Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Dandelion, Shiro Kuro, Black and White Japanese: 銀魂
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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Dec 8, 2003 to ?
StatisticsScore: 8.621 (scored by 6520 users)
Ranked: #702
Popularity: #96
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SynopsisThe samurai didn't stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone's swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Sakata "Gin" Gintoki do to make ends meet? Take any odd job that comes his way, even if it means losing his dignity. (Source: Viz)
Included one-shots: Dandelion, Shirokuro, Bankara-san ga Tooru |
Related MangaSpin-off: 3-Z Class's Ginpachi-sensei
Adaptation: Gintama Jump Festa 2005 Special, Gintama: Jump Anime Tour 2008 Special, Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-hen, Gintama', Gintama, Gintama': Enchousen
Character: SKET Dance
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Touka
72 of 92 people found this review helpful
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104 of ? chapters read
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"At its heart Gintama is a science fiction human pseudo-historical comedy. The bottom line is that this is a nonsense manga. But I don't believe in telling readers what to think, so read it any way you like." - Hideaki Sorachi.
Gintama is quite an odd manga, but with so much to offer. The story is told in a rather episodic fashion, with each chapter presenting a different plot. These chapters are often comedic and see the cast of Gintama finding themselves in all different kinds of hilarious situations. The author makes use of many ingenious gags and plot devices to make each chapter feel unique and non-repetitive. The series also offers multiple story arcs, which are often fairly serious and emotional. These particular stories add more variety and of course more narrative, with fleshed out development that is otherwise lacking in the one-shot chapters. The storytelling does lack a little in the first few volumes, but before long it steadily improves and continues to do so throughout.
The art in Gintama is quite different from most other shounen manga. Sorachi doesn't use sketchy effects, neither does he do much shading. He has almost never used a double page spread and he very rarely uses single page spreads other than for chapter introduction pages. That doesn't really matter however, as Gintama doesn't necessarily need those things. It is quite a dialogue heavy manga and each page is full with many panels; Sorachi doesn't waste a single space. That is his style and it is also what makes Gintama tick - the art flows flawlessly with the dialogue and story and seems to continiously grow on the reader as the manga progresses.
The characters are one of the best aspects of Gintama. There are three main characters with a fairly large supporting cast. Thankfully Sorachi tends not to forget about anyone and often has characters making more than one appearance however minor to the story they may be. Due to Gintama's main genre being comedy a lot of the characters are 'flat characters' as opposed to 'round characters'. That would matter if these character were supposed to be intricate and developed, but they aren't seeing as how Gintama revolves around mostly one-shot stories. However, the story arcs that many of the cast are involved in do give the characters more of a diverse personality and expanded development, which opens up new directions and opportunities for both the story and the characters to take.
The comedy in Gintama may require a little adjusting to, as it ranges from toilet humour to carefully executed gags, to comedic parodies of otherwise serious anime and manga such as Death Note, but it is an aspect that almost everyone will be able to enjoy. The comedy is probably the most appealing part of the series, but it can go from hysterical to serious in the blink of an eye, it can display many different genres at one given time and can pretty much have the readers displaying almost every emotion there is due to its diversity. It simply can not be pinned to one genre and should not necessarily be viewed as just a comedy. As I mentioned in the opening paragraph - it has so much to offer. Gintama is perhaps the manga with the best variety of genres, and the manga that can produce the most amount of feelings from the reader. It is also personally one of the most enjoyable manga I have ever read. read more
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supermario23
88 of 115 people found this review helpful
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261 of ? chapters read
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Ah, Gintama. One of the best and most complete current manga in Jump. Its premise is intriguing and unique (aliens in historical Japan? Who would have thought it?). It has great characters--ranging from the diabetic lazy samurai Gintoki to the samurai who has a mayo addiction Hijikata to the stalker ninja Sa-chan and so on. All of them blend together well without feeling out of place and flat. No matter where Sorachi puts them in, they always get at least one huge guffaw from me. Its brand of comedy doesn't consist only of repetitive and sometimes obscure references, but it's also a very satirical commentary on Japanese society reflected in feudal Edo. Though Gintama is first and foremost a gag manga, with all chapters merely snippets of the Yorozuya's different interactions with themselves and other people in the Amanto (Gintama's term for aliens)-filled Edo, Sorachi Hideaki manages to slip in a few serious action arcs to show a little semblance of an actual plot. And when he does, he brings his A-game. All serious arcs in Gintama are great, they either keep you on the edge of your seat eagerly anticipating what happens next or reduce you to a bawling little girl with every sudden sad twist. Sorachi Hideaki definitely is a master at balancing hearty laughs with testosterone-laden action and heartwarming drama without it feeling shoehorned in to the story. Gintama is already an awesome manga but it could use an improvement in the art department. Don't get me wrong, I'm no art connossieur, but sometimes the characters look stiff and hastily done but other than that there really is nothing to complain about. Comedy and action rarely mix together well, but in Gintama it does perfectly. With well-written storylines and almost uncanny comedic sense, Sorachi Hideaki's Gintama should not disappoint. GO. READ. IT. NOW. read more
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The main characters in both series are involved in taking requests and helping others out. Not only do they situate themselves in often comedic events, but also ones in which emotional threads are tugged.
They both have 2 boys and 1 girl in their group and they both do jobs for other people. Gintama is more action, though and they are in different era. They both are comedy!
Author of Sket Dance was assistan of Gintama artis. They have similiar great humor and stories have similiar character setup but they are in totally different world.
Both are comedy Series and are centred on the "missions" of a group of 3 characters
The protagonist trio is very similar, a useless leader, a nerd/otaku character with glasses and a strong and brute girl. Both use the same kind of comedy, full of stupid situations, parodies to other mangas, animes, TV dramas, famous people, etc. They use a lot of auto-critic to their own manga and a deconstruction of the manga structure and typical elements. The artwork is very similar and both have predilection for epic and funny faces.
The author of Sket Dance used to be the assistant of Sorachi Sensei(Gintama author) Thus ,They have similiar great humor,storyline, and similiar characters setup but they are in totally different world. Because there aren't any aliens invading Japan in Sket Dance .
To sum this up, Sket Dance is a high school life about Switch,Himeko,Bossun helping other troubled people with their problem for free. The club name is sket dance. The characters in this manga have a dark past .
Gintama is about Gintoki,Kagura,Shinpachi helping other people with their problems for a payment to pay their rent . But usually they will help people even without a payment . Their organization name is Yorozuya
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Both of these titles share a similar aesthetic; particularly in regard to narrative structure and character design. Both are heavily constructed with comedy and action in mind.
both mangas have the similar hilarious type of humour along with some action. the main character is very strong, but is always involved in ridiculously stupid situations, along with a straight guy who always shouts, and has common sense.
Both mangas are comedies and in both the main character is very strong, and have abilities far from the normal. And it especially reminds me of the chapters, when Gintoki needed to take care of a baby.
Similar comedy, Similar characters
Oga = Gintoki
Hilda = Kagura
Furuichi = Shinpachi
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