“Alien-occupied Edo samurai Gintoki runs odd-jobs crew with misfits, defying sword ban in comedic adventures.”
Gintama
銀魂
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Synopsis
Alien-occupied Edo samurai Gintoki runs odd-jobs crew with misfits, defying sword ban in comedic adventures.
Edo is a city that was home to the vigor and ambition of samurai across the country. However, following feudal Japan's surrender to powerful aliens known as the "Amanto," those aspirations now seem unachievable. With the once-influential shogunate rebuilt as a puppet government, a new law is passed that promptly prohibits all swords in public. Enter Gintoki Sakata, an eccentric silver-haired man who always carries around a wooden sword and maintains his stature as a samurai despite the ban. As the founder of Yorozuya, a small business for odd jobs, Gintoki often embarks on endeavors to help other people—though usually in rather strange and unforeseen ways. Assisted by Shinpachi Shimura, a boy with glasses supposedly learning the way of the samurai; Kagura, a tomboyish girl with superhuman strength and an endless appetite; and Sadaharu, their giant pet dog who loves biting on people's heads, the Yorozuya encounter anything from alien royalty to scuffles with local gangs in the ever-changing world of Edo.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 225 sampled reviews
What 225 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.31 · some divergence
5.3 pts
Recommenders 9.6 · others 4.3
↓ 0.64
Running avg · Feb 2009 → Sep 2025
- 10 “Gintama never fails to make me laugh or just simply happy :) I will never regret to watch Gintama... I love it how all the Characters just LIVE”
- 9 “Funny & cleverly written, but pretty subtle about it because most of its "real" jokes come from other anime and cultural references that are hidden beneath the other comedic elements.”
- 10 “Gintama delivers unmatched comedy that outshines every other comedy anime, and every single character is irresistibly lovable. I enjoyed every episode without exception and found it the perfect...”
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- Format 201 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 80h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2006 – Mar 2010 Spring 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0834 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Aniplex Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Trinity Sound Producer
- Miracle Robo Producer
- Shueisha Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor
- Crunchyroll Licensor