Gintama is the type of anime that is not for everyone, Gintama is for anime veterans because only that is how it is enjoyed to the fullest XD, I have already seen it 3 times and I am still dying of laughter and sadness with some arcs XD
Its like the end game anime for me, better watch other anime first then and it with Goatama for some Peaktama cuz after that, we will be comparing other anime to this masterpiece even if dont want to and the emptyness after the show ends...
I wouldn't say for veterans, but shouldn't really be watched by people who are used to just kimetsu or jujutsu kaisen def, Because those animes makes people expect too much of old anime pacing
Goatama is actualy underrated and need a raise to get to the surface! Thank you for checking them out, guys! It's such a nostalgic memories to hear all of these opening again.
"I've watched a lot animes": he said and dont even know Sakura flower/Cherry Blossom! Lol😂 Even the song name is Sakuramitsutsuki where it starts with sakura!
Gintama is set in 1870s Japan after an alien invasion that gave them futuristic technology and modern television references for some reason. It's basically anime Futurama but set in Samurai times. The really tall building is actually where the alien ships land and take off. It's mainly a sitcom. It has a plot but that only shows up occasionally and only when it feels like it. Some of the jokes just don't translate because they're rooted in Japanese pop culture. Thankfully, most of the comedy is comedic violence and dicks. The main character fought in the war against the aliens ten years ago, but now he's living above a bar in the entertainment district of Edo(historic Tokyo) and does odd jobs with the teenagers he accidentally acquired. The red haired girl is an alien from a warrior race and her dog is some sort of demi god. The boy with glasses is (usually) the only sane man. The "pirate people" are actually the police (Emily guessed it!) and they have a frenemy relationship with the main characters, but more often than not, they're on the same side. 39:28 Zay calls Madao his favorite character. That is the correct opinion. Opening 20 is definitely more hype if you watch the show and know all the characters.
Potential Gintama fans? Gintama is the kind of show where you grow up with. It's so long and has so much lore, even the a hobo living in the streets has extremely deep rich lore. I'm not even joking.
Good video guys! If you liked the OPs, believe me the EDs are even better. By the way, Gintama is a special anime. It's one of the best anime ever but it's a show with a lot of comedy, parody and local Japanese references that sometimes people aren't used to. However its main story and serious moments are much better than current shonens. Regards.
"What if he puts on a goofy person, but he's actually sad" WELL.... yeah, that's quite accurate. It's still shounen genre but Gintoki (silver-hair main character) is 27yrs old. Aside from age, the way he differs from most shounen protagonists is that he failed his classic hero arc when he was in his teens. That's why you keep seeing flashbacks to the war. He failed his goals. His friends/comrades/adoptive brothers hated him or didn't know how to look at him after his failures. The power of being main character and the power of friendship failed him. He lost everything. There are other (spoilers) in that war that made him go through a su*cidal phase. The entire show is him trying to find new reasons to live for under the guise of comedy.
Characters modeled on characters in Japanese history will appear. The main historical background is absurd, such as aliens in the Edo period and modern ones, but interesting gags are the main. Sometimes a cool battle scene also appears.🎉
This is a science fiction drama comedy anime, and it is one of the works of JUMP manga that lasted for 15 and half years from 2004 to 2019. The reason why the picture became beautiful from the middle is simply because the image quality has improved with the flow of the times. There are parodies of manga works of the same group, and sometimes there are touching stories and vulgar stories, but it's interesting.
Gintama has lot reference from various anime like dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Detective Conan and more. Soo the anime only fun to watch by veteran anime enjoyer.
Don't forget to mention: hxh, fma, Kuroko no basketball, Rurouni Kenshing, Aot, Jojo's bizarre, fist of the North star and lots of BLEACH! ❤ The homey even sung Doraemon in a clip. And don't forget console references. Haha 😂
plz react to oshinoko op&ed !!!The quality is amazing💙 (OP 1 ver. youtube mv from Yosobi, not a ver. TV, is over 500 milion view!!) You guys gonna love it!!!!
@@ruku4224 that’s cap and you know it Op 13 is so popular It ends up on top ranking lists all the time. So it’s popularity transcend just the Gintama Fandom. But I also agree with your 2 picks because both are in my Top 3 aswell.
You really didn't like opening 20? You should try listening to it again, it really deserves a S+ tier like the rest of the openings that you put in there.
