On this episode of Life Lessons, Colton is joined by Josh Dunham of the Senpai Coast to Coast podcast to recap Chapter 55 of the manga, in which Katsura meets fan-favorite ramen shop owner, Ikumatsu! Afterwards, we learn of the competitive nature of ramen shops during the Life Lessons segment, followed by a divisive Anime/Manga Comparison segment on Episode 39 of the anime. Topics of discussion this episode include the handling of Ikumatsu’s character in both the manga and anime, Josh’s opinions of the first three pages of the chapter, and why Colton and Josh keeping throwing in-jokes all over the place!

Special thanks to @joyofthejoui on Twitter for her insightful comments on this episode’s life lesson!

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0:00:00 Intro

0:07:20 Manga Recap: Ch 55

1:23:11 Life Lesson 55

1:31:11 Anime/Manga Comp: Ep 39

1:59:06 The End

2:05:57 Outtakes

Tweets for context:

Another case of mixed up speech bubbles. This makes the third chapter where this has happened. #Gintama pic.twitter.com/zNsoNeoaLY — Colton (@sniperking323) October 17, 2015

I'd really like to know what went behind translating this line. #Gintama (Left = Scan, Right = Viz) pic.twitter.com/h2NilpTgUu — Colton (@sniperking323) October 17, 2015

Can't help but feel like this line change takes a bit of Ikumatsu's character away from her a bit. #Gintama pic.twitter.com/aou0F3KJAy — Colton (@sniperking323) October 17, 2015

I don't even know where to begin with this panel. #Gintama pic.twitter.com/Fwfd34YrYS — Colton (@sniperking323) October 18, 2015

Show Notes

Buy Gintama Volume 7 from Amazon

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Watch Episode 39 of the anime on Crunchyroll

Or own them on DVD via Gintama Collection 3 from Amazon

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