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Gintama

銀魂 · 2006–2018

A samurai, a sword ban, and aliens ruining Edo.

#Action #Comedy #Gag Humor #Historical #Parody #Samurai #Sci-Fi #Shounen

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StatusFinished Airing SeasonSummer 2018 StudioBandai Namco Pictures, Sunrise SourceManga

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Synopsis

Aliens called the Amanto have conquered Edo-era Japan and, adding insult to injury, banned samurai from carrying swords. Gintoki Sakata, a lazy, silver-haired former samurai with a sweet tooth for strawberry milk, gets by running an odd-jobs business with his ragtag friends, taking on whatever bizarre gig pays the rent. What follows is a gloriously unpredictable mix of parody, slapstick, and fourth-wall-breaking absurdity, one episode might spoof a famous shonen rival, the next might quietly break your heart with real samurai-era tragedy. It should not work as well as it does, and yet.

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Gintama is based on Hideaki Sorachi's manga and was first adapted by Sunrise, premiering in 2006 and running, across many seasons, specials, and movies, until the story's conclusion over a decade later. Famous for its irreverent humor and constant parody of other anime and pop culture, it built a massive, devoted fanbase precisely because it refused to stay just a comedy, periodically pivoting into genuinely serious samurai-era drama and war. That tonal whiplash, treated as a feature rather than a flaw, is what turned Gintama from a gag series into one of the most beloved long-running anime franchises of its generation.

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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 367
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: 2006-04-03 → 2010-03-24
Season: Summer 2018
Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures, Sunrise
Source: Manga
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Producers: Aniplex, Dentsu, Miracle Bus, Miracle Robo, Shueisha, Trinity Sound, TV Tokyo

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Episodes

367

151
A Conversation With A Barber, During A Haircut, Is The Most Pointless Thing In The World Aired 2009-04-01
152
The Heavens Created Chonmage Above Man Instead Of Another Man Aired 2009-04-08
153
Sleep Helps A Child Grow Aired 2009-04-15
154
That Person Looks Different From Usual During A Birthday Party Aired 2009-04-22
155
The Other Side Of The Other Side Of The Other Side Would Be The Other Side Aired 2009-04-29
156
It Takes A Bit Of Courage To Enter A Street Vendor's Stand Aired 2009-05-06
157
Any Place With A Bunch Of Men Gathered Around Will Turn Into A Battlefield Aired 2009-05-13
158
If A Friend Gets Injured, Take Him To The Hospital, Stat! Aired 2009-05-20
159
If One Orange In The Box Is Rotten, The Rest Of Them Will Become Rotten Before You Realize It Aired 2009-05-27
160
From A Foreigner's Perspective, You're The Foreigner. From An Alien's Perspective, You're The Alien Aired 2009-06-03
161
Laputa's Still Good After Seeing It So Many Times Aired 2009-06-10
162
Love Is Unconditional Aired 2009-06-17
163
The Black Ships Even Make A Scene When They Sink Aired 2009-06-24
164
That Matsutake Soup Stuff Tastes Better Than The Real Deal People Who Die Stay Dead Aired 2009-07-01
165
If It Works Once, It'll Work Over And Over Again Aired 2009-07-08
166
Two Is Better Than One. Two People Are Better Than One Aired 2009-07-15
167
Smooth Polygons Smooth Men's Hearts Too Aired 2009-07-22
168
The Human Body Is Like A Little Universe Aired 2009-07-29
169
The Chosen Idiots Aired 2009-08-05
170
And Into The Legend... Aired 2009-08-12
171
You'll Get Sued If All You Do Is Copy Others You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone Aired 2009-08-19
172
It All Depends On How You Use The 'Carrot And Stick' Method Aired 2009-08-26
173
It's What's On The Inside That Counts It's What's On The Inside That Counts, But Only To A Certain Extent Aired 2009-09-03
174
Are There Still People Who Go To The Ocean And Yell Out 'Bakayaro'? When A Person Is Trapped, Their Inner Door Opens Aired 2009-09-09
175
People Of All Ages Hate The Dentist! Aired 2009-09-16
176
Countdown Begins Aired 2009-09-23
177
It's Bad Luck To See A Spider At Night Aired 2009-09-30
178
Once You're Entangled In A Spiderweb, It's Hard To Get It Off Aired 2009-10-07
179
It's The Irresponsible One Who's Scary When Pissed Aired 2009-10-14
180
The More Precious The Burden, The Heavier And More Difficult It Is To Shoulder It Aired 2009-10-21
181
Watch Out For A Set Of Women And A Drink Aired 2009-10-28
182
Screw Popularity Polls Aired 2009-11-04
183
Popularity Polls Can Burn In Hell Aired 2009-11-11
184
Popularity Polls Can... Aired 2009-11-18
185
Hometowns And Boobs Are Best Thought From Afar The Whole Peeing On A Bee Sting Is A Myth. You'll Get Germs, So Don't Do It!! Aired 2009-11-25
186
Beware Of Foreshadows Aired 2009-12-02
187
It's Goodbye Once A Flag Is Set Aired 2009-12-09
188
An Observation Journal Should Be Seen Through To The Very End Aired 2009-12-16
189
It's Better To Take Care Of This Year's Business Within The Year, But Once The Year Is About To End, You Figure That You Might As Well Put It Off Till Next Year For A Fresh Start. That's How The End Of The Year Goes Radio Exercises Are Socials For Boys And Girls Aired 2009-12-23
190
When Looking For Something, Try Using Its Perspective Aired 2010-01-06
191
Freedom Means To Live True To Yourself, Not Without Law! Aired 2010-01-13
192
Kabukicho Stray Cat Blues Aired 2010-01-20
193
Cooking Is About Guts Aired 2010-01-27
194
Whenever I Hear Leviathan, I Think Of Sazae-san. Stupid Me!! Aired 2010-02-03
195
Not Losing To The Rain Aired 2010-02-10
196
Not Losing To The Wind Aired 2010-02-17
197
Not Losing To The Storm Aired 2010-02-24
198
Never Losing That Smile Aired 2010-03-03
199
That's How I Wish To Be, Beautiful And Strong Aired 2010-03-10
200
Santa Claus Red Is Blood Red Aired 2010-03-17

