME
Newspaper heading, right: THE PEOPLE ANGRILY CRY OUT: ENOUGH
THIS IS BEYOND REASONABLE---
Picture label: Trouble-maker Prince “S” Okita Sogo (18)

Frame2
Kondo Isao: Wow, Otsu won the Best Newcomer at the Music Awards
-That’s awesome
Hijikata Toshiro: Wrong, wrong, it’s the one on top

Frame3
Kondo Isao: Iyaa~ Another lady fell victim to the serial kidnapper, how horrible
-But Miss Otae doesn’t have to worry
Hijikata: Wrong, wrong, more to the right

Frame4
Kondo Isao: Ah~ Has Sogo done it again~?
-You have to take responsibility~
Hijikata Toshiro: Wrong, wrong, YOU have to take responsibility

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Frame1, Kondo
-Crime grows from the cracks in a person’s heart!!
-Is crime a collaboration between the criminal and the victim?

Frame2, Kondo
-At that time, why did Kenichi-kun shoplift from the bakery? What drove him on to the path of crime?
-First of all, because there were cracks in the soul of Kenichi-kun, he wanted to show off in front of his friends!
-However, the second reason must be because of the cracks in the bakery itself…That’s exactly it! Granny must have fallen asleep, that’s why!

Frame3, Kondo
Signboard: New Year Special Vigilance Day Parade
-Do you guys understand!? To be more exact the cracks in Granny’s soul gave the cracks in Kenichi’s soul a chance to show up!
-Ah, don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to say that this is Granny’s fault! The mistake lies with Kenichi-kun.
-What I mean is that what we think can help prevent crime!
- Don’t let down your guard because of the New Year celebrations!

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Frame1, Kondo
-If we didn’t have everyone’s support, protecting the peace in Edo by ourselves would be asking for the moon!
- So let’s all work together, alright!! Amid the red-hot festivities of the New Year, the more so we've got to
-Lock up your doors and windows and stay alert for terrorist activity!
-Okay!?

Frame2, Crowd
-Che, che, mutter, mutter

Frame3, Terakado Tsu, Otsu
-Oh dear ~~ Everyone, that wasn’t very lively
-C’mon, let me hear a louder one

Frame4, Otsu
- Amid the red-hot festivities of the New Year, everyone please remember to lock your doors and windows and stay alert for terrorist activity!
-Be careful when you play with fireWOOD, WOULDn’t you sell your organs? You morons!

TN: A Japanese word game. The end of each sentence and the start of the next has to sound the same but the same word can’t be repeated

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Frame 1
Crowd: Wouldn’t you sell your organs? You morons!!
Otsu: Hi Everyone~~~ I’m Otsu~~ I’m very happy for the privilege of being the Shinsengumi’s Captain for a Day~~

Frame2
Otsu: Everyone ~ Specially because it’s the New YEar. YEs we must be careful what we "DO". "DOn’t "forget its everybody’s poo!
Crowd: EVERYBODY’S POO!
Otsu: Today, I, Otsu will put my heart and soul into protecting the peace of Edo. Everybody has to help “ME”. "MElon" kitty pee!

Frame3 Otsu
-Next up is a song for everyone!
-<< Flyweight Cop, Go eat Shit!!>>

Frame4
Kondo-…14, we’ve definitely made the right choice in bringing her here, “NE”? “NApoli”
Hijikata:…I don’t think the situation’s too "HOT", “ROCky III"---Fires of Friendship”

TN: Napoli is a kind of pastry filled with chocolate and cream

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Text reads Right to Left, slanted up:
EVERY ONE OF YOU GOOD LITTLE KIDS~
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

THE 101TH READING
BE CAREFUL OF THE CAPTAIN FOR A DAY
FRAU ROTTENMAYER

(TN: Rottenmayer refers to the German Housemistress)

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Frame1, Kondo
-Listen up! The goal of our New Year Special Vigilance Day

Frame 2, Kondo
-Is to increase the alertness of the people of Edo against terrorist activity during the festive season
-As well as to restore--- as you all already know---the trustworthiness of the Shinsengumi from its recent plunge

Frame 3, Kondo
-Hence we have specially invited popular idol Ms Otsu to become our Captain for a Day. This is entirely to raise our image!

