Gintama

Gintama / 銀魂 / Gin Tama / Silver Soul / Yorinuki Gintama-san

Genres: Action, Comedy, Gag Humor, Historical, Parody, Samurai, Sci-Fi, Shounen
Themes: Gag Humor, Historical, Parody, Samurai
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: Sunrise
Producers: Aniplex, Dentsu, Miracle Robo, Shueisha, Trinity Sound, TV Tokyo
Licensors: Crunchyroll, Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 8.93 / 10
Rank: #19
Popularity: #147
Users Listed: 1,124,308
Users Scored: 414,304
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/12/2024
Aired: April 4, 2006 – March 25, 2010 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 201
Broadcast: Thursday at 18:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Set in an alternate Edo period following an alien occupation, this series explores a society grappling with lost honor and shifting power dynamics. The once-dominant samurai are relegated to obscurity under a puppet government enforcing strict prohibitions on swords. Gintoki Sakata, a charismatic but unconventional swordsman, operates a small odd-job business, the Yorozuya, navigating this altered world with a blend of wit and unorthodox methods.

He’s joined by an eclectic group: Shinpachi, a young man striving to learn traditional samurai skills; Kagura, a powerful and energetic girl with mysterious origins; and Sadaharu, a gentle giant dog. Their daily tasks range from assisting ordinary citizens to confronting the complexities of alien influence and local conflicts. The series presents a nuanced portrayal of resilience and camaraderie within a world struggling to reconcile its past with an uncertain future, often employing humor as a means of navigating difficult realities.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: You Jerks! And You Claim To Have Gintama?! (part 1) (Aired: 04/04/2006)
Episode 2: You Jerks! And You Claim To Have Gintama?! (part 2) (Aired: 04/04/2006)
Episode 3: Nobody With Naturally Wavy Hair Can Be That Bad (Aired: 04/11/2006)
Episode 4: Watch Out! Weekly Shonen JUMP Sometimes Comes Out On Saturdays! (Aired: 04/25/2006)
Episode 5: Make Friends You Can Call By Their Nicknames, Even When You're An Old Fart (Aired: 05/02/2006)
... and 95 more episodes

Characters:

Kagura (Main) - Voice Actors: Kugimiya, Rie, Mun, Seon hui, Rhaulin, Marta, Donati, Gemma, Möller, Kaya Marie, Castro, Marisol, Granato, Jolanda
Sakata, Gintoki (Main) - Voice Actors: Sugita, Tomokazu, Yaguchi, Asami, Guadagno, Marco, Barrero, Jesús, Martínez, Alfredo, Gu, Ja hyeong, Tavares, Arnaldo, Yonezawa, Madoka, Weigert, Jacob, Viola, Federico
Shimura, Shinpachi (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakaguchi, Daisuke, Raffaeli, Daniele, Hong, Beom Gi, Fonseca, Erlaine, Diakow, Tobias, Singh, Mosè
Abuto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Houchuu, Zanandrea, Federico
Agonoske, Azumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakai, Keikou, Sabel, Martin, de Castro, Cléber, Iacono, Gianluca, Guzzi, Donald
Akage (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Majima, Junji, Stoppacciaro, Edoardo, Minthe, Jonas
Akechi, Mitsuhide (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawahara, Yoshihisa, Scattorin, Lorenzo
Amachi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawano, Taketoshi
Amarao, Daisaku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Onosaka, Masaya, Bottale, Luca
Andromeda, Suitsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawazu, Yasuhiko, Di Benedetto, Massimo
Ane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamoto, Maya, Han, Sin Jeong, Damasio, Emanuela
Ben (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ugaki, Hidenari, Pallini, Enrico, Onofri, Stefano
Breeza (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oota, Tetsuharu, Zanandrea, Federico
Captain Turtle (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kiyama, Shigeo, Lotti, Massimiliano
Catherine (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugimoto, Yuu, Han, Chae Eon, Ciccorelli, Deborah, Quast, Angela, De Domenico, Tania, Gonçalves, Sylvia, Barrero, Banny
Cello (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugita, Tomokazu, Oppido, Dario
Colonel Cherry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Wataru
Daito (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hiyama, Nobuyuki, La Greca, Andrea
Daraku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakao, Ryusei, Loddi, Loris, Schäffler, Erik
Debugon (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizushima, Yuu
Delde (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kugimiya, Rie, Valenti, Federica
Doctor (Supporting)
Doromizu, Jirochou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyajima, Fumitoshi
Doushin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji, Bellia, Teo
Dragon Taichou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishimaru, Hiroya, Zanandrea, Federico
Duuke, Kameyama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugiyama, Noriaki, Pili, Alessandro
Ebina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Yuuji, Colombo, Ambrogio, Guzzi, Donald
Elizabeth (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takamatsu, Shinji, Son, Jong Hwan, Wigand, Walter, Gonçalves, Sylvia, Witt, Nina
Eromes (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kano, Yui, Joe, Hyeon Jeong, Ciampa, Letizia, Schreier, Nadine
Father, Lake Toya's (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Omoro, Masayuki
Fudo, Sanzo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomita, Kousei
Fusa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nanao, Haruhi, Bonanomi, Giada
Gedoumaru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawasumi, Ayako, Bonanomi, Giada
Genpachi Zaemon, Ishida (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Umezu, Hideyuki, Conti, Vladimiro
Goemon (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suwabe, Junichi, Lopez, Gabriele
Gou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hatano, Wataru, Bassetti, Marco
Grandpa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kushida, Yasumichi
Hachiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ugaki, Hidenari, Moronesi, Marcello
Hachirou's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Reiko
Haga, Kenji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Narita, Ken
Haji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Higa, Kumiko, De Caro, Ludovica
Hana (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Kei
Hanako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ueda, Kana, Tenter, Annika, Giorgino, Ilaria, Bersani, Giulia
Hanano, Saki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Yukari, Kim, Seon Hye, Witt, Nina, Incitti, Micaela, Platania, Annalisa
Harada, Unosuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyake, Kenta, de Castro, Cléber, Topoulos, Christos, Plinio, Giustino, Santucho, Osmar
Hasegawa, Taizou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachiki, Fumihiko, Roca, Jaime, Kim, Seung jun, Bitossi, Massimo, Rudolf, Christian, Covarrubias, Víctor, Mei, Francesco
Hasegawa, Hatsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kubo, Sayuri, Apollonio, Ana Paula, Rusconi, Stefania
Hashida, Kahei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yada, Kouji, Balbi, Marco
Hashida, Kantarou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suganuma, Hisayoshi, Fumagalli, Davide
Hashida, Kanshichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kigawa, Eriko
Hattori, Zenzou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji, Choi, Han, Lopez, Gabriele, Maestroni, Omar
Hattori, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi, Caprio, Mino
Hayashi, Fuyou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shitaya, Noriko, Crispino, Gilberta
Hayashi, Ryuuzan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hori, Yukitoshi, Scarabelli, Mario
Hedoro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Genda, Tesshou, Mondini, Stefano
... and 170 more characters

