I read it as Gintoki being both asexual and aromantic, but that could be because they're connected in my mind (though I know they're not connected for everyone).
Yeah, that tends to be how I read him too, for the same reason. At any rate, if Gintoki's not actually asexual then he's got an awfully low sex drive; sex is just not one of his priorities in life (it's way too much work! and chocolate is far more fulfilling :P) Considering there's several hints that he might be a virgin, in spite of all the women interested in him, including all of Yoshiwara...! I find him particularly interesting as an asexual char because a lot of the generally-accepted-as-asexual chars tend to be the extreme genius, asocial types (e.g. Holmes or Spock) who put rationality and intellect above emotion and human connection, while as Gintoki makes friends easily and is pretty much a hedonist...sex just isn't a pleasure he's that interested in pursuing.
Good point about Sorachi, actually! For all its immature jokes, Gintama is refreshingly non-hormonal. It would be interesting if that was because the creator himself just doesn't go for that.
I am honestly very curious about this. Because, yeah, non-hormonal, that's a good way to put it. One gets the impression Sorachi finds sex hysterically funny (as do I! :P) but not especially interesting otherwise? Some of that is standard Shounen Jump stories-for-boys aromanticism, but I do wonder if there's more to it.
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Date: 2011-03-12 11:03 pm (UTC)Yeah, that tends to be how I read him too, for the same reason. At any rate, if Gintoki's not actually asexual then he's got an awfully low sex drive; sex is just not one of his priorities in life (it's way too much work! and chocolate is far more fulfilling :P) Considering there's several hints that he might be a virgin, in spite of all the women interested in him, including all of Yoshiwara...! I find him particularly interesting as an asexual char because a lot of the generally-accepted-as-asexual chars tend to be the extreme genius, asocial types (e.g. Holmes or Spock) who put rationality and intellect above emotion and human connection, while as Gintoki makes friends easily and is pretty much a hedonist...sex just isn't a pleasure he's that interested in pursuing.
Good point about Sorachi, actually! For all its immature jokes, Gintama is refreshingly non-hormonal. It would be interesting if that was because the creator himself just doesn't go for that.
I am honestly very curious about this. Because, yeah, non-hormonal, that's a good way to put it. One gets the impression Sorachi finds sex hysterically funny (as do I! :P) but not especially interesting otherwise? Some of that is standard Shounen Jump stories-for-boys aromanticism, but I do wonder if there's more to it.