Gintama 657

[Gintama 657 Translation by Kewl0210]
Page 1:
Top Right: ☆A color page to commemorate the results of the 5th character popularity poll!!
Author: Sorachi Hideaki
Insert: When they're together, they can solve anything!!
Bottom Left: The popularity poll results start on the next page!!
Bottom Middle: The anime 'Slip Arc' is now airing at 1:35 AM every Sunday with great fanfare!!
Asterisk on Right: *And every Monday at 1:05 AM on TV Oosaka!!

Page 2:
Top: Character popularity poll results!!!
Left Box: Have some waves been made in the rankings for this 5th poll...?!
What an unpleasant aftertaste these results have left. We came into this 5th popularity poll firmly prepared for him to become 'the true embodiment of "8"!' But somehow, I don't know how, he rose up to 7th! Maybe I should give him some praise, but to be honest this is a disaster. Couldn't you have read the room a little bit?!! ...We won't even make the news sites now!! Congratulations, Shinshichi!! [Last sentence in white]
T/N: Shinichi's name kanji are literally "New" and "8". And could be phonetically read as "true 8". "Shichi" is a way of saying "7".
Big Right: Mr. Shimura Shinpachi
Smaller Right: On his way here, he had an astounding:
Circle: 1st Poll: 8th
2nd Poll: 8th:
3rd Poll: 8th
4th Poll: 8th
Big Center Text: He's fallen out of 8th place!!
Starburst: We received a grand total of
17006 votes!

Lower Results:
Fan: 1st Place
Left: Sakata Gintoki
Bottom Left: 4638 votes
Circle: Last time, 1st place
STAY
Right description: The un-moving stalwart holds onto his throne to the end!!

Fan: 2nd Place
Left: Hijikata Toushirou
Bottom Left: 2385 votes
Circle: Last poll, 2nd place
STAY
Right description: His Vegeta-like position is pretty incredible in some ways!!

Fan: 3rd Place
Left: Okita Sougo
Bottom Left: 1698 votes
Circle: Last poll, 3rd place
STAY
Right description: Maybe he likes this position where he can always keep his eye on Hijikata-san from behind?!

Fan: 4th Place
Left: Takasugi Shinsuke
Bottom Left: 1572 votes
Circle: Last poll, 4th place
STAY
Right description: His recent activity in the story must've made an impression.

5th Place
Kagura
1206 votes
(Up from 6th last poll)

6th Place
Katsura
966 votes
(Down from 5th last poll)

7th Place
Shimura Shinpachi
576 votes
(Up from 8th last poll)

8th Place
Kamui
543 votes
(Down from 7th last poll)

9th Place
Tsukuyo
465 votes
(Up from 12th last poll)

10th Place
Tae
273 votes
(Up from 12th last poll)

Shinpachi: Wait, wait, hold on a second here... I got '7th' this time? I went up in rank for the first time ever? Honestly it's been a long, hard-fought battle. Uh, so why is there this feeling of 'that's too bad' going on?
Big Bottom Text: Shouldn't it be more
celebratory?!
Bottom: Okay, pull yourselves together!! Turn to page 278 for the ranks of 11 and below!!
[Let's just put the other page next.]

Page 3:
Box: The 5th "Gintama" character popularity poll results!!!
Circle: Part 2
Box Bottom Text: Regardless of what system you used to send in your votes for this poll, thank you! For those that used their precious vote to vote for a character that's not in this manga, we don't really know why you did that, but thanks anyhow! Now then, let's run our way through the remaining ranks!!
Gin: ...I'm so tired of counting.
Black Box: 11th-20th Place
It's okay, these guys are plenty popular!

11th Place
Yamazaki Sagaru
228 votes

12th Place
Sakamoto Tatsuma
195 votes

13th Place
Sorachi Hideaki
189 votes

14th Place
Kondo Isao
174 votes

15th Place
Imai Nobume
150 votes

16th Place
Elizabeth
144 votes

16th Place
Sadaharu
144 votes

17th Place
Yoshida Shouyou
138 votes

19th Place
Oboro
129 votes

20th Place
Satou Shimaru
123 votes

Black Box: 21st-40th Place
We deeply value all fan support!
21st (90 votes)
●Sasaki Isaburou
●Kijima Matako
23rd (72 votes)
●Abuto
24th (69 votes)
●Mutsu
25th (60 votes)
●Utsuro
26th (57 votes)
●Sarutobi Ayame
27th (54 votes)
●Kawakami Bansai
28th (51 votes)
●Hattori Zenzou
29th (42 votes)
●Justaway
30th (39 votes)
●Kouka
●Hasegawa Taizou
32nd (36 votes)
●Okita Mitsuba
33rd (33 votes)
●Yagyuu Kyuubee
34th (24 votes)
●Tokugawa Shigeshige
●Sakata Ginpachi
36th (18 votes)
●Tama
●Sakata Kintoki
38th (15 votes)
●Itou Kamotarou
●Oguri Shun
40th (12 votes)
●Hedoro
●Takechi Henpeita
●Shiroyasha