SakuraMitsutsuki is my favourite gintama opening❤. Try some of these anime openings 1. Date a live 6 openings 2. Tonnikaku kawai 3 openings 3. The Devil is a part timer 3 openings 3 endings.
I love how they called sadaharu catdog 🤣 It's a dog btw Also 5:36 "i wonder if it talk?" Two Years Later's Arc: 🧍 Gintama is a very slow pace shonen with a lot of parody It's not for everyone because of the slow pace, but if you enjoy that trust me it'll be the become the best shonen you enjoyed. It honestly my favorite anime and i considered it as my top1 My favorite and best op is OP13 ✨
OP 1 is straight up D huh? Quite saddeing 😂😢 but it's your choice after all. My fav OP is OP 13 (in fact it is my fav anime OP ever), and it's also quite shocking where you guys put it. I feel like it doesn't get enough justice from you two but I guess it's just not your song type, so nevermind 😌 Anyway, albeit the openings that you saw, Gintama really is mostly comedy and parody. Basically 70% comedy & 30% action. It does has a plot but the plot won't come until wayyyyy later. The actions are spread throughout the show and they come literally once in a blue moon before getting back to their daily slice of life. But when the arcs come, they are PEAK. If you're going to watch Gintama, do treat it like a weekly sitcom and expect scarce of action (because it is). Be open-minded, see what Gintama has for you and only with this can you actually understand what does it holds. Gintama is just very special. It's funny, it's silly, it's random, crazy (VERY much), so wholesome, brings you tears and joy, it's just Gintama 😊❤ P/s: If you have intention to watch Gintama, please pleaseeee do not react to Gintama top fights even if someone request in the comments. Trust me, it's gonna give you false hope and you might easily lose patience when you're starting Gintama
Thank you for your reaction to my favorite anime, but I was surprised that you did not do justice to opening 13. I think it deserves a better place... Gintama contains a lot of comedy and wonderful stories in individual episodes, and when it is serious in one of the arcs, you are sure that you will watch something great and one of the best in Anime world Best comedy? Yes Best main character? Of course Best moments of action and drama? Undoubtedly Best anime? As for yes, I think anyone who watching it completely will put it in their top 5 anime.
Let's be clear Gintama is Overhyped by us fans and that's a problem since even tho the show is good and is the favorite by a lot of people (🖑) or it's on the top of a lot of people and gets praise a lot even on MAL the rating of the show is high and it's just a specific season since there's 8 other Gintama content on the top 50. The start is slow and confusing for a lot of people and people get bored since we overhype it so much. So I'm just going to say it, if one is considering watching it primarily for its story, seriousness and fight scenes, it might be best to either don't watch it or have your hopes to the bottom. The reason we overhype it it's because we went trough the grind and a lot enjoyed those moments (🖑) it not bad but people tend to just want to get to the serious stuff instead of enjoying what's going on. This show offers; parody, solid fight scenes, comedy, great characters, sus moments, and a bit of madness (by how dumb it is). Like i said the show starts off slow, with almost a slice-of-life feel with outdated or complex jokes (mainly since they have to do with the Japanese culture and the Japanese puns that can't be translated) one can still enjoy them without knowing but there's a lot of them in the show so just a heads up, and the character introduction is slow. when the story and the more serious stuff goes on it gets really good, although those arcs are extremely short, it shifts back to daily life and character interactions. The main appeal of the show is enjoying the characters and their quirks, with the story being a secondary focus. Some people enjoyed it without the main appeal of the show but the impact that comes when the characters that one sees almost every time in the crazy peaceful life gets involved in the story and fights it just hits hard af. Also since the mc trio works on odd jobs (Yorozuya){work almost anything if it's for money} they can be in any ridiculous story If the Gintama train is still going then we the fans are going to suggest: Gintama endings (1-30) debatably better than the openings, Yorinuki Gintama-san Op and Ed (1-6 maybe) the sleeper bangers, 1 second of every episode of Gintama (so one could understand the madness of the show), 5 minutes of Gintama out of context 1 and 2 (another understand the madness of the show), {It's better to watch at least one of the understanding the madness and then watch the fights} top 10 Gintama fights (they obviously contains spoilers so its best to watch it from Best Anime Tops so you don't get a lot of spoilers also skip fight 2). I made playlist for those you can just check them in there (my chanel) since sometimes TH-cam is ass on search's
I agree with the overhype, it's a great show but the overhype can ruin the experience for newcomers. People tend to get disappointed since it starts slow and chill. It's a slow burn series that is highly character-driven, and it takes some time to build up the characters and their interactions.