-Is that clear? Today, no one is allowed to be rowdy even after dark. Next we shall follow Ms Otsu, sorry, I mean Captain-sama to learn the art of winning the hearts of people!

Frame 4, Shinsengumi
-YAHOO~~Its Otsu Terakado Tsuuuuuu!!
-Autograph! Please give us an autograph!!

Frame 5, Kondo
YOU BASTARD!!!

Frame6 Kondo
-Just as I’m about to warn the people, “Don’t be rowdy”
-I see you guys getting rowdy here. How am I going to explain that? Don’t ever forget our mission of protecting Edo!

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Frame1, Kondo
-Sorry Captain, it’s my fault for not teaching them properly
-Everybody got HIGH
Otsu: Hardly …

Shinsengumi: ……

Frame2, Shinsengumi
-Why the heck do you have this jacket on! Huhhhh!! Don’t you want her autograph yourself?
-Then wear it your whole life! Whatever life that you have left!

Frame3
Okita: Oh yeah~ Morale has finally surged
Hijikata: The hell it’s surged, they’re brawling

Frame4
Okita: Miss Terakado Tsu, this is today’s itinerary
Otsu: Yes, I understand
Hijikata: Okay, practically speaking, you don’t have to do anything. All you have to do is stand there and smile. Easy isn’t it?

Frame5
Otsu: …Yes, however
Otsu: I don’t like to do things half-heartedly
Otsu(bottom) Because when I was a kid, my dad said, no matter what work you do, you have to do it from bottom of your heart

Frame6
Top right, Hijikata: Right, but in this case…
Bottom right, Otsu: Even if its only for a day, I want to leave a lasting impact
Top left, Otsu: Hence, I’ve thought long and hard about how to improve the image of the Shinsengumi.
Bottom left, Hijikata: Ye-ah, that’s good. Its all good as long as you’re around.

Frame7
Hijikata: Hey you guys CUT IT OUT!

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Frame1,Otsu
-Everyone, it’s exactly because of your constant brawls that your public rating is so poor!
-Trying to solve everything with violence is the crudest method

Frame2,Otsu
-Today, I am banning all use of violence!
-Please remove your swords from your belt!

Frame3, Hijikata
-Hey, hey, little girl, since when did you become the boss around here
-These are not men who take orders from an ordinary person
-Furthermore, we are absolutely forbidden to remove our swords. For the sword, is the soul of a bushi

Frame4, Shinsengumi
-Its all our fault, Captain
Hijikata: Are you guys willing to quit your jobs too?

Frame5
-14!! Sogo!! Why are you still standing there, both of you disarm as well!
- Kondo-sensei, it is still important for your brain to be slightly armed

Frame6
Kondo: For the whole day today, we have to devote ourselves to raising our image!
-Do you think I haven’t considered anything before I called Ms Otsu?
Hijikata: Che! I think you considered something crude before you called her

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Frame1, Kondo
-Otsu…I mean Captain, was once ostracized because of malicious rumors
-But although Miss Otsu’s popularity fell to rock bottom she did not let it affect her. No matter what position she was in, she continued singing with the spirit of “NEVER GIVE UP”
-Finally, music producer “ANDY ?***”-sensei discovered her talent and successfully erased her previously unfavorable impression.
-Since then, Miss Otsu has soared, phoenix-like, to become Edo’s number 1 idol!

Frame2, Otsu
-I know that, behind your back, you are called the“24 Hour Out of Control Cops”.

-Since I’m the Captain today, I shall use the techniques of aesthetic warfare that “Andy***”-sensei has transmitted to me to thoroughly transform the image of the police force

Frame3
-Firstly, we must eliminate the aura of uneasiness surrounding you
-Hence, I believe it is best to begin with the basic rules

Frame4
-The Shinsengumi Regulations
-Are definitely cool, but they are too gruesome
Scroll: Do not betray spirit of “bushido”. Penalty: Seppuku

TN: The Shinsengumi Regulations was the driving force behind the rise of the Shinsengumi into a strong and deeply feared police group with an unflinching willingness to kill. The code, designed to reflect bushido ideals, also forced the men to absolutely obey Kondo and Hijikata out of fear. The penalty for breaking any rule was seppuku.

