Sorachi's comments on the character popularity poll
Thanks to everyone support, now that we're approaching Gintama's 20th anniversary, we're once again able to hold a public humilitation ritual with Japan's messiest manga manuscript since this torture exhibition is now a thing. Thank you very much.
Due to the corona pandemic, everyone had to hurry and switch to remote work, and digitalization of the work process progressed. Even I, the staunch analog mangaka who thought changing would be too bothersome, finally strengthened my resolve,
And set up a PC, pen tablet, digital devices, and at the present, with the newest digital environment I am binging porn videos
With the newest digital environment, I'm binging through the recently best selling mangas' hate comments.
Writing for a new work is not progressing at all.
>Writing for a new work is not progressing at all.
Writing for a new work is not progressing at all.
>Writing for a new work is not progressing at all.
<I don't want to be clickbait, I think this can be interpreted as
> I'm not working on anything at all
<Or
> My currently planned next work - I'm barely making progress
<Here's the text if you want to ask a Japanese friend 新作の執筆が全く進みません。
Because of all that, from here on out, something like Gintama's manuscripts, being full of lasting and patching up, marks of whiteout, and the graphic scars of weekly serialization's claws remaining in the manuscript - the number of opportunities to see something like that are dwindling, I believe. Those who are interested, should make the most of the present opportunity to go and have a look (at the exhibit)
And thank you to everyone who participated in the character popularity poll. Even though 5 years have passed since the end of serialization, we still have this many people who have never forgotten Gintama:s characters, it's extremely delightful. And it made me especially realize this.
Shinpachi's pachi (8) is the 8 of 8th place after all, and if you turn it on its side, ara how curious
"oo" shinpachi there y'are g'dammittt!!