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Is Gintama finished?

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In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Gintama”, also known by the following titles:

  • 銀魂
  • Gin Tama
  • Silver Soul
  • Yorinuki Gintama-san

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Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌

Here’s how we reached that conclusion:

  • Some related entries are still listed as ongoing on MyAnimeList
  • The series is listed as ended on Trakt
  • The original source material has been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates

Taken together, these points indicate that Gintama is still ongoing in some form.

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Gintama

December 8, 2003
Finished Manga
Gin Tama
銀魂
SummaryDuring the Edo period, Japan is suddenly invaded by alien creatures known as the Amanto. Despite the samurai's attempts to combat the extraterrestrial menace, the Shogun soon realizes that their efforts are futile and decides to surrender. This marks the beginning of an uneasy agreement between the Shogunate and Amanto, one that results in a countrywide sword ban and the disappearance of the samurai spirit.

However, there exists one eccentric individual who wields a wooden sword and refuses to let his samurai status die. Now that his kind is no longer needed, Gintoki Sakata performs various odd jobs around town in order to make ends meet. Joined by his self-proclaimed disciple Shinpachi Shimura, the fearsome alien Kagura, and a giant dog named Sadaharu, they run the business known as Yorozuya, often getting caught up in all sorts of crazy and hilarious shenanigans.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Included one-shots: Volume 1: Dandelion Volume 2: Shirokuro (Black and White) Volume 24: 13 Volume 38: Bankara-san ga Tooru

BackgroundGintama was nominated for Best Manga under the comedy category at the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation in 2008. As of December 2023, over 58 million copies of the manga are in circulation. VIZ Media published the first 23 volumes of the series in English as Gin Tama under the Shonen Jump Advanced imprint from July 3, 2007, to August 2, 2011, before it was discontinued. It was also published in German by Tokyopop since December 28, 2006; in French by Kana from March 16, 2007, to March 31, 2023; in Spanish by Glénat, with 16 volumes released from October 2007 to May 2010; and in Italian by Edizioni Star Comics from April 25, 2015, to December 22, 2021.

Gintama: Nanigoto mo Saisho ga Kanjin nanode Tashou Senobisuru Kurai ga Choudoyoi

September 24, 2005
Finished Airing Special
Gintama: Jump Festa 2005 Special
銀魂〜何事も最初が肝心なので多少背伸びするくらいが丁度良い〜
SummaryDue to the arrival of aliens called the "Amanto," the samurai of feudal Japan have fallen into misery and despair. Denied their swords and stature, they are now treated as an object of pity and utter disregard while the Amanto mercilessly terrorizes the country.

To restore the reputation of the samurai, the Anti-Foreigner Faction leader Kotarou Katsura resolves to eradicate the Amanto—even if he must resort to violent methods. With a giant mecha at his disposal, he plans to initiate an attack against the Shinsengumi, an army of skillful samurai dedicated to protecting the peace of Edo.

Meanwhile, Yorozuya owner Gintoki Sakata and his friends are out to see the cherry blossoms. However, they are interrupted when the Shinsengumi show up, claiming Gintoki has stolen their spot for flower-viewing. Quickly spiraling into a frenzied quarrel, the two groups settle the fight through a game of rock-paper-scissors—albeit with rather brutal methods.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundGintama: Nanigoto mo Saiyo ga Kanjin nano de Tasho Senobisuru Kurai ga Choudoyoi was featured at the 2005 Jump Festa Anime Tour.

Gintama: 3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei

February 3, 2006
Finished Light Novel
銀魂 3年Z組銀八先生
3-Z Classs Ginpachi-sensei
SummaryLight novel spin-off mainly about school life played by the main series characters. The storyline revolves around class 3-Z's students and their wacky homeroom teacher Ginpachi-sensei.

Gintama

April 4, 2006
Finished Airing TV
銀魂
Gin Tama
SummaryEdo 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.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundGintama adapts chapters 1-292 of original manga. The series received high-definition reruns of older episodes by TV Tokyo from April 5, 2010, to March 28, 2011, under the name Yorinuki Gintama-san, which included 51 selected episodes as well as four new opening and ending songs.