Frame5
-Today a new regulation is “CREated” “CREole” barbeque
Scroll: You must add “kawaii” words to the end of each sentence (Otsu talk) Penalty: Seppuku

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Frame1
Kondo:……
-Ha, how about making the penalty seppuku not only if the words are not kawaii, but also seppuku if you repeat the same words
Okita: Luckily doing this does not betray our strict bushi “BELiefs”, “BENt” lumps of a camel
Hijikata: Bushido? I think it vanished long ago, “PUUuu” “PENicillin”
Otsu: Yes—yes--- exactly this feeling
Hijikata: SHADDUP

Frame2
Okita: Hijikata-sensei, it seems we have no choice but to swallow our pride for the whole "DAY", "DRInk" a drum of soy sauce and die Hijikata, you bastard
Hijikata: The way you play this game will only aggravate the population!

Frame3, Otsu
-Next, it would be impossible for a group of macho men to erase a barbaric image
-So I thought it necessary to invest in a friendly and approachable “MAScot”, “MARinated” seaweed rice

Frame4, Otsu
-Hence, even though its by my own suggestion, I have invited a “CONsultant”, “CONtrol” domestic violence
-Come here, over here, over here

Frame5, Otsu
- The Mascot of the Shinsengumi

Frame6, Otsu
- “Sei-chan”

TN: Sei = Sincere, the key value of a samurai

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Frame1
Kondo
-HOW IS THIS KAWAII! HOW IS THERE A SINGLE CONNECTION TO THE SHINSENGUMI!?
-Why is there a corpse on his back!? Where is there one single connection to honesty?!
-Rather than a centaur this looks like a “BAKa”, “BAA” baa sheep poo

Frame2
-You’ve never seen such a depressed mascot have you? That’s why Sei-chan is so adorable…
-Its all due to the suffering look on his face
Small text: Ah! I killed a person
Hijikata: What did you say? Killed a person! Hey you! What did you just say?

Frame3, Kondo
-14, you know, nowadays a kawaii object that is too STRAIGHT doesn’t make the “CUT”. “CURdled” cheese
-Let me take a closer look, it sure is ugly as …

Frame 6
-You bastard--- stay behind the “FENce” “FANta"!
-Stop it! Oh my “LORd”! “LOCal” fried rice”!

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Frame 2, Otsu
-Be careful of terrorist activities~~!!
-Ronin will go to “PRIson”, “PEAchy” poo!!

Frame3, Okita
Hijikata-sensei, the people are looking as “STRangely”. “STEep” slope makes Hijikata fall off and die

Frame4
Okita: But really, what should we do if we encounter terrorists?
Hijikata: Stop worrying, if it happens our image will “PLUmmet” “PLUnge” off the cliff and die Okita

Frame5
Okita: We don’t even have our “SWOrds” “SLAy” you with boiling water then, Hijikata

Hijikata: I can’t do anything about that “PARt” “POIson” you with penicillin you germ, Okita

(Bottom right)Okita: Die, Hijikata
(Bottom center) Hijikata: Die, Okita
(Bottom left) Okita: Die Okita, Ah, wrong, its Hijikata

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Frame1
Kondo:
-I never thought that such a simple method could enable us to become the focus with such great “Results”. “Ravioli”
-An image takes a lot of work to establish, yet to destroy it is so simple

Otsu:
-Wow, these sure are the words of a captain
-Because your image is already so horrible before it absolutely vanishes we’ve got to beat it down and “BASh”, “BABa” Yaga
Okita: Wow, your ability to BS is top of the pops

Frame2, Kondo
-Actually, my feelings are hurt when I think about it
-Everyday we struggle to protect the peace of Edo but it seems like no one wants it
-We strive for a bright image but people look at us as a “LIAbility”. “LIMbo” Rock

Frame3, Otsu
-However, I think the men in Shinsengumi are so brave, to be able to confront your image directly
-Not everyone can do it
-However, if you are too concerned about what others think, you’d be tied up hand and “FOOt”, “FOOlish” bastard Shrek
Hijikata: Ugh, their conversation makes me nauseous

Frame4,
Otsu:
-I was in the same position as well. That time I got shut out and surrounded by rumors
-I was so caught up by what people thought that I was afraid to step “OUTside”,
”OUTdoors” there are gorilla’s balls

Okita:
Did she just say “balls”? An idol actually said “balls”? Is she really an idol?

