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Gintama'

銀魂' · 2011

A cursed sword and a coup rattle the Yorozuya's world.

#Action #Comedy #Gag Humor #Historical #Parody #Samurai #Sci-Fi #Shounen

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StatusFinished Airing Episodes51 SeasonSpring 2011 StudioSunrise SourceManga

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The Yorozuya's odd-jobs comedy takes a darker turn as Gintoki crosses paths with the Benizakura, a demonic blade that corrupts anyone who wields it, tied to painful memories of his old dojo days. From there, tensions boil over in Kyoto, where a conspiracy within the Shinsengumi threatens to tear the organization apart from the inside, dragging Gintoki, Shinsuke Takasugi, and old wartime ghosts back into the light. It is Gintama doing what it does best: stacking gut-busting comedy right next to genuinely tense action and old, unresolved grief, without ever losing its balance.

⚠ Background — may contain spoilers

Gintama' is the anime's continuation following the original 2006 to 2010 run, produced by Sunrise and airing from 2011 to 2012 based on Hideaki Sorachi's manga. It adapts the Benizakura arc and the Shinsengumi Crisis (Kyoto) arc, two stretches widely praised for deepening the series' central cast, particularly the Shinsengumi's Hijikata, Kondo, and Okita, and expanding the show's slow-burn mythology around the Amanto occupation. This season is often pointed to as the moment Gintama proved it could sustain serious, serialized stakes without sacrificing the gag-a-minute humor that built its fanbase in the first place.

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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 51
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: 2011-04-03 → 2012-03-25
Season: Spring 2011
Studio: Sunrise
Source: Manga
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Producers: Aniplex, Dentsu, Miracle Robo, Shueisha, Trinity Sound, TV Tokyo

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51

1
Everyone Looks a Little Grown up after Spring Break Aired 2011-04-03
2
Everyone Looks Pretty Grown up after Summer Break Aired 2011-04-10
3
Use a Calligraphy Pen for New Year Cards / The Heart Comes Before Chocolate Aired 2011-04-17
4
Meals Should Be Balanced / We Are All Warriors in the Battle Against Fate Aired 2011-04-24
5
It's Too Confusing When Talking About the Poster Girl for a Poster Store, So Call Her a Sandwich Board Aired 2011-05-01
6
Glasses Are Part of the Soul Aired 2011-05-08
7
Glasses Prevent You From Seeing Certain Things Aired 2011-05-15
8
Nothing Lasts Forever, Including Parents, Money, Youth, Your Room, Dress Shirts, Me, You, and the Gintama Anime Aired 2011-05-22
9
A Lawless Town Tends to Attract a Bunch of Whoohooey Folk Aired 2011-05-29
10
Ghosts Aren't the Only Ones Who Run Wild Around Graveyards Aired 2011-06-05
11
Chains of a Warrior Aired 2011-06-12
12
Iron Town Aired 2011-06-19
13
'Tis An Honor! Aired 2011-06-26
14
Odds or Evens Aired 2011-07-03
15
I Can't Remember a Damn Thing About the Factory Tour Aired 2011-07-10
16
What Happens Twice Can Happen Thrice Aired 2011-07-17
17
The Pincers of a Crab Can Snip Through a Friendship Aired 2011-07-24
18
People Forget to Return Stuff All the Time Without Even Realizing It Aired 2011-07-31
19
The Bathhouse, Where You're Naked in Body and Soul Aired 2011-08-07
20
Jugem Aired 2011-08-14
21
The Name Reveals the Person Aired 2011-08-21
22
The Man's Household Situation is Hard, His Heart is Soft Aired 2011-08-28
23
Blue and Red Ecstasy Aired 2011-09-04
24
So in the second season of Prison Break, they're already broken out of prison, but the name works once you realize that society is a prison Aired 2011-09-11
25
Everybody loves pajamas Aired 2011-09-18
26
Speaking of crossovers, don't forget about Alien vs. Predator Aired 2011-09-25
27
Love is neither plus nor minus Aired 2011-10-02
28
Making It Through Love Aired 2011-10-09
29
It would take too much effort to make this title sound like a text message subject Aired 2011-10-16
30
When you go to a funeral for the first time, you're surprised by how happy the people are Aired 2011-10-23
31
The people you tend to forget tend to show up after you forget them Aired 2011-10-30
32
Space Ururun Homestay Aired 2011-11-06
33
Piggy banks and trash cans Aired 2011-11-13
34
Empty planet Aired 2011-11-20
35
Don't say good-bye Lionel Aired 2011-11-27
36
Please take me skiing Aired 2011-12-04
37
A vacation in disorientation Aired 2011-12-11
38
You know those year-end parties where you keep drinking until you've forgotten everything that happened the past year? There are a few things you're not supposed to forget Aired 2011-12-18
39
People can only live by forgetting the bad Aired 2011-12-25
40
We are all hosts, in capital letters Aired 2012-01-08
41
Girls like Vegeta, guys like Piccolo Aired 2012-01-15
42
Draw your life on the canvas we call manga Aired 2012-01-22
43
Check it out!! Aired 2012-01-29
44
Thorny and Rosy Aired 2012-02-05
45
Festival of Thornys Aired 2012-02-12
46
Letter From Thorny Aired 2012-02-19
47
Madaodog Madaonaire Aired 2012-02-26
48
Presents Are Meant To Be Given Early Aired 2012-03-04
49
New Year's Envelopes Are Perfect for Dirty Jokes Aired 2012-03-11
50
When Sleeping Under a Kotatsu, Make Sure You Don't Burn Your Balls Aired 2012-03-18
51
We're Sorry Aired 2012-03-25

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