Since the anime adaptation of Gintama was announced,
10 years have already passed.
September 2005, Jump Anime Tour
First Ever Screening
April 4th, 2006
The Gintama TV Series begins airing.
April 24th, 2010
Gintama: The Movie: Benizakura Arc Retelling opens in theaters.
April 4th, 2011
Season 2 of the Gintama TV Series begins airing.
July 6th, 2013
Gintama The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Odd Jobs opens in theaters.
April 8th, 2015
Season 3 of the Gintama TV Series begins airing.
And now, this winter,
the Gintama anime faces up to
its biggest incident ever.
Huh?
Uh, excuse me. What the heck is this?
Nothing's happening.
The incident called "Nothing's Happening" is happening right now.
What's wrong?
Is the equipment malfunctioning?
Should I make an announcement or something?
Hey, Kagura. Light it up already.
I'm trying, but the lighter isn't working.
Hey, what the hell are you guys doing?!
The screen's been pitch black for a while now!
You make the room pitch black before lighting the candles on a cake, right?
Huh? Wait, what?
The room's lights have been switched off?
It's not a black screen for visual effect or anything?
Yeah, this lighter isn't working.
Man, and here I thought we could make things exciting.
Way to rain on my parade.
We're the ones raining on the parade of the Anime Festa visitors!
How long are you gonna show them a black screen?!
Don't worry, Shinpachi.
This cake is a rip-off of the one that a certain guy,
wearing nothing but an apron, tried to give a delinquent who sounds just like Gin-chan.
Once we turn on the lights, there'll be a colorful cake right here!
Kagura
It's completely white!
Shinpachi
Gintoki
For real? It wasn't decorated yet, huh?
Kagura
We couldn't tell 'cause it was inside a box.
Shinpachi
You guys are completely white, too!
Shinpachi
Wait, so am I!
What the hell?!
Shinpachi
Putting out such crude visuals for the Anime Festa is unheard of!
Shueisha's gonna kill us!
Gintoki
This is what happens when you try to animate something new mid-season with no money.
We're nothing like high-quality anime such as Haikyu!!
Kagura
Don't underestimate our suffering, you useless hack!
I seriously was underestimating it.
Shinpachi
I thought they'd at least add the colors.
Gintoki
How can you expect the staff to add colors to us
when nothing gets added to their pay?
Quit with the clever wordplay.
Shinpachi
What are we gonna do about this disaster?
Gintoki
What, you ask?
This is
sugar content!
What?!
What is wrong with you?!
And hey, they could color us just fine!
Well...
The taste of this being turned into that is, like, something else!
Keep your mouth shut if you can't explain it!
So, as you can see, it'll be fine if we send our clothes flying.
No, it's not fine! I hope you get sent flying!
Anyway, this is seriously delicious. I can't get enough of it.
No fair, Gin-chan. I want a bite, too.
Hey, wait—
Oh, crap.
This is gonna turn into that!
Oh, like hell!
What's with that silhouette?!
You may not have realized, but I look thinner in clothes.
Inside, I have a dynamite body.
Your "dynamite body" is sticking out of the silhouette, you know.
Anyway, is the cake that delicious?
Let me have a bite, too.
You get it, don't you, Pachi-boy?
What do you mean?
I'm not gonna get disrobed by cake—
My lenses!
And my frames are melting away!
Excuse me.
There's a volunteer who wants to represent the Shinsengumi
and have his clothes sent flying in front of everyone in the audience,
so could you let him eat some of that?
Untie me, Sogo!
Hijikata-kun!
I can't believe you're volunteering. I'm impressed.
What part of this looks like volunteering to you?!
I've clearly been brought here against my will!
Say "ahh."
Listen to me, you pair of sadists!
No!
Who'd want to eat this crap? It doesn't even have mayonnaise on it!
So you'd eat it if it did?!
Ah, this is tastier than dog food!
There's the poor sod, in every sense of the word!
What are you doing here, Hasegawa-san?!
I've been in your closet for a month now.
You were freeloading again?!
Don't worry, Gin-san. I've been here for two months now!
You guys pay the rent for this place!
My fist is served!
Sheesh. I'm not in the mood anymore.
Served! Served! Served!
Or so I say, and then...
Eat the rest and the plate, Hijikata!
Wait—
K-Kondo-san.
Would you guys give it a rest?
You too, Odd Jobs.
Didn't we come to make an important announcement to the audience here?
Oh, yeah.
I nearly forgot about the intro at the start.
That's Kondo-san for you.
Even after getting hit with that cake, you didn't flinch,
and took charge of the situation.
Oh, it's no big deal.
I wasn't wearing any clothes to begin with!
That's right!
Our chief was just a naked gorilla!
So on that note, ladies and gentlemen...
We now present to you a preview of the Gintama anime's biggest arc.
Huh? Are we really gonna do it?
Is this how we're gonna do it?
It's too late to get our act together.
Exactly!
So, roll...
...the tape!
Took you long enough.
I got sick of waiting for you,
Gintoki.
Gintama
Shogun Assassination Arc Preview
Brother?
Brother.
Jeez, Brother!
Oh, Soyo.
Forgive me. I was lost in thought.
I heard that
another one of your allies left your side.
The blame lies with me,
the gutless master who can't protect any of his men or friends.
Does a pathetic man like me really have the right to rule over a nation?
I hope that one day,
our country will be so peaceful,
there will be no need for a shogun or to worry about the future,
and I will be just an older brother drinking the tea his little sister made for him.
Brother!
I apologize for my insolence.
But I daresay you'd be better off not drinking that.
Don't tell me, it was poisoned?
The Shogun Assassination Plot
is finally put into motion.
Shogun assassination plot, eh?
The Oniwaban
We're the only ones who can keep him safe.
The Oniwaban
reunite.
Shinsengumi Director Matsudaira Katakuriko
Escort the shogun out of Edo!
Top Secret Mission
Aren't you yelling the top secret mission out too loud?!
Shinsengumi Chief Kondo Isao
Forget about lords and retainers!
Oniwaban Ninja Sarutobi Ayame
Shinsengumi Vice Chief Hijikata Toshiro
Let's fight together for a buddy!
Odd Jobs Kagura
Odd Jobs Shimura Shinpachi
I'm counting on you, buddies.
And you too,
double.
Uh, not that I care, but could you hurry it up?
Odd Jobs Sakata Gintoki
It's seriously hot in here.
Why are you the double?!
Enemy...
Shogun-in-Waiting Hitotsubashi Nobunobu
I mean, we just gotta kill the shogun, right?
Harusame Space Pirates Seventh Division Commander Kamui
You're free to force a checkmate or knock over the board itself.
Kiheitai Commander Takasugi Shinsuke
Ally...
Shinsengumi First Squad Captain Okita Sogo
Don't give me that look, Princess.
Fujibayashi Clan Head Fujibayashi Gaimon
I'm on your side, you know.
Momochi Clan Head Momochi Rappa
Or Traitor?
I'm sorry to say,
but you can't protect this nation as its shogun.
Leader of the Oniwaban Marici Hattori Zenzo
Shogun Tokugawa Shigeshige
Yes, Zenzo...
I leave the rest to you.
The childhood
promise
and the truth
will now...
You're the only ones who can.
What are you so afraid of?
Gin-san...
Just what's going to happen to the world now?
Before dawn.
The night is darkest just before the dawn.
But keep your eyes open.
I'm Sakata Gintoki, disciple of Yoshida Shoyo!
Gintama
Shogun Assassination Arc