Frame5,Otsu
-And it’s not easy to read a person’s heart either, but I have gotten over it
-Anyway, the only thing I could do was to stay positive and strive to become the woman I dreamt about
-Once I realized this, my eyes opened, my heart felt released from a “CAGe”, “CAJun” fried fish stew

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Frame1, Otsu
- Its not easy to look inside yourself. But that’s the point when I started to realize…
-When I was clear about where I stood, I got the answer for the first time

Frame2
-You can’t care too much about what others say but it is also wrong to ignore them
-A tough call

Frame3
-But, I believe that men like you can definitely achieve it
-Because, this is a good way to torture you “PEAbrains”. “PRIncess” Mononoke

Frame4
-Miss Otsu
-Lady, you are simply “FABulous!” “FANta”

Frame5
Otsu:
-Ah! You said “FANta” just now, you repeated your words
-Next time you say it, you have to commit “SEPpuku”, “SEParate” lumps of a camel

Kondo:
-Ah! Miss Otsu has also repeated her words, you should know what the penalty “IS”! “Itchy” and Scratchy
-Iyaa--- how about this, what happened doesn’t count. This is our own private “IDaho”, “IDiotic” tail of a mouse

Frame6
Top right small text: Ah ha ha
Top left small text: Oh ho ho
Center text: Control me…from swatting those two

Frame8, Shinpachi
-BA…BA…BAAASTARD!!!!
-HOW DARE YOU TEASE MISS OTSU!!

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Frame 1, Kondo
-GYAAHHHHH!!
- Sei-chan!, Why is there another Sei-chan inside Sei-chan!!
Small bubble: very suspicious

Frame 2, Okita
-Eh? His top half was here a moment ago
Bubble left: Ah~ I killed a person

Frame3
Gintoki: I killed a person~ Hey…I killed a person you know~
-At that time I mistook her for a wild boar… I killed a person

Shopkeeper: Sir, I don’t understand how it happened but since you have already killed the person then just admit it. C’mon, drink. You’ll forget everything after you drink


Frame4
Gintoki:
-Well, the arrow flew out in a reversed direction
-So I have killed a person~ hey!

Hijikata: WHAT THE HELL DID YOU KILL!!

Frame5
Hijikata: What are you doing? And you call yourself a mascot? Who gave you permission to come here to drink.
Gintoki: I’ve killed someone! ~~How could I have expected that someone would rush out from the forest?
Hijikata: Hey!! How long do you intend to spin your fairytale…
Bottom left bubble: AH!

Frame6
Otsu: Sei-chan ! Come here, quickly, quickly

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Frame1, Otsu
The children have been released from school!!

Frame2 Otsu
-Now’s the chance! Children are innocent, it’s easy to instil an image into their hearts!
-Furthermore, they will pass it on to their parents and your rating will surge
-Children love KAWAII things…

Frame3 Gintoki
Stop right there children! Don’t you know this guy bears such a heavy burden of the past!!

Frame 4, Kondo
Hey!! You’re upside down, Sei-chan, you’re upside down!!

Frame 5
-He looks like a monster!
-Ah danger! Watch out! Don’t just dash out like that!

Frame 6
-Oh shoot, the corpse fell off!
- Not a problem, forget about the corpse, it’ll only scare away the kids

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Frame2
Hijikata: Didn’t you say “Forget about the corpse”!!

Frame3
Children: The rule for us to walk home together is such a drag~
-Yeah but there are too many terrifying things happening now

Frame4
Kids: GYAAAAAAA!!

Frame5
Children: HELP HELP!!

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Frame2:
Gintoki…ouch--- Hey Did it work?
Bubble: *peel*
Shinpachi: How would I know? All I can see is black. Corpse! Hey, Did it work corpse?

Frame3, Kondo
Enough! Stop pretending to be a corpse!!

Frame4, Shinsengumi
-Hey
-Look what you’ve done, you three

Frame5
-No wonder I kept sensing something odd, sure enough it turned out to be you three after all!! What are you up to?
- It’s a misunderstanding! Hey, didn’t I say it was a misunderstanding! We were hired by Miss Otsu
-You talk too much!! Why are you always sabotaging our work! What is your motive!!

Frame6, Gintoki
No, we were really hired by Miss Otsu…OWOWOWOW!!

Frame7, Otsu
UGH----

TN: Thank you for reading
Thank you, Teqq for helping!! :D