The overhype comes only from all those dumb top fight scenes on youtube and people who only swear by fighting in an anime. Gintama deserves the hype but the right kind when someone praises every aspect of it not only the fights who ARE pretty good but aren't the soul of the anime
Well most Gintama first time watchers get into Gintama with different kind of mindset and set a specific bar of expectation. They dont know that Gintama is different in terms of plot narration and motivation. The way it delivers the show is just different and for those who are not familiar will get turned off. Like usually, anime will give us general idea of the mc's motivation but in Gintama, we hardly know about Gintoki and instead get a lot of other characters' backstories more than Gin's until later on. Most people watch the earlier parts of the show and try to figure out the plot and miss a little things underlying the randomness and subtleness in what they though trivial dialogue exchanges. Thus, conclude that Gintama doesnt even has a plot and just episodic comedy which they dont even find funny cuz the parody based on other anime sometimes and a lot of Japan's culture. Gintama is not for everyone but will reward those who are patience enough to go through the journey. This is the only show which I watched a few times and doesnt get tired of. Of coure for the first time, most people just want to go through the random episodes faster and get into the big arcs/plot but in the end we will always miss those random moments and after finishing the show a few times. I tend to go back and just watch thee random episodes. Gintama is just "unique" and not for everyone with set of expectation. For the Gintama first-wacther, it would be better to not binge the show, and just watch the show with open-minded by not comparing to other show cuz this anime structure is totally different.
I looked at your Gintama opening playlist and there are missing versions, for example opening 16 has 3 versions not 1, and opening 21 also has one more
@@hikari0446 well yeah there are also like special drawing like op for op8 iirc which is the popularity poll arc and other special ops like op9 failed ver etc
Dude's tier list is fine, but the girl makes the video unbearable and because of her this is the first and last video of yours that i have watched. Anyways, all the best.
Oh Gintama, you're as beautiful as the day I lost you 😢❤ It's the best anime ever, definitely recommended. Just watch it and enjoy the ride, don't think about anything/don't have weird expectations and you'll see what a wonderful journey it is.
« Wisteria flowers » he said to a fucking Sakura tree 💀
Gintama is the type of anime that is not for everyone, Gintama is for anime veterans because only that is how it is enjoyed to the fullest XD, I have already seen it 3 times and I am still dying of laughter and sadness with some arcs XD
Its like the end game anime for me, better watch other anime first then and it with Goatama for some Peaktama cuz after that, we will be comparing other anime to this masterpiece even if dont want to and the emptyness after the show ends...
I wouldn't say for veterans, but shouldn't really be watched by people who are used to just kimetsu or jujutsu kaisen def, Because those animes makes people expect too much of old anime pacing
3 times mine 7 times,, bro alot of tragedy hit every like 2 years
They call Zura a Girl aka Zurako
Goatama is actualy underrated and need a raise to get to the surface!
Thank you for checking them out, guys!
It's such a nostalgic memories to hear all of these opening again.
"I've watched a lot animes": he said and dont even know Sakura flower/Cherry Blossom! Lol😂 Even the song name is Sakuramitsutsuki where it starts with sakura!
Gintama is set in 1870s Japan after an alien invasion that gave them futuristic technology and modern television references for some reason. It's basically anime Futurama but set in Samurai times. The really tall building is actually where the alien ships land and take off.
It's mainly a sitcom. It has a plot but that only shows up occasionally and only when it feels like it.
Some of the jokes just don't translate because they're rooted in Japanese pop culture. Thankfully, most of the comedy is comedic violence and dicks.
The main character fought in the war against the aliens ten years ago, but now he's living above a bar in the entertainment district of Edo(historic Tokyo) and does odd jobs with the teenagers he accidentally acquired. The red haired girl is an alien from a warrior race and her dog is some sort of demi god. The boy with glasses is (usually) the only sane man.
The "pirate people" are actually the police (Emily guessed it!) and they have a frenemy relationship with the main characters, but more often than not, they're on the same side.
