these people look like they escaped from one piece!!
SO THE PLOT OF PEACEMAKER IS AS FOLLOWS; LITTLE TETSUNOSUKE'S GEISHA MOM AND WESTERN SYMPATHSIZING DAD ARE KILLED. TETSU JOINS THE SHINSENGUMI (AKA; THE GUYS KENSHIN BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF) TO GET STRONG AND GET REVENGE. EVERYONE IS GAY FOR LIKE ENTIRELY TOO LONG. THE NINJAS MAKE NARUTO NINJAS LOOK HALFWAY COMPETENT. TETSU REALIZES HE DOESN'T WANT TO KILL PEOPLE AND THE AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS.
NO LIE.
First off, Tetsunosuke is a real person?! Well, hoorah, I hope Tatsu isn't because WOW, one Iruka is enough for the world. But at least he gets lines like "You will not lose your virginity to your anyone Tetsu. BIG BROTHER IS COMING!!!"
Susumu makes me miss my kid brother so much I could spit. I had a lot invested in that kid to begin with because, uh hey. Cloud's seiyuu. And wow, Cloud's personality. But then he crossdresses and the similarities are completely solidified. Anyway, the fact that there is a line about him "HIS EYEBROWS ARE DISAPPEARING. HE'S OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T HAVING ANY FRIENDS." made me uh quite endeared to him despite his being the more Sasuke-esq of all the characters in this show.
The accountant fucker is so fucking lame. I'm so glad he didn't have many scenes with Tatsu, that's the sickest two characters beside one another. Then again, him and Tetsu is pretty sick. Or like, accountant/Hijikata. GOD ANYONE/HIJIKATA MAKES ME WISH I WAS DROWNED AT BIRTH.
SUZU. WHAT. I. GOD MY HEART IS BROKEN. I SHALL NEVER RECOVER. I really didn't know what to think of this kid before, because the seiyuu is really a poor man's paku romi. And furthermore, look at him. Hitsugaya! What are doing with Byakuya in pre-Meiji Japan! I was really afraid he would turn out like Sasuke (he doesn't, thank god) but would at least get a happy, acceptable ending. NOPE. :)) Cait mentions to me that he goes batshit insane in second season and like, becomes a hooker to old men for cash. And I thought :-j okay. UH NO. HE FINDS YOSHIDA'S BODY AND SAYS "SENSEI, WE HAVE TO GO. THE SHINSENGUMI ARE COMING. WHERE ARE YOUR ARMS.." me: "SHIT CAIT WASN'T KIDDING."
I'm not sure what I was supposed to think of the Western Pirate guy with Maito Gai's voice, aside from AMAZING. The fact that he calls them Iron Boy and Dragon Boy is worth it for his saying the fuck out of the sweet, sweet manga.
Saya is the perfect girlfriend character for this series. Not only is she like, under age seven, but she's also motherfucking MUTE.
Saitou was like, Peacemaker's Vincent Valentine. God. I'M SORRY I HATE HIM. I ASSOCIATE HIM WITH LIKE. THAT RANDOM MAGIC THAT WAS IN LIKE ONE EPISODE FOR WHICH I WILL NEVER FORGIVE.
Who's the foreign ninja/geisha bitch? The ugly blonde one nobody better find at all interesting. I can't find volume six of the manga anywhere, but I notice she like, calls Okita's name and he whips around all 0-0. AHH I CAN'T BELIEVE I MADE A FACE. fkdhskfds god. but what. SHE’S THE REASON AYU-NE GOT CAUGHT ISN’T SHE? SON OF A BITCH. I love how she's tries to be like, weirdly sentimental about Susumu and their parting ways. Like BITCH. You mocked me while I stood over my mutilated sister's body. You're a fucking dykey whore, don't touch me, slut.
So the Maborachi Trio three comedians are whatever. Shinpachi is adorable with freckles, but Sanosuke? No thanks. Though i wish i was known as "JACKIE. THE GIRL WHO FAILED TO DIE." gjhgfd The best is the homo with Kiba's voice who says Tetsu is only in Shinsengumi because he's cute and good in bed. kgfhgds KIBA!!!!! Even Ryuuichi's seiyuu is like "Dude, cool it down...."
I don't know what to think of the reoccurring black cat or whatever. I know it belonged to that homo, but it like, was still around even after the guy died? And then it hung around Saitou, Okita and Suzu. Like I know you‘re an omen but... okay. That one dies of TB, that one becomes a rentboy and that one... has an ulcer? JAPAN PLEASE START MAKING SENSE PRIOR TO THE RESTORATION PERIOD.
