^ felt the same as kenshin...back then i was desperately looking for some anime...something more than just 12 eps.
gintama had a lot, so i thought "why not give this a chance"
in the beginning it was more like well ok...i even stopped watching for a week or so, because the first ep was 47min or what and i thought that was a hassle XD
after sticking to it, it became soooo awesome >.<
btw. i felt the same about katekyo hitman reborn...the establish tsuna as fighter part at the beginning (30 eps or what) was extremely boring...but when he got stronger and more devoted, the show got better :D
...ok i shouldnt drift apart here. just overlook the-....this isnt the gintama thread XDD