39:28 Zay calls Madao his favorite character. That is the correct opinion.
Opening 20 is definitely more hype if you watch the show and know all the characters.
Lol bo will this context help.....😂😂😂😂
@@shiroyaksha1425 wdym i answered questions they had?
Potential Gintama fans? Gintama is the kind of show where you grow up with. It's so long and has so much lore, even the a hobo living in the streets has extremely deep rich lore. I'm not even joking.
Madao! 🕶️🚬
Better put some respect on my boi Hasegawa's name 🚬🕶️
when u saw 2019 its litteraly when video was upload, those openings much older
Good video guys! If you liked the OPs, believe me the EDs are even better. By the way, Gintama is a special anime. It's one of the best anime ever but it's a show with a lot of comedy, parody and local Japanese references that sometimes people aren't used to. However its main story and serious moments are much better than current shonens. Regards.
Have to react to endings too
I love ed 17
"What if he puts on a goofy person, but he's actually sad" WELL.... yeah, that's quite accurate. It's still shounen genre but Gintoki (silver-hair main character) is 27yrs old. Aside from age, the way he differs from most shounen protagonists is that he failed his classic hero arc when he was in his teens. That's why you keep seeing flashbacks to the war. He failed his goals. His friends/comrades/adoptive brothers hated him or didn't know how to look at him after his failures. The power of being main character and the power of friendship failed him. He lost everything. There are other (spoilers) in that war that made him go through a su*cidal phase. The entire show is him trying to find new reasons to live for under the guise of comedy.
Is the anime vibes like this too? Believe me, the anime waaay crazier than the chaos in the op. Nice reaction!
you-rozuya...I see what you did there lol
Gintama is a japanese South Park with bloody adult plot arcs lol c:
Characters modeled on characters in Japanese history will appear. The main historical background is absurd, such as aliens in the Edo period and modern ones, but interesting gags are the main. Sometimes a cool battle scene also appears.🎉
This is a science fiction drama comedy anime, and it is one of the works of JUMP manga that lasted for 15 and half years from 2004 to 2019. The reason why the picture became beautiful from the middle is simply because the image quality has improved with the flow of the times. There are parodies of manga works of the same group, and sometimes there are touching stories and vulgar stories, but it's interesting.
The weapon selection in this anime is wild 😂😂😂 they really say bring your weapon of choice
Gintama has lot reference from various anime like dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, Detective Conan and more. Soo the anime only fun to watch by veteran anime enjoyer.
Don't forget to mention: hxh, fma, Kuroko no basketball, Rurouni Kenshing, Aot, Jojo's bizarre, fist of the North star and lots of BLEACH! ❤ The homey even sung Doraemon in a clip. And don't forget console references. Haha 😂
i agree with all the s+ rankings for sure! absolutely LOVE opening 9!
Finally someone gives op 17 the place it deserves as the best op of gintama 👌
And above all, they reacted to the opening 17 Shinsengumi version, it is the best
Yaaaassss!!!
the full ver of op 17 really got me
opening 14 came out roughly around 2015 not 2019 so ur correct. The manga came out in 2004 and anime in 2006.
Not even a lie, the creator of Demon Slayer credits this series for inspiring them to try to get published.
Yeah in last movie Gintama was promting Demon Slayer
Now they got Gintoki voice in Demon Slayer
@@shiroyaksha1425 there's an image out there that Sorachi drew of Gintoki as Gyomei
Gintama is my all time favourite anime, even though I love One Piece and AOT
You might have been confused since that was a weeping sakura tree, but yeah, like the rest of the comments, not wisteria.
Sadaharu is a dog
Sadaharu is a HOT dog ^___^
39:24 finally MADAO gets some recognition!
plz react to oshinoko op&ed !!!The quality is amazing💙 (OP 1 ver. youtube mv from Yosobi, not a ver. TV, is over 500 milion view!!) You guys gonna love it!!!!
37:24 no truer words have ever been spoken
Nice reaction but I’ll be real here not putting OP 13 in S+ is a Hate crime in the Gintama community…
For me as a so big gintama fan sakuramitsutsuki is overrated in my opinion "i wanna be" or "know know know" is better
@@The_CodFish69 aren't they basing it on the happenings in the video?
