So we see that Hasegawa left a request letter on the empty Yorozuya office first.
His letter had no label. Nothing.
As we can see Otae’s been the one checking up on the place after Hasegawa left his stuff.
Otae has also been collecting the request letters of everyone else.
So the letters from left to right are Kyuubei’s, Sarutobi, Gengai and Tsukuyo. All four had labels on them They are placed on top of Hasegawa’s which was blank.
Then Otose and Otae put theirs together with the pile too.
So Otae rearranged the letters a bit. Otose, Otae and Hasegawa’s letters have no labels while Kyuubei, Sarutobi, Gengai and Tsukuyo’s all have labels.
That’s interesting.
The letter which Gintoki snatched mid air was
One with No label - Blank.
So that’s from either Hasegawa, Otose or Otae.
This is very trivial ofc but it got my heart pumping.
Because that letter could be
Hasegawa’s- the man who put down the initial request with the big monetary donation and the one with the biggest wish. Hasegawa seems to symbolize Edo
Otae’s - the one who has been watching over the office and the one who has been entrusted with everyone else’s requests. Otae symbolizes their friends, family. She’s the Yorozuya that Yorozuya left behind.
Otose’s - the one who just wants them home and willing to use the money Hasegawa put down as payment for Yorozuya rent. Otose symbolizes the place to return to family, to Kabukichou.
Anime says he got Otae’s letter. An interesting take! But even I was skeptical of it. I had to see the raws for myself! I’ve now confirmed that the online scanlations never lied.
What do you think? It’s fascinating because these three are actually the closest to the Yorozuya based on lifestyle, ideals and friendship. But maybe in the end the identity of the letter’s owner doesn’t matter because the three blank labeled wishes are essentially the same.
