25 Best Gintama Quotes by Gintoki Sakata
About 4 years ago, I was first introduced to Gintama and its protagonist Sakata Gintoki when I was looking for a comedy anime to watch, soon enough, it was at the top of my favorite anime list along with many other epics of JUMP like Naruto and One Piece.
Gintama is one of the best comedy anime you will ever find but it offers much more than its amazingly witty humor. The latter part of the anime features pure, unadulterated shounen with crazy fighting scenes and a great storyline that will make you laugh and cry at the same time.
The story is set after the various alien races invaded Earth and a huge war broke out that resulted in the loss of humanity. Now, Gintoki, a former samurai who fought in the war and lost many of his comrades, works as an odd-job man. He’ll do any odd job for money. He may have changed his profession but the samurai inside him is still alive.
Though Gintoki is an ideology of laziness, he’s a selfless man who would always protect his loved ones. He’s funny and chaotic as heck, making him probably one of the best Shonen MCs out there.
Today, we’re going to look at the 25 Best Quotes by Gintoki Sakata from the Gintama anime and manga series.
1. “If you’ve got time to fantasize about a beautiful death, why not live beautifully until the end?” – Sakata Gintoki
2. “No matter how elegant you may think dying is, your death won’t appease your conscience and won’t change anything.” – Sakata Gintoki
3. “The best way to live a full life is to be a child, no matter your age.” – Sakata Gintoki
4. “If you have time to fantasize about a beautiful end, then just live beautifully ’til the end.” – Gintoki Sakata
5. “Life is like a mountain – you can say you’ve reached the top, but only after climbing back down.” – Sakata Gintoki
6. “Honest feelings can sometimes lead to cruel endings.” – Sakata Gintoki
7. “You can’t just run away, especially from the things you want to forget!.” – Sakata Gintoki
8. “But men are always boys at heart until they die.” – Sakata Gintoki
9. “There’s no shortcut to becoming strong. Even if you try to look strong on the outside, that thin layer will soon fall off.” – Sakata Gintoki
10. “Some lies are necessary for giving children dreams.” – Sakata Gintoki
Sorachi Hideaki, the author of the Gintama Manga, has given us so many great quotes about life, friendship, war, kindness, etc.
11. “Living without protecting what needs to be protected is the same as death…” – Sakata Gintoki
12. “Idiots in their idiotic way have their own idiotic worries.” – Sakata Gintoki
13. “Ironic, isn’t it? How people without truly important things know about them more than those who have them.” – Sakata Gintoki
14. “If we’re unable to climb down the mountain, then we won’t know whether there’s another mountain to climb up.” – Sakata Gintoki
15. “Don’t worry. When people break their old selves they embark on a journey to find their new selves.” – Sakata Gintoki
16. “Shackle them all you want, but morons will always be morons. Letting them cut loose every now and then won’t change that.” – Sakata Gintoki
17. “Happiness depends on each person. If you think you’re happy, then you must be happy.” – Sakata Gintoki
18. “Santa and Satan. One brings dreams, the other brings nightmares. They’re more or less the same.” – Sakata Gintoki
19. “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” – Sakata Gintoki
20. “You can’t sell dreams to someone who walked the path of Nightmare.” – Sakata Gintoki
21. “No matter whether you win or not, there’s no meaning to war.” – Sakata Gintoki
22. “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” – Sakata Gintoki
23. “No matter how hard you blow, you can never extinguish our fire. As long as a single flare remains, the others can be relit.” – Sakata Gintoki
24. “In a war, anyone who’s carrying the weight of regret will die straight away. The only weight a samurai needs to bear is this single blade” – Sakata Gintoki
25. “Everyone has their flaws and imperfections, but that’s what drives us to work together…To make up for those flaws.” – Sakata Gintoki
