Gintama (TV series)

Gintama
	Key visual for the series
銀魂
Genre	Adventure; Samurai; Science fiction comedy;
Anime television series
Directed by	Shinji Takamatsu (1–105); Yōichi Fujita (100–201);
Produced by	Noriko Kobayashi (1–13); Daiji Mutō (1–112); Ryūta Wakanabe (1–150); Fukashi Azuma (14–201); Naoki Sasada (113–201); Hiromitsu Higuchi (151–201);
Written by	Akatsuki Yamatoya
Music by	Audio Highs
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks (1–49); Crunchyroll (51–201); ; SEA: Medialink;
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
English network	SEA: Animax Asia; US: Shorts HD;
Original run	April 4, 2006 – March 25, 2010
Episodes	201
Anime television series
Gintama'
Directed by	Yōichi Fujita
Produced by	Hiromitsu Higuchi; Shinjirō Yokoyama; Fukashi Azuma (1–13); Shinnosuke Wada (14–64);
Written by	Akatsuki Yamatoya
Music by	Audio Highs
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll; SEA: Medialink;
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run	April 4, 2011 – March 28, 2013
Episodes	64
Anime television series
Gintama°
Directed by	Chizuru Miyawaki
Produced by	Susumu Matsuyama; Susumu Miura; Tomoyuki Saitō;
Music by	Audio Highs
Studio	Bandai Namco Pictures
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll; SEA: Medialink;
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run	April 8, 2015 – March 30, 2016
Episodes	51
Original video animation
Gintama: Love Potion Arc
Directed by	Chizuru Miyawaki
Produced by	Hiromitsu Higuchi; Susumu Matsuyama; Yū Honda;
Music by	Audio Highs
Studio	Bandai Namco Pictures
Released	August 4, 2016 – November 4, 2016
Episodes	2
Anime television series
Gintama.
Directed by	Chizuru Miyawaki
Produced by	Hiromitsu Higuchi; Susumu Matsuyama;
Music by	Audio Highs
Studio	Bandai Namco Pictures
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll; SEA: Medialink;
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run	January 9, 2017 – October 8, 2018
Episodes	51
Original net animation
Gintama: The Semi-Final
Directed by	Chizuru Miyawaki
Written by	Taku Kishimoto
Music by	Audio Highs
Studio	Bandai Namco Pictures
Released	January 15, 2021 – January 20, 2021
Episodes	2
Films
	Gintama: The Movie (2010); Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (2013); Gintama: The Very Final (2021);
Related
	Gintama: Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class (2025);

Gintama (銀魂; lit. 'Silver Soul') is a Japanese anime television series based on Hideaki Sorachi's manga series Gintama. Produced by Sunrise, the series aired for 201 episodes on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from April 4, 2006, to March 25, 2010. A second 64-episode series, titled Gintama', aired from April 4, 2011, to March 28, 2013. A third 51-episode series, produced by Bandai Namco Pictures, titled Gintama°, aired from April 8, 2015, to March 30, 2016, and a final 51-episode series, titled Gintama., aired from October 9, 2017, to October 8, 2018. Three films have been released: Gintama: The Movie (2010), Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (2013), and Gintama: The Very Final (2021); the last one continues and concludes the events of the television series.