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Gintama
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| Gintama | |
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| 銀魂 (Silver Soul) |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Genre | Comedy, Science Fiction, Action |
| Manga | |
| Author | Hideaki Sorachi |
| Publisher |  Shueisha  VIZ Media TOKYOPOP Siam Inter Comics Kana |
| Serialized in | Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump (Ended)C-Kids' |
| Original run | December 8, 2003 – Ongoing |
| Volumes | 21 |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Shinji Takamatsu |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 4, 2006 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 80 |
Gintama (銀魂 Gintama?) is a comedic manga created by Hideaki Sorachi. The original manga began in April 2004 and is currently being published by Shueisha under Weekly Shonen Jump. As of volume 17 the manga has sold over 17,000,000 copies in Japan [1]. In March 2007, Shueisha announced that sales of the first volume had passed one million copies.[2]
The manga has been licensed by VIZ Media in North America under the Shonen Jump label, under the title "Gin Tama".[3] It debuted in the January 2007 issue, and was serialized at a rate of one chapter a month (as opposed to the two or three chapters of the other serialized manga). The magazine serialized the entire first volume, and currently releases the other volumes bimonthly under the Shonen Jump Advance imprint; it is rated for 16+.
An OVA of Gintama for Jump Festa 2006/Anime Tour 2005 was announced in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 31.
The Gintama anime series debuted on April 4, 2006 TV Tokyo after Bleach. The anime has yet to be licensed for a North American release; it is broadcast in Italy by MTV starting December 4, 2007.
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The story takes place in Edo (known today as Tokyo because of the name change in 1868), Japan, which has been taken over by aliens called Amanto since the late Edo period. The samurai of Japan have fallen, and the Amanto placed a ban on carrying swords in public. The story focuses on an eccentric samurai with a natural perm, Sakata Gintoki, his (partial) apprentice Shimura Shinpachi, and a teenage alien girl: Kagura. All three are "free-lancers" who search for work in order to pay the monthly rent, which usually goes unpaid anyway.
- Sakata Gintoki (坂田銀時 Sakata Gintoki?) Seiyū - Tomokazu Sugita
- Sakata Gintoki is the main character of the story. He has naturally permed hair, which he blames for his lacking love-life. He rides a motoscooter and wields a bokuto with the inscription Lake Toya (洞爺湖). His job, as is written on his business card, is a "free-lancer", meaning he'll take any job for nearly any price. He enjoys reading Shonen Jump comics and he has a sweet tooth and will go into crazed combat if he does not have his sweets (he has glycosuria).
- In the past, he was a Joi (someone who attempted to overthrow Amanto to protect the government). The reason Gintoki does not join Katsura again to fight the aliens is that he does not like to fight alongside "gloomy terrorists".
- Shimura Shinpachi (志村新八 Shimura Shinpachi?) Seiyū - Daisuke Sakaguchi
- Shinpachi works under Gintoki to learn the ways of the samurai. However it seems more like he's just trying to help Gintoki pay the rent than to learn. Shinpachi is the captain of the "Otsū-chan's Imperial Guard," a pop-singer's fan club.
- Shinpachi first met Gintoki after he was tripped by an alien ambassador. Gintoki beats up the ambassador and his guards, not to stand up for Shinpachi but to get revenge for his spilled parfait. Soon after, Gintoki framed Shinpachi for the crime, which somehow led to him saving Shimura Tae (Otae), Shinpachi's sister, from being added to a brothel.
- Kagura (神楽?) Seiyū - Rie Kugimiya
- Kagura is an alien from the "Yato Clan," one of the strongest races in existence. Despite her alien heritage, she looks like a normal human and talks with a Chinese accent. She can stop Gintoki's motorscooter single-handedly and has an umbrella that is bullet-proof and can fire bullets from the tip. Her stomach knows no bounds and she apparently loves to eat sukonbu.
- She originally came to Earth to earn money to help her parents' financial situation. Because of her immense strength, she took to fighting for a gang. After she was told to kill a few people, she tried to escapes from the gang and was almost run over by Gintoki's motorscooter. He liberated her, and she forced him to let her join his free-lancer business. She sleeps in the closet of Gintoki's home. Kagura has a giant dog-like creature called Sadaharu as a pet, which she had found. Sadaharu has a habit of often biting most characters, with an exception of Kagura
The Gintama anime series, created by Hideaki Sorachi, debuted on TV Tokyo on April 4, 2006 after Bleach.
| Opening themes | |||
| # | Transcription/Translation | Performed by | Episodes |
| 1 | Pray | Tommy heavenly6 | 1 - 24 |
| 2 | Tooi Nioi (遠い匂い Faraway Scent?) | YO-KING | 25 - 49 |
| 3 | Gin Iro no Sora (銀色の空 Silver Sky?) | redballoon | 50 - 75 |
| 4 | Kasanaru Kage (重なる影 Overlapping Shadow?) | Hearts Grow | 76 - On going |
| Ending themes | |||
| # | Transcription/Translation | Performed by | Episodes |
| 1 | Fūsen Gam (風船ガム Bubble Gum?) | Captain Straydum | 1 - 13 |
| 2 | Mr. Raindrop | amplified | 14 - 24 |
| 3 | Yuki no Tsubasa (雪のツバサ Wings of Snow?) | redballoon | 25 - 37 |
| 4 | Candy Line (キャンディ・ライン Candy Line?) | Hitomi Takahashi | 38 - 49 |
| 5 | Shūra (修羅 War Zone (Buddhism word)?) | DOES | 50 - 62 |
| 6 | Kiseki (奇跡 Miracle?) | Snowkel | 63 - 75 |
| 7 | Signal | Kelun | 76 - On going |
There have been four Nintendo DS games featuring Gintama characters so far: two games based on the anime (Gintama: Yorozuya Daisoudou and Gintama: Gintoki vs. Hijikata?!), the Shonen Jump crossover Jump Superstars and its sequel, Jump Ultimate Stars. A PS2 Gintama game, Gintama: Gin-San to Issho! Boku no Kabuki Machi Nikki, is slated for an August Japanese release, and a Wii game, Gintama: Yorozuya Chuubu, having just been announced. A game for the Nintendo DS called Gintama: Gin-Oh Quest will be released on December 6th, 2007. None of these games are slated for international release for the time being.
- ^ Comipress Article
- ^ (Japanese)Gintama v1 passes one million copies. Shueisha. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.
- ^ Note: VIZ Media licensed this series under the slightly different romanization Gin Tama
- (Japanese) The Official Gintama Website
- (Japanese) Gintama hub
- (Japanese) TV-Tokyo Website for Gintama anime
- (English)/(Japanese) Description of Gintama from TV-Tokyo International Distribution Website MediaNet
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