anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
television series are based on the ''
Gintama
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in '' Jump Giga'' from December 2018 ...
'' manga by
Hideaki Sorachi
is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist, most well known for his manga ''Gintama,'' which began serialization in 2003 and ended in 2019. He has also written numerous one-shots, including ''Dandelion'', for which he won the Tenkaichi Honourab ...
. The series premiered in
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network. The story revolves around an eccentric samurai, Gintoki Sakata, his apprentice, Shinpachi Shimura, and a teenage alien girl named Kagura. All three are "freelancers" who search for work in order to pay the monthly rent, which usually goes unpaid anyway.
Crunchyroll
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simulcasted the premiere of ''Gintama and its following episodes to subscribers from its site. The first
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any ki ...
from the series was released on July 27, 2011.
''Gintama uses seven pieces of theme music: three openings and four endings. The first opening theme, by Serial TV Drama, is used from episodes 1 to 26. The second opening theme, by ecosystem, is used from episodes 27 to 39. The third opening theme, "Wonderland" by FLiP, is used from episodes 40 to 51. The first ending theme, by SPYAIR, is used from episodes 1 to 13. The second ending theme, "Balance Doll" by
Prague
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, is used from episodes 14 to 26. The third ending theme, by Kuroneko Chelsea, is used from episodes 27 to 39. The fourth ending theme, by Good Coming, is used from episode 40 to 51.
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