Bottom Right Box: 43rd Place and on
It's not about the numbers! It's the depth of the love that matters!
43rd (11 votes)
●Okada Nizou
44th (9 votes)
●Umibozu
●Doromizu Jirochou
46th (8 votes)
●Ungyou
47th (7 votes) Sachi
●Okita Souko
49th (6 votes)
●Ikeda Asaemon
50th (5 votes) Prince Hata
●Five-years-later Kagura
52nd (4 votes) Soyo
53rd (3 votes) Chin Pirako
54th (2 votes)
●Shijaku
●Hoichi
●Dozaemon
●Ikumatsu
●Takatin
●Kada
●Waki Kaoru
●Shinpachi's Glasses
●Inchiki Hattousai
●Hashimoto Kanna
●Sugita Tomokazu
etc.

Box text: Others
All the riffraff that got 1 vote
Bubble: Unfortunately, we can't print all the 1-vote-getters because of how many there are. But we'll take responsibility by holding a memorial service for all of the postcards you send in. *If there's space, we may print them in the volume.
Bottom: 100 people chosen out of those that voted for the top three (Gintoki, Hijikata, and Okita) will be chosen to receive a signed drawing by Sorachi-sensei with their name on it!! For the lucky winners, check page 458!!

Page 4:
Title: Lesson 657
Dogs Love their Pack
SFX: GAKAAA
Insert: The raging dragon---
SFX: GOGOGOGO
SFX: GOGAAA

Page 5:
Anemone: Where're you going?
How could you?
Just leaving us behind like that?!
We're going, too.
You're not going anywhere
on your own...

Page 6:
SFX: DOSAH
Anemone: I'm sorry.
I know,
we're just going to be a burden at this point.
So,

Page 7:
Anemone: take it.
All we have.
You don't need to carry out any mission.
You don't need to use up your life.
For yourself,
and for the ones that are precious to you... use it.
And make sure...
you don't
die...

Page 8:
SFX: DON

Page 9:
SFX: DOH
SFX: GOGOGOGO
SFX: BASHIIN
SFX: BACHIH
SFX: OOOOOOOOO

Page 10:
Utsuro: So, you came, did you?
Clan that controls the dragons.
To slaughter a dragon,
SFX: DOH
Utsu: you must reach deep into its bosom and pierce its vital spot.
SFX: KAH

Page 11:
SFX: DOO
SFX: GOFAA
Utsuro: But that brings with it a great danger.
SFX GAKIIIN
Utsu: If you touch that vital spot without proper caution,
the dragon will anger and turn everything to ash.
SFX: BUOO

Page 12:
Utsu: Can you break through it?
The imperial wrath of this dragon?
SFX: GOPAA
Utsu: With those fangs
and those claws,
can you break through my anger and sorrow?!
SFX: DO DO DO DO

Page 13:
SFX: DOO
Utsu: For a last hope,
this is quite fleeting.
For a final resistance,
this is quite tedious.

Page 14:
Shijaku: To all personnel inside the Amenotori Ship.
It looks like our number isn't quite up yet.
The flickering flames of our lives have been reinvigorated by the flames of friends.
The flickering flame of hope
has been kept going by the flames of comrades.
This flame no longer belongs only to us.
So letting it go out would be unforgivable.

Page 15:
Shijaku: Live on for our friends.
Fight on for our friends.
And know that when your flame goes out,
your friends' flames will go out as well.
So no matter what it takes, survive and bring this flame our friends have kept burning
back to that planet

Page 16:
Guys: so it can reach our friends
fighting there.

Page 17:
SFX: DON

Page 18:
SFX: DOSHAAA
SFX: GOPAA
SFX: GOGOGOGO
SFX: DOH

Page 19:
Anemone: You don't need to carry out
any mission.
You don't need
to use up your life.
Box: Please adopt me
Sada: !
Anemone: For yourself,
and for the ones that are precious to you,
use
that power.

Page 20:
SFX: DOH
Insert: The family won't let him be alone---!!
Bottom: Gintama
...Lesson 657
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