Synopsis

The results of the character popularity poll were revealed to mark the occasion of Gintama's 182nd episode. Shinpachi sat alone in the café, a familiar melancholy settling over him after learning his eighth-place ranking remained unchanged from the last survey. Yamazaki, holding ninth place, appeared and remarked that characters deemed dull, like themselves, should aspire to be the foundation upon which others build their popularity. For both Shinpachi and Yamazaki, the distinction between eight