@@ruku4224 op13 is just perfectly rated, it deserves the hype
@@ruku4224 that’s cap and you know it Op 13 is so popular It ends up on top ranking lists all the time.
So it’s popularity transcend just the Gintama Fandom.
But I also agree with your 2 picks because both are in my Top 3 aswell.
@@The_CodFish69 its just my opinion
the girl tier list is better tbh
Both sucked, but she's just uncultered
@@Jev_the_fluorescent_shrimp I mean compared to him, hers tier list was better I didn't liked both of them tho
Único comentario en español jaja. Muy buena reacción (+1 sub). También hay openings especiales y uno que lo hicieron en paint.
You really didn't like opening 20? You should try listening to it again, it really deserves a S+ tier like the rest of the openings that you put in there.
It's literally my favorite but all the reactors i watched just considered it "another one"
It's just his opinion. It's not S+ for sure imo
Its a dog and his name is sadhaharu
someone died count : more than the openings
SakuraMitsutsuki is my favourite gintama opening❤.
Try some of these anime openings
1. Date a live 6 openings
2. Tonnikaku kawai 3 openings
3. The Devil is a part timer 3 openings 3 endings.
Gintama solos the big three with ease. Also, it's hella popular in Japan
great video format
Do they have magic, bazookas or swords?
-yes
I love how they called sadaharu catdog 🤣
It's a dog btw
Also 5:36 "i wonder if it talk?"
Two Years Later's Arc: 🧍
Gintama is a very slow pace shonen with a lot of parody
It's not for everyone because of the slow pace, but if you enjoy that trust me it'll be the become the best shonen you enjoyed.
It honestly my favorite anime and i considered it as my top1
My favorite and best op is OP13 ✨
Gintama is my favorite anime along with one piece, You guys should also react to gintama endings too
Can you both react to Super Sentai Openings? It's basically original Power Ranger from Japan 😊
OP 1 is straight up D huh? Quite saddeing 😂😢 but it's your choice after all. My fav OP is OP 13 (in fact it is my fav anime OP ever), and it's also quite shocking where you guys put it. I feel like it doesn't get enough justice from you two but I guess it's just not your song type, so nevermind 😌
Anyway, albeit the openings that you saw, Gintama really is mostly comedy and parody. Basically 70% comedy & 30% action. It does has a plot but the plot won't come until wayyyyy later. The actions are spread throughout the show and they come literally once in a blue moon before getting back to their daily slice of life. But when the arcs come, they are PEAK.
If you're going to watch Gintama, do treat it like a weekly sitcom and expect scarce of action (because it is). Be open-minded, see what Gintama has for you and only with this can you actually understand what does it holds. Gintama is just very special. It's funny, it's silly, it's random, crazy (VERY much), so wholesome, brings you tears and joy, it's just Gintama 😊❤
P/s: If you have intention to watch Gintama, please pleaseeee do not react to Gintama top fights even if someone request in the comments. Trust me, it's gonna give you false hope and you might easily lose patience when you're starting Gintama
nice vid keep it up
Thank you for your reaction to my favorite anime, but I was surprised that you did not do justice to opening 13. I think it deserves a better place... Gintama contains a lot of comedy and wonderful stories in individual episodes, and when it is serious in one of the arcs, you are sure that you will watch something great and one of the best in Anime world
Best comedy? Yes
Best main character? Of course
Best moments of action and drama? Undoubtedly
Best anime? As for yes, I think anyone who watching it completely will put it in their top 5 anime.
Hmm... No spec ops?
20:11 broo no one die here 😂
I love how they think the police are bad ppl (they are not really good either but who cares)
Bro op 13 in A 💀💀💀, but ok, nice reaction👍🏻
25:27 you are actually quite right
19:38 actually... your answer is correct xD
Request: please react to fairy tail all openings!
Top 10 gintama fights please
I recommend you watch it if you can, its in my top three animes.
