Gintama.: Shirogane no Tamashii hen 2

Emergency Rescue

Defend Kabuki District from the Amanto!

Operation: Drain the Pond!

Gin-san, do your best!

Watch Operation: Drain the Pond in a bright room and at a safe distance from the TV!!!

That's a lot of sludge.

I can't wait to see what kind of alien species we find.

Uh...

Hey, guys!

Gin-san, Kagura-chan!

What the heck are you doing?!

Draining the pond.

Yeah, I can tell!

It's the Gintama anime's first episode of the final arc's second half!

I'm asking why you're draining a pond in such a crucial episode!

What are you talking about, Shinpachi?

We've gotta hook the viewers with the very first episode!

Pointless shows about stuff like draining ponds tend to have surprisingly good ratings.

True story!

Why're you acting like a trailblazer when you're just ripping off another show?!

Get to the actual story!

Dude, did you even see how the first half ended?

What was that all about?

A guy who had no screen time for an entire cour

gets a close-up of his smug face, steals the spotlight, and that's how it ends?

We can't do anything but drain a pond now.

Uh, I don't follow your logic at all!

You still don't get it, Shinpachi?

This is intricately linked to the Gintama anime's actual story!

Huh?

We earthlings have, until now,

have just looked on as the Amanto took over our towns and did whatever they wanted.

And now, we've even ended up at war with them.

Unless we weed out the root cause,

the Kabuki District will never have peace.

In other words,

we must get rid of the alien species in the pond!

I don't get it at all!

You're just riding on the coattails of a hit show!

Oh, we drained most of the water while arguing.

Isn't that right? Fess up!

Where are those damn alien species?

Gin-chan, look!

Could they be...

In the first half,

they were among the characters rushing to the Kabuki District's aid!

Let's begin the second half, shall we?

Take care of the narration, Pachi-boy.

Silver Soul

The Story So Far

The land of the samurai.

There was a time, long ago, when our country was called by that name.

The Altana Liberation Army was formed to end the Tendoshu's galactic rule.

They invaded Earth with their mothership, the Heavenly Bird.

Despite the overwhelming difference in strength,

we rose up to defend Edo and Earth.

The Oniwaban,

the Shinsengumi,

and countless people who love the Kabuki District

threw themselves headlong into a reckless battle.

In space, Katsura-san, Sakamoto-san,

and Shogun Tokugawa Nobunobu entered negotiations

and won over Admiral Shijaku, one of the Liberation Army's top brass.

However, things didn't go so smoothly after that.

Dangers assailed us one after another,

and we sacrificed many things.

That's when Gengai-san's invention, the nanomachine virus,

rendered useless the weapons of the Liberation Army,

who brought the three great warrior races:

the Dakini,

the Shinra,

and the Yato with them to attack the Kabuki District.

During that desperate back-and-forth battle,

several people jumped in to help,

and we somehow managed to force the Liberation Army into a temporary retreat.

But our joy was short-lived.

Gengai-san was abducted by Yato,

and over in space, a weapon that could obliterate a planet in one shot,

the Flame of Kagutsuchi, was activated.

The countdown to Earth's destruction had begun.

Katsura-san's party found themselves in grave peril.

That's when he showed up.

A weapon of destruction that'll erase Earth?

Sorry, but it won't get a chance to shine.

The one to destroy this world

will be me.

Wh-Who is that man?

Intruders in Sector 17!

Head there and provide backup at once! I repeat...

Prince!

Sector 17

and Sector 22 have been breached by assault ships!

D-Don't move!

You don't have to be so afraid.

Relax.

I'm not on the side of anyone here.

I won't ally with anyone, either.

I'm just...

an enemy to the entire universe!

Fire!

Kiheitai!

Charge!

Gintama

Silver Soul

Could you take me with you?

I know who you are.

I know your goals, too.

I'm the same.

I've lost everything to war.

My father, who fought to ensure the country's future,

was arrested and killed by that very same country.

And my mother died as the wife of a sinner.

As the last one left alive,

all I can do is avenge my family using the gun my father left behind!

Let me join your quest to exact revenge on this country!

Let me avenge my family!

In that case,

shoot yourself in the head with that gun.

That's the kind of thing I'm trying to do.

That's what it means to destroy a country.

It's not too late for you.

Try and live a smart life.

Silver Soul Arc

The Evildoers Who Do Good

Another Joi Rebel hunt?

They're rounding up anyone they don't like.

What has the world come to?

It's a pitiful story.

I hear countless innocent people like her are being imprisoned.

What are they doing, when they have other evildoers to round up?

Like, for example,

Takasugi Shinsuke.

He's one of the Joi Elite Four, and he's hiding in this area, it seems.

That girl was targeted because she was seen with him.

That so?

From what I've heard, there's another big fish swimming these waters.

I think his name was...

Kawakami Bansai the Manslayer.

Never heard of him.

Either way, that girl was doomed the moment she approached one of those villains.

I shall perform a requiem for her so that she may rest in peace.

Hey, you!

What do you think you're doing?

Why do you have a sword?

You must be a Joi Rebel!

Quiet. You're ruining my performance.

Say what?

You'd better fix your attitude!

H-Hey!

It seems we were set up.

That girl was bait laid to capture you,

Takasugi Shinsuke.

I don't recall falling for their trap.

You were the one who spurred me on.

Forgive me. I just wanted to see what kind of man the living legend was.

Well? What kind of man was he?

It seems he was going around talking about destroying the world,

but if he can't leave a single girl to die, it's all merely hot air.

But I don't mind such idiots.

Me, either.

A guy who claimed to turn his back on a country that had turned its back on samurai

and was trying to rescue the Joi Rebels in captivity

now finds himself imprisoned because of one girl.

That's a rare degree of stupidity.

If you're going to be killed by the country anyway,

why not die for me, Manslayer Bansai?

You're recruiting in a prison?

Your stupidity knows no bounds.

Let me ask you: what will you die for?

I won't die.

No matter how many corpses I have to walk over, until I trample this country,