Gintama: Shiroyasha Koutan

September 21, 2008
Finished Airing Special
Gintama: Jump Festa 2008 Special
ジャンプアニメツアー 2008 白夜叉降誕
SummaryAccording to Aniplex, a 10min short anime of Gintama "Shiroyasha Koutan" will be released on September 30th. It was shown at Jump Super Anime Tour 2008 and had never been released as a DVD.

It’s a trailer of an imaginary Gintama movie. Gintama OVA shown at Jump Anime Tour ‘05 is also included in the DVD.

Gintama: Dai Hanseikai

March 25, 2010
Finished Airing Special
アニメ銀魂 大反省会
Gintama Harumatsuri 2010
SummarySome of the characters get together and talk about "regrets" they have after 4 years of anime Gintama. Soon they fight over who gets more screen time. Special animation shown at the Gintama Haru Matsuri 2010 live event.

Gintama Movie 1: Shinyaku Benizakura-hen

April 24, 2010
Finished Airing Movie
Gintama: The Movie
劇場版 銀魂 新訳紅桜篇
SummaryGintoki and his Yorozuya friends (or rather, employees suffering under labor violations), Shinpachi and Kagura, continue to scrape by in the futuristic, alien-infested city of Edo. They take on whatever work they can find while trying not to get involved in anything too dangerous. But when Katsura, the leader of the Joui rebels and Gintoki's long-time acquaintance, disappears after being brutally attacked by an unknown assassin, Shinpachi and Kagura begin an investigation into his whereabouts and the identity of the assailant. Meanwhile, Gintoki takes on a seemingly unrelated job: the blacksmith Tetsuya requests that Gin recover a strange and powerful sword called the Benizakura which was recently stolen.

As the two investigations gradually intersect, the Yorozuya crew find themselves in the midst of a major conspiracy that hinges on the sinister nature of the Benizakura sword. Gintoki resolves to take the fight directly to the enemy headquarters, and together with a few unexpected allies, sets out on one of his most perilous jobs yet.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundGintama Movie 1: Shinyaku Benizakura-hen is a remake of episodes 58-61 of Gintama.

Gintama

April 4, 2011
Finished Airing TV
Gintama Season 2
銀魂
SummaryAfter a one-year hiatus, Shinpachi Shimura returns to Edo, only to stumble upon a shocking surprise: Gintoki and Kagura, his fellow Yorozuya members, have become completely different characters! Fleeing from the Yorozuya headquarters in confusion, Shinpachi finds that all the denizens of Edo have undergone impossibly extreme changes, in both appearance and personality. Most unbelievably, his sister Otae has married the Shinsengumi chief and shameless stalker Isao Kondou and is pregnant with their first child.

Bewildered, Shinpachi agrees to join the Shinsengumi at Otae and Kondou’s request and finds even more startling transformations afoot both in and out of the ranks of the the organization. However, discovering that Vice Chief Toushirou Hijikata has remained unchanged, Shinpachi and his unlikely Shinsengumi ally set out to return the city of Edo to how they remember it.

With even more dirty jokes, tongue-in-cheek parodies, and shameless references, Gintama’ follows the Yorozuya team through more of their misadventures in the vibrant, alien-filled world of Edo.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama: Yorinuki Gintama-san on Theater 2D

August 26, 2012
Finished Airing Movie
銀魂 よりぬき銀魂さんオンシアター2D
Shinsengumi Douran Hen
SummaryDemonic Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi, Toushirou Hijikata, acquires a cursed sword—one which completely rewrites his personality, morphing him from a hard-boiled, no-nonsense cop into a hopeless otaku. As he struggles to break the curse, an ambitious new member of the police force, Itou Kamotarou, seizes the opportunity to depose Hijikata in his bid for power within the organization. However, Itou's scheme is revealed to be more devious than anyone imagined, and the very existence of the Shinsengumi is thrown into peril.

In another time and place, the Yorozuya squad is suddenly greeted by a potential new recruit. Before them is a mysterious young woman named Pirako Doromizu who hides a penchant for extreme violence behind her smiling, enthusiastic exterior. However, unbeknownst to Gintoki and the others, Pirako has strong ties to one of the ruling figures of the Kabuki district of Edo, and her arrival sets off a chain reaction that throws the inhabitants of the district into a civil war.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama: Enchousen

October 4, 2012
Finished Airing TV
銀魂 延長戦
Gintama (2012)
SummaryWhile Gintoki Sakata was away, the Yorozuya found themselves a new leader: Kintoki, Gintoki's golden-haired doppelganger. In order to regain his former position, Gintoki will need the help of those around him, a troubling feat when no one can remember him! Between Kintoki and Gintoki, who will claim the throne as the main character?

