Gintama's gritty arc hits theaters with many additional scenes

Gintama’s Thorny Arc will have a movie version with some additional scenes and premiere on November 20 in Japan. This arc originally lasted from episode 244 to episode 247 in the anime. The new film project is part of the 20th anniversary celebration. The Thorny Arc is also known as the Baragaki Arc and is the 45th overall arc in the series.

Gintama: Thorny Arc – Movie version

Gintama is based on Hideaki Sorachi’s manga, which ran from 2003 to 2019. It was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from December 2003 to September 2018, and then in Jump Giga from December 2018 to May. February 2019. The last few chapters are posted on the Gintama app (May to June 2019).

The Gintama television anime adaptation has been animated by Sunrise (now known as Bandai Namco Filmworks) and BN Pictures for many years. It begins with an OVA by Sunrise (made for Jump Festa 2006). BN Pictures takes over the animation business with its fourth season, titled Gintama°. In addition to the television anime, which released 367 and ended in 2018. In addition to the television anime, the series has many OVAs, movies, and special episodes. The latest installment is a movie titled Gintama: The Very Final, which premieres in 2021.

VIZ Media licensed the manga in English under the name Gin Tama. Anime Planet, a website that tracks manga and anime, describes the plot as follows:
It’s the Edo period, an era where samurai were still of great importance—at least they used to be, until all sorts of aliens called Amanto decided to take over the government and revolutionize Japan. so that this country is no longer uncivilized. In Edo, now a city where anachronism is the rule rather than the exception, Gintoki, a former samurai, tries to make a living doing odd jobs. During his work, Shinpachi, a future samurai; and Kagura, an incredibly strong girl, joins him. Of course, he makes them work for free, how can Gintoki buy Shonen Jump and strawberry milk let alone pay for unimportant things like rent if he has to support someone besides himself?

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