The last 4 episodes of Golden Kamuy S3 hit such an incredible high.

Having read the manga, which is a masterpiece, I watched the anime again now having read the manga. S3 was a big improvement from Geno Studios, and man, did this season deliver. How the season was structured, the final 4 episodes were beyond amazing.

* Episode 9 -> It was Wilk, Sofia & Kiroranke's backstory. Though for the big twist at the end, Hasegawa being Tsurumi is a jaw-dropping twist with big implications.
* Episode 10 -> Sugimoto reuniting with Shiraishi which was such a huge deal because we could see now Sugimoto is so close to catching up to Asirpa.
* Episode 11 -> The big emotional reunion of Asirpa & Sugimoto. The dedication from Sugimoto to ensure Ogata doesn't die for Asirpa's sake. Even though the ending to ED is the weakest of the 4, the fight between Kiroranke & Koito is still a great ending to the episode.
* Episode 12 -> How it wraps up Kiroranke's character before his death since the trip for him was a success. Not only is Ogata alive, but he was able to escape and get away from Sugimoto & the 7th Division guy.

I was so tempted to binge this in one setting like a movie. I love this series.

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MusubiKazesaru2025-12-25 01:27

S4 is a similar improvement over the early seasons (with the best OP to date even over the Man with a Mission first OP), especially as less content is getting skipped. I'm not sure how they're going to fit all of the remaining content into one season. Maybe it'll be two cour or split cour at least.

Ponczo1232025-12-25 10:38

When I searched it after season 4 end if I remember correctly the material they had left is perfect to make another season and ends it up with movie. So if this season is the last one then their either need to have weird number of episodes to fit it perfectly or skip some content to add in one season or add bonus content and then announce two cour

ParticularSimple8892025-12-25 01:27

yep, golden kamuy is peak seinen

too bad its not that popular outside japan

mekerpan2025-12-25 02:08

My wife is not a big anime fan overall -- but she loves Golden Kamuy.... I was a bit surprised.

acllive2025-12-25 03:29

Probably because of the wank fight scene

mekerpan2025-12-25 03:32

More likely because parts are in Russian (and she has a Ph.D. in Russian literature). She says the Russian dialog seems well done.

tripleaamin2025-12-25 05:24

The mangaka for Golden Kamuy, Satoru Noda, did extensive research on Ainu culture, historical figures, Russia, etc. for the manga.

It was until reading the manga that I came to appreciate Golden Kamuy. It's a great story with a great cast of characters. Which we can see in the anime.

But the effort that Noda put into research, art on a weekly schedule, and story, as mentioned, makes it a true masterpiece in the manga medium. The direction the anime has taken since S3 really holds up well.

Ponczo1232025-12-25 10:36

I liked that one webtoon about a guy who was a Manga artist died and wandered as ghost to keep an eye on his orphaned daughter. And then she started to be bullied and by accident he possessed a body of high school boy and kicked ass of her oppressors because they explained that he was a martial arts mangaka so he spent a lot of time in dojos researching various fighting styles.

Ashteron2025-12-25 11:52

Apparently GK is very popular amongst middle-aged women.

mekerpan2025-12-25 13:35

Interesting. Actually my wife and I are well past middle aged.

Ponczo1232025-12-25 10:33

Well Kingdom is also not very popular outside of Japan but it's their game of thrones from what I heard
So I started reading it and my god I'm at chapter 80 and it's soooo good. I think main reason is because they butchered season 1 with cutting important arc and the fact that Japanese committe didn't allow that series to be broadcasted in seinnen hours so it got shounen censorship on it where some shounen are aired in hours thatet them show 1/2 seinnen stuff per few episode that I find infuriating

RehabCenterInc2025-12-25 01:49

Tsurumi reveal was genuinely shocking when i first watched it

codec2642025-12-25 02:11

Man I need to rewatch this series to prepare myself for the final season

MusubiKazesaru2025-12-25 03:07

I recommend the manga. The anime just rushes and skips too much for its own good.

monsieurvampy2025-12-25 03:12

I'm trying to figure out if I want to watch the final season or not. I stopped watching season four, I'm not sure if i was current with it, but the multi-month break pretty much killed the series for me. I'm trying to figure out where I left off (I rarely rewatch anime), and because I can't figure out a definitive point where I left off, I might just start from episode 1. I'm not really thrilled with that, which might keep the series dead for me.

I don't always watch additional seasons either, but sometimes stuff just happens.

tripleaamin2025-12-25 03:36

Why not only restart at S4 only instead of the whole anime?

If you read manga in general there is also that option if starting at episode 1 kills your motivation

monsieurvampy2025-12-25 04:21

I don't really rewatch anime, or media in general. I may watch specific scenes or skim through a movie or tv show, but that's about it. I only recall one specific anime that I have watched three times and I have probably only rewatched a handful of other series (anime or not).

When trying to figure out where I left off on season 4, I vaguely recalled the episodes that I watched in 2022 as I skim them. It's somewhat similar (though not exactly because of the time span) to when I watch an episode (in the present) and afterwards I'm like "what happened" but if I go back and skim it, I'm like "yeah that's what happened, I get all that". That understanding is probably linked to brain fog but I'm not exactly sure if that's new or not (new being after July 2022). That's a separate problem. I'm mentioning it because it's how I'm understanding it as skim it and directly impacts my capacity to watch. That's one reason why I'm trying to watch less anime as I'm usually good for one or two episodes; but sometimes episode 2 or 3 is very pause/play heavy; especially depending on the subtitle structure.

Ponczo1232025-12-25 10:31

Golden Kamuy is the only series that recap scenes actually helped me get through the story because of how many subplots are there in series. Personally I think season 1&2 is 8/10 but season 3&4 is 10/10 but I also see the problem because as mushoku tensei gatekeep itself with being too perverted golden kamuy have a reputation of being too weird because of episode 3&4 don't get me wrong I love those segments but casuals don't. I must say that I would also skip this series if not for Jojo because I watched entire jojo and craved something similar then saw this Anime having similar art style and picked it

Retsam192025-12-25 19:33

Golden Kamuy S3 as a whole is just phenomenal. It's a great show overall and S4 was (mostly...) good, but S3 has been the peak for me so far.

It was a contained arc with a clear goal and payoff and some excellent episodes mixed into it.

85Cedeno2026-01-04 23:17

Where can I watch? I have crunchy roll but only have one season

tripleaamin2026-01-04 23:38

That could be a region thing since I live in USA and watch on Crunchyroll. It could be on Netflix or muse Asia where you live maybe.

85Cedeno2026-01-04 23:40

Hmmm I live in California, I was thinking it’s also regional. I checked Amazon Prime and they had more seasons available via Crunchy Roll. I logged on to CR and same thing, only one season.