Gintoki can be asexual without being alien or emotionally frigid,
Heh, well, I admit, the alien thing I wonder about...! There are hints that Gintoki may not be entirely human (the hair obviously, and then even for a shounen hero his fighting prowess is repeatedly remarked upon as being rather on the far side of reasonable...) If not Amanto, then youkai? (This is one of a few things I'd love to tie Sorachi down and interrogate him about...if he's even given it that much thought, which I really can't tell, when it comes to Gintama! ^^;;;)
But yeah, either way, Gintoki doesn't act alien; he acts like a normal (ultra-lazy pleasure-seeking) guy...but one who doesn't seem to especially care even when high-class prostitutes and S&M ninja girls are throwing themselves at him. (That's what really makes Gintoki ping as asexual to me, things like Sacchan literally crawling into bed with him, and he gets annoyed but not particularly flustered or intrigued...)(The one exception is his thing for Ketsuno-ana, and there's something right there about his celebrity crush being on a cute but not particularly sexualized woman...)
...I've considered writing up an ace!Gintoki manifesto, can you tell? ^^;
Oh, and would you mind if I rec this fic at Asexual_Fandom?
Oh, I'd be honored, rec away! I was thinking about linking it there myself, actually, but since the fic's not explicitly asexual, and since I'm not actually a member of the comm (not being on dw much)...anyway, no, wouldn't mind a bit! ^^
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Date: 2011-03-13 10:27 am (UTC)Heh, well, I admit, the alien thing I wonder about...! There are hints that Gintoki may not be entirely human (the hair obviously, and then even for a shounen hero his fighting prowess is repeatedly remarked upon as being rather on the far side of reasonable...) If not Amanto, then youkai? (This is one of a few things I'd love to tie Sorachi down and interrogate him about...if he's even given it that much thought, which I really can't tell, when it comes to Gintama! ^^;;;)
But yeah, either way, Gintoki doesn't act alien; he acts like a normal (ultra-lazy pleasure-seeking) guy...but one who doesn't seem to especially care even when high-class prostitutes and S&M ninja girls are throwing themselves at him. (That's what really makes Gintoki ping as asexual to me, things like Sacchan literally crawling into bed with him, and he gets annoyed but not particularly flustered or intrigued...)(The one exception is his thing for Ketsuno-ana, and there's something right there about his celebrity crush being on a cute but not particularly sexualized woman...)
...I've considered writing up an ace!Gintoki manifesto, can you tell? ^^;
Oh, and would you mind if I rec this fic at Asexual_Fandom?
Oh, I'd be honored, rec away! I was thinking about linking it there myself, actually, but since the fic's not explicitly asexual, and since I'm not actually a member of the comm (not being on dw much)...anyway, no, wouldn't mind a bit! ^^