Gin Tama (Japanese: 銀é‚, lit. "Silver Soul") is a Japanese manga
series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. Set in Edo, which
has been conquered by aliens named Amanto, the plot follows life from
the point of view of samurai Gintoki Sakata, who works as a freelancer
alongside his friends Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura in order to pay the
monthly rent. Sorachi added the science fiction setting to develop
characters to his liking after his editor suggested doing a historical
series. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly ShÅ nen Jump from
December 2003 to September 2018, later in Jump GIGA from December 2018
to February 2019, and finished on the Gin Tama app in June 2019.The
series has been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) by
Sunrise and was featured at Jump Festa 2006 Anime Tour in 2005. This
was followed by a full 367-episode anime television series, which
debuted in April 2006 on TV Tokyo, and finished in October 2018. Three
animated films have been produced. The first film premiered in April
2010. The second film premiered in July 2013. The third and final film
will premiere in January 2021. Besides the anime series, there have
been various light novels and video games based on Gin Tama. A
live-action film adaptation of the same name was released in July 2017
in Japan by Warner Bros. Pictures.The manga has been licensed by Viz
Media in North America. In addition to publishing the individual
volumes of the series, Viz serialized its first chapters in their
Shonen Jump manga anthology. It debuted in the January 2007 issue, and
was serialized at a rate of one chapter a month. Sentai Filmworks
initially licensed the series. The website Crunchyroll purchased the
anime's streaming rights and home video rights.In Japan, the Gin Tama
manga has been popular, with over 55 million copies in print, making
it one of the best-selling manga series. The anime and its DVDs have
been featured, at various times, in Top Ten rankings of their
respective media, while TV Tokyo has announced that the first Gin Tama
anime was responsible for high sales overseas along with the anime
adaptation from Naruto. Publications for manga, anime and others have
commented on the Gin Tama manga. Positive responses have focused on
the comedy and characters from the series, as well as its overarching
plot and action choreography.
series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. Set in Edo, which
has been conquered by aliens named Amanto, the plot follows life from
the point of view of samurai Gintoki Sakata, who works as a freelancer
alongside his friends Shinpachi Shimura and Kagura in order to pay the
monthly rent. Sorachi added the science fiction setting to develop
characters to his liking after his editor suggested doing a historical
series. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly ShÅ nen Jump from
December 2003 to September 2018, later in Jump GIGA from December 2018
to February 2019, and finished on the Gin Tama app in June 2019.The
series has been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) by
Sunrise and was featured at Jump Festa 2006 Anime Tour in 2005. This
was followed by a full 367-episode anime television series, which
debuted in April 2006 on TV Tokyo, and finished in October 2018. Three
animated films have been produced. The first film premiered in April
2010. The second film premiered in July 2013. The third and final film
will premiere in January 2021. Besides the anime series, there have
been various light novels and video games based on Gin Tama. A
live-action film adaptation of the same name was released in July 2017
in Japan by Warner Bros. Pictures.The manga has been licensed by Viz
Media in North America. In addition to publishing the individual
volumes of the series, Viz serialized its first chapters in their
Shonen Jump manga anthology. It debuted in the January 2007 issue, and
was serialized at a rate of one chapter a month. Sentai Filmworks
initially licensed the series. The website Crunchyroll purchased the
anime's streaming rights and home video rights.In Japan, the Gin Tama
manga has been popular, with over 55 million copies in print, making
it one of the best-selling manga series. The anime and its DVDs have
been featured, at various times, in Top Ten rankings of their
respective media, while TV Tokyo has announced that the first Gin Tama
anime was responsible for high sales overseas along with the anime
adaptation from Naruto. Publications for manga, anime and others have
commented on the Gin Tama manga. Positive responses have focused on
the comedy and characters from the series, as well as its overarching
plot and action choreography.
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