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Gin Tama

Gin Tama
The image features a jumping silver-haired person with a surprised expression and holding up one arm. He wears a white and light blue kimono, a pair of black boots and pants. Only one arm is covered by the kimono. He has a wooden-sword being held by a black belt. The background features the Universe, a large number of stars, and in the bottom the Earth. The kanji 銀魂 (Gintama) is below, being written light blue and red letters with a golden spiral shown in the back. Under the kanji, the number "1" is shown, in the right words 天然パーマに悪いやつはいない (Tennen Pāma ni Warui Yatsu wa Inai) and above credits to the publisher (Jump Comics) and the author (Hideaki Sorachi).
Cover of the first manga volume
銀魂
(Gintama)
Genre Chanbara, Comedy, Science fantasy
Manga
Written by Hideaki Sorachi
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Imprint Jump Comics
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
Original run December 8, 2003 – present
Volumes 67 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Studio Sunrise
Released September 24, 2005
Runtime 33 minutes
Anime television series
Gintama
Directed by Shinji Takamatsu (ep. 1–105)
Yoichi Fujita (ep. 100–201)
Produced by Atsuko Kobayashi
Written by Akatsuki Yamatoya
Music by Audio Highs
Studio Sunrise
Licensed by
Original network TXN (TV Tokyo)
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
Demographic Male
Imprint Jump jBooks
Original run February 3, 2006 – present
Volumes 5
Original video animation
White Demon's Birth
Studio Sunrise
Released September 21, 2008
Runtime 10 minutes
Anime television series
Gintama'
Directed by Yoichi Fujita
Written by Akatsuki Yamatoya
Music by Audio Highs
Studio Sunrise
Original network TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run April 4, 2011 – March 26, 2012
Episodes 51 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Gintama': Enchousen
Directed by Yoichi Fujita
Written by Akatsuki Yamatoya
Music by Audio Highs
Studio Sunrise
Original network TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run October 4, 2012 – March 28, 2013
Episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Directed by Yoichi Fujita
Produced by
  • Rieko Sekiguchi
  • Yasuyuki Ban
  • Hiromitsu Higuchi
Music by Audio Highs
Studio Sunrise
Released November 9, 2014
Runtime 25 minutes
Anime television series
Gintama°
Directed by Chizuru Miyawaki
Produced by
  • Susumu Matsuyama
  • Tomoyuki Saito
  • Susumu Miura
Music by Audio Highs
Studio Bandai Namco Pictures
Original network TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run April 8, 2015 – March 30, 2016
Episodes 51 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Gintama: Jump Festa 2015 Special
Studio Bandai Namco Pictures
Released November 3, 2015
Runtime 12 minutes
Original animation DVD
Gintama°: Love Incense Arc
Directed by Chizuru Miyawaki
Music by Audio Highs
Studio Bandai Namco Pictures
Released August 4, 2016 – November 4, 2016
Episodes 2
Anime television series
Gintama.
Directed by Chizuru Miyawaki
Music by Audio Highs
Studio Bandai Namco Pictures
Original network TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run January 9, 2017 – present
Episodes 4 (List of episodes)
Anime films
Live-action film
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Gin Tama (Japanese: 銀魂 Hepburn: Gintama?, "Silver Soul"), also styled as Gintama, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi and serialized, beginning on December 8, 2003, in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. Set in Edo which has been conquered by aliens named Amanto, the plot follows life from the point of view of samurai Gintoki Sakata, who works as a freelancer alongside his friends Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura in order to pay the monthly rent. 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 anime series, which debuted on April 4, 2006, on TV Tokyo and finished on March 25, 2010. A sequel titled Gintama' first premiered in Japan on April 4, 2011 and ended on March 26, 2012, before returning once again for a brief run from October 4, 2012 to March 28, 2013. A continuation of the TV anime series titled Gintama° began airing on April 8, 2015, and ended on March 30, 2016. Two animated films have also been produced. Besides the anime series, there have been various light novels and video games based on Gin Tama. A live action film adaptation of the same name is scheduled for release in Japan in 2017. A new anime series continuing after the events in the Gintama° anime series premiered on January 9, 2017.


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