6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken (2018)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques corruption and tyranny through the lens of individual heroism and loyalty, resolving conflicts through direct action rather than promoting a specific political ideology or advocating for systemic change.
This Japanese live-action adaptation features casting that aligns with its source material, primarily utilizing Japanese actors for Japanese roles without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on comedy and action within its alternate Edo period setting, and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes.
Secondary
Consistent with the Gintama franchise, the film utilizes cross-dressing and queer-coded humor primarily for comedic effect. These portrayals often rely on visual gags and character discomfort, presenting LGBTQ+ adjacent themes as sources of mockery rather than offering affirming or respectful representation.
The film features Kagura, a female character with superhuman strength, who engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against multiple male opponents during a large-scale battle sequence.
The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. While the broader Gintama franchise includes gender-bending and cross-dressing for comedic effect, these elements are not present in a manner that explores or depicts transsexual identity within this specific movie.
The film adapts specific arcs from the Gintama manga, primarily the Shinsengumi Crisis and Shogun Reception arcs. These arcs do not feature any canonical characters being portrayed as a different gender from their established source material.
The film is a live-action adaptation of a Japanese manga and anime series. The main characters, originally depicted as Japanese, are portrayed by Japanese actors in the movie, consistent with the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
7.1
Critic Ratings
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