GOD OKAY. When Okita and Hijikata are like, walking along, chilling (asobo) and discussing why Tetsunosuke shouldn't take up a weapon.
hijikata: :-j i'm not gonna give him a katana :-j he's fifteen, don't be ridiculous.
okita: :-L i was nine.
hijikata: .........
okita: ..........
hijikata: ....... *trauma*
okita: ........
hijikata: WHAT THE FUCK DUDE YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE LEGAL. I FUCKED A TEN YEAR OLD.
ALMOST A DIRECT QUOTE!!
There are some glaring inconsistencies in the anime. Well, uh. two. The anime has Tetsunosuke standing behind his father when he's killed and in his mother's lap when she dies. In the manga he hides in the closet and watches his mom die and his father's head get chopped off. OKAY. But the anime still has Tetsu not only sleep in the closet, but retreat there when he's confronted with Yoshida and Suzu in the shrieking shack. Without knowing that was where he had been safe during the last attack, the closet just poses as like a convenient and reoccurring place of retreat. SECOND. In the anime, Okita kills Yoshida with a stab? In the manga he chops off his head over Tetsu. Now, while there's a problem in the anime just not being badass enough, the anime also last shows Suzu with Yoshida's head cradled to his chest. ... Did you.. cut that off yourself...
SO ON THE BULLSHIT SIDE. Kishmoto Kunoichi Kubotite THE GAY DOPPLEGANGER. What.. why was he even necessary? Seriously, he showed up for like, two episodes, rambled about how he was from a gay brothel (like that's a lot different from the Shinsengumi in this show), cause miniscule amounts of trouble and then died in a fire(!?) WOW. I'm glad that's how easily the problem of evil twins is solved in Japan!
Further crap- The haiku book episode was like the longest excuse for viewers to see Hijikata's legs. Like I'M SORRY. I DON'T THINK SOMEONE IN A PROMINANT POLITICAL POSITION SHOULD WEAR A FUCKING BATHROBE ALL THE TIME. fjdhsf and when he does dress up it's to a.) not fight and b.) with a visor hat. Fashion was not Japan's highest priority I see.
But! This is actually a series where the good shit really outweighed the bullshit. When Suzu goes to kill Tetsunosuke, but can't go through with it SO YOSHIDA STRANGLES SUZU AND FORCES TETSU INTO THE HOUSE. AND LIGHTS IT ON FIRE. jfhs I'm. sorry. And the fact that Tatsu runs to fires out of old instinct from their parents’ murder? Like Tatsu's a fucking loser, but that's some nice emotional trauma that won't disappear either. fhdjfs and I'm still trying to figure out. When their house burns down and their parents' bodies burn, was Tetsu then outside digging his own grave in the snow??
AND AYU-NE!!!! FUCK WHAT "If you make a mistake. I'll die and you'll live." I think that's still so terrible, since I'm got a brother of my own who I adore, but ahh. She was so sweet with barrettes a good cooking and they raped you to death.
Furthermore! When Yoshida starts to seriously tear Okita limb from limb while Tetsu watches- OH IRON BOY!! I was so horrified when he stepped through Okita's armor, because uh i thought he like, crushed his chest and there was uhm a lot of horrified screaming from me. BUT GOD TETSU TO YOSHIDA "It wasn't you. The one I wanted to kill all this time.. was the one who couldn't do anything! ME!" LIKE OUCH. GOD. HE JUSTS WANTS TO DIE.
But, so.. Yoshida wasn't the one that killed his parents? That's so awful and amazing, because hah. Sorry Suzu, I don't really have a reason for killing the only person you cared about left in the world. But you know, shit happens. Just roll with the punches, buddy. I still really hope Hijikata or Souji killed his mom and dad. Like why the hell would the Choushu bother with whatever the fuck a PEACEMAKER is. Okita-san used them for target practice, you little whore.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE ALL YOU BITCHES DIE. What a load of shit. I really really was hoping for this historical bloodshed. I mean, I certainly didn't get excited when Heisuke got slashed across the fucking face or when Yoshida CRUSHED OKITA'S STERNUM. But I really expected everyone to be like "Hoorah, the Ikeda incident was awesome. Let's watch the fireworks." and Hijikata to sit next to Souji while he DIES OF TUBERCULOSIS. Speaking of which, I can't imagine excessive second hand pipe smoke is good for someone with a lung condition.
In conclusion, the ending is a lot happier than I thought it would be, for the fact that most of them are beheaded or go on to guest star in Ruronin Kenshin.
I want my little brother.
Again, obligatory icons.