Gintoki Sakata is the main character of
He’s a strong swordsman and despite the anime’s parody nature, he and the series has plenty of serious, life-defining moments that everyone can learn a thing or two from.
Here are Gintoki’s best quotes from
Gintoki Sakata Quotes:
“Unfortunately, I don’t have a nice eyeball like you, that can see this and that. All I can do to pursue one thing in front of me. So whether it’s the abyss of death or an empty void, I won’t fight for the manju offered to my grave. I’ll fight for tomorrow’s breakfast. That’s all.” – Gintoki Sakata
“You’re absolutely right. I can’t do anything alone. Everyone has their flaws and imperfections, but that’s what drives us to work together… To make up for those flaws. Together, we make the perfect main character.” – Gintoki Sakata
Working together makes us whole.
“The night is in its darkest just before dawn. But keep your eyes open. If you avert your eyes from the dark, you’ll be blinded by the rays of a new day. So keep your eyes open, no matter how dark the night ahead may be.” – Gintoki Sakata
“No matter whether you win or not, there’s no meaning to war.” – Gintoki Sakata
“Will you choose that ticket and live on as a man? Or will you choose this one and go back to being a woman? No matter what you choose, I’m sure you will continue to waver. But what’s wrong with that? Manly? Womanly? Are those random values that others made up really what you were striving toward? If things were so clear cut, then neither men, women, you, or me would be leading such painful lives.” – Gintoki Sakata
“You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you.” – Gintoki Sakata
“Sake sure is nice. You can forget your troubles if only for a moment. You’ll have to remember them tomorrow though, and they’ll be even more painful than they were the night before. You can’t run away from things like this. Especially from things you really want to forget.” – Gintoki Sakata
“When people break their old selves they embark a journey to find their new selves.” – Gintoki Sakata
“Happiness depends on each person. If you think you’re happy, then you must be happy.” – Gintoki Sakata
“I have an organ more important than my heart. Although you can’t see it, I feel it going through my head down to my feet, and I know it exists within me. It lets me stand on my feet, it lets me walk forward without trembling. If I stop here, I feel like it would break… My soul will break.” – Gintoki Sakata
“There are two things people fear… those are death and embarrassment. Those who try to overcome death are just idiots, but I won’t laugh at those who try to overcome their embarrassment. I like those kind of idiots.” – Gintoki Sakata
“No matter how colossal a power you obtain, no matter how gigantic an army you bring with you, I ain’t scared. While you’ve abandoned a hundred, I’ve connected with a thousand. While you’ve destroyed a thousand, I’ve been helped by ten thousand. So what’s an army of a few thousand?” – Gintoki Sakata
“Anime – it’s not something that can be thought of in a hall for conferences. It is made out of strange juices current from the brain of animators.” – Gintoki Sakata
“A farewell is like the other side of a coin. It will only happen when there is an encounter. Rather than dreading the day we have to part, shouldn’t we be happy that we had the chance to meet today instead?” – Gintoki Sakata
“Life is like a mountain – you can say you’ve reached the top, but only after climbing back down.” – Gintoki Sakata
“People need to live their life with a clear conscience. When you want to walk on a straight path, somehow you get yourself stained with mud. However, as long as we never give up, one day the mud on you will dry up and fall off.” – Gintoki Sakata