Gintama

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Dandelion, Shiro Kuro, Black and White, Shirokuro, 13, Thirteen, Bankara-san ga Tooru, Here Comes Mr. Uncivilised, Silver Soul

Japanese: 銀魂

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 77

Chapters: 709

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 8, 2003 to Jun 20, 2019

Genres: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Themes: Gag Humor, Historical, Parody, Samurai

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)

Authors: Sorachi, Hideaki (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.63¹ (scored by 40,370 users)

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Ranked: #80²

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Popularity: #151

Members: 97,499

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8.63

Ranked #80Popularity #151Members 97,499

MangaShounen Jump (Weekly)Sorachi, Hideaki (Story & Art)

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During the Edo period, Japan is suddenly invaded by alien creatures known as the Amanto. Despite the samurai's attempts to combat the extraterrestrial menace, the Shogun soon realizes that their efforts are futile and decides to surrender. This marks the beginning of an uneasy agreement between the Shogunate and Amanto, one that results in a countrywide sword ban and the disappearance of the samurai spirit.

However, there exists one eccentric individual who wields a wooden sword and refuses to let his samurai status die. Now that his kind is no longer needed, Gintoki Sakata performs various odd jobs around town in order to make ends meet. Joined by his self-proclaimed disciple Shinpachi Shimura, the fearsome alien Kagura, and a giant dog named Sadaharu, they run the business known as Yorozuya, often getting caught up in all sorts of crazy and hilarious shenanigans.

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Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Dandelion
Volume 2: Shirokuro (Black and White)
Volume 24: 13
Volume 38: Bankara-san ga Tooru

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Gintama was nominated for Best Manga under the comedy category at the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation in 2008. As of December 2023, over 58 million copies of the manga are in circulation.

VIZ Media published the first 23 volumes of the series in English as Gin Tama under the Shonen Jump Advanced imprint from July 3, 2007, to August 2, 2011, before it was discontinued. It was also published in German by Tokyopop since December 28, 2006; in French by Kana from March 16, 2007, to March 31, 2023; in Spanish by Glénat, with 16 volumes released from October 2007 to May 2010; and in Italian by Edizioni Star Comics from April 25, 2015, to December 22, 2021.

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Okita, Sougo

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Tsukuyo

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Aug 12, 2019

Tumppiman1

Recommended

I have never written an review for any anime or manga before, but I absolutely had to make the exception for Gintama. (I apologize if my English is not perfect before hand...)
It always feels so much easier to start series that have only 12 volumes or episodes. I have always personally stayed away from the longer running shows, as I have thought for them to be a waste of time, when I could finish 20 or more series in their time. Gintama truly showed me how wrong I was about how I thought.

Gintama does not only have the most colorful and large cast of characters ... but an overall interesting story and rich world. Whilst the series does seem quite innocent type of comedy manga for quite a few chapters, Sorachi does show later on his clear talent to write good action packed shonen too. What I feel like I should specially praise is how Gintoki Sakata is like, as he is far from what you would think an average anime role model or shonen hero is like. Whilst other protagonist's do have their bad sides too to make them seem more human and bad at something, Gintoki is instead the last person you should take model after. In other words, a drunken broke mess of an man. Still, Gintoki manages to be the most human than any other character I have seen, whilst still influencing everyone's lives around him.

The overall score for the story from me is easily a 10. Giving any less would feel wrong. Each chapter, no matter if it was an stand alone story or part of an long going arch felt special. All of the chapters gave you an interesting, thrilling and absolutely chaotic dumb experience, that made me laugh, cry and face palm with the characters time and time over. Some of the side stories felt more stupid than I could tell, but they still tied up always well and felt like a good part of Gintama in the end. There was not a single chapter that felt like a bore to read.

For the art I would give an good 9. I am not an pro when it comes to describing art, but I think Gintama had a beautiful style and nice warm feeling to it. The art style was able to make the world seem more alive and convey feelings well. Fight scenes were absolutely amazing through the art too to follow.

As I stated before, I loved the characters of Gintama, so 10 is easily the right choice from me. It is impressive for me how Gintama has so many characters with so many colorful personalities. Many other shorter and longer mangas/animes do not pull it as well as Gintama did. Still, what I appriciated more with the chars was that they could all go from 0 to 100 and backwards so fast. From an all super serious moment, things suddenly could turn full on comedic without making it feel too out of place, more like part of whom the characters were.

What can I say for the enjoyment? I loved it. The comedy, the fights, sad parts and slight fan service. It all tied down well making the manga extremely enjoyable and fun to follow all the way from the beginning to the end. easy 10.

Overall score: 10 I would give Gintama even more, since the manga has become a very close part of me. I loved it from the first chapter to the very last. Usually, at the end of such masterpieces, I would say that I'd feel incredibly empty, knowing that I won't be able to read or watch more of the characters adventures, but with Gintama, I feel extremely happy and fulfilled. I got so much good out of gintama and will keep praising it for all days to come. So, instead of being empty after reading Gintama, I feel like I got my own silver lining to my soul.

Thank you for the great journey odd jobs and the cheese cake, Sorachi.

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Jul 26, 2020

hcoctopus2

Mixed Feelings

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THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS

I am very offended at *redacted*, so i will write a review for this manga. i don't want to write this as a preliminary review because i know how it ends. the ending was a disappointment, but perhaps i didn't appreciate it enough. but to me, the plot is basically one big circle. convoluted, and nothing useful came out of it. (i could be wrong, since i skipped through some chapters)

Let me explain myself more. You have a trio of the most important characters who have very strong plot armour. I failed to feel anything for them. they're funny, but that's about ...

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Dec 29, 2021

okaaaaay_kee

Not Recommended

kinda funny, kinda not. with a focus on action and comedy, it follows a continuous loop of 3-4 gags(sometimes connected, some standalone) followed but a "serious" action filled arc. this gets repetitive quick and makes for a terrible reading experience.

the gag sequences really just serve as introductions for the action focused parts and are really just a tool for cast expansion. thes first couple of times you go through this loop you enjoy it. there's thrills, laughs to be had and pretty cool swordfights. it seemingly has little to na flaws. as you continue to go through the loop and the novelty begins to wear ...

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