51
We're Sorry Aired 2012-03-25

1
Nobody with Natural Straight Hair Can Be That Bad Aired 2012-10-03
2
Kintoki and Gintoki Aired 2012-10-10
3
Kin-san's Kintama Aired 2012-10-17
4
The Meaning of a Main Character Aired 2012-10-24
5
Courtesan Turns the Tables Aired 2013-01-09
6
Inside the Palace!! Aired 2013-01-16
7
Five Pinkies Aired 2013-01-23
8
Pinky Swear Aired 2013-01-30
9
Unsetting Moon Aired 2013-02-06
10
Sound Of Beam Can Pierce Heart Of Everyone Aired 2013-03-06
11
Two Brothers Aired 2013-03-13
12
Liquor and Gasoline, Smiles and Tears Aired 2013-03-20
13
Dog Food Doesn't Have As Much Flavor As You'd Think Aired 2013-03-27

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Farewell Shinsengumi Aired 2016-03-29

1
The Monster and the Monster's Child Aired 2017-01-08
2
Leave Letter Aired 2017-01-15
3
The Song of Samurai Aired 2017-01-22
4
Zura Aired 2017-01-29
5
The Two Fools Aired 2017-02-05
6
Ten Years Aired 2017-02-12
7
Paths Aired 2017-02-19
8
Master of Kouan Aired 2017-02-26
9
The Lost Rabbit Aired 2017-03-05
10
Siblings Aired 2017-03-12
11
First Student Aired 2017-03-19
12
Hope Aired 2017-03-26

1
The Stairs to Adulthood May Not Always Lead Up Aired 2017-10-01
2
My Bald Dad, My Light-Haired Dad, and My Dad's Glasses Aired 2017-10-08
3
A Bowl of Ramen Aired 2017-10-15
4
A Family Aired 2017-10-22
5
Life, Death, and Shades / All the Answers Can Be Found in the Field Aired 2017-10-29
6
3000 Leagues in Search of a Scabbard Aired 2017-11-05
7
The Super Sadist and the Super Sadist Aired 2017-11-12
8
The Strongest Sword, and the Dullest Sword Aired 2017-11-19
9
Wash Your Hands Before a Handshake Aired 2017-11-26
10
Diamonds are Unscratchable Aired 2017-12-03
11
An Idol's Badge of Honor Aired 2017-12-10
12
The Line Between Godlike Games and Shitty Games Is Paper-Thin / Glasses Are a Part of the Soul Aired 2017-12-17
13
Guardian Spirits Are Also a Part of the Soul Aired 2017-12-24

1
Try As You Might to Make a Natural Perm Go Away, It Will Always Return Aired 2018-01-07
2
Flavoring Is Best in Small Quantities Aired 2018-01-14
3
A Delinquent's Kid Has Long Neck Hair Aired 2018-01-21
4
The Line Between Tenacious and Annoying Is Paper-Thin Aired 2018-01-28
5
Geezers Carve the Things They Shouldn't Forget into Their Wrinkles Aired 2018-02-04
6
Machines That Pick Up Useless Habits Are Called People Aired 2018-02-11
7
Men Must Live Not Long Nor Thick, but Hard Aired 2018-02-18
8
Ogres Are Weak Against Tiny Heroes Like the Inch-High Samurai Aired 2018-02-25
9
Bragging About Your Own Heroic Deeds Will Make People Hate You, so Make Others Do It For You Aired 2018-03-04
10
Jump and Power Creep Go Hand-in-Hand Aired 2018-03-11
11
Peace and Destruction Are Two Sides of the Same Coin Aired 2018-03-18
12
Bushido Is Found One Second Before Death Aired 2018-03-25

1
The Evildoers Who Do Good Aired 2018-07-08
2
Rabbits Leap Higher on Moonlit Nights Aired 2018-07-15
3
Making a Dull World Interesting Aired 2018-07-22
4
Do Something Uncharacteristic, and Something Uncharacteristic Will Happen Aired 2018-07-29
5
Countless Kings Aired 2018-08-05
6
The Unemployed Cannot Be Stained By Anything Aired 2018-08-12
7
Always Hold On to Your Trump Cards Aired 2018-08-19
8
The Creatures Known as Humanity Aired 2018-08-26
9
Sign Aired 2018-09-02
10
Specter Aired 2018-09-09
11
Two in Girl Years Is Equal to Ten in Man Years Aired 2018-09-16
12
Salvation Aired 2018-09-23
13
Dun Dun Aired 2018-09-30
14
There Are Lines Even Villains Can't Cross / Gintama Final Ending Scamming Trial Aired 2018-10-07

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