In addition, Yorozuya make a trip back down to red-light district of Yoshiwara to aid an elderly courtesan in her search for her long-lost lover. Although the district is no longer in chains beneath the earth’s surface, the trio soon learn of the tragic backstories of Yoshiwara’s inhabitants that still haunt them. With flashback after flashback, this quest has Yorozuya witnessing everlasting love and protecting it as best they can with their hearts and souls.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama Movie 2: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare

July 6, 2013
Finished Airing Movie
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
劇場版 銀魂 完結篇 万事屋よ永遠なれ
SummaryWhen Gintoki apprehends a movie pirate at a premiere, he checks the camera's footage and finds himself transported to a bleak, post-apocalyptic version of Edo, where a mysterious epidemic called the "White Plague" has ravished the world's population. It turns out that the movie pirate wasn't a pirate after all—it was an android time machine, and Gintoki has been hurtled five years into the future! Shinpachi and Kagura, his Yorozuya cohorts, have had a falling out and are now battle-hardened solo vigilantes and he himself has been missing for years, disappearing without a trace after scribbling a strange message in his journal.

Setting out in the disguise given to him by the android time machine, Gintoki haphazardly reunites the Yorozuya team to investigate the White Plague, and soon discovers that the key to saving the future lies in the darkness of his own past. Determined to confront a powerful foe, he makes an important discovery—with a ragtag band of friends and allies at his side, he doesn’t have to fight alone.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama: Futon ni Haitte kara Buki Nokoshi ni Kizuite Neru ni Nerenai Toki mo Aru

April 3, 2015
Finished Airing Special
銀魂 〜布団に入ってから拭き残しに気付いて寝るに寝れない時もある〜
Gintama: Jump Festa 2014 Special
SummaryBundled with limited edition of the 58th Gintama manga volume.

The tagline for the bundled anime reads, “It’s time for all the Yorozuya members …to wake up just one more time.”

(Source: MAL News, edited)

BackgroundThis special Gintama episode was previewed at a screening at Jump Special Anime Festa 2014. On April 3, 2015, it was later bundled with a limited edition of the manga's 58th volume.

Gintama°

April 8, 2015
Finished Airing TV
Gintama Season 4
銀魂°
SummaryGintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura return as the fun-loving but broke members of the Yorozuya team! Living in an alternate-reality Edo, where swords are prohibited and alien overlords have conquered Japan, they try to thrive on doing whatever work they can get their hands on. However, Shinpachi and Kagura still haven't been paid... Does Gin-chan really spend all that cash playing pachinko?

Meanwhile, when Gintoki drunkenly staggers home one night, an alien spaceship crashes nearby. A fatally injured crew member emerges from the ship and gives Gintoki a strange, clock-shaped device, warning him that it is incredibly powerful and must be safeguarded. Mistaking it for his alarm clock, Gintoki proceeds to smash the device the next morning and suddenly discovers that the world outside his apartment has come to a standstill. With Kagura and Shinpachi at his side, he sets off to get the device fixed; though, as usual, nothing is ever that simple for the Yorozuya team.

Filled with tongue-in-cheek humor and moments of heartfelt emotion, Gintama’s fourth season finds Gintoki and his friends facing both their most hilarious misadventures and most dangerous crises yet.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama°: Umai-mono wa Atomawashi ni Suru to Yokodorisareru kara Yappari Saki ni Kue

November 3, 2015
Finished Airing Special
銀魂 〜美味いモノは後回しにすると横取りされるからやっぱり先に食え〜
Gintama: Jump Festa 2015 Special
SummaryAfter overcoming monumental obstacles in their previous adventures, Gintoki Sakata, Shinpachi Shimura, and Kagura gather at the Yorozuya office to discuss important matters. The trio, accompanied by their hilarious and eccentric friends, reveals a long-awaited notice: the biggest Gintama arc is coming to the big screens!