Ending too
IS A DOG
25:22 💀
Stop using the word vibe lmao
Fairytail next pld
Please watch Gintama
Zura
React to fairy tail all openings
Are you a fan of Natsu or Lusy? 😘
💀💀💀
Thanks you for the good reaction video! Please katekyo hitman reborn openings react 🙏
Let's be clear Gintama is Overhyped by us fans and that's a problem since even tho the show is good and is the favorite by a lot of people (🖑) or it's on the top of a lot of people and gets praise a lot even on MAL the rating of the show is high and it's just a specific season since there's 8 other Gintama content on the top 50. The start is slow and confusing for a lot of people and people get bored since we overhype it so much. So I'm just going to say it, if one is considering watching it primarily for its story, seriousness and fight scenes, it might be best to either don't watch it or have your hopes to the bottom. The reason we overhype it it's because we went trough the grind and a lot enjoyed those moments (🖑) it not bad but people tend to just want to get to the serious stuff instead of enjoying what's going on. This show offers; parody, solid fight scenes, comedy, great characters, sus moments, and a bit of madness (by how dumb it is). Like i said the show starts off slow, with almost a slice-of-life feel with outdated or complex jokes (mainly since they have to do with the Japanese culture and the Japanese puns that can't be translated) one can still enjoy them without knowing but there's a lot of them in the show so just a heads up, and the character introduction is slow. when the story and the more serious stuff goes on it gets really good, although those arcs are extremely short, it shifts back to daily life and character interactions. The main appeal of the show is enjoying the characters and their quirks, with the story being a secondary focus. Some people enjoyed it without the main appeal of the show but the impact that comes when the characters that one sees almost every time in the crazy peaceful life gets involved in the story and fights it just hits hard af. Also since the mc trio works on odd jobs (Yorozuya){work almost anything if it's for money} they can be in any ridiculous story
If the Gintama train is still going then we the fans are going to suggest: Gintama endings (1-30) debatably better than the openings, Yorinuki Gintama-san Op and Ed (1-6 maybe) the sleeper bangers, 1 second of every episode of Gintama (so one could understand the madness of the show), 5 minutes of Gintama out of context 1 and 2 (another understand the madness of the show), {It's better to watch at least one of the understanding the madness and then watch the fights} top 10 Gintama fights (they obviously contains spoilers so its best to watch it from Best Anime Tops so you don't get a lot of spoilers also skip fight 2). I made playlist for those you can just check them in there (my chanel) since sometimes TH-cam is ass on search's
I agree with the overhype, it's a great show but the overhype can ruin the experience for newcomers. People tend to get disappointed since it starts slow and chill. It's a slow burn series that is highly character-driven, and it takes some time to build up the characters and their interactions.
The overhype comes only from all those dumb top fight scenes on youtube and people who only swear by fighting in an anime. Gintama deserves the hype but the right kind when someone praises every aspect of it not only the fights who ARE pretty good but aren't the soul of the anime
Well most Gintama first time watchers get into Gintama with different kind of mindset and set a specific bar of expectation. They dont know that Gintama is different in terms of plot narration and motivation. The way it delivers the show is just different and for those who are not familiar will get turned off. Like usually, anime will give us general idea of the mc's motivation but in Gintama, we hardly know about Gintoki and instead get a lot of other characters' backstories more than Gin's until later on. Most people watch the earlier parts of the show and try to figure out the plot and miss a little things underlying the randomness and subtleness in what they though trivial dialogue exchanges. Thus, conclude that Gintama doesnt even has a plot and just episodic comedy which they dont even find funny cuz the parody based on other anime sometimes and a lot of Japan's culture. Gintama is not for everyone but will reward those who are patience enough to go through the journey.
This is the only show which I watched a few times and doesnt get tired of. Of coure for the first time, most people just want to go through the random episodes faster and get into the big arcs/plot but in the end we will always miss those random moments and after finishing the show a few times. I tend to go back and just watch thee random episodes. Gintama is just "unique" and not for everyone with set of expectation. For the Gintama first-wacther, it would be better to not binge the show, and just watch the show with open-minded by not comparing to other show cuz this anime structure is totally different.
I looked at your Gintama opening playlist and there are missing versions, for example opening 16 has 3 versions not 1, and opening 21 also has one more
@@hikari0446 well yeah there are also like special drawing like op for op8 iirc which is the popularity poll arc and other special ops like op9 failed ver etc
Dude's tier list is fine, but the girl makes the video unbearable and because of her this is the first and last video of yours that i have watched. Anyways, all the best.
Oh Gintama, you're as beautiful as the day I lost you 😢❤ It's the best anime ever, definitely recommended. Just watch it and enjoy the ride, don't think about anything/don't have weird expectations and you'll see what a wonderful journey it is.