Staff:

Takamatsu, Shinji (Co-Director, Director, Storyboard, Animation Director)
Azuma, Fukashi (Producer)
Higuchi, Hiromitsu (Producer, Assistant Producer)
Kobayashi, Noriko (Producer)
Mutou, Hiroshi (Producer)
Fujita, Youichi (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Kobayashi, Katsuyoshi (Sound Director)
Andou, Masaomi (Episode Director)
Hata, Hiroyuki (Episode Director)
Hishikawa, Naoki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Matsuo, Kou (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Minami, Yasuhiro (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Miyahara, Shuuji (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Miyake, Kazuo (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Moriwaki, Makoto (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nishikida, Shinya (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Ogura, Hirofumi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Osedo, Satoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Takagi, Shigeki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Takuno, Seiki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Umabiki, Kei (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Yamazaki, Shigeru (Episode Director)
Yoshimura, Ai (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Bottom, Kyle (Script)
Shimoyama, Kento (Script)
Yamatoya, Akatsuki (Script, Theme Song Lyrics, Series Production Director, Series Composition)
Yokote, Michiko (Script)
Mugino, Ice (Storyboard)
Nishimori, Akira (Storyboard)
Sekino, Jutarou (Storyboard)
Takayanagi, Tetsushi (Storyboard)
Audio Highs (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Music)
Base Ball Bear (Theme Song Performance)
Beat Crusaders (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Arrangement)
CHOKKAKU (Theme Song Arrangement)
Captain Straydum (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Arrangement)
DOES (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
FLiP (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
Hearts Grow (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition)
Hotei, Tomoyasu (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Inoue, Joe (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition)
Inoue, Akio (Theme Song Lyrics)
Ishiwatari, Junji (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
KELUN (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
Kawase, Tomoko (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
Kojima, Ryosuke (Theme Song Lyrics)
Kuriyama, Chiaki (Theme Song Performance)
NAOKI-T (Theme Song Arrangement)
Odaka, Koutarou (Theme Song Composition)
Piko (Theme Song Performance)
... and 104 more staff

News:

'Gintama' Spin-off Light Novel '3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei' Gets Anime (03/19/2023)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for March (03/05/2018)
NHK Announces Best 100 Anime (05/03/2017)
Q3 2016 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 9/27] (07/01/2016)
Winners of the 2016 Tokyo Anime Awards Announced (03/21/2016)
New 'Gintama' TV Anime to Premiere April 2015 (12/20/2014)
Manga 'Gintama' Gets OVA (11/07/2014)
News Briefs for Mar 10 - 16 (03/17/2014)
Director of Gintama Says 'We Shall Be Back' (03/28/2010)
Mayonnaise Rice To Be Served At Gintama Event (03/02/2010)
End of Gintama TV Series Announced [Confirmed] (01/28/2010)
Sentai Filmworks' New Licenses for American Distribution (01/22/2010)
DVD of Gintama Short Anime Shown at Jump Anime Tour 2008 (06/23/2009)

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