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama°: Aizome Kaori-hen

August 4, 2016
Finished Airing OVA
Gintama: Love Incense Arc
銀魂 愛染香篇
SummaryThe red-light district, Yoshiwara, is suddenly taken over by "Aizen Kou," an incense that has the ability to make anyone fall in love with the first person they see. Having been outlawed for its strong potency, the love drug was thought to have disappeared from the red-light district for good; however, it seems to have found its way back inside Yoshiwara's walls and now has the entire district under its influence.

Of those affected is the cold-hearted Hyakka captain, Tsukuyo, and the first person she sees after inhaling the smoke is none other than the brazen Yorozuya leader, Gintoki Sakata. Unbeknownst to everyone else though, she was already attracted to Gintoki. With those hidden feelings now intensified, Tsukuyo must overcome her afflictions and work with the Yorozuya to return everyone back to normal.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama.

January 9, 2017
Finished Airing TV
Gintama Season 5
銀魂。
SummaryAfter joining the resistance against the bakufu, Gintoki and the gang are in hiding, along with Katsura and his Joui rebels. The Yorozuya is soon approached by Nobume Imai and two members of the Kiheitai, who explain that the Harusame pirates have turned against 7th Division Captain Kamui and their former ally Takasugi. The Kiheitai present Gintoki with a job: find Takasugi, who has been missing since his ship was ambushed in a Harusame raid. Nobume also makes a stunning revelation regarding the Tendoushuu, a secret organization pulling the strings of numerous factions, and their leader Utsuro, the shadowy figure with an uncanny resemblance to Gintoki's former teacher.

Hitching a ride on Sakamoto’s space ship, the Yorozuya and Katsura set out for Rakuyou, Kagura’s home planet, where the various factions have gathered and tensions are brewing. Long-held grudges, political infighting, and the Tendoushuu’s sinister overarching plan finally culminate into a massive, decisive battle on Rakuyou.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama. Porori-hen

October 2, 2017
Finished Airing TV
Gintama. Slip Arc
銀魂。ポロリ編
SummaryFollowing the grim events of Iga, Kokujou Island, Rakuyou, and multiple fruitless confrontations with the Tenshouin Naraku and Tendoshuu, Gintama. Porori-hen takes its viewers on a trip down memory lane to when Yorozuya were mostly doing what they did best—odd jobs. The great space hunter Umibouzu has returned to Edo and is livid when he finds out that his daughter Kagura has a boyfriend. He blames Gintoki for being an incompetent guardian, but has the time finally come for him to let go of his daughter?

Back with shameless parodies, risqué humor, and lively camaraderie, Gintoki, Kagura, and Shinpachi are faced with unforeseen situations that manage to be both hilarious and emotionally stirring.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen

January 8, 2018
Finished Airing TV
Gintama. Silver Soul Arc
銀魂. 銀ノ魂篇
SummaryAfter the fierce battle on Rakuyou, the untold past and true goal of the immortal Naraku leader, Utsuro, are finally revealed. By corrupting the Altana reserves of several planets, Utsuro has successfully triggered the intervention of the Tendoshuu’s greatest enemy: the Altana Liberation Army. With Earth as the main battleground in this interplanetary war, Utsuro's master plan to destroy the planet—and himself—is nearly complete.

An attack on the O-Edo Central Terminal marks the beginning of the final battle to take back the land of the samurai. With the Yorozuya nowhere in sight, the bakufu all but collapsed, and the Shogun missing, the people are left completely helpless as the Liberation Army begins pillaging Edo in the name of freeing them from the Tendoshuu’s rule.

Caught in the crossfire between two equally imposing forces, can Gintoki, Kagura, Shinpachi, and the former students of Shouyou Yoshida put aside their differences and unite their allies to protect what they hold dear?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen - Kouhan-sen

July 9, 2018
Finished Airing TV
Gintama. Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War
銀魂. 銀ノ魂篇 後半戦
SummaryFollowing the temporary retreat of the Altana Liberation Army from the Kabuki District, the state of the war has seemingly improved. However, as the Oniwaban, Shinsengumi, and residents of the district combat the army's remnants, Edo's greatest inventor Gengai Hiraga is abducted. Responsible for causing the enemy's withdrawal by rendering their weapons useless, Gengai's nanomachine virus is now at risk of being shut down.

