Gintama

Gintama
	First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Gintoki Sakata
銀魂
Genre	Adventure; Samurai; Science fiction comedy;
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)
Directed by	Shinji Takamatsu (1–105); Yōichi Fujita (100–201);
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; 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 J-Books
Demographic	Male
Original run	February 3, 2006 – June 4, 2018
Volumes	8
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
Directed by	Makoto Moriwaki (chief); Natsumi Higashida;
Written by	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu; Mitei Mark II;
Music by	Audio Highs
Studio	Bandai Namco Pictures
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run	October 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);
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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 Media serialized its first chapters in its 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 73 million copies in circulation by November 2024, 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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