There are lots of polls in Japan asking people about their favorite things in regards to anime, like favorite characters or theme songs. TV Asahi decided to do something a little different, and asked 1,740 individuals outside of Japan what their favorite anime theme songs …Read more »
The Gintama 20th anniversary project covers a ton of ground, with events running from 2023 to 2026 to celebrate the serialization of Hideaki Sorachi’s manga and the anime’s debut. Special events like theatrical screenings of the Thorny Arc episodes are just scratching the surface, and …Read more »
Running from 2023 to 2026, the sprawling Gintama 20th Anniversary Project celebrates the 20th anniversary of Hideaki Sorachi’s manga serialization and the 20th anniversary of the TV anime broadcast debut. As part of the celebration, re-edited versions of the anime’s Thorny arc (AKA Baragaki Arc) …Read more »
Thanks to years of partnership between Weekly Shonen Jump and Sony Music Entertainment Japan, the latter’s roster of artists have contributed a number of memorable opening and ending themes for some of the biggest anime series out there. To celebrate the history between the two …Read more »
Oh, you thought you’d seen the last of the Gintama anime? Of course not! The series announced plans to continue in the form of a spinoff adaptation that will bring the 3rd Year Class Z Ginpachi-sensei light novels by Tomohito Osaki to the screen, and …Read more »
When it comes to two great tastes we didn’t expect to see together, Gintama and Kuroko’s Basketball are up there. Nevertheless, the results are oddly fitting in a new anime collaboration, with the two series’ adaptations teaming up to deck out Ikebukuro’s Sunshine Town shopping …Read more »
Hideaki Sorachi’s Gintama series is known for playing tricks on pretty much everyone, so it’s understandable if no one ever believes when it claims to have ended adaptations or even the main manga series itself. It seems now is finally time to bid farewell to …Read more »
Following up on its English theatrical release, it’s now time to look ahead to the home video launch of Gintama THE VERY FINAL. The anime film is set to arrive as a digital download on January 25, 2022, followed by a release on Blu-ray and …Read more »
If the title of Gintama: THE VERY FINAL is true, then the long-running anime adaptation really is done. (Pardon our skepticism, but it’s faked us out before.) So what are we going to do with all this sudden free time? Find a new show to watch, …Read more »
As we’ve discussed before, all dogs are equal best. Which means our dogs (and yours) are already the best. That said, once in a while we see anime dogs (also the best) do something really cool. And we can’t help but think it’d be pretty …Read more »
Last month, Eleven Arts announced plans to bring Gintama THE FINAL to North American theaters under the even more emphatic title of Gintama THE VERY FINAL. An update came through today, setting the subtitled and dubbed versions of the film for November 21 and 22. …Read more »
Attention, Gintama fans! The latest feature in the series—Gintama THE FINAL—is officially making its way to North America courtesy of Eleven Arts. There’s no release date yet, but Eleven Arts acquired the license and plans to release the film under the title Gintama THE VERY …Read more »
We knew the Gintama THE FINAL movie was off to a strong start when it actually managed to dethrone Demon Slayer: Mugen Train during its historic, record-breaking run. Sure, it was just for a week, but it was enough to show the strength of Gintoki …Read more »
After having a great showing at the Japanese box office, now’s as good a time as any for Warner Bros. Japan to go ahead and show the first 90 seconds of the Gintama THE FINAL anime film. We’re glad they did, too, because in this …Read more »
As Gintama comes to an end (no, for real this time), we’ve finally learned Gintoki’s age. And it turns out he’s in his late twenties! While it’s not unheard of for anime and manga to have grown-up stars, a protagonist who isn’t a teenager is both …Read more »
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