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Japanese manga series by Hideaki Sorachi
Gintama
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Gintoki Sakata
銀魂
Genre
Adventure[1]
Science fiction comedy[2]
Manga
Written by
Hideaki Sorachi
Published by
Shueisha
English publisher
NA:Viz Media
Imprint
Jump Comics
Magazine
Weekly Shōnen Jump
(December 8, 2003–September 15, 2018)
Jump Giga
(December 28, 2018–February 22, 2019)
Gintama app
(May 13–June 20, 2019)
English magazine
NA:Shonen Jump
Demographic
Shōnen
Original run
December 8, 2003 – June 20, 2019
Volumes
77 (List of volumes)
Further information
Anime television series
Directed by
Shinji Takamatsu (1–105)
Yōichi Fujita (100–201)
Produced by
Noriko Kobayashi (1–13)
Daiji Mutō (1–112)
Ryūta Wakanabe (1–150)
Fukashi Azuma (14–201)
Naoki Sasada (113–201)
Hiromitsu Higuchi (151–201)
Written by
Akatsuki Yamatoya
Music by
Audio Highs
Studio
Sunrise
Licensed by
NA:
Sentai Filmworks (1–49)
Crunchyroll (51–201)
SEA:Medialink
Original network
TXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
SEA:Animax Asia[3]
US:Shorts HD
Original run
April 4, 2006 – March 25, 2010
Episodes
201 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Class 3Z Ginpachi-sensei
Written by
Tomohito Ōsaki
Illustrated by
Hideaki Sorachi
Published by
Shueisha
Imprint
Jump jBooks
Demographic
Male
Original run
February 3, 2006 – September 4, 2013
Volumes
7
Anime television series
Gintama' (1–51)
Enchōsen (52–64)
Directed by
Yōichi Fujita
Produced by
Hiromitsu Higuchi
Shinjirō Yokoyama
Fukashi Azuma (1–13)
Shinnosuke Wada (14–64)
Written by
Akatsuki Yamatoya
Music by
Audio Highs
Studio
Sunrise
Licensed by
NA:Crunchyroll
SEA:Medialink
Original network
TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run
April 4, 2011 – March 28, 2013
Episodes
64 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Gintama°
Directed by
Chizuru Miyawaki
Produced by
Susumu Matsuyama
Susumu Miura
Tomoyuki Saitō
Written by
Deko Akao
Shū Matsubara
Taku Kishimoto
Masaki Tachihara
Music by
Audio Highs
Studio
Bandai Namco Pictures
Licensed by
NA:Crunchyroll
SEA:Medialink
Original network
TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run
April 8, 2015 – March 30, 2016
Episodes
51 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Gintama: Love Incense Arc
Directed by
Chizuru Miyawaki
Produced by
Hiromitsu Higuchi
Susumu Matsuyama
Yū Honda
Music by
Audio Highs
Studio
Bandai Namco Pictures
Released
August 4, 2016 – November 4, 2016
Episodes
2 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Gintama. (1–12)
Porori-hen (13–25)
Shirogane no Tamashii-hen (26–51)
Directed by
Chizuru Miyawaki
Produced by
Hiromitsu Higuchi
Susumu Matsuyama
Written by
Shū Matsubara
Taku Kishimoto
Masaki Tachihara
Music by
Audio Highs
Studio
Bandai Namco Pictures
Licensed by
NA:Crunchyroll
SEA:Medialink
Original network
TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run
January 8, 2017 – October 7, 2018
Episodes
51 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Class 3Z Ginpachi-sensei
Original network
TV Tokyo
Original run
2025 – scheduled
Anime films
Gintama: The Movie (2010)
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (2013)
Gintama: The Very Final (2021)
Live action film
Gintama (2017)
Gintama 2 (2018)
Video games
Gintama Dee-Ess: Odd Jobs Grand Riot! (2006)
Gintama: Gintoki vs. Hijikata!? The Huge Fight Over Silver Souls in the Kabuki District!! (2006)
Gintama: Together with Gin! My Kabuki District Journal (2007)
Gintama: General Store Tube: Tsukkomi-able Cartoon (2007)
Gintama: Silver Ball Quest: Gin's Job-Change to Save the World (2007)
Gintama's Sugoroku (2013)
Gintama Rumble (2018)
Anime and manga portal
Gintama (銀魂, lit.'Silver Soul') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2003 to September 2018, later in Jump Giga from December 2018 to February 2019, and finished on the Gintama app, where it ran from May to June 2019. Its chapters were collected in 77 tankōbon volumes. Set in Edo, which has been conquered by aliens named Amanto, the plot follows samurai Gintoki Sakata, who works as a freelancer in his self-established store, "Yorozuya", alongside his friends Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura, offering a wide range of services to handle various tasks and odd jobs. Sorachi added the science fiction setting to develop characters to his liking after his editor suggested doing a historical series.
The series has been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) by Sunrise and was featured at Jump Festa 2006 Anime Tour in 2005. This was followed by a full 367-episode anime television series, which debuted in April 2006 on TV Tokyo, and finished in October 2018. Three animated films have been produced. The first film premiered in April 2010. The second film premiered in July 2013. The third and final film premiered in January 2021. Besides the anime series, there have been various light novels and video games based on Gintama. A live-action film adaptation of the same name was released in July 2017 in Japan by Warner Bros. Pictures.
The manga has been licensed by Viz Media in North America. In addition to publishing the individual volumes of the series, Viz serialized its first chapters in their Shonen Jump manga anthology. It debuted in the January 2007 issue and was serialized at a rate of one chapter a month. Sentai Filmworks initially licensed the series. The website Crunchyroll purchased the anime's streaming rights and home video rights.
In Japan, the Gintama manga has been popular, with over 58 million copies in circulation by December 2023, making it one of the best-selling manga series. The anime and its DVDs have been featured, at various times, in the Top Ten rankings of their respective media, while TV Tokyo has announced that the first Gintama anime was responsible for high sales overseas along with the anime adaptation from Naruto. Publications for manga, anime, and others have commented on the Gintama manga. Positive responses have focused on the comedy and characters from the series, as well as its overarching plot and action choreography.
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