Meanwhile, a laser capable of obliterating a planet is activated in Earth’s orbit on the Liberation Army’s mother ship. Another battle ensues when Shinsuke Takasugi and the rest of the Kiheitai arrive on the vessel to stop the weapon from firing. Forced to fight a war on two fronts, the Yorozuya and their allies must prevail on both sides to save Edo and the rest of the world.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundGintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen - Kouhan-sen was released on Blu-ray and DVD from October 24, 2018, to February 27, 2019.

Gintama: The Final

January 8, 2021
Finished Airing Movie
Gintama: The Very Final
銀魂 THE FINAL
SummaryTwo years have passed following the Tendoshuu's invasion of the O-Edo Central Terminal. Since then, the Yorozuya have gone their separate ways. Foreseeing Utsuro's return, Gintoki Sakata begins surveying Earth's ley lines for traces of the other man's Altana. After an encounter with the remnants of the Tendoshuu—who continue to press on in search of immortality—Gintoki returns to Edo.

Later, the regrouped Shinsengumi and Yorozuya begin an attack on the occupied Central Terminal. With the Altana harvested by the wreckage of the Tendoshuu’s ship in danger of detonating, the Yorozuya and their allies fight their enemies while the safety of Edo—and the rest of the world—hangs in the balance. Fulfilling the wishes of their teacher, Shouyou Yoshida’s former students unite and relive their pasts one final time in an attempt to save their futures.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

BackgroundAs of March 2021, Gintama: The Final has earned a franchise record of 1.85 billion yen (16.94 million USD) and debuted at No. 1 at the Japanese box office. The film concludes the Gintama anime series, adapting chapters 699-704 of the original manga with new story elements.

Gintama: The Semi-Final

January 15, 2021
Finished Airing Special
銀魂 THE SEMI-FINAL
SummaryAs the war temporarily calms down and Edo rebuilds, Gintoki finds Shinpachi—who is still unaware of his return—on a bridge. However, as a fight quickly breaks out between the Yorozuya and the Tenshouin Naraku, suspicion grows, forcing Gintoki to use what is nearest—a loincloth—to mask his identity. Saved for the time being, Gintoki enters the Yorozuya office, but unbeknownst to him, someone else is already waiting there...

Meanwhile, Kondou departs Earth to marry Princess Bubbles in an attempt to improve diplomatic relations. After boarding the Gorilla Amanto mother ship, he realizes that he doesn’t speak their language. Confused, Kondou tries conversing with them, only to inadvertently gain their support. However, someone associated with the princess crashes the ongoing ceremony. Will the wedding continue, or has Kondou just been saved from becoming the next Gorilla Prince?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen

November 10, 2023
Finished Airing Movie
銀魂オンシアター2D バラガキ篇
SummaryA compilation film of the Thorny Arc, episodes 43–46 in the second season, featuring additional footage. The movie is a part of the "Gintama 20th Anniversary Project."

Gintama on Theater 2D: Ikkoku Keisei-hen

June 21, 2024
Finished Airing Movie
銀魂オンシアター2D 一国傾城篇
SummaryA compilation film of the Courtesan of the Nation Arc, episodes 5–9 in the third season, featuring additional footage. The movie is a part of the "Gintama 20th Anniversary Project."

Gintama on Theater 2D: Kintama-hen

November 22, 2024
Finished Airing Movie
銀魂オンシアター2D 金魂篇
SummaryA compilation film of the Kintama Arc, episodes 1–4 in the third season, featuring additional footage. The movie is a part of the "Gintama 20th Anniversary Project."

3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei

October 7, 2025
Finished Airing TV
Gintama - Mr. Ginpachis Zany Class
銀魂 3年Z組銀八先生
SummaryThe spin-off anime to Gintama follows Ginpachi Sakata as a teacher in Gintama High School.

Gintama Movie 3: Yoshiwara Daienjou

February 13, 2026
Not yet aired Movie
新劇場版 銀魂 -吉原大炎上-
Gintama Movie 3: Yoshiwara in Flames
SummaryMovie remake of the Yoshiwara Enjou arc.
BackgroundGintama Movie 3: Yoshiwara Daienjou is a remake of episodes 139-146 of Gintama.